Tag: ASMBS
The ASMBS Mentorship Program—Turning Words into Actions!
by Adrian Dan, MD, FACS, FASMBS Dr. Dan is Medical Director, Weight Management Institute at Summa Health in Akron, Ohio, and Associate Professor of Surgery at Northeastern Ohio Medical University (NEOMED) in Rootstown, Ohio. Funding: No funding was provided. Disclosures: The authors have no conflicts of interest relevant to the content of this article. Bariatric […]
Florida, Puerto Rico, and the Caribbean State Chapter of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS)
by Vicky Blackard, MBA/HCA, RN, CBN Ms. Blackard was the past Integrated Health (IH) president of the Florida, Puerto Rico, and the Caribbean State Chapter of the ASMBS. Funding: No funding was provided. Disclosures: The author reports no conflicts of interest relevant to the content of this article. Bariatric Times. 2022;19(4):14. On Friday, February 11, […]
Missouri State Chapter of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS)
by Magdy F. Giurgius, MD, MBChB, MSc, FACS Dr. Girurgius is with Ozarks Healthcare in West Plains, Missouri. Funding: No funding was provided. Disclosures: The author reports no conflicts of interest relevant to the content of this article. Bariatric Times. 2022;19(2):8. The Missouri state chapter of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) […]
The American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) Plans for 2022
This column is dedicated to sharing the vast knowledge and opinions of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) leadership—past and present—on relevant topics in the field of obesity and bariatric surgery. Funding: No funding was provided for this article. Disclosures: The authors report no conflicts of interest relevant to the content of this article. […]
New York State Chapter of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS)
by Aurora Pryor, MD, MBA, FACS, FASMBS Dr. Pryor is with Stony Brook Medicine in Stony Brook, New York. Funding: No funding was provided. Disclosures: The author reports no conflicts of interest relevant to the content of this article. Bariatric Times. 2021;18(10):12. The New York state (NYS) chapter of the American Society for Metabolic and […]
Louisiana Now Covers Bariatric Surgery for State Employees
by Micki Hayden, MSN, ARNP Mrs. Hayden is Bariatric Program Coordinator at Ochsner- North Shore in Slidell, Louisiana. Bariatric Times. 2021;18(9):11. Many states within the United States have been plagued by lack of access to care for patients with obesity. Approximately one percent of patients who qualify for bariatric surgery do not have bariatric coverage […]
Oregon State Chapter of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS)
by Farah Husain, MD, FACS, FASMBS Dr. Husain is an Associate Professor at Oregon Health & Science University in Portland, Oregon and is the President of the Oregon State Chapter of the American Society for Metabolic and Obesity Surgery (ASMBS). Funding: No funding was provided. Disclosures: The author reports no conflicts of interest relevant to […]
Meeting Highlights: American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) Annual Meeting 2021
by John D. Scott MD, FACS, FASMBS Dr. Scott is the ASMBS Program Committee Immediate Past Chair. Funding: No funding was provided for this article. Disclosures: John Scott, MD, FACS, FASMBS is the ASMBS Program Committee Immediate Past Chair. Bariatric Times. 2021;18(9):13 The 37th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery […]
Reconnecting in Oklahoma/Arkansas—State Chapter of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS)
by Laura Fischer, MD, MS, FACS Dr. Fischer is with the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and is the president of the Oklahoma/Arkansas State Chapter of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS). Funding: No funding was provided. Disclosures: The author reports no conflicts of interest relevant to […]
Arizona State Chapter of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS)
by David Podkameni, MD, FACS, FASMBS Dr. Podkameni is the President of the Arizona State Chapter of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS). Funding: No funding was provided. Disclosures: The author reports no conflicts of interest relevant to the content of this article. Bariatric Times. 2021;18(7):12. The Arizona state chapter of the […]
