General and Foregut Surgery Committee

Sergio Bardaro, MD FACS DABS-FPMBS FASMBSChair Karen Gibbs, MD FACS DABOM FASMBSCo-Chair Federico Serrot, MD FACS FASMBSCo-Chair Helmuth Billy, MDBoard...

The Risk of Post-RYGB ‘Plastic Surgery,’ with Invited Discussion by Barry Fisher,...

A woman in her 40s, years after successful open gastric bypass, had her bariatric surgeon perform concurrent ventral hernioplasty, panniculectomy...

International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders (IFSO)

IFSO is a federation composed of national associations of bariatric surgeons. Currently, there are over 72 official member associations of...

Risks of Non-Standard Surgery, with Invited Discussion by Jaime Ponce, MD

A truck driver in his 50s, without insurance coverage, underwent lap band surgery in Mexico, at a quarter of the...

Certified Bariatric Nurse (CBN)

The Certified Bariatric Nurse (CBN) Program is designed to assess the professional competence of practitioners of Bariatric Nursing. Vision Our...

Bariatric Fusion/Unjury

Bariatric Fusion was designed and formulated by our bariatric surgical team to provide the increased amounts of key vitamins and nutrients...

Bariatric Advantage

Bariatric Advantage, Strategic Business Unit, Metagenics, Inc. is the market leader in providing targeted nutrition to the weight loss surgery...

Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases (SOARD)

Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases (SOARD) is the official journal of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery....

Surgery for Diabetes

Type 2 Diabetes is commonly caused by Obesity. Obesity Surgery has the potential to treat and even cure Type 2...

Making Choices About Surgery

These tools are designed to assist those considering bariatric surgery. Paying for Surgery Working with your insurance provider for coverage...