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Dr. Richard M. Peterson Elected 39th President of American Society for Metabolic...

CONTACT: ASMBS@compartnersny.com Newberry, FL – July 9, 2025 – Richard M. Peterson, MD, MPH, FACS, FASMBS, DABS-FPMBS, Professor and Chief of...
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Integrated Health Directors & Presidents

Since its formation in 1991 as a council reporting directly to the ASMBS Board of Directors, the Integrated Health (IH)...

Bariatric Surgery vs. GLP-1 Medications: What the Latest Research Shows

New Study Highlights Superiority of Bariatric Surgery Over GLP-1 Medications for Sustained Weight Loss A new real-world study presented at...

New Study Finds Self-esteem Surges Within One Year of Weight-loss Surgery

CONTACT: ASMBS@compartnersny.com Benefits of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Extend Well Beyond Weight Loss WASHINGTON, DC – June 19, 2025 –...

The Higher the Body Mass Index, the Higher the Risk for Complications...

CONTACT: ASMBS@compartnersny.com WASHINGTON, DC – June 17, 2025 – The higher a person’s body mass index (BMI), the higher their...

Psychiatric Disorders Less Likely After Weight-loss Surgery Than Treatment With GLP-1s

For Immediate ReleaseJune 17, 2025 CONTACT:  ASMBS@compartnersny.com WASHINGTON, DC – June 17, 2025 – People who have metabolic and bariatric...

Head-to-head Study Shows Bariatric Surgery Superior to GLP-1 Drugs for Weight Loss

Sleeve gastrectomy and gastric bypass were associated with about five-times more weight loss than weekly injections of GLP-1 receptor agonists...

Black Patients Have Higher Rate of Minor Complications After Metabolic and Bariatric...

Black patients are more likely to experience minor complications after metabolic and bariatric surgery than White patients, according to new...

American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Kicks Off Annual Scientific Meeting

New Data on Bariatric Surgery, GLP-1s, Safety and Costs Among Hundreds of New Studies Presented