Category: Commentary
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 […]
Conveying Empathy: Why Are We Still Struggling?
by Tracy Martinez, RN, BSN, CBN Background There are an estimated 93 million Americans who are obese and an estimated 12 million suffering from morbid obesity. This life-threatening disease in and of itself affects one’s mobility and quality of life, and creates social stigmas.[1] Studies suggest a considerable increase in this disease among all groups […]
Managing the Body Contour Concerns of the Post-Bariatric Patient
by Joseph F. Capella, MD, FACS Dr. Capella is the Chief of the Division of Post Bariatric Surgery in the Department of Plastic Surgery at Hackensack University Medical Center. He is certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery and is a member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. Many individuals who have achieved […]
Physiology of the Bariplastic Patient
by Marcelo M. Ghersi, MD; Martin I. Newman, MD, FACS; Michel C. Samson, MD, FRCS(C), FACS; and Laura DeOliveira, PC-S
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
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