Category: Departments
News and Notes from the May 2021 Issue of BT
John M. Morton, MD, MPH, MHA, FACS, FASMBS, ABOM 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, Welcome to the May 2021 issue of Bariatric Times! As the […]
Encourage Your Patients to Attend YWM2021—VIRTUAL!
by Christopher D. Still, DO, FACN, FACP 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, healthcare providers, prepare and are excited about the upcoming American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric […]
Support Group for Adolescents Undergoing Bariatric Surgery: Preliminary Data and Suggestions for Providers
by Melissa Santos, PhD, and Christine Finck, MD Drs. Santos and Finck are with Connecticut Children’s in Hartford, Connecticut. FUNDING: No funding was provided. DISCLOSURES: The authors have no conflicts of interest relevant to the content of this article. ABSTRACT: Objective. Adolescent bariatric surgery is becoming an increasingly used obesity management tool. Support groups are […]
The Georgia State Chapter of the ASMBS—Fighting for Access to Care
by Danny M. Vaughn, MD, FACS; Shaneeta Johnson, MD, MBA, FACS, FASMBS; and L. Renee Hilton, MD Dr. Vaughn is with Atrium Health Navicent in Macon, Georgia. Dr. Johnson is with the Division of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia, in Dr. Hilton is with the Medical College of Georgia […]
Raising the Standard: Extending Patient-centered Care via Digital Healthcare
by Jose Andres Reyes, MD; Andrew Bates, MD, FACS; and Dominick Gadaleta, MD, FACS, FASMBS Dr. Reyes is a General Surgery Resident at New York Medical College at Metropolitan Hospital Center in New York, New York. Dr. Bates is Chief Minimally Invasive Surgery at South Shore University Hospital, Hofstra/Northwell in New York, New York. Dr. […]
Promote Behavioral Change with Motivational Interviewing
by Nicholas Pennings, DO, FOMA Dr. Pennings is an executive director of clinical education for the and a fellow of the Obesity Medicine Association. He is an associate professor and chair of family medicine at Campbell University School of Osteopathic Medicine (CUSOM), where he serves as the director of the Campbell University Health Center. Funding: […]
Collaboration Is Needed
by John M. Morton, MD, MPH, MHA, FACS, FASMBS, ABOM 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, As we slowly emerge from this past year of pandemic, […]
So What is an Obesity Medicine Specialist Anyway?
by Christopher D. Still, DO, FACN, FACP 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, I am frequently asked by patients and physician colleagues, “What exactly is an Obesity Medicine Specialist (OMS) […]
