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Part 2: A Proposal: Designating Qualified Bariatric Aftercare Programs and Providers to Aid in Long-term Bariatric Patient Followup

| October 14, 2011 | 0 Comments

by Eric J. DeMaria, MD Dr. DeMaria is from New Hope Wellness Center, Raleigh, North Carolina. Bariatric Times. 2011;8(10):26 I have heard the same question over and over again from patients during my 20 years in the field bariatric surgery—“Why isn’t there a bariatric primary care provider I can see?” I have sat in on […]

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Part 1: A Proposal: Why We Need a New Aftercare Plan

| September 22, 2011 | 0 Comments

by Eric J. DeMaria, MD Dr. DeMaria is from New Hope Wellness Center, Raleigh, North Carolina. In the first installment of this column, I discussed long-term care after bariatric surgery. This month is a bit of a sequel, and I actually have some good news: I have heard from many of our colleagues in the […]

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Low BMI surgery: Metabolic or Cosmetic?

| July 22, 2011 | 2 Comments

Total Bariatric Care by Eric J. Demaria, MD This month’s topic: Low BMI surgery: Metabolic or Cosmetic? Dr. DeMaria is from New Hope Wellness Center, Raleigh, North Carolina. Bariatric Times. 2011;8(7):22 This column is dedicated to providing updates and commentary on a wide range of topics within the specialty of bariatric surgery.

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Total Bariatric Care

| June 7, 2011 | 9 Comments

by Eric J. Demaria, MD Dr. DeMaria is from New Hope Wellness Center, Raleigh, North Carolina. This column is dedicated to providing updates and commentary on a wide range of topics within the specialty of bariatric surgery This month’s topic: Aftercare: Are We Providing Value to Our Patients? Bariatric Times. 2011;8(6):36–37

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