Category: Departments
Obesity’s Effects on Respiratory Mechanics in the Perioperative Period
This column is written by medical students and is dedicated to reviewing the science behind obesity and bariatric surgery. Column Editor: Daniel B. Jones, MD, MS, FACS Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Vice Chair, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts This month: Obesity’s Effects on Respiratory Mechanics in the Perioperative Period by Geneviève […]
ASMBS Foundation News and Update—May 2015
by Connie Stillwell Walk from Obesity Update. April has kicked off the start of the 2015 Spring Walk from Obesity events. Lafayette General Bariatrics, in Lafayette, Louisiana, held their fourth annual Walk from Obesity event on April 11, 2015. While final participant numbers are still being calculated, the event was able to fundraise over $11,900 […]
Discussing Surgical Complications: Bowel Obstructions among the Most Feared
A Message from Dr. Raul J. Rosenthal Raul J. Rosenthal, MD, FACS, FASMBS, Clinical Editor, Bariatric Times; Chief of Staff, Professor of Surgery and Chairman, Department of General Surgery; Director of Minimally Invasive Surgery and The Bariatric and Metabolic Institute; General Surgery Residency Program Director; and Director, Fellowship in MIS and Bariatric Surgery, Cleveland Clinic […]
Medical and Surgical Under One Roof: How Obesity Medicine Specialists and Surgeons Work Together
A Message from Dr. Christopher Still Christopher Still, DO, FACN, FACP, Co-Clinical Editor, Bariatric Times; Medical Director for the Center for Nutrition and Weight Management, and Director for Geisinger Obesity Research Institute, Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, Pennsylvania. Dr. Still is also a board member of the Obesity Action Coalition, Tampa, Florida. Dear Colleagues, In my […]
The Effects of Government Policies, Economic Forces, and Globalization on Worldwide Obesity
This column is written by medical students and is dedicated to reviewing the science behind obesity and bariatric surgery. Column Editor: Daniel B. Jones, MD, MS, FACS Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Vice Chair, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts This month: The Effects of Government Policies, Economic Forces, and Globalization on Worldwide […]
The ACS/SAGES Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery® Expands Internationally
Bariatric Times. 2015;12(4):12–13. An Interview with: Steven Schwaitzberg, MD Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Chief of Surgery, Cambridge Health Alliance, Cambridge, Massachusetts; SDS Chair, FLS Committee, AO Vice Chair FLS Committee-International Affairs. Allan Okrainec, MD, MHPE, FRCSC, FACS Head, Division of General Surgery, UHN, Peter A. Crossgrove Chair in General Surgery, Director, Temerty/Chang Telesimulation […]
Intestinal Complications after Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass
by Mustafa W. Aman, MD; Kimberley E. Steele, MD; Thomas H. Magnuson, MD; Anne O. Lidor, MD; Hien T. Nguyen, MD; and Michael A. Schweitzer, MD Mustafa W. Aman, MD; Kimberley E. Steele, MD; Thomas H. Magnuson, MD; Anne O. Lidor, MD; Hien T. Nguyen, MD; and Michael A. Schweitzer, MD, are from the Department […]
Treatment of the Dilated Gastrojejunostomy Using a Collagen Biomatrix
by Mathew W. Severidt, DO; Nicholas J. Kuiper, DO; and David D. Coster, MD Mathew W. Severidt, DO; Nicholas J. Kuiper, DO; and David D. Coster, MD, are from the Grinnell Institute for Robotic and Minimally Invasive Surgery, Grinnell Bariatrics, Surgical Associates, LLP, Grinnell, Iowa. Bariatric Times. 2015;12(4):20–22. ABSTRACT Objective: The increasing population of post-gastric […]
We are Challenged to Make Surgery Affordable While Maintaining Quality and Outcomes
A Message from Dr. Raul J. Rosenthal Raul J. Rosenthal, MD, FACS, FASMBS, Clinical Editor, Bariatric Times; Chief of Staff, Professor of Surgery and Chairman, Department of General Surgery; Director of Minimally Invasive Surgery and The Bariatric and Metabolic Institute; General Surgery Residency Program Director; and Director, Fellowship in MIS and Bariatric Surgery, Cleveland Clinic […]
The Cost-Effectiveness of Non-surgical Obesity Therapies
A Message from Dr. Christopher Still Christopher Still, DO, FACN, FACP, Co-Clinical Editor, Bariatric Times; Medical Director for the Center for Nutrition and Weight Management, and Director for Geisinger Obesity Research Institute, Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, Pennsylvania. Dr. Still is also a board member of the Obesity Action Coalition, Tampa, Florida. Dear Colleagues, In this […]
