Author Archive: BT Online Editor
XVII World Congress of International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders (IFSO)
September 11 to 15, 2012, Hotel Taj Palace, New Delhi, India by Pradeep Chowbey, MS, MNAMS, FRCS (London),FIMSA, FICS, FACS, FIAGES, FALS Dr. Chowbey is the Congress President of IFSO 2012, President, IFSO ; President, Asia Pacific Chapter of IFSO; President, Asia Pacific Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Society; Past President, Obesity Surgery Society of India.
Ed Mason at Large-October 2012
This ongoing column is dedicated to sharing with readers the life and experiences of Dr. Edward Mason. Column Editor: Tracy Martinez, RN, BSN, CBN Ms. Martinez is the Program Director for Wittgrove Bariatric Center in La Jolla, California. Dr. Mason, what is your opinion of bariatric surgery being performed in patients with a BMI between […]
How to Perform a Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy
Column Editors: Raul J. Rosenthal, MD, FACS, FASMBS, and Daniel B. Jones, MD, MS, FACS This month’s technique: How to Perform a Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy This Month’s Featured Expert: Gregg H. Jossart, MD, FACS, Director, Minimally Invasive Surgery, California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco, California Bariatric Times. 2012;9(9):8–9
Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery: New Insights Provide New Opportunities
Exclusive Series: The Metabolic Applied Research Strategy initiative Part 7: Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery: New Insights Provide New Opportunities by Jason L. Harris, PhD; Randy J. Seeley, PhD; and Lee M. Kaplan, MD, PhD Bariatric Times. 2012;9(9):10–12
The Use of Surgical Robots in Bariatric Surgery
by Charmaine V. Gentles, ANP, RNFA; Emmanuel Atta Agaba, MD; Larry Gellman, MD; and Dominick Gadaleta, MD Charmaine V. Gentles, Larry Gellman, and Dominick Gadaleta ,is from the Department of Surgery, North Shore University Hospital, Manhasset, New York. Emmanuel Atta Agaba is from Medical Center at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York.
The Benefits of Cognitive Behavioral Groups for Bariatric Surgery Patients
by Megan A. McVay, PhD, and Kelli E. Friedman, PhD Dr. McVay is from Duke University Medical Center, Department of Psychiatry, Durham, North Carolina. Dr. Friedman is from Duke Health System, Duke Center for Metabolic and Weight Loss Surgery, Durhan, North Carolina. Bariatric Times. 2012;9(9):22–28
Prevention and Treatment of Weight Regain After Bariatric Surgery: A Team Approach
This column is dedicated to covering a variety of topics relevant to the multidisciplinary care of the bariatric surgical patient. Column Editor: Karen Schulz, RN, APN President of the Integrated Health Section of the ASMBS; Clinical Nurse Specialist, University Hospitals of Cleveland, Cleveland, Ohio. This month: Prevention and Treatment of Weight Regain After Bariatric Surgery: […]
