by Natan Zundel, MD, FACS; Elias Chousleb, MD; and Soni Chousleb, MD Dr. Zundel is Clinical Professor of Surgery, Florida International University College of Medicine, Miami, Florida; Dr. E. Chousleb
An interview with John Baker, MD, President of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Dr. John Baker runs a private practice in Little Rock, Arkansas. He is Medical
by Ricardo Cohen, MD Dr. Cohen is from the Center of Excellence of Bariatric Surgery and Metabolic Disorders, Oswaldo Cruz Hospital, Sao Paulo, Brazil Financial Disclosures: Dr. Cohen has no
Ask the Experts: Dilemmas in Bariatric Surgery This month’s dilemma: Treatment Option in Patient Presenting with Small Bowel Obstruction from Bezoars in the Jejunojejunal Anastomosis after Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass This
Symposium Synopsis: The Minimally Invasive Surgery Symposium (MISS) Tenth Annual Conference San Diego, California, February 22–27, 2010
Dear Readers: Welcome to the March issue of Metabolic & Bariatric Care Times.
by Aydin H. Pooli, MD, and Edward H. Phillips, MD, FACS Dr. Aydin H. Pooli is Research Fellow, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California. Dr. Phillips is Vice Chair, Department
An Interview with Jaime Ponce, MD, FACS, FASMBS Dr. Ponce is the Medical Director for the Bariatric Surgery program at Hamilton Medical Center, Dalton, Georgia and Memorial Hospital, Chattanooga, Tennessee.
by Lucy Jones, BSC, Hons, RD Ms. Jones is Specialist Bariatric Dietitian, Clinical Nutrition Department at The Whittington Hospital, London, United Kingdom. Metabolic & Bariatric Care Times. 2010;7(3):18–21
The Battle for Access to Care for Treatment of Obesity
by Robin Blackstone, MD, FACS, FASMBS Dr. Blackstone is the Medical Director at Scottsdale Healthcare Bariatric Center in Scottsdale, Arizona, and is Co-Chair of Access to Care Committee and Secretary/Treasurer
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