Anesthesiology Perspective:
Perioperative Anesthesia Considerations for the Morbidly Obese Patient
Thomas J. Ebert, MD, PhD; and Rachel M. Haake, BA
Obesity, the Airway, and Positioning
Craig Troop, MD

Bariatric Center Spotlight:
Michigan Medical, P.C. Center for Health Excellence Grand Rapids, Michigan

Case Report:
Free Perforation of a Gastric Ulcer One Year after Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass
Neel R. Joshi, MD; Mark D. Gaon, MD; Sergey Lyass, MD; Gregg K. Nishi, MD; F. M. Feizbakhsh, MD; Scott Cunneen, MD; Edward H. Phillips, MD; and Theodore M. Khalili, MD

Patient Perspective:
My Long Road to Lap-Band Surgery
Joyce Pereira

Surgical Instrumentation Perspective:
Use of Bovine Pericardium in Partial Gastric Resection: Report of a Case
Ramon Mourelo, MD; Flavia C. Soto, MD; Guillermo Higa�Sansone, MD; Samuel Szomstein MD; David Podkameni MD; Amir Mehran MD; Raul Rosenthal, MD

Bovine pericardium is a widely used biomaterial in many surgical fields for reinforcement of surgical staple lines. We present a case report of bovine pericardium used to reinforce the staple line in a laparoscopic gastric tumor resection. Key Words: bovine pericardium; gastric resection; wound dehiscence; sepsis
Management of Ventral Hernias in the Bariatric Patient
David Wernsing, MD, FACS

Surgical Perspective:
Abdominal Wall Restoration with Pneumoperitoneum for Giant Hernia
by Edward E. Mason, MD, PhD, FACS

Symposia Synopsis:
2nd Annual Bariatric Allied Health Symposium
Emily Wong-Swartz, MHSA, LHRM, RD, LD/N