Author Archive: BT Online Editor
Sleeve Gastrectomy after a Jejunoileal Bypass Reversal: Case Report and Review of the Literature
by Sheetal M. Patel, MD; Tomas Escalante-Tattersfield, MD; Samuel Szomstein, MD, FACS; and Raul Rosenthal, MD, FACS All from the Bariatric Institute, Section of Minimally Invasive Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, Florida
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 All from Stevens & Lee, Lawyers and Consultants
An In-Depth Look at Metabolic Surgery: What Is It and Where Is It Going?
by Natan Zundel MD, FACS; Majed Maalouf, MD; Soni Chousleb, MD
Establishing a Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery Program in the Nation’s Oldest Public Hospital
Bellevue Hospital Center: New York, New York by Manish Parikh, MD; JK Saunders, MD; Marina Kurian, MD; George Fielding, MD; Christine Ren, MD; and H. Leon Pachter, MD All from the Department of Surgery, NYU School of Medicine
Spotlight on Technology…Fios® First Entry
with Ramzi Alami, MD, and Vivek N. Prachand, MD Dr. Alami is with Permanente Medical Group, Kaiser Permanente, San Francisco, California. Dr. Prachand is with University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois.
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 All from Stevens & Lee, Lawyers and Consultants
Inherited Thrombophilias: Are They an Important Risk Factor in Bariatric and Post-Bariatric Surgery?
by Sean Lille, MD; and Robin Blackstone, MD
Five Minutes with…Robin Blackstone, MD: Exploring a New Horizon–The EMPOWER Study
Dr. Blackstone is Surgeon and Director, Scottsdale Bariatric Center, and Medical Director, Scottsdale Healthcare Bariatric Program. The Scottsdale Bariatric Center was named as an American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence in 2005.
