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Inherited Thrombophilias: Are They an Important Risk Factor in Bariatric and Post-Bariatric Surgery?
by Sean Lille, MD; and Robin Blackstone, MD
Five Minutes with…Robin Blackstone, MD: Exploring a New Horizon–The EMPOWER Study
Dr. Blackstone is Surgeon and Director, Scottsdale Bariatric Center, and Medical Director, Scottsdale Healthcare Bariatric Program. The Scottsdale Bariatric Center was named as an American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence in 2005.
Protein and the Bariatric Patient
by Laura Frank, PhD, MPH, RD, CD Dr. Frank is with the St. Francis Center for Weight Management, Franciscan Health System, Federal Way, Washington. Part 1 of a 3-part series.
An Event to Remember: Bari Ball Celebrates Milestones
by Amanda Nighbert, RD, LD Amanda Nighbert, RD, LD, is a dietitian at the Center for Weight Loss Surgery at Saint Joseph East, in Lexington, Kentucky.
Acute Bleeding After Gastric Bypass
by Candice Jensen, MD; Amir Mehran, MD; and Catherine Lewis, MD All from the University of California, Los Angeles Medical Center, Department of General Surgery.
Consultant’s Corner
by James W. Saxton, JD; Maggie M. Finkelstein, JD; and Susan Gallagher Camden, RN, MSN, PhD
Volume Matters
by Walter J. Pories, MD, FACS, and Gary M. Pratt Dr. Pories is from East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, and Mr. Pratt is from Surgical Review Corporation, Raleigh, North Carolina.
Endoluminal Treatment Options for Morbid Obesity: Devices and Techniques for Natural Orifice Approaches
by Rebecca P. Petersen, MD, MSc; Bipan Chand, MD; and Aurora D. Pryor, MD The second article in this series is written by DRs. rebecca P. Petersen and Aurora D. Pryor, from the Duke Center for Weight Loss and Metabolic Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina; and DR. BIPAND CHAND, from the Bariatric […]
The Link Between Sleep Loss and Obesity: Understanding the Mechanisms Responsible for Weight Gain with Sleep Deprivation
by Cynthia K. Buffington, PhD Florida Hospital Celebration Health
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