RSSCategory: Past Articles

The Surgical Therapy and Medications Potentially Eradicate Diabetes Efficiently (STAMPEDE) Substudy

| July 12, 2013 | 0 Comments

An Interview with Study Authors Philip Schauer, MD, and Sangeeta Kashyap, MD Dr. Schauer is the Director of the Bariatric and Metabolic Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio. Dr. Sangeeta Kashyap is Associate Professor of Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio. Bariatric Times. 2013;10(7):14–15.

Continue Reading

The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

| July 12, 2013 | 0 Comments

Dallas, Texas by Michael J. Lee, MD

Continue Reading

Ask the Leadership: Update of the Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Perioperative Nutritional, Metabolic, and Nonsurgical Support of the Bariatric Surgery Patient

| July 12, 2013 | 0 Comments

This column is dedicated to sharing the vast knowledge and opinions of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery leadership on relevant topics in the field of bariatric surgery.

Continue Reading

The Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program (MBSAQIP): An Update

| June 14, 2013 | 0 Comments

This column is dedicated to sharing the vast knowledge and opinions of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery leadership on relevant topics in the field of bariatric surgery.

Continue Reading

The World Health Organization (WHO) Issues New Recommendations to Fight Childhood Obesity

| June 13, 2013 | 0 Comments

Dear readers of Bariatric Times: In this issue, we first present an interview with Dr. Wayne English in our “Ask the Leadership” column. Dr. English shares with us the most important and up-to-date information regarding the new accreditation standards under the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program (MBSAQIP). A thanks and congratulations […]

Continue Reading

Proximal Gastrectomy with Esophago-Jejunostomy and Roux-en-Y Reconstruction for Chronic Staple Line Disruption after Sleeve Gastrectomy

| June 13, 2013 | 0 Comments

This column recruits expert surgeons to share step-by-step technical pearls on bariatric procedures. Column Editors: Raul J. Rosenthal, MD, FACS, FASMBS, and Daniel B. Jones, MD, MS, FACS This Month’s Technique: Proximal Gastrectomy with Esophago-Jejunostomy and Roux-en-Y Reconstruction for Chronic Staple Line Disruption after Sleeve Gastrectomy This Month’s Featured Expert: Charles E. Thompson, III, MD, […]

Continue Reading

Post-Gastric Bypass Hypoglycemia

| June 13, 2013 | 0 Comments

by Raul J. Rosenthal, MD, FACS, FASMBS; Samuel Szomstein, MD, FACS, FASMBS; and  Emanuele Lo Menzo, MD, PhD, FACS, FASMBS Welcome to “Checklists in Bariatric Surgery.” This column’s aim is to help bariatric surgeons quickly review the reasons for potential problems when caring for bariatric patients. Bariatric Times. 2013;10(6):14 Welcome to “Checklists in Bariatric Surgery.” […]

Continue Reading

American Society of Bariatric Physicians Offers Clinical Obesity Medicine Expertise and Networking Opportunities during Spring Conference

| June 13, 2013 | 0 Comments

This column is dedicated to providing information on the medical management of obesity, which includes diet, exercise, behavioral change, and medication. Column Editors: Craig Primack, MD, FAAP, Medical Bariatrician/Certified Medical Obesity Specialist/Co-Medical Director, Scottsdale Weight Loss Center PLLC, Scottsdale, Arizona, and Wendy Scinta, MD, MS, FAAFP, Medical Director, Medical Weight Loss of NY, BOUNCE Program […]

Continue Reading

Necrotizing Fasciitis of the Abdominal Wall after Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass by Joanna R. Crossett, MD, and William V. Rice, MD

| June 13, 2013 | 0 Comments

The Hole in the Wall with Samuel Szomstein, MD, FACS Dedicated to providing a venue for interactive exchange of ideas, interesting topics, and surgical pearls from experts in repair of abdominal wall defects as they relate to bariatric surgery

Continue Reading

Rise to the Challenge: Obesity Action Coalition Advances Education Agenda with Evidence-based National Patient Conference

| June 13, 2013 | 0 Comments

Rise to the Challenge: OAC’s 2nd Annual Your Weight Matters National Convention: August 15–18, 2013 • Arizona Grand Resort & Spa • Phoenix, Arizona by Lloyd Stegemann, MD, FASMBS

Continue Reading