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Category: Bariatric Surgery
An Interview with Dr. Eric J. DeMaria: ASMBS President 2018–19

By Eric J. DeMaria, MD, FACS, FASMBS President of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (2018-2019) and Professor and Chief of the Division of General/Bariatric Surgery, Department of

Are You AWARE? ASMBS Foundation Launches New Program

A Message from Foundation President Rami Lutfi, MD Dear Friends and Colleagues, As we approach the second half of 2019, I am excited to share with you new initiatives taking

Matrix Medical Communications Reaches 1,000-certificate Milestone for Metabolic & Bariatric Care Times Integrated Health Continuing Education Department

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WEST CHESTER, Pennsylvania, May 14, 2019 — Matrix Medical Communications, publisher of the peer-reviewed, monthly journal Metabolic & Bariatric Care Times (BT), announced today that more than

New Beginnings and Reflecting on Lessons Learned in 16 Years of Practice

By John M. Morton, MD, MPH, MHA, FACS, FASMBS, ABOM Clinical Editor of Metabolic & Bariatric Care Times; Vice-Chair of Quality and Division Chief of Bariatric and Minimally Invasive Surgery

Nonsurgical Therapy for Patients with Overweight and Obesity: Two New Devices Now Approved for Lower BMIs

By Christopher D. Still, DO, FACN, FACP Co-Clinical Editor of Metabolic & Bariatric Care Times; Medical Director for the Center for Nutrition and Weight Management, and Director for Geisinger Obesity

Mesenteric Venous Thrombosis following Bariatric Surgery

This activity has expired. Course Overview Bariatric surgery has become the mainstay treatment for obesity with many thousands procedures performed annually. This article highlights the physiopathology, risks factors, clinical presentation,

Raising the Standard: Enhanced Recovery Goals in Bariatric Surgery (ENERGY): The Second MBSAQIP National Quality Improvement Project

by Anthony T. Petrick, MD, FACS, FASMBS, and Dominick Gadaleta, MD, FACS, FASMBS Dr. Petrick is the Quality Director at Geisinger Surgical Institute and Director of Bariatric and Foregut Surgery

Roux-en-O after Duodenal Switch: A Case Report

by Daniel Prior, DO; Thomas Magnuson, MD; Gina Adrales, MD; Hien Nguyen, MD; Alisa Coker, MD; and Michael Schweitzer, MD Drs. Prior, Magnuson, Adrales, Nguyen, Coker, and Schweitzer are with

Letter to the Editor: Tackling Weight Bias from All Sources

by Peter D. Vash, MD, MPH, FTOS Dr. Vash is the past executive medical director of The Lindora Medical Clinics and an assistant clinical professor of medicine at UCLA Medical