Category: Departments
The At-risk Gastric Remnant Following Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass
by Terrence M. Fullum, MD; Purnell Traverso, MD; Gezzer Ortega, MD, MpH; Kenedy Foryoung, BS; Tolulope A. Oyetunji, MD, MPH; and Edward E. Cornwell, III, MD All authors are from the Departments of Surgery, Howard University College of Medicine, Washington, District of Columbia.
The American Society of Bariatric Physicians: Growth and Change
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.
Endoscopic Removal of Eroded Gastric Band Using Standard Endoscopy Equipment
by Peter M. Bertin, DO, and Marc L. Costa, MD Drs. Bertin and Costa are from Excela Health Westmoreland Hospital in Greensburg, Pennsylvania.
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 […]
