Category: Past Articles
The Bluest of the White Collars
John M. Morton, MD, MPH, MHA, FACS, FASMBS, ABOM Clinical Editor of Bariatric Times; Vice-Chair of Quality and Division Chief of Bariatric and Minimally Invasive Surgery in the Department of Surgery at Yale School of Medicine in New Haven, Connecticut. Dear Friends and Readers, We have all just experienced the greatest upheaval in healthcare in […]
Bariatric Surgery: Elective?? Tier 1, 2, or 3???
by Christopher D. Still, DO, FACN, FACP Co-clinical Editor of Bariatric Times; Medical Director for the Center for Nutrition and Weight Management, and Director for Geisinger Obesity Research Institute at Geisinger Medical Center in Danville, Pennsylvania. Dear Colleagues: The sun is rising over our country, and we are finally able to transition to our “new […]
Leaks and Single Anastomosis Duodenoileal Bypass with Sleeve Gastrectomy (SADI)
by Paul E. Enochs, MD, FACS, FASMBS Dr. Enochs is with WakeMed Bariatric Specialists of NC in Cary, North Carolina. Funding: No funding was provided. Disclosures: The author has no conflicts of interest relevant to the content of this article. Abstract: The single anastomosis duodenoileal bypass with sleeve gastrectomy (SADI) is the latest surgical procedure […]
The Impact of Bariatric Surgery on Calcium and Vitamin D Status
This activity expired June 1, 2022. Tracy Martinez, RN, BSN, CBN Tracy Martinez, RN, BSN, CBN, is Program Director of Wittgrove Bariatric Center in La Jolla, California A Message from the Department Editor Dear Colleagues: It is with great pleasure that I introduce the third article in a four-part series highlighting key areas affected by […]
Evaluation of the Efficacy of Oral Anticoagulants in Patients Who Have Undergone Bariatric Surgery
by ABRAHAM Z. CHELOFF, MS Mr. Cheloff is a medical student at Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts. Funding: No funding was provided for this article. Disclosures: The author reports no conflicts of interest relevant to the content of this article. Abstract: As the number of bariatric procedures performed in the United States each year […]
What Bariatric Surgeons Need to Know About Mental Health After Weight Loss
by Sandra Christensen, MSN, ARNP, FNP-BC, FOMA Ms. Christensen is with Integrative Medical Weight Management in Seattle, Washington, and is a fellow and member of the Board of Trustees for the Obesity Medicine Association. Funding: No funding was provided. Disclosures: Ms. Christensen is a fellow and member of the Board of Trustees for the Obesity […]
Treating Obesity First Effectively Addresses Associated Conditions and Other Key Takeaways from the Obesity Medicine Association’s 2020 Overcoming Obesity Summit
by Craig Primack, MD, FACP, FAAP, FOMA, DABOM Dr. Primack is Medical Bariatrician/Certified Medical Obesity Specialist/Co-medical Director, Scottsdale Weight Loss Center PLLC, in Scottsdale, Arizona, and President of the Obesity Medicine Association. Funding: No funding was provided. Disclosures: Craig Primack is the President of the Obesity Medicine Association (OMA). Bariatric Times. 2020;17(6):19 More than 650 […]
Raising the Standard: The Impact of the COVID-19 Response on Bariatric Surgery
by Andrew T. Bates, MD, FACS; Dominick Gadaleta, MD, FACS, FASMBS; and Anthony T. Petrick, MD, FACS, FASMBS Dr. Bates is Chief of Minimally Invasive Surgery at Southside Hospital, Hofstra/Northwell in New York, New York. Dr. Gadaleta is Chair, Department of Surgery, Southside Hospital; Director, Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, North Shore University Hospital, Northwell Health […]
