Author Archive: BT Online Editor
Treating Obesity Comprehensively…Now is the Time
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 start of the new year, losing weight is on the minds of many people. Often, plans are made to start a new diet […]
Missouri State Chapter of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS)
by Magdy F. Giurgius, MD, MBChB, MSc, FACS Dr. Girurgius is with Ozarks Healthcare in West Plains, Missouri. Funding: No funding was provided. Disclosures: The author reports no conflicts of interest relevant to the content of this article. Bariatric Times. 2022;19(2):8. The Missouri state chapter of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) […]
Does the Number of Follow-ups After Single-Anastomosis Duodeno-Ileal Bypass with Sleeve Gastrectomy Influence Weight Loss?
by Amit Surve, MD; Samuel Cottam, CNA; Daniel Cottam, MD; Walter Medlin, MD, FACS; Christina Richards, MD, FACS; and Legrand Belnap, MD Drs. Surve, Daniel Cottam, Medlin, Richards, and Belnap and Mr. Samuel Cottam are with Bariatric Medicine Institute in Salt Lake City, Utah. Funding: No funding was provided for this article. Disclosures: Daniel Cottam, MD, […]
Raising the Standard: An Overview of Fellowship Education in Bariatric Surgery
by Anthony T. Petrick, MD, FACS, FASMBS, and Dominick Gadaleta, MD, FACS, FASMBS Dr. Petrick is Chief Quality Officer, Geisinger Clinic; Director of Bariatric and Foregut Surgery, Geisinger Health System in Danville, Pennsylvania. Dr. Gadaleta is Chair, Department of Surgery, South Shore University Hospital; Director, Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, North Shore and South Shore University […]
Focused Practice Designation (FPD) Follow-up Q&A from ASMBS re-UNITED Meeting
This column is dedicated to sharing the vast knowledge and opinions of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) leadership—past and present—on relevant topics in the field of bariatric surgery. Funding: No funding was provided. Disclosures: Dr. DeMaria is the Chair and Dr. Ponce is the Co-chair for the ASMBS Board Certification Committee. […]
A Disease Like No Other: Treating Obesity and its Comorbidities
by Angela Fitch, MD, FACP, FOMA Dr. Fitch is the Co-Director of the Massachusetts General Hospital Weight Center and an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Harvard Medical School. She currently serves as President-elect of OMA. Funding: No funding was provided. Disclosures: The author has no conflict of interest relevant to the content of this […]
Bariatric Times Announces New Clinical Editors
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WEST CHESTER, Pennsylvania, January 6, 2022—Bariatric Times announced today the appointment of Richard M. Peterson, MD, MPH, FACS, FASMBS, and Jennifer C. Seger, MD, FOMA, as Clinical Editors of the journal, effective January 1, 2022. They will succeed John M. Morton, MD, MPH, MHA, FACS, FASMBS, DABOM, and Christopher D. Still, DO, […]
Thank You and Farewell!
John M. Morton, MD, MPH, MHA, FACS, FASMBS, ABOM, is the Clinical Editor of Bariatric Times; Vice-Chair of Quality and Division Chief of Bariatric and Minimally Invasive Surgery in the Department of Surgery at Yale School of Medicine in New Haven, Connecticut. Dear Readers, I want to wish everyone a very Happy Holidays and of […]
Thanks for the Memories!
Christopher D. Still, DO, FACP, FTOS, is the Co-clinical Editor of Bariatric Times; Medical Director for the Center for Nutrition and Weight Management, and Director for Geisinger Obesity Research Institute at Geisinger Medical Center in Danville, Pennsylvania. Dear Colleagues, Happy New Year! It is my hope that each and every one of you had a healthy, happy […]
