Category: Departments
The 14th Annual Surgery of the Foregut Symposium
A Symposium Preview: The 14th Annual Surgery of the Foregut Symposium Plus: The 2nd Annual International Congress of Fluorescent Guided Imaging Surgery Coral Gables, Florida • February 14–18, 2015 by Raul J. Rosenthal, MD, FACS, FASMBS Bariatric Times. 2015;12(1):27. Cleveland Clinic Florida in collaboration with Cleveland Clinic Digestive Disease Institute will host its 14th Annual […]
The 15th Annual Minimally Invasive Surgery Symposium
A Symposium Preview Las Vegas, Nevada February 25 to 28, 2015 by Kathleen A. Wenzler Bariatric Times. 2015;12(1):28. This year’s Minimally Invasive Surgery Symposium (MISS) will mark the 15th anniversary for for the meeting and Dr. Philip R. Schauer’s 15th turn as Executive Director. Through the years, Dr. Schauer, Director of Advanced Laparoscopic and Bariatric […]
Advancements in Obesity Treatment for the Low BMI Patient Population: Part 2
This column investigates current research in the surgical and clinical aspects of obesity treatment and educates bariatric care professionals on the most up-to-date information on emerging technologies in the field. Part 2: The Outside the United States Perspective An Interview with Gontrand López-Nava, MD Bariatric Endoscopy Unit, Madrid Sanchinarro University Hospital, Madrid, Spain Theodore Ngatchu, […]
Contrave: A New Tool for the Medical Weight Loss Community
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 […]
Checklist #27: Legal Issues in Bariatric Surgery
by Raul J. Rosenthal, MD, FACS, FASMBS; Samuel Szomstein, MD, FACS, FASMBS; and Emanuele Lo Menzo, MD, PhD, FACS, FASMBS Column Editor Raul J. Rosenthal, MD, FACS, FASMBS Clinical Editor, Bariatric Times, Professor of Surgery and Chairman, Department of General Surgery; Director, The Bariatric and Metabolic Institute; Director, General Surgery Residency Program and Fellowship in […]
The Medical Student Notebook: Bariatric Nutrition
This column is written by medical students and is dedicated to reviewing the science behind obesity and bariatric surgery. Lesson #2 discusses pathophysiology, clinical consequences, and management of nutritional changes in the bariatric patient. Column Editor: Daniel B. Jones, MD, MS, FACS Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School Vice Chair, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center […]
