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Letters to the Editor

Goodbye to the BMI Dear Metabolic & Bariatric Care Times Editor: At last—we finally have federal recognition that access to bariatric surgery should no longer be limited by an arbitrary

Filters and Heparins in Bariatric Surgery: What’s the Verdict?

by Amir Mehran, MD, and Taylor Ruggiero Author Affiliation: Dr. Mehran and Ms. Ruggiero are from the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), Department of Surgery, Los Angeles, California. Financial

First Bariatric Allied Health Symposium: Overview of Obesity and Bariatric Surgery

First Bariatric Allied Health Symposium: Overview of Obesity and Bariatric Surgery Fort Lauderdale, Florida, July 16–17, 2010 by Jacqueline McCartney, RN, RM, CNOR, CBN, and Angelica Garcia, CST Author Affiliation:

Ask the Experts: Severe Abdominal Pain 24 Hours after Conversion of Sleeve Gastrectomy to Gastric Bypass

Ask the Experts: Dilemmas in Bariatric Surgery This ongoing column is dedicated to providing information to our readers on various dilemmas in bariatric surgery. We invite questions from our readers.

Rethinking Lift Teams

This CE activity is expired. by Shannon Michael Gallagher, BA; William Charney, DOH; and Laurie D. McGinley, RN, MS, CNS-BC, APN, CBN Author Affiliation: Mr. Gallagher is an independent consultant

Can Iron Alone Sharpen Iron? Managing Iron Deficiency in the Bariatric Surgery Patient

by Jennifer Traub, RD, CNSC Author Affiliation: Ms. Traub is a Clinical Dietitian at Hurley Bariatric Center, Flint, Michigan. Funding: No funding was provided for the preparation of this article.

Editorial Message—Patient Follow Up: A Critical Component of Bariatric Surgery

Patient Follow Up: A Critical Component of Bariatric Surgery

Gastric Band Adjustments: Benefits of Fluoroscopy-Guided Adjustments

by Jaime Ponce, MD, and Adam B. Smith DO, FACOS Dr. Ponce is from Dalton Surgical Group, PC, Dalton, Georgia, and Dr. Smith is from Dr. Smith Laparoscopy, Bariatrics, and

Metabolic Applied Research Strategy Initiative (MARS): Understanding Why Bariatric Surgery Works

An Interview with Principal Investigators Lee M. Kaplan, MD, PhD, and Randy Seeley, PhD About MARS The Metabolic Applied Research Strategy (MARS) is a multi-year, multi-generational research program led by

Hair Loss Among Bariatric Surgery Patients

by Silvia Leite Faria, MS; orlando Pereira Faria, MD; Renato Diniz Lins, MD; and Heloisa Rodrigues de Gouvea Ms. Faria is a nutritionist from Gastrocirurgia de Brasília, Brasília, Brazil and