Category: Departments
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 […]
Is Bariatric Surgery Cost Effective?
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: Is Bariatric Surgery Cost Effective? by Benjamin N. Rome, Medical Student, […]
The American Society of Bariatric Physicians: Obesity Medicine 2015 Offers 30 CME Hours of All-new Content
This column is dedicated to providing information on the medical management of obesity, which includes diet, exercise, behavioral change, and medication. Column Editors: Craig Primack, MD, FACP, FAAP, Medical Bariatrician/Certified Medical Obesity Specialist/Co-Medical Director, Scottsdale Weight Loss Center PLLC, Scottsdale, Arizona Wendy Scinta, MD, MS, FAAFP, Medical Director, Medical Weight Loss of NY, BOUNCE Program […]
Reducing Readmissions after Bariatric Surgery: An Important Focus for the Bariatric Community
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 […]
Why I Love What I Do: The Turn of Events that Led Me to Obesity Medicine
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 Readers, This month, […]
Parallel Evolution: One Surgeon and One Society
This column is dedicated to sharing the vast knowledge and opinions of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery leadership on relevant topics in the field of bariatric surgery. This month: The ASMBS Presidency Entrance Interview of Dr. John Morton John M. Morton, MD, MPH, FACS, FASMBS Chief of the Section of Bariatric and […]
Noninsulinoma Pancreatogenous Hyperinsulinemic Hypoglycemia in Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Patients
This column is written by medical students and is dedicated to reviewing the science behind obesity and bariatric surgery. This month: Noninsulinoma Pancreatogenous Hyperinsulinemic Hypoglycemia in Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Patients by Shawn Tsuda, MD, FACS Dr. Tsuda is from University of Nevada School of Medicine, Las Vegas, Nevada. Bariatric Times. 2015;12(2):10–13. Abstract Several cases of […]
