Tag: Bariatrics
Resolution of Obstruction in a Patient with Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy Following Bariatric Surgery
by Paul Travers, MD; Mohamad Yamani, MD; and Victoria Gomez, MD Dr. Travers is with the Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida. Dr. Yamani is with the Department of Cardiovascular Disease, Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida. Dr. Gomez is with the Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida. Funding: […]
A Survey on Scope of Practice Among Members of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery
by Abdulaziz A. Arishi, MD; Jean F. Salem, MD; Pavel Burskii, MD; Jill Stoltzfus, PhD; Anthony T. Petrick, MD; Ranjan Sudan, MD; and Maher El Chaar, MD Drs. Arishi, Salem, Burskii, Stoltzfus, and El Chaar are with the Department of Surgery, St. Luke’s University Hospital and Health Network, Lewis Katz School of Medicine in Bethlehem, […]
Genetics of Obesity and its Implications for Bariatric Surgery
by Erik L. Bao, BS Mr. Bao is a medical student at Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts. Funding: No funding was provided for this article. Disclosures: The author reports no conflicts of interest relevant to the content of this article. Abstract: Obesity is a growing health epidemic that affects over 600 million people worldwide […]
United States Federal Court Decision May Impact the Bariatric Community
Eligibility Standard of Care, Preoperative Diets among Debate by Angela M. Saba, Managing Editor, Bariatric Times. Bariatric Times. 2015;12(6):8. GET INVOLVED IN THE CONVERSATION-Take the Survey After Reader this Article! Bariatric Times is conducting a survey of bariatric professionals on the debates from this case, including patient eligibility and BMI criterion. All answers will be […]
Endoluminal Management of Morbid Obesity
by Matthew J. Kruse, MD, and Miguel A. Burch, MD, FACS Dr. Kruse is from the Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California. Dr. Burch is Associate Director of General Surgery and Minimally Invasive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California Funding: There was no funding […]
Tools and Keys for Success in New and Established Bariatric Practices
by Rachel L. Moore, MD, FACS, FASMBS Dr. Rachel L. Moore is a Metabolic Surgeon and Obesity Medicine Specialist in New Orleans, Louisiana. Bariatric Times. 2016;13(8):10–12. Funding: No funding was provided. Financial disclosures: The author reports no conflicts of interest relevant to the content of this article. Trauma call at Charity Hospital was an exceptional […]
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