Tag: Dr. Raul Rosenthal

Discussing Surgical Complications: Bowel Obstructions among the Most Feared

BT Online Editor | April 1, 2015 | 0 Comments

A Message from Dr. Raul J. Rosenthal Raul J. Rosenthal, MD, FACS, FASMBS, Clinical Editor, Bariatric Times; Chief of Staff, Professor of Surgery and Chairman, Department of General Surgery; Director of Minimally Invasive Surgery and The Bariatric and Metabolic Institute; General Surgery Residency Program Director; and Director, Fellowship in MIS and Bariatric Surgery, Cleveland Clinic […]

We are Challenged to Make Surgery Affordable While Maintaining Quality and Outcomes

BT Online Editor | March 1, 2015 | 0 Comments

Reducing Readmissions after Bariatric Surgery: An Important Focus for the Bariatric Community

BT Online Editor | February 1, 2015 | 0 Comments

Bariatric Times Welcomes Dr. Christopher Still, Obesity Medicine Expert, as Co-Clinical Editor

BT Online Editor | January 1, 2015 | 0 Comments

Will 2015 Bring Intragastric Balloon Approval to the United States? Start Preparing for This New Treatment Modality

BT Online Editor | December 10, 2014 | 0 Comments

Dear Friends and Colleagues: With the holiday season upon us, and 2015 around the corner, it seems like Obesity Week 2014 was a long time ago. For those of you who were unable to attend, let me summarize this event as the most powerful one I have ever attended. Obesity Week 2014 drew over 5,000 […]

Breaking News: Bariatric Times Announces Christopher D. Still, DO, FACN, FACP, as Co-Clinical Editor Beginning 2015

BT Online Editor | November 2, 2014 | 0 Comments

Dear friends and colleagues, I just returned from Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio, after attending the Cleveland Clinic’s Digestive Disease Institute international meeting “Prevention and Management of Complications in Bariatric Surgery.” Philip Schauer, MD, and Tomasz Rogula, MD, served as course directors and I served on the faculty, presenting on the topic “rare and new […]

The Countdown Has Begun: The American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress 2014 and Obesity Week 2014

BT Online Editor | October 13, 2014 | 0 Comments

Dear friends and colleagues, In this issue of Bariatric Times, we present our 25th installment of “Checklists in Bariatric Surgery.” This checklist is for strictures after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG). At my center, we have a 0.6-percent incidence of strictures after LSG, so we find this to be a rare complication. However, we believe it […]

A Memorable Visit with Dr. Edward E. Mason and Family

BT Online Editor | September 17, 2014 | 0 Comments

Dear friends and colleagues, I just returned from Montreal, Canada, after attending the 19th World Congress of International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity & Metabolic Disorders (IFSO 2014), organized by Dr. Michel Gagner, IFSO Program Director, Dr. Luigi Angrisani, IFSO Immediate Past President, Dr. Rudolf Weiner, IFSO President. Here is a picture of the […]

The Bariatric Times Buyers Guide Celebrates its 10th Year in Publication

BT Online Editor | August 10, 2014 | 0 Comments

Dear Readers of Bariatric Times: By the time you read this issue, we will be together in Montreal, Quebec, attending the 19th World Congress of International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders (IFSO 2014). You will not want to miss the Fifth International Conference on sleeve gastrectomy, including the live surgery day. […]

Quota of 50 Anastomotic Procedures in 12 Months May Be Difficult to Achieve for Some Fellows

BT Online Editor | July 10, 2014 | 0 Comments

Dear Readers of Bariatric Times: For those of you who did not have the opportunity to attend the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) Spring Event in Miami, Florida, the conference was excellent. With an attendance of over 300 physicians and allied healthcare professionals, the success of this event sent our leadership a […]