Tag: Focused Practice Designation

Who is Eligible for Focused Practice Designation?

Who is Eligible for Focused Practice Designation?

| April 1, 2022

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 Times 2022;19(4):8–9 […]

Continue Reading

Focused Practice Designation (FPD) Follow-up Q&A from ASMBS re-UNITED Meeting

Focused Practice Designation (FPD) Follow-up Q&A from ASMBS re-UNITED Meeting

| February 1, 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 bariatric surgery. Funding: No funding was provided. Disclosures: Dr. DeMaria is the Chair and Dr. Ponce is the Co-chair for the ASMBS Board Certification Committee. […]

Continue Reading

Focused Practice Designation in Metabolic Bariatric Surgery

Focused Practice Designation in Metabolic Bariatric Surgery

| January 1, 2022

by Eric J. DeMaria, MD Dr. DeMaria is Professor and Chief, Division of General/Bariatric Surgery; Department of Surgery Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina. Funding: No funding was provided for this article. Disclosures: The authors report no conflicts of interest relevant to the content of this article. Bariatric Times. 2022;19(1):16. Abstract […]

Continue Reading

Focused Practice Designation for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery—My, How Things Have Changed!

Focused Practice Designation for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery—My, How Things Have Changed!

| July 1, 2020

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 FUNDING: No funding was provided. DISCLOSURES: The authors have no conflicts of interest relevant to the content of this article. Perspectives is a quarterly column designed […]

Continue Reading