Bariatric Center Spotlight:
The Surgical Weight Loss Program of Eastern Maine Medical Center (EMMC), Bangor, Maine

Debate 2006:
Bariatric Surgery & The Adolescent
Thomas H. Inge, MD, PhD, FACS, FAAP and Victor F. Garcia, MD

Educational Media Review:
The Gift & The Tool: A New and Innovative Tool to Help Your Patients
Reviewed by Karen Stickler, PsyD

Event Perspective:
2006 Walk From Obesity

Letter to the Editor:
Dear Bariatric Times Editor:
Julie Janeway, JD…with Response from Susan Gallagher Camden, RN, PhD

Nutrition Perspective:
Hyperinsulinemic Hypoglycemia Following Weight Loss Surgery: What Do We Know About Etiology, Diagnosis, and Treatment?
by Liz Goldenberg, MPH, RD, CDN

Patient Management:
Bariatric Furniture Design in Healthcare Environments
by Steve Wiser, AIA

Patient Perspective:
My Battle for Bariatric Surgery Coverage
by Jeannette Budowsky, RN

Perspective:
An Interview with Bruce Schirmer, MD
Interview with Colleen Hutchinson

Bariatric Center Spotlight:
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) Program for Obesity and Weight Loss Surgery

Insurance Perspective:
Coding for Adjustable Gastric Banding:Best Practice Guidelines
by Tina Napora, CPC, and Christine J. Ren, MD

Legal Perspective:
Legal Considerations in Bariatric Care
by Susan Gallagher Camden, RN, MSN, PhD

Patient Management:
EMERGENCY TRIAGE for the Gastric Bypass Patient
by Michael Tarnoff, MD, FACS; Ami Dalal, MS, PA-C; Julie Kim MD, FACS; and Scott Shikora, MD, FACS

Patient Perspective:
My Battle with Alcohol After Bariatric Surgery
by Patty Worrells

Perspective:
Alcohol and the Gastric Bypass Patient
by Cynthia K. Buffington, PhD

An Interview with Robert Brolin, MD
Interview by Colleen Hutchinson

Bariatric Center Spotlight:
The Cleveland Center for Bariatric Surgery (CCBS) at St. Vincent Charity Hospital Cleveland, Ohio

Cardiology Perspective:
Preoperative Cardiac Evaluation and Management of Bariatric Surgery Patients
by Vinod Miryala, MD; and Craig R. Asher, MD

Exercise Physiology Perspective:
The Role of the Clinical Exercise Physiologist in the Interdisciplinary Team
Carol Ewing Garber, PhD, RCEP, FACSM

Nephrology perspective:
Obesity-Related Nephropathy
by Orit Kaidar-Person, MD; Samuel Szomstein, MD, FACS; and Raul Rosenthal, MD, FACS

Patient Management:
Positioning for Bariatric Surgery
by Jeremy Collins, MB ChB, FRCA; and Jay B. Brodsky, MD

Patient Perspective:
ONE PATIENT�S JOURNEY� From Burger King to Beauty Queen
by Melanie Au

Perspective:
An Interview with Walter J. Pories, MD, FACS
Interview by Colleen Hutchinson

Psychological Perspective:
Is Binge Eating an Addiction? Implications and Treatment Considerations
by Karen Stickler, PsyD and Roopal Pujara, PsyD

Surgical Perspective:
Prophylaxis of Venous Thromboembolism in Gastric Bypass Patients: The State of the Art
Kimberley Steele, MD; Michael Schweitzer, MD; Giselle Hamad, MD; Raul Rosenthal, MD; Eric DeMaria, MD; Julio Teixeira, MD; Anne Lidor, MD; and Thomas Magnuson, MD