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GAINESVILLE, FL -- May 15, 2013 -- On the heels of New Jersey Governor Chris Christie's revelation that he had weight loss surgery, a U.S. Congressman from New York announced that he too had a weight loss operation. The Buffalo News reported this week, "multiple indignities and a major health scare prompted Rep. Tom Reed to undergo gastric bypass surgery in February. His new lifestyle has left him 70 pounds lighter and diabetes-free."...
Download PDF CONTACT: Amber Hamilton (212) 266-0062 NJ GOVERNOR CHRIS CHRISTIE SPARKS NATIONAL CONVERSATION ON OBESITY American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) Comments on What’s Missing from the Conversation GAINESVILLE, FL — May 10, 2013 — The revelation earlier this week that New Jersey Governor Chris Christie had weight loss surgery made headlines throughout the world. Much was made of why he had it, which procedure he had, how quickly he would lose the weight and what it would mean for his political future. All valid areas of exploration and speculation. One critical question, however, was left unasked and...
The American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) released a new comprehensive diabetes management algorithm. This algorithm mentions bariatric surgery in the Complications Centric Model for Care of the Overweight/Obese Patient on page three of the document. The press release is below and the algorithm is published online at https://www.aace.com/files/ and glycemic-control-algorithm.pdf. American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists Releases Comprehensive Diabetes Management Algorithm for Treatment of Diabetes and Prediabetes Patients JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – April 19, 2013 – The American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) today announced the publication of its comprehensive diabetes management algorithm created to guide primary care physicians, endocrinologists and other health care professionals in the treatment of prediabetes...
February 25, 2013 CONTACT: Mollie Turner, The Obesity Society: mturner@obesity.org James Zervios, Obesity Action Coalition: jzervios@obesityaction.org Amber Hamilton, Communication Partners & Assoc. LLC: amber@compartnersny.com Download PDF Leading Obesity Groups Call for Putting Health, Longevity and Quality of Life First When Considering the Economics of Bariatric Surgery Groups Respond to Latest Research Published in the Journal of the American Medical Association STATEMENT ATTRIBUTABLE TO: Bruce Wolfe, MD, The Obesity Society Advocacy Committee Member Professor of Surgery and Co-Director of Bariatric Surgery, Oregon Health and Science University Speaking on behalf of The Obesity Society, the Obesity Action Coalition and The American Society for...
Jaime Ponce, MD, FACS, a bariatric surgeon at Hamilton Medical Center in Dalton, Georgia and Ninh T. Nguyen, MD, FACS, a bariatric and gastrointestinal surgeon and vice-chair of the department of surgery at University of California Irvine School of Medicine, Orange, CA, were named president and president-elect of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) during the ASMBS annual meeting June 17-22 in San Diego, CA. Over their 17 month term, Dr. Ponce and Dr. Nguyen will lead the organization’s efforts to advance metabolic surgical care for the treatment of obesity. Bariatric and metabolic surgeons Jaime Ponce, MD...
SAN DIEGO, CA – JUNE 20, 2012 – Total cholesterol, triglycerides and C-reactive protein levels are among 11 risk factors for heart attack that remained greatly reduced up to seven years after gastric bypass surgery, according to a new Stanford University study* presented here at the 29th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS). Researchers say the study is the first to demonstrate a long-term and sustained cardiac benefit for patients after gastric bypass across so many risk factors....
SAN DIEGO, CA – JUNE 20, 2012 – Studies from Stanford University, Cleveland Clinic Florida and the Naval Medical Center in San Diego show laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy, an increasingly popular surgical procedure where the stomach is reduced by 85 percent, is as safe as or safer than laparoscopic gastric bypass or gastric banding. The studies* were presented here at the 29th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS)....
SAN DIEGO, CA – JUNE 20, 2012 – Morbidly obese patients with end-stage organ failure may improve their chances for successful organ transplantation after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy, according to a new study* presented here at the 29th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS)....
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