Category: Departments
Obesity Medicine Year in Review
Christopher D. Still, DO, FACP, FTOS, is the Co-clinical Editor of Bariatric Times; Medical Director for the Center for Nutrition and Weight Management, and Director for Geisinger Obesity Research Institute at Geisinger Medical Center in Danville, Pennsylvania. Dear Colleagues, As we say goodbye to 2021 and look toward 2022, I would like to reflect on the year […]
Analysis of Bariatric Surgery Outcomes in the Geriatric Population at a Rural Teaching Hospital
by Kristin McCoy, MD; Michael Nussbaum, MD, FACS; and Arnold Salzberg, MD, FACS, FASMBS Drs. McCoy, Nussbaum, and Salzberg are with Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital in Roanoke, Virginia. Funding: No funding was provided for this article. Disclosures: The authors have no conflicts of interest relevant to this article. Bariatric Times. 2021;18(12):8–10. Abstract Obesity rates in […]
Raising the Standard: The Relation of Psychological Safety to Patient Safety and Quality Metrics and Provider Wellness: Part 2
by Kristen Demertzis, PhD, ABPP-CN, and Dominick Gadaleta, MD, FACS, FASMBS Dr. Demertzis is Chief of Neuropsychology, South Shore University Hospital; Director of Resident and Fellow Mentorship and Faculty Development, OB/GYN Departments, South Shore University and Huntington Hospitals; Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Psychiatry, Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell in Hempstead, […]
The Standard of Care
by Donna Vanderpool, MBA, JD Ms. Vanderpool is the Director of Risk Management at Professional Risk Management Services in Arlington, Virginia. Funding: No funding was provided for this article. Disclosures: The author is an employee of PRMS. PRMS manages a professional liability insurance program for psychiatrists. Bariatric Times. 2021;18(12):16 Answers in this column are provided […]
Interview with National Walk from Obesity 2021 Fundraising Champion
Bariatric Times. 2021;18(12):18 When you have a goal as important as ours—funding research and education on the treatment of obesity—you have no choice but to find creative ways to keep going, even through a pandemic. The American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) Foundation reacted and hosted the virtual National Walk from Obesity (WFO) […]
Obesity Treatment Reflections: Looking Ahead to 2022
by Ethan Lazarus, MD, FOMA Dr. Lazarus has practiced obesity medicine since 2004. He has served on the Board of the Obesity Medicine Association since 2013, and also serves as their delegate in the American Medical Association. Funding: No funding was provided. Disclosures: Dr. Lazarus serves on the speaker’s bureau for Novo Nordisk. Bariatric Times. […]
News and Notes from the November 2021 Issue
John M. Morton, MD, MPH, MHA, FACS, FASMBS, ABOM, is the Clinical Editor of Bariatric Times; Vice-Chair of Quality and Division Chief of Bariatric and Minimally Invasive Surgery in the Department of Surgery at Yale School of Medicine in New Haven, Connecticut. Dear Friends and Readers, Happy Fall! As the year winds to a close, […]
NASH: The Next Frontier
Christopher D. Still, DO, FACP, FTOS, is the Co-clinical Editor of Bariatric Times; Medical Director for the Center for Nutrition and Weight Management, and Director for Geisinger Obesity Research Institute at Geisinger Medical Center in Danville, Pennsylvania. Dear Colleagues, Since October was National Liver Awareness Month, I thought I would again take this opportunity to […]
Meeting Highlights: Bariatric Summit Concludes 17th Annual Meeting in Washington, DC
by Mary Panagrosso Ms. Panagrosso is Director of Marketing at CineMed, Inc. in Woodbury, Connecticut. Funding: No funding was provided for this article. Disclosures: Ms. Panagrosso is the Director of Marketing for CineMed, Inc. Bariatric Times. 2021;18(11):8 Surgeons, nutritionists, psychotherapists, nurses, and allied health professionals gathered in person and via the internet in mid-September to […]
