Category: Departments
Qnexa (phentermine/topiramate): Past, Present, and Future
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
Myths Associated with Obesity and Bariatric Surgery
Exclusive Series: The Metabolic Applied Research Strategy Initiative Bariatric Surgery: Beyond Restriction and Malabsorption Myth 1: “Weight can be reliably controlled by voluntarily adjusting energy balance through diet and exercise.” by Lee M. Kaplan, MD, PhD; Randy J. Seeley, PhD; and Jason L. Harris, PhD
Coding for Laboratory Testing
by Christine Napora, CPC Ms. Napora is the Owner of Bariatric Billing, Coding and Consulting (BBC) Services in Los Angeles, California. She also resides on the ASMBS insurance committee.
ASMBS News and Update—April 2012
by Robin L. Blackstone, MD, FACS, FASMBS Dr. Blackstone is President of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery and Medical Director, Scottsdale Healthcare Bariatric Center, Scottsdale, Arizona.
Measuring the Cost of Surgical Complications: How Surgeon Outcomes Impact Cost in the BLIS Insurance Model
by Regi Schindler BLIS, Inc., Portland Oregon
Bariatric Surgery: The Road Ahead
The Metabolic Applied Research Strategy Initiative—Bariatric Surgery: Beyond Restriction and Malabsorption Part 1: Bariatric Surgery: The Road Ahead by Lee M. Kaplan, MD, PhD, and Randy J. Seeley, PhD Abstract The Metabolic Applied Research Strategy is a multi-year, multi-generational collaborative research program between the Massachusetts General Hospital, the University of Cincinnati, and Ethicon Endo-Surgery. Its […]