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Gastric Banding and the Fine Art of Eating

Gastric Banding and the Fine Art of Eating

| September 22, 2011 | 2 Comments

by Paul O’Brien, MD Dr. O’Brien is from the Centre for Obesity Research and Education (CORE), Monash University, Melbourne, Australia. Bariatric Times. 2011;8(9):18–21

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Volumetry: A New Dimension in Contouring the Massive Weight Loss Patient

| August 18, 2011 | 0 Comments

by Michele A. Shermak, MD, FACS Dr. Shermak is Associate Professor of Plastic Surgery, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland. Bariatric Times. 2011;8(8):10–11

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Anesthetic Concerns for Performing Bariatric Surgery in a Free-standing Ambulatory Center

Anesthetic Concerns for Performing Bariatric Surgery in a Free-standing Ambulatory Center

| July 22, 2011 | 2 Comments

by Jay B. Brodsky, MD, and Jerry Ingrande, MD Dr. Brodsky is Professor (Anesthesia) and Medical Director: Perioperative Services, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, California. Dr. Ingrande is Instructor (Anesthesia) and Chief of Bariatric Anesthesia Division, Stanford University Medical Center.

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Obesity and the Brain: Implications for the Surgeon

| July 22, 2011 | 0 Comments

by Kimberley E. Steele, MD, FACS; Thomas H. Magnuson, MD, FACS; Anne O. Lidor MD, MPH, FACS; Dean F. Wong, MD; and Michael A. Schweitzer, MD, FACS Drs. Steele, Magnuson, Lidor, and Schweitzer are all from the Department of Surgery, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Wong is from the Department […]

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Nutrition and the Sleeve Gastrectomy Patient: From Micronutrients to Dietary Patterns

| June 7, 2011 | 1 Comment

by Jacqueline Jacques, ND, and Liz Goldenberg, MPH, RD, CDN Jacqueline Jacques is Chief Science Officer for Bariatric Advantage, and Liz Goldenberg is from New-York Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Cornell College of Medicine of Cornell University, Department of Surgery, New York, New York Bariatric Times. 2011;8(6):12–15

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Molecular Mechanisms Linking Obesity and Cancer

Molecular Mechanisms Linking Obesity and Cancer

| June 7, 2011 | 0 Comments

by George Bouras and Olga Tucker, MD, FRCS, FRCSI Mr. Bouras is Senior Specialist Registrar in Surgery, and Academic Department of Surgery, University Hospital Birmingham NHS Trust, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, United Kingdom. Dr. Tucker is from Academic Department of Surgery, University Hospital Birmingham NHS Trust, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Bariatric Times. 2011;8(6):16–19

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Endoscopic Revision of Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Stomal Dilation with a Suturing Device: Preliminary Results of a First Out-of-United-States Series

Endoscopic Revision of Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Stomal Dilation with a Suturing Device: Preliminary Results of a First Out-of-United-States Series

| June 7, 2011 | 0 Comments

by Manoel Galvão Neto, MD; Leonardo Rodriguez, MD; Natan Zundel, MD; Juan Carlos Ayala, MD; Josemberg Campos, PhD; and Almino Ramos, MD Drs. Galvão and Ramos are from Gastro Obeso Center, Sao Paulo, Brazil. Drs. Rodriguez and Ayala are from Clinica Indisa, Santiago, Chile. Dr. Zundel is from Florida International University, Miami, Florida, United States. […]

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Surgical Weight Loss Considerations and Nutritional Implications for Patients with Renal Disease

| May 17, 2011 | 0 Comments

by Linda Bartholomay, BS, RD, LRD Ms. Bartholomay is Manager of Outpatient Nutrition Therapy, Sanford Health, Fargo, North Dakota. Financial disclosure: Ms. Bartholomay reports no conflicts of interest relevant to the content of this article.

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Keeping the Bariatric Patient’s Skin Intact

| May 17, 2011 | 0 Comments

This CE activity is expired. by ‘Lissa Clark, RN, BSN, MSN, CNE, and Joyce M. Black, PhD, RN, CWCN, FAAN Dr. Black is Associate Professor of Nursing, Department of Adult Health and Illness, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska. Ms. Clark is Instructor of Nursing, Department of Adult Health and Illness, University of Nebraska […]

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Physician Compensation 2011: How Much am I Worth?

| May 17, 2011 | 0 Comments

by Bruce Maller; Robin Blackstone, MD, FACS, FASMBS; and Jaime Ponce, MD, FACS, FASMBS

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