Bariatric Times • March 2007

Letter to the Editor

Dear Bariatric Times Editor:

The face of bariatric surgery has changed considerably over the past 10 years. Interest in weight loss surgery is at an all time high, the procedures have never been safer, our collective understanding of the short- and long-term health benefits have never been more rigorously studied or reported on, and the search for even better therapeutic alternatives is beginning to yield novel approaches. Read the rest of this article »

b y J a n i n e V. K y r i l l o s , MD

Dr. Kyrillos is a physician with Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson Internal Medicine Associates, Philadelphia, PA.

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Bariatric Times • January/February 2007
An Interview with Neil Hutcher,MD

An Interview with Natan Zundel, MD, FACS

The Many Components Influencing Body Weight Regulation
by Louis J. Aronne, MD, FACP,and Kathy Keenan Isoldi, MS, RD, CDE

My Struggle with Surgery and Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS)
by Candi Weber

Transfer of Addiction and Considerations for Preventive Measures in Bariatric Surgery
by Melodie K Moorehead, PhD and Cynthia L. Alexander, PsyD

Consultant’s Corner
Understanding Bariatric Risk—A Legal, Clinical and Customer Service Focus
by James W. Saxton, JD; Maggie M. Finkelstein, JD; and Susan Gallagher Camden, RN, MSN, PhD

Exercise As a Complementary Treatment in Bariatric Patients
Carol Ewing Garber,PhD,RCEP,FACSM,FAHA
Bouvé College of Health Sciences
Northeastern University,Boston,Massachusetts

The Surgical Weight Loss Program of Kings Daughters Medical Center
Ashland, Kentucky

Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy
by Olga N. Tucker, MD, FRSCI; Tomas Escalante-Tattersfield, MD; Samuel Szomstein, MD, FACS; and Raul Rosenthal MD, FACS