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Update on American College of Surgeons Bariatric Surgery Center Network Accreditation Program: An Interview with Ninh T. Nguyen, MD, FACS

| September 21, 2010 | 1 Comment

An Interview with Ninh T. Nguyen, MD, FACS Dr. Nguyen is from University of California, Irvine Medical Center, Orange, California. Financial Disclosures: Dr. Nguyen reports no financial disclosures relevant to the content of this interview.

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Spotlight on the Bariatric Medical Institute of Texas

Spotlight on the Bariatric Medical Institute of Texas

| September 21, 2010 | 0 Comments

Spotlight on the Bariatric Medical Institute of Texas San Antonio, Texas by Melinda Hart Melinda Hart is part of the marketing team at Bariatric Medical Institute of Texas, San Antonio, Texas. Bariatric Times. 2010;7(9)22–25

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The National Association of Bariatric Nurses: 7th Annual Conference

| September 21, 2010 | 2 Comments

The National Association of Bariatric Nurses 7th Annual Conference Norfolk, Virginia, September 29–October 1, 2010 by Laurie D. McGinley, MS, CNS-BC, APN, CBN Author affiliation: Ms. McGinley is the Bariatric Nurse Manager at Western Bariatric Institute of Reno, Nevada. Ms. McGinley has served as Vice President and President Elect of NABN and currently serves as […]

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Five Minutes with… Joe Nadglowski, Jr.

| September 21, 2010 | 0 Comments

Five Minutes with…Joe Nadglowski, Jr. Joe Nadglowski, Jr. is the President and Chief Executive Officer for the Obesity Action Coalition. Mr. Nadglowski is a graduate of the University of Florida and holds a degree in Microbiology and Cell Science. Bariatric Times. 2010;7(9):21

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Bariatric surgery in adolescents with obesity—Careful consideration of each patient a must

| August 23, 2010 | 0 Comments

Dear Readers: Welcome to the August 2010 issue of Bariatric Times! Two very interesting articles, a difficult case presentation, and the 2010 Buyers Guide are the core contents of this month’s issue.

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Usefulness of Upper Gastrointestinal Contrast Studies in Post-Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Surgery

Usefulness of Upper Gastrointestinal Contrast Studies in Post-Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Surgery

| August 23, 2010 | 0 Comments

by Holly M. Thompson, MD, MPH, and Robert A. Andrews, MD Dr. Thompson, is from the Department of Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Andrews is from the Department of Minimally Invasive Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts. Funding: There was no funding for the development of this article. Financial […]

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The Role of Bariatric Surgery in Adolescent Morbid Obesity

| August 23, 2010 | 0 Comments

by Daniel DeUgarte, MD; Wendy Slusser, MD; and Amir Mehran, MD Dr. DeUgarte is Surgical Director, UCLA Fit for Healthy Weight Program and Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, Division of Pediatric Surgery for the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California. Dr. Slusser is Medical Director, UCLA Fit for Healthy Weight Program […]

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Ask the Experts: Dilemmas in Bariatric Surgery

| August 23, 2010 | 0 Comments

Ask the Experts: Dilemmas in Bariatric Surgery This month’s dilemma: Complications following sleeve gastrectomy This month’s expert: Gregg H. Jossart, MD Dr. Jossart is Director of Minimally Invasive Surgery, California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco, California. Bariatric Times. 2010;7(8)19–20

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Editorial Message: Laparoscopic sleeve gastrctomy “failure”— a “first step” to a second long-term final approach

| July 22, 2010 | 0 Comments

Dear Readers: Welcome to the July 2010 issue of Bariatric Times. I hope that all who attended this year’s meeting of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS), which took place June 21–26 in Las Vegas, Nevada, enjoyed the presentations and exhibits.

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Pregnancy in Patients with Obesity or Morbid Obesity: Obstetric and Anesthetic Implications

Pregnancy in Patients with Obesity or Morbid Obesity: Obstetric and Anesthetic Implications

| July 22, 2010 | 1 Comment

by Anasuya Vasudevan MD, FRCA Dr. Vasudevan is from the Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and is an Instructor at Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts. Bariatric Times. 2010;7(7):9–13

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