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Spotlight on Technology December 2024

Spotlight on Technology July–August 2023

Category: Medical Methods in Obesity Treatment
Anti-obesity Pharmacotherapy: Where Do We Stand in 2023?

by Harold Bays, MD, FOMA, FTOS, FACC, FNLA, FASPC Dr. Bays is Medical Director/President, Louisville Metabolic and Atherosclerosis Research Center, and Clinical Associate Professor, University of Louisville School of Medicine

Patient Care Following Bariatric Surgery

by Catherine Varney, DO, FAAFP, ABOM Dr. Varney is Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine, University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia. Funding: No funding was provided. Disclosures: The author has

The “Obesity Paradox”—Obesity and Cardiovascular Disease

by Carl Lavie Jr., MD, FACC, FACP, FCCP Dr. Lavie is the Associate Editor and Cardiovascular Section Editor of the Mayo Clinic Proceedings. He serves on over 50 editorial boards,

Bariatric Surgery in 2023: The Latest Tools and Trends

by Teresa LaMasters, MD, FACS, FASMBS, DABOM Dr. LaMasters currently serves as Medical Director of Bariatric Surgery at UnityPoint Clinic Weight Loss Specialists in West Des Moines, Iowa, and Bariatric

A Clinician’s Guide to Motivational Interviewing

by Pranjali Sharma, MD, FAPCR, FEAA Dr. Sharma is an American Board-Certified Internist and Endocrinologist, practicing as an Endocrinologist at Parkview Health System in Pueblo, Colorado. She is an accomplished

A Look Ahead to Obesity Treatment in 2023

by Angela Fitch, MD, FACP, FOMA Dr. Fitch is the President of the Obesity Medicine Association, former Co-Director of the Massachusetts General Hospital Weight Center and an Assistant Professor of

Fundamentals of Obesity Treatment: OMA Extends a Virtual Primer for Practitioners

by Nicholas Pennings, DO, FOMA Dr. Pennings is an associate professor and Chair of Family Medicine at Campbell University School of Osteopathic Medicine; director of the Campbell University Health Center;

Status, Stress, and Struggle: How Socioeconomic Circumstances Impact Obesity

by Jennifer Ng, MD, DABOM Dr. Jennifer Ng is an internist with a secondary specialization in obesity medicine; Assistant Professor of Medicine of the Mount Sinai Icahn School of Medicine

Overcoming Obesity: OMA’s Fall Conference to Offer the Latest Obesity Tools and Knowledge to Advance Obesity Outcomes

by Ethan Lazarus, MD, FOMA Dr. Lazarus is Director of the Clinical Nutrition Center in Greenwood Village, Colorado, and he is the current president of the Obesity Medicine Association (OMA)

Managing Weight Loss for Older Adults: Key Considerations and Challenges

by John Batsis, MD, FACP, FTOS, AGSF, FGSA Dr. Batsis is an Associate Professor in the Division of Geriatric Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine,