Category: Review

Exercise… The Key to Weight Loss Success
by Sharon Zarabi, RD, CDN, CPT Ms. Zarabi is the Bariatric Dietitian at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York. Introduction Obesity is a growing health concern that has prevailed our country in recent years. Between the years 2000 and 2005, morbid obesity and super obesity increased two- and three-fold, respectively, than that of obesity alone.1 […]
An In-Depth Look at Metabolic Surgery: What Is It and Where Is It Going?
by Natan Zundel MD, FACS; Majed Maalouf, MD; Soni Chousleb, MD
Inherited Thrombophilias: Are They an Important Risk Factor in Bariatric and Post-Bariatric Surgery?
by Sean Lille, MD; and Robin Blackstone, MD

The Multidisciplinary Approach to Weight Loss: Defining the Roles of the Necessary Providers
by George L. Blackburn, MD, PhD; Isaac Greenberg, PhD; Anne McNamara, RN; Daniel Rooks, PhD, FACSM; Shannon Fischer, MA; and Kristina Day, RD, LD
Management and Outcomes of Pregnancy following Bariatric Surgery
by Jane A. Alston and Giselle G. Hamad, MD, FACS Ms. Alston is from University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Dr. Hamad is with University of Pittsburgh Department of Surgery, Division of Minimally Invasive Bariatric and General Surgery.

Introduction to Body Contouring after Bariatric Surgery
by Constance M. Chen, MD, MPH; Lidie Lajoie, BA; Robert T. Grant, MD; and Jason A. Spector, MD From the Division of Plastic Surgery, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, New York

Obesity and Male Genitourinary Disorders
by Mostafa Elmissiry, MD; Ayman Mahdy, MD; Gamal Ghoniem, MD, FACS All authors are from Cleveland Clinic Florida.
Access to the Bypassed Stomach after RYGB
by Gregory Dakin, MD Assistant Professor of Surgery, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, New York

Healthcare Economics of Weight Loss Surgery
by Limaris Barrios, MD, and Daniel B. Jones, MD From Harvard Medical School, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts

Energy Metabolism and Biochemistry of Obesity
by Sayeed Ikramuddin, MD; Daniel Leslie, MD; Bryan A. Whitson, MD; and Todd A. Kellogg, MD, PhD All from the University of Minnesota Medical Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. This article serves as an update of an article on the same topic published in Bariatric Times in September, 2005. (Ikramuddin S, Kellogg, TA. Energy Metabolism and […]