Category: Departments
The American Society of Bariatric Physicians Spring 2014 Conference: Diagnosis to Treatment—Recognizing Obesity as a Disease
Medical Methods in Obesity Treatment 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; and Wendy Scinta, MD, MS, FAAFP, Medical Director, Medical […]
Why is insulin used to treat non-insulin dependent (type-2) diabetes?
This ongoing column is dedicated to sharing with readers the life and experiences of Dr. Edward Mason. Both intestinal and gastric bypass resolve type 2 diabetes (T2D). These operations expose L cells in the distal bowel to glucose, stimulating secretion of glucagon peptide-1 (GLP-I), which decreases insulin resistance. I have provided references regarding my understanding […]
ASMBS Foundation News and Update—February 2014
February 2014 by Joseph Nadglowski and Connie Stillwell Joseph Nadglowski, Executive Director of the ASMBS Foundation Connie Stillwell, Director of Programs of the ASMBS Foundation 2013 Wrap-up and Top Walks of the Year! We would like to thank all of the volunteers, local presenters, and sponsors of our 2013 Walk from Obesity events. 2013 marked […]
The First Annual Gulf Obesity Surgery Society Meeting
Kuwait City December 11 to 14, 2013 by Abdelrahman A. Nimeri, MBBCh, FACS, FASMBS Dr. Nimeri is Director, Bariatric and Metabolic Institute (BMI) Abu Dhabi, Chief, Division of General, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, Surgeon Champion, ACS NSQIP. Associate Program Director, ACGME-I Accredited Surgery residency program. Fellowship Program Director, MIS & Bariatric Surgery Fellowship Program, Sheikh […]
Walter Pories’s Cartoon Corner
Original Cartoons by Walter J. Pories, MD, FACS Professor of Surgery, Biochemistry and Kinesiology, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina Click HERE to view original cartoons by Dr. Walter J. Pories
13th Annual Surgery of the Foregut Symposium
Coral Gables, Florida February 15 to 19, 2014 by Raul J. Rosenthal, MD, FACS, FASMBS, and Michael A. Schultz Dr. Rosenthal is 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 Minimally Invasive and Bariatric Surgery, Cleveland […]
Augmenting Weight Loss Using Technology
by Jennifer Arussi, MS, RD Jennifer Arussi, MS, RD, is from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center/Center of Weight Loss, Los Angeles, California. This article contains a Reader Handout: View and download it HERE. Funding: No funding was provided. Disclosures: The author reports no conflicts of interest relevant to the content of this article. Bariatric Times. 2014;11(1):9–11. ABSTRACT […]
