Author Archive: BT Online Editor
Bariatric Times Welcomes Dr. Christopher Still, Obesity Medicine Expert, as Co-Clinical Editor
A Message from Dr. Raul J. Rosenthal Raul J. Rosenthal, MD, FACS, FASMBS, Clinical Editor, Bariatric Times; Chief of Staff, Professor of Surgery and Chairman, Department of General Surgery; Director of Minimally Invasive Surgery and The Bariatric and Metabolic Institute; General Surgery Residency Program Director; and Director, Fellowship in MIS and Bariatric Surgery, Cleveland Clinic […]
Helping Patients Stick to New Year’s Resolutions: Setting Realistic Goals and Expectations
A Message from Dr. Christopher Still Christopher Still, DO, FACN, FACP, Co-Clinical Editor, Bariatric Times; Medical Director for the Center for Nutrition and Weight Management, and Director for Geisinger Obesity Research Institute, Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, Pennsylvania. Dr. Still is also a board member of the Obesity Action Coalition, Tampa, Florida. Dear Readers, First, I’d […]
A Comment on Checklists in Bariatric Surgery Vitamin Deficiency after Bariatric Surgery: Parts 1 and 2
Dear Bariatric Times Editor: This letter is in response to the Checklists in the Bariatric Surgery series, specifically Checklist #22 published in the July 2014 issue and Checklist #23 published in the August 2014 issue.[1,2] Since these two checklists were designed to equip bariatric providers with an easy reference guide to use when treating and […]
Checklist #28: Enhanced Recovery after Bariatric Surgery
Column Editor Raul J. Rosenthal, MD, FACS, FASMBS Clinical Editor, Bariatric Times, Professor of Surgery and Chairman, Department of General Surgery; Director, The Bariatric and Metabolic Institute; Director, General Surgery Residency Program and Fellowship in Minimally Invasive and Bariatric Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, Florida Column Co-editors Samuel Szomstein, MD, FACS, FASMBS Associate Director of […]
Intensive Care Management, Sepsis, and Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome in the Bariatric Patient
by Vivek Bindal, MS, FNB, and Ranjan Sudan, MD Bariatric Times. 2015;12(1):10–14. ABSTRACT Objective: To review the current literature on pathophysiology and challenges in management of the critically ill bariatric patient population. Design: A PubMed search was conducted from 2000 to 2014. Key words used included “intensive care,” “bariatric surgery,” and “morbid obesity.” Results: Patients […]
Do You Have the Right Guts? Obesity and the Gut Microbiome
This column is written by medical students and is dedicated to reviewing the science behind obesity and bariatric surgery. Column Editor: Daniel B. Jones, MD, MS, FACS Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Vice Chair, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts This month: Do You Have the Right Guts? Obesity and the Gut Microbiome […]
Moving: The New Exercise Prescription
This column is dedicated to covering a variety of topics relevant to the multidisciplinary care of the bariatric surgical patient. Column Editor: Christine Bauer, MSN, RN, CBN University of Maryland Harford Memorial Hospital, Havre de Grace, Maryland; President, American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Integrated Health This month: Moving: The New Exercise Prescription by […]
The 14th Annual Surgery of the Foregut Symposium
A Symposium Preview: The 14th Annual Surgery of the Foregut Symposium Plus: The 2nd Annual International Congress of Fluorescent Guided Imaging Surgery Coral Gables, Florida • February 14–18, 2015 by Raul J. Rosenthal, MD, FACS, FASMBS Bariatric Times. 2015;12(1):27. Cleveland Clinic Florida in collaboration with Cleveland Clinic Digestive Disease Institute will host its 14th Annual […]
The 15th Annual Minimally Invasive Surgery Symposium
A Symposium Preview Las Vegas, Nevada February 25 to 28, 2015 by Kathleen A. Wenzler Bariatric Times. 2015;12(1):28. This year’s Minimally Invasive Surgery Symposium (MISS) will mark the 15th anniversary for for the meeting and Dr. Philip R. Schauer’s 15th turn as Executive Director. Through the years, Dr. Schauer, Director of Advanced Laparoscopic and Bariatric […]
