An Interview with:

Dr. Walter Pories,Professor of Surgery, East Carolina University School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Greenville, North Carolina, Past President, ASMBS

Dr. Neil Hutcher, Commonwealth Surgeons, Ltd., Richmond, Virginia; Past President, ASMBS

Dr. Ricardo Cohen, Director, The Center for the Surgical Treatment of Morbid Obesity and Metabolic Disorders, Hospital Oswaldo Cruz, and Baros Institute,
São Paulo, Brazil

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TELL US ABOUT THE ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE LEAD STAFF AT YOUR FACILITY.
Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, Michigan, is a 1,061-bed, major academic and referral center. The yearly surgical volume is routinely in the top two in the nation. Ninety-one medical and surgical specialties are represented on Beaumont’s medical staff of more than 3,100 physicians.

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by Merle C. Goldberg, LCSW; and Heidi M. Limbrunner, PsyD

Merle Goldberg is in private practice in Silver Spring, Maryland, and is co-author of Weight Loss Surgery: Is It Right For You and My Thin Excuse: Understanding, Recognizing and Overcoming Eating Disorders.
Heidi M. Limbrunner, PsyD, is with Southeast Psychological Services in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Introduction
In our previous article in the November/December issue of Bariatric Times, we reviewed the rationale for using a cognitive behavioral model (CBT) traditionally used for eating disorder treatment for the bariatric surgery population. In this issue, we will further discuss in detail the topics and goals for each of the CBT groups (Table 1. Finally, we will review future considerations in the continued use of this model.

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Weight Loss Surgery: A Multidisciplinary Approach
Edited by Raul Rosenthal, MD, and Daniel Jones, MD
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Micronutrition for the Weight Loss Surgery Patient
by Jacqueline Jacques, ND
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The Emotional First Aid Kit: A Practical Guide to Life After Bariatric Surgery
by Cynthia Alexander, PsyD
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Click here for downloadable worksheets from Dr. Alexander’s Book.

Challenges of Caring for the Obese Patient
by Susan Gallagher
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Centennial Center for the Treatment of Obesity is in Nashville, Tennessee.

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