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The Education of the Medical Student with Regard to Obesity

| October 10, 2007 | 0 Comments

by H. David Reines, MD Dr. Reines is Vice Chairman, Department of Surgery, Inova Fairfax Hospital; Professor of Surgery, Virginia Commonwealth University, Virginia.

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Open Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass: A Footnote in the History of Bariatric Surgery or a Viable Entity?

| October 10, 2007 | 0 Comments

by Kenneth B. Jones, Jr., MD, FACS Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, Louisiana.

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Understanding Bariatric Risk—A Legal, Clinical, and Customer Service Focus

| October 10, 2007 | 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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Myth? Myth? Yes! Top 10 Myths About Laparoscopic Gastric Bands

| October 10, 2007 | 0 Comments

by Jeff Allen, MD Dr. Allen is Associate Professor of Surgery, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky

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Struggling to Maintain Lost Weight

Struggling to Maintain Lost Weight

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by Kathy Keenan Isoldi, MS, RD, CDE; and Louis J. Aronne, MD, FACP Dr. Aronne is Former President of the North American Association for the Study of Obesity and a Fellow of the American College of Physicians. He has authored more than 40 papers and book chapters on obesity, and edited the National Institutes of […]

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Access to the Bypassed Stomach after RYGB

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by Gregory Dakin, MD Assistant Professor of Surgery, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, New York

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Healthcare Economics of Weight Loss Surgery

Healthcare Economics of Weight Loss Surgery

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by Limaris Barrios, MD, and Daniel B. Jones, MD From Harvard Medical School, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts

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Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center Bariatric Program, Camden, New Jersey

Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center Bariatric Program, Camden, New Jersey

| September 10, 2007 | 1 Comment

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A New Resource for Potential Patients

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by Jeff W. Allen, MD Associate Professor of Surgery, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky

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Revision Procedures for Failed Gastric Bypass

| September 10, 2007 | 15 Comments

by Manish Parikh, MD; Marc Bessler, MD Both from Center for Obesity Surgery, Columbia University, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, New York

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