Bariatric Surgery Perspective

• Seeking Less-Invasive Care in Obesity-Related Liver Disease At DDW 2017, the focus was on finding better ways to detect disease and encourage weight loss. Dr William Balistreri highlights the results.
  Medscape Gastroenterology, July 2017
• Poster Pearls From ADA 2017: 13 Things You'll Be Glad You Know What were some of the unique findings gleaned from the hundreds of posters presented at this year's American Diabetes Association meeting?
  Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology, June 2017
• 10 Key Primary Care Takeaways: DDW 2017   The 'really hot stuff' from this year's Digestive Disease Week that will interest primary care providers, according to Dr David Johnson.
  Medscape Gastroenterology, June 2017
• It's All Here: Your Guide to Highlights of DDW 2017   Dr David Johnson provides his perspective on many of the exciting scientific advances presented at this year's Digestive Disease Week.
  Medscape Gastroenterology, May 2017
• 50 Shades of Malpractice Malpractice cases range from crazy to shocking to sad to frustrating. Here are some of the most notorious cases from each of our 50 states.
  Medscape Business of Medicine, August 2015
• An Obesity Manifesto: Debunking the Myths Dr Arya Sharma debunks arguments that obesity is simply a behavior that patients can change.
  Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology, February 2017
• Managing Obesity in Primary Care: When It's Time for Gastric Bypass   In the third installment of this series on managing obesity in primary care, Drs Vega and Apovian discuss the surgical approach.
  Medscape Family Medicine, February 2017
• Monitoring Post-Bariatric Surgery Nutritional Deficiency   In the years after surgery, micro- and macronutrient impairments present a significant risk. Dr David Johnson tells you how to identify signs of trouble.
  Medscape Gastroenterology, February 2017
• Obesity Is a Disease That Needs to Be Taken Seriously   More than one third of US adults are obese, but medications for obesity are used for only 2% of patients. It's time to make a change.
  Medscape Family Medicine, January 2017
• Can Overweight Doctors Really Help Patients Lose Weight? Can a doctor who is overweight be effective in motivating heavy patients to slim down? Experts say yes. Their tips for giving advice will work for normal-weight doctors too.
  Medscape Business of Medicine, December 2016
• Bariatric Surgery in Teens: Do the Benefits Last? A study evaluates whether the positive results of bariatric surgery in adolescents are meaningful and durable.
  Medscape Pediatrics, November 2016
• Obesity, GI Surgery, and Risk for Postoperative Complications Commentary on a study on whether obesity increases the risk for postoperative complications, published in the British Journal of Surgery.
  Medscape General Surgery, October 2016
• Arefa MD's Morning Report: Gastric Bypass, LABAs, New FDA Warning   Dr Arefa Cassoobhoy provides a quick rundown of this week's news on long-term effects of gastric bypass surgery, safety of LABAs, and a new black box warning from the FDA.
  Medscape Internal Medicine, September 2016
• Surgery vs Medical Therapy for Type 2 Diabetes Commentary on a study comparing bariatric surgery vs conventional treatment for type 2 diabetes in obese patients, published in the Lancet.
  Medscape General Surgery, June 2016
• Bariatric Surgery: Not Just for BMI Anymore   Dr Jeff Mechanick discusses how a decade of advances has changed the context in which bariatric surgeries are performed.
  Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology, April 2016
• New Data May Soon Reshape Transplantation Decisions in ESLD Dr William Balistreri provides an overview of the research that's adding compelling new ideas on how to enhance transplantation protocols for all types of patients.
  Medscape Gastroenterology, April 2016
• Weight Loss Surgery for Teens: Ready for Prime Time? At 3 years after bariatric surgery, are clinical benefits measurable in formerly obese teenagers?
  Medscape Pediatrics, March 2016
• Top 10 Practice Changers in Gastroenterology: 2015 Dr David Johnson looks back on a notable 12 months in published gastroenterologic research, and picks the data most likely to affect our practices for years to come.
  Medscape Gastroenterology, December 2015
• Can Weight Loss Improve Asthma? Can weight reduction improve asthma indices in patients with obesity? Many questions remain, but it looks promising.
  Medscape Pulmonary Medicine, December 2015
• The Increasing Pace of Progress in Hepatology From obesity-related issues in children to the emerging role of the microbiome in multiple disorders, highlights from this year's Digestive Disease Week were as expansive as they were illuminating.
  Medscape Gastroenterology, November 2015