In the Spotlight: Public Education Committee

Committee Mission The Public Education Committee’s mission is to educate the public on bariatric surgery through various media and outreach...

North American Chapter of IFSO – Cardiovascular Risk Reduction from GLP-1 RA...

Recorded Thursday, April 10, 2025 Recent breakthroughs highlighted the dramatic effect of GLP-1RAs and related pharmaceuticals in reversing the effects...

In The Spotlight: ASMBS Corporate Council

Committee Mission The Corporate Council was organized to develop and enhance the joint strategies and efforts of bariatric surgeons, healthcare,...

Advanced Practice Provider (APP) Lecture Series – Balancing the Scale: Challenging Weight...

Recorded February 20, 2025 Speaker: James Zervios, VP Obesity Action CoalitionModerator: Erica Amianda, DMSc, PA-CPanelists: Pamela Davis, RN BSN MBA...

ASMBS Video Journal Club: Limb lengths: Roux-en-Y, OAGB and DS/SADI

Live Presentation on January 21, 2025, 7:00 PM ET Moderators: Matthew Brengman, MD and Venkat Modukuru, MDPresenters: Maria Altieri, MD...

In the Spotlight: IH Communications Committee

Committee Mission The mission of the IH Communications Committee is to facilitate communication within ASMBS integrated health membership and with...

Equity – Access – Inclusion – Diversity

Welcome to the ASMBS DEI Hub, an evolving resource for tools, guidance, and support in advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion...

In the Spotlight: Community and Independent Practice Committee

Committee Mission The mission of the Community and Independent Practice Committee is to represent interests of independent practitioners and provide...

ASMBS Review of the Body Mass Index

Introduction The American Medical Association designated obesity as a disease in 2013 [1]. In 2022, 6 leading organizations with a...

ASMBS Review of Body Composition

Introduction Although the body mass index (BMI) has been used as a measure of obesity for decades, it is now...