Category: Departments
ASMBS News and Update—April 2011
by Robin L. Blackstone, MD, FACS, FASMBS Robin L. Blackstone, MD, FACS, FASMBS Dr. Blackstone is President-Elect of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery and Medical Director, Scottsdale Healthcare Bariatric Center, Scottsdale, Arizona.
Letters to the Editor: Surgeons Should Exercise Caution When Performing SILS
Dear Bariatric Times Editor: I was duly impressed with the advanced laparoscopic skills demonstrated by the authors of the article “Single-incision Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy” in your February 2011 edition of Bariatric Times. Their successful completion of a challenging operation safely testifies to their technical abilities.
Psychiatric Medications and Weight Gain: A Review
by Thomas Rosko, MD Dr. Rosko is Director, Psychosomatic Medicine, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California. Financial disclosure: Dr. Rosko is on the Speaker’s Bureau for Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals and Bristol-Myers Squibb Corporation. Bariatric Times. 2011;8(3):12–15
Following Through: The Role of Intention in Physical Activity Adherence with Post-bariatric Surgery Recommendations
by Robin M. Stoops, MA, MS, CPT, and Cynthia L. Alexander, PsyD Ms. Stoops and Dr. Alexander are from Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, Florida. Financial disclosure: Ms. Stoops and Dr. Alexander report no conflicts of interest relevant to the content of this article. Bariatric Times. 2011;8(3):18–19
The International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders—IFSO XV WORLD CONGRESS
Long Beach, California, September 3 to 7, 2010 by Harry B. Frydenberg, MD Dr. Frydenberg is the Immediate Past President, IFSO Director, Epworth Centre for Bariatric Surgery, Melbourne, Australia. Bariatric Times. 2010;8(3):24
ASMBS News and Update—March 2011
by Robin Blackstone, MD, FACS, FASMBS Dr. Blackstone is President-Elect of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery and Medical Director, Scottsdale Healthcare Bariatric Center, Scottsdale, Arizona.
