A great safe place to raise a family. Competitive salary, generous benefits and malpractice paid.

Send CV to Tsulliva@mvnhealth.com

Posted 2/20/2012
Expires 5/21/2012

Marshfield Clinic is seeking two Bariatric surgeons to join our departments of surgery at our Eau Claire and Marshfield Centers.

Marshfield Clinic is nationally recognized physician medical group known for providing physicians with the most advanced medical equipment and health information technology today. With over 775 physicians practicing at over 50 locations throughout Wisconsin, it is the leader in providing high quality health care to the region. As a physician at Marshfield Clinic, you will join an organization led by physicians who value the ability to control medical choices.

A generous two-year guaranteed salary is followed by unlimited RVU production based income and Director (voting member) status. The benefit package includes a fully funded retirement plan plus a matching 401K plan, occurrence based malpractice, life, dental, health, and disability insurance, 20 days paid leave to start, plus 10 days CME and $5800 allowance, relocation, and more. EMR has been supported for over 10 years and is accessed with a mobile PC at point of service.

Our Wisconsin communities are safe residential communities with beautiful homes at affordable prices and no long commutes. Plentiful four-season recreation such as bicycling, hiking, skiing, fishing, and golf abound. You will enjoy easy access to metro areas and excellent schools. Nationally, Wisconsin ranks near the top in ACT and SAT scores.

To learn more about Marshfield Clinic, please visit our website at: www.marshfieldclinic.org/recruit. You can also find us on www.facebook.com/marshfieldclinicphysrec and become a fan!

Contact:
Physician Recruiter, Beth Albee
albee.beth@marshfieldclinic.org 
715-221-5775
Marshfield Clinic
1000 N. Oak Avenue
Marshfield, WI 54449

Posted 2/15/2012
Expires 5/15/2012

]]> http://asmbs.org/2012/02/bariatric-surgeons-marshfield-eau-claire-wi/feed/ 0 http://asmbs.org/2012/02/private-practice-bariatric-laparoscopic-surgeon-westchester-county-new-york/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=private-practice-bariatric-laparoscopic-surgeon-westchester-county-new-york http://asmbs.org/2012/02/private-practice-bariatric-laparoscopic-surgeon-westchester-county-new-york/#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:25:36 +0000 susan http://asmbs.org/?p=5236 Private Practice Bariatric/ Laparoscopic Surgeon

New York Bariatric Group – Westchester County, New York, United States

Job Description

Join one of the fastest growing most lucrative private bariatric surgical practices in the New York Area. Currently have offices in Manhattan, Long Island (Nassau and Suffolk County), and expanding into Westchester County and possibly New Jersey. Excellent starting salary with bonus incentive and partnership opportunity. Bariatric Surgery fellowship or experience is necessary. Have full support structure built into practice with physician assistants, nutritionists, psychologist, etc. The New York Bariatric Group provides extensive marketing and physician outreach to get your practice up and running very quickly. You would be director of bariatric surgery at a new program we are starting at a beautiful state of the art hospital about 45 minutes from New York City.

How to Apply

Interested applicants should send resume to garber@nybariatric.com or call 516-616-5500. Position available to start July 1.

Posted 2/10/2012
Expires 5/11/2012

Current practice is essentially 100% bariatrics but general surgery can be incorporated by an appropriate candidate if desired. This will be a new location for this successful practice and this position offers the opportunity to build a practice with strong support from the established partner. Opportunity is located approximately one hour from NYC.

Endoscopy skills and facility with Single Incision approaches are strongly preferred. Successful candidate can be either newly graduated from fellowship or established surgeon looking to relocate. Competitive compensation package is being offered, but more importantly this represents a rare opportunity to build a practice in a very desirable location. Interested candidates can send resume to drbilof@gsbwc.com.

Posted 2/6/2012
Expires 5/6/2012

1. Existing statements/guidelines will be reviewed once every two years.
2. A schedule of review will be established by the CIC Co-Chair.
3. Statements may be reviewed at any time, outside of their assigned time frame, based on need, release of a new landmark study, changes in policy, etc. Charge to revise statement could come from the EC, or this subcommittee could develop a proposal to submit to EC for approval to revise statement.

