Category: Review
Worlds Apart: the United States Military Bariatric Surgeons Excel in Vastly Different Arenas
by LTC (p) Robert B. Lim, MD, FACS, and MAJ (p) William V. Rice, MD, FACS Dr. Robert Lim is Assistant Professor, Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. William V. Rice is Director, Bariatric Surgery at William Beaumont Army Medical Center in El Paso, Texas.
Emesis and Other Complications Post Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Surgery
by Hira Ahmad, MD; Savannah Moon, MS-IV; and J. Patrick O’Leary, MD, FACS Hira Ahmad, MD is PGY-1 Resident at Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, Florida. Savannah Moon is a fourth year medical student from Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Fort Lauderdale, Florida. J. Patrick O’Leary, MD, FACS, is Executive Associate […]
The At-risk Gastric Remnant Following Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass
by Terrence M. Fullum, MD; Purnell Traverso, MD; Gezzer Ortega, MD, MpH; Kenedy Foryoung, BS; Tolulope A. Oyetunji, MD, MPH; and Edward E. Cornwell, III, MD All authors are from the Departments of Surgery, Howard University College of Medicine, Washington, District of Columbia.
The Use of Surgical Robots in Bariatric Surgery
by Charmaine V. Gentles, ANP, RNFA; Emmanuel Atta Agaba, MD; Larry Gellman, MD; and Dominick Gadaleta, MD Charmaine V. Gentles, Larry Gellman, and Dominick Gadaleta ,is from the Department of Surgery, North Shore University Hospital, Manhasset, New York. Emmanuel Atta Agaba is from Medical Center at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York.
The Benefits of Cognitive Behavioral Groups for Bariatric Surgery Patients
by Megan A. McVay, PhD, and Kelli E. Friedman, PhD Dr. McVay is from Duke University Medical Center, Department of Psychiatry, Durham, North Carolina. Dr. Friedman is from Duke Health System, Duke Center for Metabolic and Weight Loss Surgery, Durhan, North Carolina. Bariatric Times. 2012;9(9):22–28
Nutritional Management Related to Plastic Surgery Among Bariatric Patients: A Meta-analysis
by Silvia Leite Faria, MSc, RD; Orlando Pereira Faria, MD; Mariane de Almeida Cardeal; and Heloisa Rodrigues de Gouvêa Bariatric Times. 2012;9(8):14–19
Bariatric Surgery in the Transplant Patient
by Kunoor Jain-Spangler, MD, and Dana Portenier, MD Drs. Jain-Spangler and Portenier are from Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina. FUNDING: No funding was provided. DISCLOSURES: The authors report no conflicts of interest relevant to the content of this article. ABSTRACT Obesity in the transplant patient is neither new nor easy to manage. In […]
Measuring the Cost of Surgical Complications: How Surgeon Outcomes Impact Cost in the BLIS Insurance Model
by Regi Schindler BLIS, Inc., Portland Oregon
Management of Paraesophageal Hernias in Patients with Morbid Obesity
by Elizabeth Paulus, MD; Aziz M. Merchant, MD; and Edward Lin, DO, FACS Drs. Paulus and Merchant are from Synergy-Central Michigan University College of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Saginaw, Michigan; Dr. Lin is from Emory University School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Emory Endosurgery Unit, Atlanta, Georgia.
Clinical Considerations and Recommendations for Pregnancy after Bariatric Surgery
by Kim Delamont, NP, MSN, PNNP, WHCNP, CNM Author affiliation: Ms. Delamont is the Bariatric Director, Rose Medical Center in Denver, Colorado. Ms. Delamont created the the Pregnancy after Bariatric Surgery Program and the Weight Management Programs for Teens and Young Adults at Rose Medical Center.
