Dear friends, colleagues, and readers of Metabolic & Bariatric Care Times: I hope you had a great start in 2013. This year promises to be an exciting one for the

Dear Friends and Colleagues, First, I would like to commend Dr. Michel Gagner on the success of the Fourth Annual International Consensus Summit for Sleeve Gastrectomy (ICSSG-4), which took place

Dear Friends and Colleagues, Let me start this editorial message by congratulating Georgeann Mallory and The American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) on another outstanding Fall Educational Event

Dear Friends and Colleagues, I just returned from Chicago, Illinois, where I attended the 100th Annual Clinical Congress of the American College of Surgeons. This gathering was a milestone for

Dear Friends, By the time you read this editorial, we might be at the American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress in Chicago, Illinois. If you have not done so yet,

Dear Readers, In this issue, we are pleased to present the 8th Annual Metabolic & Bariatric Care Times Buyers Guide. We thank each of the industry partners for their support

Dear Readers, What a great start of July 2012—the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that they endorse sleeve gastrectomy (SG) as a valid treatment modality for patients

Dear Readers of Metabolic & Bariatric Care Times: By the time you read this issue, we may be together in San Diego, California, enjoying the beautiful landscape and weather while

Dear Readers of Metabolic & Bariatric Care Times: This month we share with you reviews and comments from Drs. Ed Mason and Walter Pories on the recent studies published in

Dear Readers of Metabolic & Bariatric Care Times: I would like to start this editorial by relaying the disappointing news that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has