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ASMBS Foundation News and Update—June 2011

by Kelvin Higa, MD, FACS Dr. Higa is President of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Foundation; Clinical Professor in Surgery, University of California San Francisco, Fresno; and

Total Bariatric Care

by Eric J. Demaria, MD Dr. DeMaria is from New Hope Wellness Center, Raleigh, North Carolina. This column is dedicated to providing updates and commentary on a wide range of

Report Shows Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy has Morbidity and Effectiveness Positioned Between the Band and the Bypass

Dear Metabolic & Bariatric Care Times fans: I would like to start this editorial by commenting on the article by Bartholomay on weight loss surgery in patients with chronic kidney

Surgical Weight Loss Considerations and Nutritional Implications for Patients with Renal Disease

by Linda Bartholomay, BS, RD, LRD Ms. Bartholomay is Manager of Outpatient Nutrition Therapy, Sanford Health, Fargo, North Dakota. Financial disclosure: Ms. Bartholomay reports no conflicts of interest relevant to

Ask the Experts: Dilemmas in Bariatric Surgery

This Month’s Dilemma: Severe Abdominal Pain, Vomiting, and Nocturnal Reflux Caused by a High-placed Gastric Band This Month’s Featured Expert: Natan Zundel, MD, FACS Dr. Zundel is Clinical Professor of

ASMBS News and Update—May 2011

by Robin L. Blackstone, MD, FACS, FASMBS Dr. Blackstone is President-Elect of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery and Medical Director, Scottsdale Healthcare Bariatric Center, Scottsdale, Arizona.

Keeping the Bariatric Patient’s Skin Intact

This CE activity is expired. by ‘Lissa Clark, RN, BSN, MSN, CNE, and Joyce M. Black, PhD, RN, CWCN, FAAN Dr. Black is Associate Professor of Nursing, Department of Adult

Physician Compensation 2011: How Much am I Worth?

by Bruce Maller; Robin Blackstone, MD, FACS, FASMBS; and Jaime Ponce, MD, FACS, FASMBS

NewStart Surgical Weight Management Program at St. Alexius Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri

by Kerrie Warne, Director, NewStart, St. Alexius Hospital Acknowledgment: The author would like to thank Ms. Stephanie Stemmler, media liason for St. Alexius Hospital, for her assistance with the preparation

American Heart Association States Bariatric Surgery Has Benefits that May Outweigh Hazards

Dear Metabolic & Bariatric Care Times fans: I’d like to start this editorial by briefly mentioning two articles on obesity and its treatment. The first article by Poirier et al[1]