STATEMENT REVIEW PROCESS

1. When a statement is due for review, the subcommittee (chaired by the CIC Co-Chair) will perform a literature review and will make recommendation to the EC/ECEC as to whether the statement needs revision.
• Timeline: Two months are allotted for literature review.
2. The EC will confirm to either revise the statement or not.
• If the statement is not deemed necessary for revision, it is put back in the queue for review the following year.
3. If EC/ECEC gives approval, a new subcommittee of the CIC is developed to revise this statement. This subcommittee will include one member from the Revisions Subcommittee and one or two from the general CIC, and the process moves ahead as delineated below.

STATEMENT REVISION PROCESS

1. A subcommittee of the CIC develops draft of revised statement

• Draft is submitted to the entire CIC for their review and comments.

• If the CIC members have recommendations, draft is sent back to the subcommittee to incorporate recommended edits.
• The above steps may occur multiple times until final draft is approved by entire CIC.
  OR
• CIC committee approves draft as written.

2. Once statement draft is approved by Clinical Issues Committee

• Draft is sent to Michael Hartney, legal advisor, for comment.
• Draft is then sent back to CIC Chair to incorporate legal advisor’s recommendations.

3. Once statement draft has legal advisor’s recommendations incorporated

• Draft sent to Executive Committee of the Executive Council (ECEC) for review and comment.
  AND
• If relevant, the ECEC may determine draft needs to be sent to another committee for simultaneous review and comment.
• If ECEC and/or reviewing committee has recommendations, draft is sent back to CIC Chair to incorporate recommended edits .
• The above steps may occur multiple times until final draft is approved by ECEC and reviewing committee.
  OR• ECEC (and reviewing committee, if utilized) approves statement draft as written.

4. Once approval is obtained from the ECEC

• Draft is sent to the (EC) for review and comments.
  AND
• If relevant (and not done previously), EC may determine draft needs to be sent to another committee for simultaneous review and comment.
• If EC and/or reviewing committee has recommendations, draft is sent back to CIC Chair to incorporate recommended edits.
• The above steps may occur multiple times until final draft is approved by EC and reviewing committee.
  OR
• EC (and reviewing committee, if utilized) approves statement as written.

5. Once approval is obtained from the EC

• Statement goes out to the entire ASMBS Membership for comment via group e-mail and ASMBScommittees.org.
• Timeline: Membership is given two weeks to comment.
• After close of member comments, draft goes back to CIC Chair for review of member comments and incorporating of appropriate edits.

6. Once membership comments have been incorporated

• Statement to ECEC for review and comments
• If ECEC has further recommendations, statement is sent back to CIC to incorporate recommended edits.
• The above steps may occur multiple times until final draft is approved by ECEC and CIC.
  OR
• ECEC approves statement as written.

7. Once final approval is obtained from the ECEC

• Statement goes to EC for review and comments
• If EC has further recommendations, statement is sent back to CIC to incorporate recommended edits.
• The above steps may occur multiple times until final statement is approved by the EC and CIC.
• OR
• EC approves statement as written.

8. Once final approval is obtained from the EC

• Statement is ready for publication:
• CIC Chair submits to SOARD via direct communication with the SOARD Editor-in-Chief
• Once statement is deemed to be in publication, publish on
• ASMBS website
• • “Top 5 on the 5th” Electronic Newsletter

9. All statements, once developed, will be reviewed annually by the CIC for the purpose of determining if, and when, the statement(s) needs revising.

• For all statements requiring revision, please see the separate algorithm entitled “Algorithm for Existing Statement Revision”.

5.23 Vacancies on the Executive Council. A vacancy on the Executive Council occurs on the death, resignation or removal of a member of the Council; and whenever the authorized number of members of the Council is increased. Except as otherwise provided in these Bylaws, vacancies on the Council, except for the office of President, shall be filled by appointment by the President until the next election. Should the office of President become vacant, the President-Elect shall assume the office of President.

II. Proposed Bylaw Changes re Membership As Approved by the Executive Council on November 21, 2011
4.02.1.1 Regular Member Applications. Application for Regular membership shall be made on a form provided by the Executive Director or by the Society. In addition, the applicant shall submit letters of recommendation from two Regular or Senior (previously Regular) Members with voting privileges who are familiar with the candidate’s practice. Information to be included in the letters of reference will be provided in the application packet.

