Maher El Chaar, MD
Chair
Sergio Bardaro, MD FACS FASMBS
Co-Chair
Helmuth Billy, MD
Executive Council Liaison
Members
Vasmi Alli, MD
Abdulaziz Arishi, MD DABS
Arunkumar Baskara, MD MRCS FACS FASMBS
Diego Camacho, MD
Abhiman Cheeyandira, MD FACS MRCS
Shaun Daly, MD
Daniel Davis, DO FACS FASMBS
Shanley Deal, MD
Sofiane El Djouzi, MD MS MBA FRCS FACS
Andrew Duffy, MD FACS FASMBS
Victoria Gershuni, MD MTR MSGM
Karen Gibbs, MD FACS DABOM FASMBS
Daniel Guerron, MD FACS FASMBS
Juliet Holder-Haynes MD MBA MS ABOM
Matthew Hubbard, MD MS FACS FASMBS
Colleen Kennedy, MD MBA FASMBS
Doris Kim, MD
Keith King, MD
Kathleen Lak, MD
Adolfo Leyva-Alvizo, MD FACS MEd
Emanuele Lo Menzo, MD PhD
Mario Masrur, MD FACS FASMBS
George Merriman, II, MD FACS FASMBS
John Romanelli, MD
Federico Serrot, MD FASMBS
Ian Soriano, MD FACS FASMBS
Emily Speer, MD
Vasanth Stalin, MD FACS
Andre Teixeira, MD
Michael Tran, MD
James Wooldridge, MD FASMBS
ASMBS Staff Liaison
Leslie Vinson
Mission
- To improve the care and treatment of people suffering from obesity
- To advance the science and understanding of metabolic and bariatric surgery
- To be a highly valued specialty society that serves the educational professional needs of its diverse membership
Description
The mission of the General and Foregut Surgery Committee is to develop evidence-based guidelines and identify unique diagnostic and treatment strategies required for the management of general surgical and foregut disease in patients undergoing metabolic and bariatric surgical procedures.
Objectives
- Increase awareness of the incidence of common general surgical and foregut problems in patients before and after metabolic and bariatric surgery
- Establish and disseminate guidelines an protocols for the management of general surgical and foregut problems before and after metabolic and bariatric surgery
Committee Goals
Short-Term
- Increase committee membership and participation
- Complete the Be Wise social marketing campaign
- Publish:
a. Gastroparesis: An Evidence-Based Review for the Bariatric and Foregut Surgeon
b. A Foregut Survey on the Scope of Practice Among Members of American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery
c. Systematic Review of Management of Gallbladder Disease in Patients After Minimally Invasive Bariatric Surgery
Specific Projects that Achieve Goals and Objectives
- Several new committee members were welcomed this year
- The committee is collaborating with the Public Education Committee and an outside vendor to produce social marketing campaigns featuring the most common comorbidities: diabetes, sleep apnea, NAFLD, gastroparesis, hiatal hernia, heartburn
- The manuscripts above are in near final or final publication stage
Mid-Term
- Disseminate the Be Wise videos to membership
- Begin new projects upon approval of project proposals
Specific Projects that Achieve Goals and Objectives
- Collabroate with the Communications and Public Education Committees on a plan to market the videos to members and on different platforms
- Discussion of new projects; work groups formed
Long-Term
Specific Projects that Achieve Goals and Objectives
2022-2023 Completed Projects
- Published: a. Gastroparesis: An Evidence-Based Review for the Bariatric and Foregut Surgeon (SOARD April 2023)