Author Archive: BT Online Editor
Insulin Resistance and the use of Metformin: Effects on Body Weight
by Ruchi Mathur, MD, FRCPC Dr. Mathur is Assistant Professor of Medicine, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, University of California, Los Angeles, California. Bariatric Times. 2011;8(1):10–12
Eleventh Annual Conference on Obesity: Practical Approaches and Guidelines to Treatment
Orlando, Florida, September 24–26, 2010 by Michel Murr, MD, FACS, FASMBS Dr. Michel Murr is a professor of surgery at the University of South Florida and director of bariatric and metaboloic surgery at Tampa General Hospital. Bariatric Times. 2011;8(1):15
Mid-term Perspective from the Man Wearing the Badge
An interview with Bruce M. Wolfe, MD 2010–2011 President of the American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Bariatric Times. 2011;8(1):18–20
Spotlight on the Obesity Treatment Center at Catholic Medical Center Manchester, New Hampshire
Spotlight on the Obesity Treatment Center at Catholic Medical Center Manchester, New Hampshire by Alison Olsen, MS, PA-C Ms. Olsen is Physician Assistant, Catholic Medical Center, Obesity Treatment Center/NH Surgical Specialists, Manchester, New Hampshire. Bariatric Times. 2011;8(1)22–25
Letters to the Editor
Goodbye to the BMI Dear Bariatric Times Editor: At last—we finally have federal recognition that access to bariatric surgery should no longer be limited by an arbitrary body mass index (BMI=kg/m2)! On December 6, 2010, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory panel voted 8 to 2 in favor of approving an expanded […]
First Bariatric Allied Health Symposium: Overview of Obesity and Bariatric Surgery
First Bariatric Allied Health Symposium: Overview of Obesity and Bariatric Surgery Fort Lauderdale, Florida, July 16–17, 2010 by Jacqueline McCartney, RN, RM, CNOR, CBN, and Angelica Garcia, CST Author Affiliation: Ms. McCartney is the Bariatric Coordinator, Bariatric and Minimally Invasive Surgery, Operating Room, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, Florida. Ms. Garcia is the Surgical Technician, Bariatric […]