4.02.8 International Members. Foreign applicants who do not otherwise meet the requirements for Regular membership are eligible for International membership. International membership shall consist of licensed medical doctors and osteopaths who have performed a minimum of 25 bariatric procedures as the primary surgeon within the past two years. The applicant shall submit either one letter of recommendation from a Regular or Senior (previously Regular) Member with voting privileges, or two letters of recommendation including one letter from an International Member in good standing and one letter from the Chief Administrator of the applicant’s primary hospital in support of the application. International members must have demonstrated scholarly interest in the surgical treatment of morbid obesity and commitment to the long term care of morbidly obese patients. International members have no voting rights and may not hold office.

4.02.4 Candidate Members. Candidate membership shall consist of medical students, surgical residents and participants in a recognized fellowship program who have a scholarly interest in the treatment of morbid obesity. Application for Candidate membership shall be made on a form provided by the Executive Director or by the Society. Applicants shall submit written verification of their status signed by their program director. Candidate membership may be renewed on an annual basis upon signed verification of the member’s continuing qualifying status.Candidate members have no voting rights and may not hold office.

III. Proposed Bylaw Change re Announcement of Election Results
5.10 Tabulation and Announcement of Results. At the close of the voting period indicated in the ballot materials the results of the vote shall be tabulated. Provided that the number of ballots returned is at least equal to the number of members which if present at a meeting would constitute a quorum, the candidate(s) receiving the highest number of votes for each position is elected. Society staff will report the results in confidence to the Nominating Committee and the Chair of the Nominating Committee will report the results to the President of the Society. The results of the election will then be announced to the membership prior to the commencement of the Society’s annual meeting. Elected candidates shall assume their respective office at the conclusion of the annual meeting.

4.21 Conduct of Meetings Including Annual Business Meeting. The President shall preside as chairperson at all meetings of the members. The chairperson shall conduct each meeting in a businesslike and fair manner and should generally follow the rules of procedure outlined in Robert’s Rules of Order as revised from time to time. The chairperson shall have all of the powers usually vested in the chairperson of a meeting of members. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the chairperson’s rulings on procedural matters shall be conclusive and binding on all members, unless at the time of a ruling a request is made to the members present and entitled to vote, in which case the decision of a majority of such members shall be conclusive and binding on all members.
The order of business at the annual business meeting shall be presentation of committee reports, presentation of old business carried over from prior meetings for action by the Members, presentation by the Executive Council of new business for action by the Members, presentation of resolutions from the Members for action by the Members, presentation of newly elected officers and Executive Council members, and adjournment. The agenda order may be altered and the time allotted for discussion of any particular item restricted by the Chairperson in his or her sole discretion. The order of business at special meetings shall be restricted to discussion of the matters set forth in the notice of the special meeting.

IV. Integrated Health Revised Nominations and Elections Process
Existing Bylaws which would be revised:

7.02 IHS Executive Council. IHS shall be governed by an Executive Council, which shall report to the Executive Council of the Society. All section resolutions, policies and procedures shall be subject to review and approval of the IHS Executive Council and the Executive Council of the Society.

7.02.1 Composition. The IHS Executive Council shall consist of 11 members, including the President, Past President, Senior Past President, President Elect, Secretary, and six Members at Large. In addition, the Executive Council of the Society shall appoint one of its members as liaison to the IHS Executive Council.

7.02.2 Manner of Election and Term of Office. The President Elect, the Secretary, and the six Members at Large shall be elected by the Associate members of IHS in good standing as set forth in these Bylaws. The President, President Elect and Secretary shall each serve a two year term of office. The President Elect shall become the President upon completion of the term of office of the President. Only the Secretary and the Members at Large can stand for reelection. The six Members at Large shall each serve a three year term and shall be elected on a staggered basis so that no more than two Members at Large are elected each year.

7.02.3 Composition. At least one Member at Large must currently be working in the nursing discipline, one Member at Large must currently be working in a behavioral health discipline, one Member at Large must currently be working in the nutrition science discipline and one Member at Large must currently be working as a mid-level practitioner. The two remaining Member at Large positions may be filled by an otherwise qualified member in any discipline.

