ASMBS President testifies at the Institute of Medicine on behalf of the ASMBS, the Obesity Society, and the Obesity Action Coalition The Institute of Medicine (IOM) has been tasked by
by Terive Duperier, MD, FACS Dr. Duperier is a bariatric surgeon and co-founder of the Bariatric Medical Institute of Texas in San Antonio, Texas.
Dear Readers: Happy New Year! I hope you all are having a good start to 2011. Our first issue of 2011 discusses several important subjects related to the pre- and
by Adrienne Youdim, MD Dr. Youdim is Medical Director, Comprehensive Weight Loss Center, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, and Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine, David Geffen School of
by Ruchi Mathur, MD, FRCPC Dr. Mathur is Assistant Professor of Medicine, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, University of California, Los Angeles, California. Metabolic & Bariatric Care Times. 2011;8(1):10–12
This Month’s Contributor: Laura Frank, PhD, RD, CD, MPH Dr. Frank is currently a Clinical Assistant Professor for Washington State University in the Program of Nutrition and Exercise Physiology. She
Orlando, Florida, September 24–26, 2010 by Michel Murr, MD, FACS, FASMBS Dr. Michel Murr is a professor of surgery at the University of South Florida and director of bariatric and
An interview with Bruce M. Wolfe, MD 2010–2011 President of the American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Metabolic & Bariatric Care Times. 2011;8(1):18–20
Spotlight on the Obesity Treatment Center at Catholic Medical Center Manchester, New Hampshire by Alison Olsen, MS, PA-C Ms. Olsen is Physician Assistant, Catholic Medical Center, Obesity Treatment Center/NH Surgical
Dear Readers: I have some great news to share with you as we finish the year 2010. The 10-member United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory committee voted overwhelmingly