RSSCategory: Medical Methods in Obesity Treatment

American Society of Bariatric Physicians Offers Clinical Obesity Medicine Expertise and Networking Opportunities during Spring Conference

| June 13, 2013 | 0 Comments

This column is dedicated to providing information on the medical management of obesity, which includes diet, exercise, behavioral change, and medication. Column Editors: Craig Primack, MD, FAAP, Medical Bariatrician/Certified Medical Obesity Specialist/Co-Medical Director, Scottsdale Weight Loss Center PLLC, Scottsdale, Arizona, and Wendy Scinta, MD, MS, FAAFP, Medical Director, Medical Weight Loss of NY, BOUNCE Program […]

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American Society of Bariatric Physicians 2013 Spring Obesity Conference Preview: Five Days, Three Courses, 30 CME Hours

| April 12, 2013 | 0 Comments

This month’s column by Heidi Gordon Heidi M. Gordon is Director of Marketing & Communications, American Society of Bariatric Physicians, Aurora, Colorado.

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The Role of Appetite Suppressants in Postsurgical Patients

| February 20, 2013 | 0 Comments

This month’s column by Robert Ziltzer, MD, FAAP This column is dedicated to providing information on the medical management of obesity, which includes diet, exercise, behavioral change, and medication. Column Editors: Craig Primack, MD, FAAP, Medical Bariatrician/Certified Medical Obesity Specialist/Co-Medical Director, Scottsdale Weight Loss Center PLLC, Scottsdale, Arizona; and Wendy Scinta, MD, MS, FAAFP, FASBP, […]

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The American Society of Bariatric Physicians: Growth and Change

| October 16, 2012 | 0 Comments

by David A. Bryman, DO Dr. Bryman is the 2011-2013 president of the American Society of Bariatric Physicians and maintains his own obesity treatment clinic in Phoenix, Arizona. He also is an adjunct clinical professor at the Midwestern University Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine in Glendale, Arizona.

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Two New Drugs Approved for Weight Loss Treatment

| August 20, 2012 | 0 Comments

by Craig Primack, MD, FAAP Bariatric Times. 2012;9(8):11

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Measuring Success: A Comparison of Weight Loss Calculations

| July 18, 2012 | 0 Comments

This column is dedicated to providing information on the medical management of obesity, which includes diet, exercise, behavioral change, and medication.

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Qnexa (phentermine/topiramate): Past, Present, and Future

| April 18, 2012 | 0 Comments

New Column! Medical Methods in Obesity Treatment This month: QNEXA: Past, Present, and Future by Craig Primack, MD, FAAP, and Wendy Scinta, MD, MS, FAAFP, FASBP

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