Spotlight on Technology December 2024
Spotlight on Technology July–August 2023
NEW COLUMN: The Mentored Student Clinical Casebook First year medical students at Harvard Medical School are paired with a faculty member and a patient for the year. The student assignment
This ongoing column is dedicated to sharing with readers the life and experiences of Dr. Edward Mason. Column Editor: Tracy Martinez, RN, BSN, CBN Ms. Martinez is the Program Director
by Robin L. Blackstone, MD, FACS, FASMBS Dr. Blackstone is President of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery and Medical Director, Scottsdale Healthcare Bariatric Center, Scottsdale, Arizona.
Nutritional Considerations in the Bariatric Patient This month: Taste Changes after Bariatric Surgery: What to Do when Your Patients Cannot Stand the Taste of Their Food This Month’s Contributor: Jennifer
Column Editors: Raul J. Rosenthal, MD, FACS, FASMBS, and Daniel B. Jones, MD, MS, FACS This month’s technique: Adjustable Gastric Banding: Part 2—How to Place an Access Port
New Column! Medical Methods in Obesity Treatment This month: QNEXA: Past, Present, and Future by Craig Primack, MD, FAAP, and Wendy Scinta, MD, MS, FAAFP, FASBP
Exclusive Series: The Metabolic Applied Research Strategy Initiative Bariatric Surgery: Beyond Restriction and Malabsorption Myth 1: “Weight can be reliably controlled by voluntarily adjusting energy balance through diet and exercise.”
by Christine Napora, CPC Ms. Napora is the Owner of Bariatric Billing, Coding and Consulting (BBC) Services in Los Angeles, California. She also resides on the ASMBS insurance committee.
Dr. Schumann is Associate Professor of Anesthesiology, Tufts University School of Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts.
