Category: Departments
Raising the Standard: Healthcare Worker Wellbeing During COVID-19: The State of The Literature: Part 1
by Kristen Demertzis, PhD, ABPP-CN; Rebecca M. Schwartz, PhD; and Dominick Gadaleta, MD, FACS, FASMBS Dr. Demertzis is the Chief of Neuropsychology at South Shore University Hospital and the Director of Resident and Fellow Mentorship and Faculty Development for Northwell Health’s OB/GYN Departments at South Shore University Hospital and Huntington Hospital; Assistant Professor of Physical […]
Eating Disorders After Bariatric Surgery: Warning Signs and Risk Factors
by Abby Bleistein, MD, DOMA Dr. Bleistein is the founder and director of Healthful Life MD in Golden, Colorado; is with Eating Recovery Center in Denver, Colorado; is board-certified in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics; and is a Diplomate of the American Board of Obesity Medicine. Funding: No funding was provided. Disclosures: The author has no […]
Does the Number of Follow-ups After Single-Anastomosis Duodeno-Ileal Bypass with Sleeve Gastrectomy Influence Weight Loss?
by Amit Surve, MD; Samuel Cottam, CNA; Daniel Cottam, MD; Walter Medlin, MD, FACS; Christina Richards, MD, FACS; and Legrand Belnap, MD Drs. Surve, Daniel Cottam, Medlin, Richards, and Belnap and Mr. Samuel Cottam are with Bariatric Medicine Institute in Salt Lake City, Utah. Funding: No funding was provided for this article. Disclosures: Daniel Cottam, MD, […]
Raising the Standard: An Overview of Fellowship Education in Bariatric Surgery
by Anthony T. Petrick, MD, FACS, FASMBS, and Dominick Gadaleta, MD, FACS, FASMBS Dr. Petrick is Chief Quality Officer, Geisinger Clinic; Director of Bariatric and Foregut Surgery, Geisinger Health System in Danville, Pennsylvania. Dr. Gadaleta is Chair, Department of Surgery, South Shore University Hospital; Director, Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, North Shore and South Shore University […]
Did Naming Obesity a Disease Improve the Outlook for People Living with It?
by Theodore K. Kyle, RPh, MBA, and Joseph F. Nadglowski, JR., BS Mr. Kyle is with ConscienHealth in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Mr. Nadglowski is with the Obesity Action Coalition in Tampa, Florida. Funding: No funding was provided for this article. Disclosures: Theodore K. Kyle reports professional fees from Gelesis, Novo Nordisk, and Nutrisystem. Joseph Nadglowski, Jr. […]
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