Dear Readers of Bariatric Times,

I hope you had a good end-of-the-year celebration in 2011 and I wish you all a great 2012.

In this first 2012 issue of Bariatric Times, we present another installment in our special section “Surgical Pearls: Techniques in Bariatric Surgery.” This month, my group at Cleveland Clinic Florida describes the linear stapler gastrojejunostomny for gastric bypass. This should be a good complement to previous issues, which featured experts Drs. Alan Wittgrove and Kelvin Higa demonstrating the circular stapler and the hand-sewn technique. Read the rest of this article »

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Dear Friends, Colleagues and Readers of Bariatric Times:
As this year comes to an end, we are privileged to share with you another exciting issue of Bariatric Times. I am especially excited to introduce to our readership a new column entitled, “Ed Mason at Large.” I first met Dr. Mason in 2007 at the Foregut meeting in Coral Gables, Florida, and ever since, I have had the privilege of communicating with him through e-mail, mainly on the topic of bariatric surgery. Read the rest of this article »

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Dear readers of Bariatric Times,

I cannot believe that it is already November and the holiday season is upon us.

This month, I urge you to read the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) News and Update by Dr. Robin Blackstone. This installment contains information with which readers should become familiar, such as news of improved access to care due to ASMBS efforts working with Health Care Services Corporation (HCSC), a summary of the Device Development in Obesity and Metabolic Disease (DDOMD) meeting, October 16 to 18, 2011, Washington, DC, and the ASMBS’ updated position statement on laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (SG). Read the rest of this article »

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Dear Bariatric Times readers:

I just returned from the XVI World Congress of the International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders (IFSO), which took place August 31 to September 3, 2011, in Hamburg, Germany. The meeting was a great success. Congratulations to Sylvie Weiner and Dr. Rudolph Weiner on the impeccable organization of IFSO 2011, and to Dr. Karl Miller, President. I also congratulate Dr. Pradeep Chowbey from New Dhelli, India, IFSO President-Elect for 2012. He will host the XVII IFSO World Congress, September 11 to 15, 2012, in New Delhi, India. Read the rest of this article »

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Dear Bariatric Times friends and colleagues:

I was glued to the radio trying to figure out what was going on with the stock market (bad idea) when I came across a very interesting radio show on WLRN (public radio and television for South Florida) that discussed the increased prevalence of obesity in France. The French, lovers of haute cuisine (i.e., fine dining) and fine wine are expressing concern that 14 percent of the population has obesity, and the numbers show an increasing trend. What impressed me the most from the program was to learn that the French government is already setting up an agenda to fight obesity by increasing awareness and education. Read the rest of this article »

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Dear Bariatric Times friends and colleagues:

I am sure that all readers who attended the 28th annual meeting of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) in Orlando, Florida last month would agree that it was an excellent meeting. I enjoyed it despite the fact that I hate Orlando! Read the rest of this article »

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Dear Bariatric Times fans:

The detrimental health implications of the obesity disease as well as the dramatic benefits and unusual side effects of bariatric surgery inducing weight loss and remission of comorbidities have made the headlines again in the past month. Read the rest of this article »

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