7.02.4 Nominating Committee. There shall be an IHS Nominating Committee consisting of the two immediate past Presidents of the IHS Executive Council and four members in good standing of the Integrated Health Section appointed by the IHS Executive Council. The Nominating Committee shall present a slate of nominees for the offices of President Elect and Secretary for approval to the IHS Executive Council and to the Executive Council of the Society every two years, and shall present a slate of nominees for Member at Large positions for approval to the IHS Executive Council and to the Executive Council of the Society each year. The slates as approved shall be presented to the Associate members of IHS for election as set forth in these Bylaws. The members of the Nominating Committee chosen by the IHS Executive Council shall each serve a two year term; the terms shall be staggered so that two new members are chosen each year. In the event a member of the Nominating Committee is nominated for a position on the IHS Executive Council the member so nominated shall immediately resign from the Nominating Committee. Vacancies on the Nominating Committee shall be filled by appointment by the President of the IHS Executive Council and approved by a majority vote of the IHS Executive Council.

7.04 Voting Rights. Each Associate member shall have the right to vote on the election of officers and members of the IHS Executive Council as specified in section

7.02.2 and on any other matter brought before the Associate members for action by the Executive Council of the Integrated Health Section. Each Associate member entitled to vote shall be entitled to one vote on each matter submitted to a vote of the Associate members. Associate members who are not in good standing or whose memberships have been suspended or terminated under these Bylaws shall not be entitled to vote on any matter. Five percent (5%) of the voting power shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting of members of the Integrated Health Section. “Voting power” means those Associate Members in good standing entitled to vote. If a quorum is present, the affirmative vote of a majority of the Associate Members represented at the meeting shall be deemed the act of the members. In any election of officers or members of the Executive Council of the Integrated Health Section, the candidates receiving the highest number of votes are elected.No resolution adopted by the Integrated Health Section shall be binding on the IHS Executive Council of the Society unless specifically approved by the Executive Council of the society.

Additional new Bylaws to be added:

xx. Manner of Election. The President-Elect, the Secretary and the Members at Large shall be nominated and elected electronically by the members entitled to vote as set forth in this section. At least sixty (60) days prior to the Society’s annual meeting, the Nominating Committee shall solicit nominations for candidates to fill available offices and seats on the IHS Executive Council. Notice of the nominating period setting forth the available offices and the qualifications for each position, the manner of submitting nominations, and the time period for submitting nominations shall be sent electronically to all Associate members in good standing and shall be posted on the Society’s Website. Any Associate member in good standing may nominate any other Associate member in good standing who appears to meet the stated qualifications by submitting an electronic nomination setting forth the name of the nominee and the position being nominated to in the manner set forth in the notice. The Nominating Committee shall accept nominations for a period of at least 21 days from the notice of nominations.

xx. Qualifications for Nominees. Nominees for office should have a demonstrated history of leadership and effective service to the Society, as follows:
Nominees for Members at Large must currently be working in the specialty of metabolic and bariatric surgery for at least two years and have effectively served as a member of any Integrated Health Section committee within the past five (5) years.
Nominees for Secretary must currently be working in the specialty of metabolic and bariatric surgery for at least two years and have effectively served on the Integrated Health Section Executive Council within the past five (5) years.
Nominees for President-Elect must be a licensed or registered practitioner currently working in the clinical specialty of metabolic and bariatric surgery for at least two years and have effectively served on the Integrated Health Section Executive Council within the past five (5) years.

xx. Formulation of Slate of Candidates. Upon the close of the nominating period the Integrated Health Nominating Committee shall review and validate all nominations received from the voting members to verify that the qualifications for the relevant position have been met. Nominees not meeting the relevant qualifications as determined by the Nominating Committee may be omitted from the slate; otherwise all qualified nominees shall be placed on the slate. The Nominating Committee may also nominate its own qualified nominees for any or all available positions to ensure that qualified nominees for each available position are presented on the final slate of candidates and to help ensure balance among the candidates regarding the discipline represented, geographic area or other relevant factors. For the position of President-Elect, the Nominating Committee shall consult with the current President of the Integrated Health Section and may interview current qualified members of the Integrated Health Section Executive Council to gauge their interest in being nominated as President-Elect. There shall be no limit to the number of qualified candidates presented for any available position.

