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Category: Bariatric Surgery
The History of Bariatric Surgery: A Life in Metabolic Surgery

by Mervyn Deitel, MD, FASMBS, FACN, CRCSc, FICS Dr. Deitel pioneered intravenous hyper-alimentation (total parenteral nutrition) at St. Joseph’s Health Centre in Toronto in 1967 and began bariatric surgery in

Is There Room for Functional Foods and Phyto Supplements in the Bariatric Patient Population?

by Silvia Leite Faria, MSc, RD, PhD; Orlando Pereira Faria, MD; Fernanda Prates, and Larissa Berber Silvia Leite Faria, MSc, RD, PhD, Orlando Pereira Faria, MD, Fernanda Prates, and Larissa

Evidence on the Mechanisms of Bariatric Surgery and RCTs with Consistent Results: Proof that Surgery is an Effective Therapy for Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

3rd World Congress on Interventional Therapies for Type 2 Diabetes and the 2nd Diabetes Surgery Summit An Interview with Lee M. Kaplan, MD, and Philip Schauer, MD Lee M. Kaplan,

ASMBS Foundation News and Update—September 2015

by Connie Stillwell Ms. Stillwell is the Executive Director of the ASMBS Foundation. United We Step—Registration Open. We are excited to announce that registration for the United We Step National

Walter Pories’s Cartoon Corner

Original Cartoons by Walter J. Pories, MD, FACS Professor of Surgery, Biochemistry and Kinesiology, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina Click HERE to view original cartoons by Dr. Walter J.

Two Gastric Balloon Products Get Approval in the United States: The Multidisciplinary Team Remains Important for This New Patient Population

A Message from Dr. Raul J. Rosenthal Raul J. Rosenthal, MD, FACS, FASMBS, Clinical Editor, Metabolic & Bariatric Care Times; Chief of Staff, Professor of Surgery and Chairman, Department of

“Drink Responsibly.” Examine and Eliminate Hidden Calories and Sugars from Beverages

A Message from Dr. Christopher Still Christopher Still, DO, FACN, FACP, Co-Clinical Editor, Metabolic & Bariatric Care Times; Medical Director for the Center for Nutrition and Weight Management, and Director

Comments On: United States Federal Court Decision May Impact the Bariatric Community

Comments On:United States Federal Court Decision May Impact the Bariatric Community Eligibility Standard of Care, Preoperative Diets Among Debate Access referenced article here: https://bariatrictimes.com/united-states-federal-court-decision-may-impact-the-bariatric-community/ by DANIEL B. JONES, MD, MS,

The History of Bariatric Surgery: Forty Years in Bariatric Surgery

by Mathias A.L. (MAL) Fobi, MD, FACS, FICS, FACN, FASMBS Dr. Mathias A.L. Fobi is a senior staff surgeon at Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California. He was

General Anesthesia for Vaginal Delivery of Twins in an Anticoagulated Obese Woman

This ongoing column is written by members of the International Society for the Perioperative Care of the Obese Patient (ISPCOP), an organization dedicated to the bariatric patient. Column Editor: Stephanie