Author Archive: BT Online Editor
Recommended Levels of Carbohydrate after Bariatric Surgery
by Silvia Leite Faria, MSc, RD; Orlando Pereira Faria, MD; Mariane de Almeida Cardeal; Heloísa Rodriguez de Gouvêa; Cynthia Buffington, PhD; and Margaret Furtado, MSc, RD
Countdown to Obesity Week 2013
Interview #3: Francesca Dea Starting in 2013, the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) and The Obesity Society (TOS) will co-locate their respective annual meetings under one roof. Obesity Week™ 2013 marks the beginning of an annual collaborative event addressing obesity—a chronic and multifaceted metabolic disease. Leading up to Obesity Week 2013, Bariatric […]
Helping Your Patients Achieve Exercise Success
by Diane E. Weiman, A.C.E. CERTIFIED Diane Weiman (A.C.E certified) is an exercise specialist for Upper Chesapeake Bariatric Surgery at Harford Memorial Hospital in Havre de Grace, Maryland.
The Role of Psychological Testing for Bariatric/Metabolic Surgery Candidates
by Leslie J. Heinberg, PhD Dr. Heinberg is Professor of Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio.
Countdown to Obesity Week 2013
Interview #2: Gary Foster, PhD Starting in 2013, the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) and The Obesity Society (TOS) will co-locate their respective annual meetings under one roof. Obesity Week™ 2013 marks the beginning of an annual collaborative event addressing obesity—a chronic and multifaceted metabolic disease. Leading up to Obesity Week 2013, […]
ASMBS Foundation News and Update—February 2013
by David Provost, MD Dr. Provost is President of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) Foundation. He maintains a private practice, Provost Bariatrics in Denton, Texas. Dr. Provost also serves on the ASMBS Executive Council, is a member of the Surgical Review Corporation’s (SRC) Board of Directors, and is a member of […]
