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Spotlight on Technology December 2024

Spotlight on Technology July–August 2023

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New Column! The Foundation for Surgical Fellowships: Impacting the Future of Surgical Training

This column aims to educate individuals and organizations about the importance of the work that the Foundation for Surgical Fellowships is doing to ensure the funding that leads to the

The Fundamental Use of Surgical Energy (FUSE) Program: Promoting Operating Room Safety

by Pascal Fuchshuber, MD, PhD, FACS; Amin Madani, MD; Daniel B. Jones, MD, MS, FACS; and Steven Schwaitzberg, MD Dr. Fuchshuber, Hepatobiliary and Oncologic Surgery, Associate Professor of Surgery, UCSF,

A Memorable Visit with Dr. Edward E. Mason and Family

Dear friends and colleagues, I just returned from Montreal, Canada, after attending the 19th World Congress of International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity & Metabolic Disorders (IFSO 2014), organized

Ask the Leadership: The First Annual National Obesity Collaborative Care Summit

This column is dedicated to sharing the vast knowledge and opinions of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery leadership on relevant topics in the field of bariatric surgery.

The State of Obesity and Bariatric Surgery in Germany

Obesity and Bariatric Surgery Trends Around the World The state of obesity and bariatric surgery varies from country to country. In this series, authors from around the world discuss obesity

Checklist #24: Unusual Clinical Challenges in Bariatric Patients

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

Bovine Pericardium in Complex Abdominal Wall Reconstruction in Patients with Obesity or Morbid Obesity

The Hole in the Wall Column Editor: Samuel Szomstein, MD, FACS, Associate Director of the Bariatric Institute and Section of Minimally Invasive Surgery, Cleveland Clinic in Weston, Florida, and Clinical

The Metabolic & Bariatric Care Times Buyers Guide Celebrates its 10th Year in Publication

Dear Readers of Metabolic & Bariatric Care Times: By the time you read this issue, we will be together in Montreal, Quebec, attending the 19th World Congress of International Federation

Extreme Obesity, Surgical Weight Loss, and Cardiovascular Health

by Peter N. Benotti, MD, The Obesity Institute, Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, Pennsylvania. ABSTRACT Severe obesity is a well-known risk factor for atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease. Obesity is also a

Worldwide Obesity: Changing the Trend

by Wendy Scinta, MD, MS Dr. Scinta is Medical Director, Medical Weight Loss of NY, BOUNCE Program for Childhood Obesity, Fayetteville, New York; Clinical Assistant Professor of Family Medicine, Upstate