CURRENT ISSUE: VOL. 20, ISSUE 5–6, MAY–JUN 2023

The Trifecta—It’s in the Name

The Trifecta—It’s in the Name

Richard M. Peterson, MD, MPH, FACS, FASMBS, DABS-FPMBS, is the Co-clinical Editor of Bariatric Times; Professor of Surgery, UT Health San Antonio; Chief, Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery UT Health San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas. Dear Colleagues, This year, I will be finishing my four-year term as a board member of the organization formally known as […]

Addressing Obesity in Men

Addressing Obesity in Men

Jennifer C. Seger, MD, FOMA, is the Co-clinical Editor of Bariatric Times; Diplomate, American Board of Obesity Medicine; Medical Director, Bariatric Medical Institute of Texas, San Antonio, Texas. Dear Readers, To all the wonderful Dads out there, Happy Father’s Day! June is National Men’s Health Month, which makes the topic of this editorial fitting.  Men […]

An Interview with Shanu N. Kothari, MD, FACS, FASMBS

An Interview with Shanu N. Kothari, MD, FACS, FASMBS

by Omar M. Ghanem, MD, FACS; Tammy Kindel, MD, PhD, FACS, FASMBS; Shaina R. Eckhouse, MD, FACS, FASMBS; and Benjamin Clapp, MD, FACS, FASMBS Dr. Ghanem is a bariatric surgeon at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. Dr. Kindel is Associate Professor of Surgery at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Dr. Eckhouse […]

A Survey on Scope of Practice Among Members of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery

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, […]

Combined Therapies for Obesity: The Dawn of a New Era!

Combined Therapies for Obesity: The Dawn of a New Era!

by Adrian G. Dan, MD, FACS, FASMBS Dr. Dan is Medical Director, Weight Management Institute at Summa Health in Akron, Ohio, and Associate Professor of Surgery at Northeastern Ohio Medical University (NEOMED) in Rootstown, Ohio. Funding: No funding was provided. Disclosures: The authors have no conflicts of interest relevant to the content of this article. Bariatric Times. […]

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Can Robotic-assisted Surgery Improve the Outcomes of Revisional Metabolic and Bariatric Procedures?

Can Robotic-assisted Surgery Improve the Outcomes of Revisional Metabolic and Bariatric Procedures?

by Maher El Chaar, MD, FACS, FASMBS, and Wayne B. Bauerle, MD Dr. El Chaar is with the Department of Surgery, Division of Bariatric Surgery, St. Luke’s University Hospital and Health Network in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Dr. Bauerle is with the Department of Surgery, St. Luke’s University Health Network in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Funding: No funding was […]

Resolution of Obstruction in a Patient with Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy Following Bariatric Surgery

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: […]

Young International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders (IFSO) Spotlight

Young International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders (IFSO) Spotlight

by PD. Daniel Moritz Felsenreich, MD, PhD, FACS, FEBS; Wah Yang, MD; Halit Eren Taskin, MD; PD Sonja Chiappetta, MD, PhD; Roxanna Zakeri, MD, MBBS, MRCS, PhD; Sylvia Weiner, MD; Karin Dolezalova, MD; PD Daniel Gero, MD, PhD; and Alexandr Neimark, MD, PhD Dr. Felsenreich is with the Division of Visceral Surgery, Department of General […]

Robotic-assisted Laparoscopic Revision of Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass for Recurrent Gastrogastric Fistula

Robotic-assisted Laparoscopic Revision of Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass for Recurrent Gastrogastric Fistula

by Carolyn G. Judge, MD; Kyle D. Gadbois, MD, FACS; and Gordon G. Wisbach, MD, MBA, FACS, FASMBS Lt. Judge is with Navy Medical Research Center in Silver Spring, Maryland. CDR. Gadbois is with Navy Readiness and Training Command in San Diego, California. Capt. Wisbach is Professor of Surgery, Uniformed Services University in Bethesda, Maryland. […]

Wellness: It’s a Road Trip, not a Quick Trip to the Convenience Store

Wellness: It’s a Road Trip, not a Quick Trip to the Convenience Store

by Bea Rademacher, MA, LICSW, CST Ms. Rademacher is Psychotherapist and Owner, Thestral Therapy, LLC, in Minnesota. Funding: No funding was provided for this article. Disclosures: The author reports no conflicts of interest relevant to the content of this article. Correspondence: Bea Rademacher, MA, LICSW, CST; Email: [email protected] Bariatric Times. 2023;20(7–8). Published online July 21, […]

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The Fine Line

The Fine Line

Richard M. Peterson, MD, MPH, FACS, FASMBS, DABS-FPMBS, is the Co-clinical Editor of Bariatric Times; Professor of Surgery, UT Health San Antonio; Chief, Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery UT Health San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas. Dear Colleagues, This month, I’d like to highlight the great work of three of our surgery column editors.  Dr. Adrian Dan […]

Insurance Policies: A Serious Barrier to Treatment

Insurance Policies: A Serious Barrier to Treatment

Jennifer C. Seger, MD, FOMA, is the Co-clinical Editor of Bariatric Times; Diplomate, American Board of Obesity Medicine; Medical Director, Bariatric Medical Institute of Texas, San Antonio, Texas. Dear Readers, With the recent increase in media coverage around obesity treatment, I thought it might be helpful to gain some perspective from someone who is working […]

Industry Partners…How Good Reps Got a Bad Rep!

