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Establishing a Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery Program in the Nation’s Oldest Public Hospital

Establishing a Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery Program in the Nation’s Oldest Public Hospital

| August 18, 2008 | 0 Comments

Bellevue Hospital Center: New York, New York by Manish Parikh, MD; JK Saunders, MD; Marina Kurian, MD; George Fielding, MD; Christine Ren, MD; and H. Leon Pachter, MD All from the Department of Surgery, NYU School of Medicine

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Spotlight on Technology…Fios® First Entry

| August 18, 2008 | 0 Comments

with Ramzi Alami, MD, and Vivek N. Prachand, MD Dr. Alami is with Permanente Medical Group, Kaiser Permanente, San Francisco, California. Dr. Prachand is with University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois.

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Consultant’s Corner: Understanding Bariatric Risk—A Legal, Clinical, and Customer Service Focus

| August 18, 2008 | 0 Comments

by James W. Saxton, JD; Maggie M. Finkelstein, JD; and Susan Gallagher Camden, RN, MSN, PhD All from Stevens & Lee, Lawyers and Consultants

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Inherited Thrombophilias: Are They an Important Risk Factor in Bariatric and Post-Bariatric Surgery?

| July 18, 2008 | 0 Comments

by Sean Lille, MD; and Robin Blackstone, MD

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Five Minutes with…Robin Blackstone, MD: Exploring a New Horizon–The EMPOWER Study

| July 18, 2008 | 0 Comments

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.

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Protein and the Bariatric Patient

Protein and the Bariatric Patient

| July 18, 2008 | 0 Comments

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.

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An Event to Remember: Bari Ball Celebrates Milestones

| July 18, 2008 | 0 Comments

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.

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Summa Health System Bariatric Care Center: Akron, Ohio

| July 18, 2008 | 0 Comments

TELL US ABOUT THE ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE LEAD STAFF AT YOUR FACILITY. Summa Health System’s Bariatric Care Center, a designated American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) Center of Excellence, approaches both the surgical and medical treatment of obesity in a multidisciplinary team fashion. The Bariatric Care Center has 21 members on […]

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The Link Between Sleep Loss and Obesity: Understanding the Mechanisms Responsible for Weight Gain with Sleep Deprivation

| June 11, 2008 | 0 Comments

by Cynthia K. Buffington, PhD Florida Hospital Celebration Health

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Acute Bleeding After Gastric Bypass

Acute Bleeding After Gastric Bypass

| June 11, 2008 | 0 Comments

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.

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