Category: Commentary
Do You Do Revisions?
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, […]
Choosing the Best Medical Website Provider
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
Advice on Creating and Maintaining a Successful Bariatric Practice
Part 1 Ascending to Accreditation by Jama Stinnett, LPN, CPHQ Ms. Stinnett is the Office Manager, New Life Center for Bariatric Surgery, Knoxville, Tennessee. Bariatric Times. 2012;9(6):22–26
Adolescent Bariatric Surgery: Acknowledging a Knowledge Gap while Providing Needed Healthcare
by Marc P. Michalsky, MD, and Thomas H. Inge, MD
Creating Bariatric Surgery Advocates: Why it is Critical to Educate Primary Care Physicians
by Christopher Still, DO, FACN, FACP Dr. Still is 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. This article contains a complimentary physician handout. To downloadable PDF […]
Benchmarking Best Practices in Weight Loss Surgery: A Commentary
by Alan A. Saber, MD, FACS Dr. Saber is Associate Professor in the Department of Surgery, Case Western Reserve University, Case Medical Center in Cleveland, Ohio. Bariatric Times. 2010;7(6):32–33
The Battle for Access to Care for Treatment of Obesity
by Robin Blackstone, MD, FACS, FASMBS Dr. Blackstone is the Medical Director at Scottsdale Healthcare Bariatric Center in Scottsdale, Arizona, and is Co-Chair of Access to Care Committee and Secretary/Treasurer for the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery. Bariatric Times. 2010;7(4):11–15
Retrograde Intussusception (RINT): One Group’s Experience and Ideas
Introduction Retrograde intussusception, known in our bariatric office as RINT, is also called reverse intussusception or antiperistaltic intussusception. Retrograde describes the direction the bowel intussuscepts—from distalto proximal (Figure 1). The much more common is operistaltic or antegrade intussusception, where the bowel intussuscepts from proximal to distal, is seen in children and adults. Antegrade intussusception is […]
Navigating Online Resources for Patient Care and Follow Up
Part 1 SUPPORT AFTER BARIATRIC SURGERY: The Offline-Online Connection by Katherine Jukic, BSc, HONS-I, APD, AN Bariatric Times. 2012;10(2):28–30
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