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Taking the Lead: An Interview with Dr. Jaime Ponce, President of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery

| August 20, 2012 | 0 Comments

Bariatric Times. 2012;9(8):12–13 Dr. Ponce is the Medical Director for the Bariatric Surgery program at Hamilton Medical Center, Dalton, Georgia and Memorial Hospital, Chattanooga, Tennessee. He is the Vice-President of the ASMBS Tennessee State Chapter and President of the ASMBS. Questions for this interview were posed by members of the Bariatric Times Editorial Advisory Board.

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Nutritional Management Related to Plastic Surgery Among Bariatric Patients: A Meta-analysis

| August 20, 2012 | 0 Comments

by Silvia Leite Faria, MSc, RD; Orlando Pereira Faria, MD; Mariane de Almeida Cardeal; and Heloisa Rodrigues de Gouvêa Bariatric Times. 2012;9(8):14–19

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12th Annual Minimally Invasive Surgery Symposium

| August 20, 2012 | 0 Comments

Salt Lake City, Utah, February 20–25, 2012 by Richard M. Kirkner

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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Endorse Sleeve Gastrectomy as a Valid Treatment Modality for Patients with Morbid Obesity; United States FDA Approves Prescription Weight Loss Drug Lorcaserin

| July 18, 2012 | 0 Comments

Dear Readers, What a great start of July 2012—the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that they endorse sleeve gastrectomy (SG) as a valid treatment modality for patients with morbid obesity. Now, we can make decisions based on what surgeons consider to be the best treatment modality without limitations.

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Do You Do Revisions?

| July 18, 2012 | 0 Comments

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, […]

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How to Fashion a Duodeno-jejunostomy During a Laparoscopic Biliopancreatic Diversion with Duodenal Switch

| July 18, 2012 | 0 Comments

This column recruits expert surgeons to share step-by-step technical pearls on bariatric procedures. Column Editors: Raul J. Rosenthal, MD, FACS, FASMBS, and Daniel B. Jones, MD, MS, FACS This month’s technique: How to Fashion a Duodeno-jejunostomy During a Laparoscopic Biliopancreatic Diversion with Duodenal Switch. This Month’s Featured Expert: Michel Gagner, MD, FRCSC, FACS, FASMBS, FICS, […]

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Myths Associated with Obesity and Bariatric Surgery—Myth 4: “Diabetes improvement after bariatric surgery is dependent on weight loss.”

| July 18, 2012 | 0 Comments

Exclusive Series: The Metabolic Applied Research Strategy initiative Part 5: Myths Associated with Obesity and Bariatric Surgery—Myth 4: “Diabetes improvement after bariatric surgery is dependent on weight loss.” by Lee M. Kaplan, MD, PhD; Randy J. Seeley, PhD; and Jason L. Harris, PhD

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Bariatric Surgery in the Transplant Patient

| July 18, 2012 | 0 Comments

by Kunoor Jain-Spangler, MD, and Dana Portenier, MD Drs. Jain-Spangler and Portenier are from Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina. FUNDING: No funding was provided. DISCLOSURES: The authors report no conflicts of interest relevant to the content of this article. ABSTRACT Obesity in the transplant patient is neither new nor easy to manage. In […]

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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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Ed Mason at Large—July 2012

| July 18, 2012 | 0 Comments

This ongoing column is dedicated to sharing with readers the life and experiences of Dr. Edward Mason.

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