Rana Pullatt, MD
Chair
Natan Zundel, MD, FASMBS
EC Liaison
Members
IFSO Past President:
Natan Zundel, MD, FASMBS
IFSO Coordinator:
Samer Mattar, MD, FASMBS
IFSO President:
Kelvin Higa, MD, FASMBS
IFSO President-Elect:
Jacques Himpens, MD
Ad Hoc Member – IFSO ED:
Manuela Mazzarella
Sanjay Agrawal, MD
Ramzi Alami, MD FACS
Dan Azagury, MD
Mousa Khoursheed, MD
Estuardo Behrens, MD
Moataz Bashah, MD
Diego Camacho, MD
Guilherme Campos, MD
Abdelrahman Nimeri, MD
Ian Soriano, MD FACS
Alan Saber, MD
Peng Zhang, MD
ASMBS Staff Liaison
TBD
Mission
To foster communication between health professionals on obesity and related conditions
Description
The ASMBS International Development Committee works to integrate international members from around the world by developing relationships between the ASMBS and its members with organizations and institutions in foreign countries with similar goals and activities; facilitating international collaboration and cooperation to advance the treatment of obesity through education, research and policy initiatives; and maintaining an active relationship with the International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Diseases.
Objectives
- Increase membership of international members
- Enhance experience for international members
Committee Goals
Short-Term
- Increase international membership – coordinate with the Membership Committee.
- Manage all aspects of Awards for Best International Presenters – including budget, logistics, and selection criteria.
- Develop the criteria for US sites that will host visiting international surgeons and create a listing of these programs on our website
Mid-Term
- Diversifying the committee with new committee members from other Countries like Kuwait, Argentina, Korea, China and more.
- Increase attendance at ASMBS 2021 Annual Meeting with more attendance from other countries
- Conduct co-sponsored international courses
Long-Term
- Offering applications in other languages to facilitate the process to future International members. Languages suggested were Chinese, French, Spanish, Arabic, and Portuguese. Volunteers from the International Committee will assist in the translation process.
- Offering applications in other languages to facilitate the process to future International members. Languages suggested were Chinese, French, Spanish, Arabic, and Portuguese. Volunteers from the International Committee will assist in the translation process.
- Create Standardized Training Guidelines for Global Bariatric Surgery.