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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Endorse Sleeve Gastrectomy as a Valid Treatment Modality for Patients with Morbid Obesity; United States FDA Approves Prescription Weight Loss Drug Lorcaserin

| July 18, 2012 | 0 Comments

Dear Readers, What a great start of July 2012—the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that they endorse sleeve gastrectomy (SG) as a valid treatment modality for patients with morbid obesity. Now, we can make decisions based on what surgeons consider to be the best treatment modality without limitations.

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Do You Do Revisions?

| July 18, 2012 | 0 Comments

A commentary by Bariatric Times Clinical Editor Raul J. Rosenthal MD, FACS, FASMBS Raul J. Rosenthal, MD, FACS, is 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, […]

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How to Fashion a Duodeno-jejunostomy During a Laparoscopic Biliopancreatic Diversion with Duodenal Switch

| July 18, 2012 | 0 Comments

This column recruits expert surgeons to share step-by-step technical pearls on bariatric procedures. Column Editors: Raul J. Rosenthal, MD, FACS, FASMBS, and Daniel B. Jones, MD, MS, FACS This month’s technique: How to Fashion a Duodeno-jejunostomy During a Laparoscopic Biliopancreatic Diversion with Duodenal Switch. This Month’s Featured Expert: Michel Gagner, MD, FRCSC, FACS, FASMBS, FICS, […]

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Myths Associated with Obesity and Bariatric Surgery—Myth 4: “Diabetes improvement after bariatric surgery is dependent on weight loss.”

| July 18, 2012 | 0 Comments

Exclusive Series: The Metabolic Applied Research Strategy initiative Part 5: Myths Associated with Obesity and Bariatric Surgery—Myth 4: “Diabetes improvement after bariatric surgery is dependent on weight loss.” by Lee M. Kaplan, MD, PhD; Randy J. Seeley, PhD; and Jason L. Harris, PhD

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Bariatric Surgery in the Transplant Patient

| July 18, 2012 | 0 Comments

by Kunoor Jain-Spangler, MD, and Dana Portenier, MD Drs. Jain-Spangler and Portenier are from Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina. FUNDING: No funding was provided. DISCLOSURES: The authors report no conflicts of interest relevant to the content of this article. ABSTRACT Obesity in the transplant patient is neither new nor easy to manage. In […]

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Measuring Success: A Comparison of Weight Loss Calculations

| July 18, 2012 | 0 Comments

This column is dedicated to providing information on the medical management of obesity, which includes diet, exercise, behavioral change, and medication.

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Ed Mason at Large—July 2012

| July 18, 2012 | 0 Comments

This ongoing column is dedicated to sharing with readers the life and experiences of Dr. Edward Mason.

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Choosing the Best Medical Website Provider

| July 18, 2012 | 0 Comments

Advice on Creating and Maintaining a Successful Bariatric Practice Part 2 of a 2-Part Series Choosing the Best Medical Website Provider by Brent Cavender and Kim Goin

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Myths Associated with Obesity and Bariatric Surgery—Myth 3: “Vertical sleeve gastrectomy is not a metabolic procedure.”

Myths Associated with Obesity and Bariatric Surgery—Myth 3: “Vertical sleeve gastrectomy is not a metabolic procedure.”

| June 17, 2012 | 0 Comments

Exclusive Series: The Metabolic Applied Research Strategy Initiative Part 4 Myths Associated with  Obesity and Bariatric Surgery—Myth 3: “Vertical sleeve gastrectomy is not a metabolic procedure.” by Randy J. Seeley, PhD; Jason L. Harris, PhD; and Lee M. Kaplan, MD, PhD Abstract The Metabolic Applied Research Strategy is a multi-year, multi-generational collaborative research program between […]

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Congratulations to Dr. Robin Blackstone, Outgoing President, and All Members of the ASMBS on Another Great Year of Progress in the Field of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery!

| June 12, 2012 | 0 Comments

Dear Readers of Bariatric Times: By the time you read this issue, we may be together in San Diego, California, enjoying the beautiful landscape and weather while attending the Annual Clinical Congress of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS). This will be the last stand-alone ASMBS Congress as beginning October 2013 the […]

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