Industry Partners…How Good Reps Got a Bad Rep!

by Adrian G. Dan, MD, FACS, FASMBS Column Editor Dr. Dan is Medical Director, Weight Management Institute at Summa Health in Akron, Ohio, and Associate Professor of Surgery at Northeastern Ohio Medical University (NEOMED) in Rootstown, Ohio. Funding: No funding was provided. Disclosures: The authors have no conflicts of interest relevant to the content of this article. […]

The “Obesity Paradox”—Obesity and Cardiovascular Disease

The “Obesity Paradox”—Obesity and Cardiovascular Disease

by Carl Lavie Jr., MD, FACC, FACP, FCCP  Dr. Lavie is the Associate Editor and Cardiovascular Section Editor of the Mayo Clinic Proceedings. He serves on over 50 editorial boards, including the Journal of the American College of Cardiology and American Journal of Cardiology. Funding: No funding was provided. Disclosures: The author has no conflicts […]

Lack of Weight Loss Differences with Differing Bougie Sizes in SADI-S: A Prospectively Collected, Retrospectively Analyzed, Matched Cohort Analysis

Lack of Weight Loss Differences with Differing Bougie Sizes in SADI-S: A Prospectively Collected, Retrospectively Analyzed, Matched Cohort Analysis

by Austin Cottam, MD; Daniel Cottam, MD; Olivia Johnson; Samuel Cottam, BS; Amit Surve, MD; Christina Richards, MD; Walter Medlin, MD, FACS All authors are with Bariatric Medicine Institute in Salt Lake City, Utah. Funding: No funding was provided for this article. Disclosures: Dr. Daniel Cottam does consulting work for Medtronic outside of this work. […]

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Surgery for Obesity… A Family Journey!

Surgery for Obesity… A Family Journey!

by Adrian G. Dan, MD, FACS, FASMBS Dr. Dan is Medical Director, Weight Management Institute at Summa Health in Akron, Ohio, and Associate Professor of Surgery at Northeastern Ohio Medical University (NEOMED) in Rootstown, Ohio. Funding: No funding was provided. Disclosures: The authors have no conflicts of interest relevant to the content of this article. […]

The Guidelines—They Are A-changin’!

The Guidelines—They Are A-changin’!

by Adrian G. Dan, MD, FACS, FASMBS Dr. Dan is Medical Director, Weight Management Institute at Summa Health in Akron, Ohio, and Associate Professor of Surgery at Northeastern Ohio Medical University (NEOMED) in Rootstown, Ohio Funding: No funding was provided. Disclosures: The authors have no conflicts of interest relevant to the content of this article. […]

The ASMBS Mentorship Program—Turning Words into Actions!

The ASMBS Mentorship Program—Turning Words into Actions!

by Adrian Dan, MD, FACS, FASMBS Dr. Dan is Medical Director, Weight Management Institute at Summa Health in Akron, Ohio, and Associate Professor of Surgery at Northeastern Ohio Medical University (NEOMED) in Rootstown, Ohio. Funding: No funding was provided. Disclosures: The authors have no conflicts of interest relevant to the content of this article. Bariatric […]

Who is Eligible for Focused Practice Designation?

Who is Eligible for Focused Practice Designation?

by Adrian Dan, MD, FACS, FASMBS Dr. Dan is Medical Director, Weight Management Institute at Summa Health in Akron, Ohio, and Associate Professor of Surgery at Northeastern Ohio Medical University (NEOMED) in Rootstown, Ohio. Funding: No funding was provided. Disclosures: The authors have no conflicts of interest relevant to the content of this article. Bariatric Times 2022;19(4):8–9 […]

Are We Graduating Too Many Bariatric Surgeons?

Are We Graduating Too Many Bariatric Surgeons?

by Adrian Dan, MD, FACS, FASMBS Dr. Dan is Medical Director, Weight Management Institute at Summa Health in Akron, Ohio, and Associate Professor of Surgery at Northeastern Ohio Medical University (NEOMED) in Rootstown, Ohio. Funding: No funding was provided. Disclosures: The authors have no conflicts of interest relevant to the content of this article. Bariatric Times 2022;19(1):8–9 […]

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