xx. Election Process. At least twenty-one (21) days prior to the start of the Society’s annual meeting the Integrated Health Nominating Committee shall present the slate of candidates to the voting members electronically together with an electronic ballot for voting. The slate shall contain the name of each candidate for each available position together with a brief statement of the candidate’s practice background and service to the Society. The ballot materials provided to voting members shall indicate the method and deadline for submission of the electronic ballot. The electronic ballot shall permit each voting member to vote for no more than one candidate for each available position. A member may choose not to vote for a candidate for a position. Voting members shall have at least ten (10) days from dissemination of the slate and electronic ballot to return completed ballots, except that in the event the number of ballots returned is less than the number of members which if present at a meeting would constitute a quorum, the time period for submission of ballots shall be extended until the number of ballots required to equal a quorum is received.

xx. Tabulation and Announcement of Results. At the close of the voting period indicated in the ballot materials the results of the vote shall be tabulated. Provided that the number of ballots returned is at least equal to the number of members which if present at a meeting would constitute a quorum, the candidate(s) receiving the highest number of votes for each position is elected. Society staff will report the results in confidence to the Integrated Health Nominating Committee and the Chair of the Nominating Committee will report the results to the President of the Integrated Health Section. The results of the election will then be announced to the membership prior to the commencement of the Society’s annual meeting. Elected candidates shall assume their respective office at the conclusion of the
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The 2012 Certification Examination for Obesity Medicine Physicians will be administered November 3-17, 2012 at Computer Based Testing Centers throughout the United States and Canada. Details regarding examination eligibility requirements and additional examination details can be found at www.abom.org by the end of February.
An obesity medicine physician is a physician with expertise in the sub-specialty of obesity medicine. This sub-specialty requires competency in and a thorough understanding of the treatment of obesity and the genetic, biologic, environmental, social, and behavioral factors that contribute to obesity. The obesity medicine physician employs therapeutic interventions including diet, physical activity, behavioral change, and pharmacotherapy. The obesity medicine physician utilizes a comprehensive approach, and may include additional resources such as nutritionists, exercise physiologists, psychologists and bariatric surgeons as indicated to achieve optimal results. Additionally, the obesity medicine physician maintains competency in providing pre- peri- and post-surgical care of bariatric surgery patients, promotes the prevention of obesity, and advocates for those who suffer from obesity.
Qualifications for Certification without Fellowship
• A copy of each of the state, providence or jurisdictional licenses in which the applicant currently practices medicine.
• A copy of the applicant’s Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”) registration certificate.
• Proof of completion of U.S. or Canadian medical residency.
• Active board certification in an American Board of Medical Specialties (“ABMS”) member board or osteopathic medicine equivalent.
• A signed Declaration and Consent form found in the Policies & Procedures.
• A minimum of sixty (60) credit hours of continuing medical education (CME) recognized by the American Medical Association Physician Recognition Award (AMA PRA) Category 1 Credits on the topic of obesity are required for certification. At least thirty (30) credit hours must be obtained by participation and attendance at a conference. The other thirty (30) credit hours may be obtained by at-home CME activity. The sixty (60) credit hours can be completed within the thirty-six (36) months preceding the final application deadline (9/14/09 – 9/14/12). A copy of the applicant’s CME certificates should accompany the application.

Post-Fellowship Qualifications for Certification
• A copy of each of the state, providence or jurisdictional licenses in which the applicant currently practices medicine.
• A copy of the applicant’s Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”) registration certificate.
• Proof of completion of U.S. or Canadian medical residency.
• Active board certification in an American Board of Medical Specialties (“ABMS”) member board or osteopathic medicine equivalent.
• A signed Declaration and Consent form found in the Policies & Procedures.
• Have successfully completed an on-site clinical fellowship with an obesity component where the fellowship director attests to at least 500 hours on the topic of obesity or obesity-related conditions.

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These are hospital employed positions and part of Hallmark Health System. Throughout our system, you will find more than 400 physicians trained at the country’s top medical schools and teaching hospitals who bring an exceptional level of patient care that meets the most rigorous medical standards.

Hallmark Health’s Lawrence Memorial Hospital, a Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence, also designated as a “Blue Distinction Center for Bariatric Surgery” by Blue Cross Blue Shield, is a comprehensive bariatric program that includes all modalities.

Voted One of Boston Magazine’s Best places to work in Boston, we offer a competitive compensation and benefits package, 24/7 Hospitalist coverage and an excellent call schedule.

If interested, please contact Gina Mariona, Director of Physician Employment, 781-338-7517 or gmariona@hallmarkhealth.org.

Posted 2/2/2012
Expires 3/3/2012