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Spotlight on Technology December 2024

Spotlight on Technology July–August 2023

Category: Commentary
Can The “Collective Impact” Framework Model Lower Obesity Rates and Healthcare Costs Around The World?

by Maher El Chaar, MD Dr. El Chaar is with St. Luke’s University Hospital and Health Network in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Funding: No funding was provided for this article. Disclosures: Dr.

Are We Missing Another Opportunity?

by Adam B. Smith, DO, DFACOS, FASMBS, and Robert G. Snow, DO, FACOS, FASMBS Dr. Smith is Adjunct Clinical Professor, University of North Texas Health Science Center in Fort Worth,

Can Robotic-assisted Surgery Improve the Outcomes of Revisional Metabolic and Bariatric Procedures?

by Maher El Chaar, MD, FACS, FASMBS, and Wayne B. Bauerle, MD Dr. El Chaar is with the Department of Surgery, Division of Bariatric Surgery, St. Luke’s University Hospital and

The Role of Facebook Support Groups in Bariatric Surgery

by Spyridon Giannopoulos, MD, and Dimitrios Stefanidis, MD, PhD Drs. Giannopoulos and Stefanidis are with the Department of Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine in Indianapolis, Indiana. Funding: No funding

Crunch Time for TROA!

by Christopher Gallagher Funding: No funding was provided for this article. Disclosures: Christopher Gallagher works with the Obesity Action Coalition, Obesity Society, American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, and

Bariatric Surgery: A Physician’s Perspective as a Patient

by William E. Morris Jr., MD, FACP Dr. Morris is with the Board of Directors, Peterson Health in Kerrville, Texas. Funding: No funding was provided for this article. Disclosures: The

Momentum Growing for Action on Obesity Care!

by Christopher Gallagher Mr. Gallagher is a Washington Policy Consultant for the Obesity Action Coalition (OAC), The Obesity Society (TOS), American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS), and Obesity

Did Naming Obesity a Disease Improve the Outlook for People Living with It?

by Theodore K. Kyle, RPh, MBA, and Joseph F. Nadglowski, JR., BS Mr. Kyle is with ConscienHealth in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Mr. Nadglowski is with the Obesity Action Coalition in Tampa,

Focused Practice Designation in Metabolic Bariatric Surgery

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.

Obesity Medicine and a Call to Action: Weight Recidivism Post Weight Loss Surgery and the Argument for Mandatory Medical Weight Management as a Postoperative Standard within Bariatric Surgery Practices

by Stephanie Therrien, BSc, and Juliana Simonetti, MD, ABOM Diplomate Ms. Therrien is with Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Simonetti is an Assistant Professor and the Director