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Spotlight on Technology December 2024

Spotlight on Technology July–August 2023

Category: Past Articles
Presenting the 9th Annual Metabolic & Bariatric Care Times Buyers Guide

Dear Readers: Time is moving fast and we are only four months away from our first Obesity Week Clinical Congress in Atlanta, Georgia. I recommend, if you are planning to

Let’s Get Real: Defining Our Future

Column Editor: Walter J. Pories, MD, FACS Dr. Pories is professor of surgery at the Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina. Dr. Chapman is professor of

Right Upper Quadrant Abdominal Pain and Elevated Liver/Pancreatic Enzymes after Gastric Bypass

by Raul J. Rosenthal, MD, FACS, FASMBS; Samuel Szomstein, MD, FACS, FASMBS; and Emanuele Lo Menzo, MD, PhD, FACS, FASMBS

A Case of Clinical Anxiety Following Successful Bariatric Surgery: A Cognitive Behavior Therapy Approach

by Dene Berman, PhD, ABPP Dr. Berman is a Board Certified Clinical Psychologist. He is the Clinical Director of Lifespan Counseling Associates in Beavercreek, Ohio and Clinical Professor in the

Pulmonary Hypertension in Candidates for Bariatric Surgery: A Cause for Concern

by Peter N. Benotti, MD Dr. Benotti is from The Obesity Institute, Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, Pennsylvania. Metabolic & Bariatric Care Times. 2013;10(8):14–17.

Comments on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ Proposed Decision on the Centers of Excellence (COE)/Accreditation Requirement for Medicare Patients: Hoping They Reconsider

Dear Colleagues: I am starting this editorial with mixed feelings. I am happy and excited that the American Medical Association (AMA) has finally recognized obesity as a disease process. This

Gastric Remnant Distention after Gastric Bypass

by Raul J. Rosenthal, MD, FACS, FASMBS; Samuel Szomstein, MD, FACS, FASMBS; and Emanuele Lo Menzo, MD, PhD, FACS, FASMBS Welcome to “Checklists in Bariatric Surgery.” This column’s aim is

Let’s Get Real: Return on Investment?

with Walter J. Pories, MD, FACS Dr. Pories is Professor of Surgery, Biochemistry and Kinesiology, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina FUNDING: No funding was provided in the preparation of

Countdown to Obesity Week 2013

Interview #7 Ninh T. Nguyen, MD, FACS, FASMBS Metabolic & Bariatric Care Times. 2013;10(7):10–11.

How to Perform a Gastrostomy

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