An Interview with Ninh T. Nguyen, MD, FACS Dr. Nguyen is from University of California, Irvine Medical Center, Orange, California. Financial Disclosures: Dr. Nguyen reports no financial disclosures relevant to
Spotlight on the Bariatric Medical Institute of Texas San Antonio, Texas by Melinda Hart Melinda Hart is part of the marketing team at Bariatric Medical Institute of Texas, San Antonio,
The National Association of Bariatric Nurses 7th Annual Conference Norfolk, Virginia, September 29–October 1, 2010 by Laurie D. McGinley, MS, CNS-BC, APN, CBN Author affiliation: Ms. McGinley is the Bariatric
Five Minutes with…Joe Nadglowski, Jr. Joe Nadglowski, Jr. is the President and Chief Executive Officer for the Obesity Action Coalition. Mr. Nadglowski is a graduate of the University of Florida
Dear Readers: Welcome to the August 2010 issue of Metabolic & Bariatric Care Times! Two very interesting articles, a difficult case presentation, and the 2010 Buyers Guide are the core
by Holly M. Thompson, MD, MPH, and Robert A. Andrews, MD Dr. Thompson, is from the Department of Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Andrews is from
by Daniel DeUgarte, MD; Wendy Slusser, MD; and Amir Mehran, MD Dr. DeUgarte is Surgical Director, UCLA Fit for Healthy Weight Program and Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, Division of
Ask the Experts: Dilemmas in Bariatric Surgery This month’s dilemma: Complications following sleeve gastrectomy This month’s expert: Gregg H. Jossart, MD Dr. Jossart is Director of Minimally Invasive Surgery, California
Dear Readers: Welcome to the July 2010 issue of Metabolic & Bariatric Care Times. I hope that all who attended this year’s meeting of the American Society for Metabolic and
by Anasuya Vasudevan MD, FRCA Dr. Vasudevan is from the Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and is an Instructor at Harvard Medical School,