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Category: Bariatric Surgery
Taking the Lead: An Interview with Dr. Jaime Ponce, President of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery

Metabolic & Bariatric Care Times. 2012;9(8):12–13 Dr. Ponce is the Medical Director for the Bariatric Surgery program at Hamilton Medical Center, Dalton, Georgia and Memorial Hospital, Chattanooga, Tennessee. He is

Nutritional Management Related to Plastic Surgery Among Bariatric Patients: A Meta-analysis

by Silvia Leite Faria, MSc, RD; Orlando Pereira Faria, MD; Mariane de Almeida Cardeal; and Heloisa Rodrigues de Gouvêa Metabolic & Bariatric Care Times. 2012;9(8):14–19

12th Annual Minimally Invasive Surgery Symposium

Salt Lake City, Utah, February 20–25, 2012 by Richard M. Kirkner

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Endorse Sleeve Gastrectomy as a Valid Treatment Modality for Patients with Morbid Obesity; United States FDA Approves Prescription Weight Loss Drug Lorcaserin

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

Do You Do Revisions?

A commentary by Metabolic & Bariatric Care Times Clinical Editor Raul J. Rosenthal MD, FACS, FASMBS Raul J. Rosenthal, MD, FACS, is Clinical Editor, Metabolic & Bariatric Care Times, Professor

How to Fashion a Duodeno-jejunostomy During a Laparoscopic Biliopancreatic Diversion with Duodenal Switch

This column recruits expert surgeons to share step-by-step technical pearls on bariatric procedures. Column Editors: Raul J. Rosenthal, MD, FACS, FASMBS, and Daniel B. Jones, MD, MS, FACS This month’s

Myths Associated with Obesity and Bariatric Surgery—Myth 4: “Diabetes improvement after bariatric surgery is dependent on weight loss.”

Exclusive Series: The Metabolic Applied Research Strategy initiative Part 5: Myths Associated with Obesity and Bariatric Surgery—Myth 4: “Diabetes improvement after bariatric surgery is dependent on weight loss.” by Lee

Bariatric Surgery in the Transplant Patient

by Kunoor Jain-Spangler, MD, and Dana Portenier, MD Drs. Jain-Spangler and Portenier are from Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina. FUNDING: No funding was provided. DISCLOSURES: The authors report

Measuring Success: A Comparison of Weight Loss Calculations

This column is dedicated to providing information on the medical management of obesity, which includes diet, exercise, behavioral change, and medication.

Ed Mason at Large—July 2012

This ongoing column is dedicated to sharing with readers the life and experiences of Dr. Edward Mason.