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American Society of Bariatric Physicians 2013 Spring Obesity Conference Preview: Five Days, Three Courses, 30 CME Hours

| April 12, 2013 | 0 Comments

This month’s column by Heidi Gordon Heidi M. Gordon is Director of Marketing & Communications, American Society of Bariatric Physicians, Aurora, Colorado.

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Approaches to Providing Nutritional Guidance after Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy: Do We Consider the VSG as Purely Restrictive or Something More?

| April 12, 2013 | 0 Comments

by Lillian Craggs-Dino, MS, RD, LDN, CLT Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, Florida Bariatric Times. 2013;10(4):24–26.

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Countdown to Obesity Week 2013

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Interview #4: Georgeann Mallory

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ASMBS Foundation News and Update—April 2013

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by David Provost, MD

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Turkey Creek Medical Center Tennova Center for Surgical Weight Loss

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Knoxville, Tennessee by Jessica Flanary, RN, BA, BSN, CBN

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Introducing “Ask the Leadership.” This month ASMBS President-Elect Dr. Ninh Nguyen Discusses the Controversy Surrounding Accredited Bariatric Centers

| March 18, 2013 | 0 Comments

Dear friends, colleagues, and readers of Bariatric Times: With the advent of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) and the previous popularity and, in my opinion, excessive use of laparoscoping adjustable gastric banding (LAGB), we have seen a large number of gastric bands being removed and converted to either a Roux-em-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) or LSG.

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NEW COLUMN: Ask the Leadership with Raul J. Rosenthal, MD, FACS, FASMBS

| March 18, 2013 | 0 Comments

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’s Interview: Ninh T. Nguyen, MD, FACS, Department of Surgery, University of California Irvine Medical Center, Orange, California; President-Elect, The American Society for Metabolic […]

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Checklists in Bariatric Surgery: Management of Hernias during Bariatric Surgery

| March 18, 2013 | 0 Comments

by Raul J. Rosenthal, MD, FACS, FASMBS; Samuel Szomstein, MD, FACS, FASMBS; and  Emanuele Lo Menzo, MD, PhD, FACS, FASMBS Welcome to “Checklists in Bariatric Surgery.” This column’s aim is to help bariatric surgeons quickly review the reasons for potential problems when caring for bariatric patients.

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Recommended Levels of Carbohydrate after Bariatric Surgery

| March 18, 2013 | 0 Comments

by Silvia Leite Faria, MSc, RD; Orlando Pereira Faria, MD;  Mariane de Almeida Cardeal; Heloísa Rodriguez de Gouvêa; Cynthia Buffington, PhD; and Margaret Furtado, MSc, RD

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How to Convert an Adjustable Gastric Band Procedure to a Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass

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This column recruits expert surgeons to share step-by-step technical pearls on bariatric procedures. Column Editors: Raul J. Rosenthal, MD, FACS, FASMBS, and Daniel B. Jones, MD, MS, FACS This Month’s Technique: How to Convert an Adjustable Gastric Band Procedure to a Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass This Month’s Featured Experts: Natan Zundel, MD, FACS, FASMBS, Clinical Professor […]

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