Top Papers I

Learning Objectives:

Define, discuss and solve specific challenges in the treatment of people with obesity, obesity-related and metabolic diseases and conditions
Describe the development and use of new techniques to achieve weight loss by surgery in obese patients
Discuss strategies to help patients with failed weight loss or weight regain
Identify creative options for patient follow up and monitoring

8:00am	Opening and Introduction Shanu Kothari, MD FACS FASMBS; Mona Misra, MD
8:05am	A001 Cancer Incidence, Type, and Survival after Bariatric Surgery Authors: Jared R Miller, MD; Alec Fitzsimmons, MPH; Andrew Borgert, PhD; Kate Mellion, MD; Joshua Pfeiffer, MD; Brandon Grover, DO FASMBS Presenter: Jared R Miller, MD Discussant: Shanu Kothari, MD FACS FASMBS
8:20am	A010 Evaluating incident substance use disorder following bariatric surgery Authors: Melissa Butt, DrPH; Riley A Eisler, BS; Ann Rogers, MD; Andrea Rigby, PsyD Presenter: Melissa Butt, DrPH Discussant: Samer Mattar, MD FASMBS
8:35am	A003 Extended Postoperative Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis after Bariatric Surgery: A Comparison of Existing Risk Stratification Tools and 5-Year MBSAQIP Analysis Authors: Joseph Imbus, MD; Andrew D Jung, MD; S Davis, Jr, MD; Omobolanle Oyefule, MD; Federico J Serrot, MD FACS FASMBS; Jamil L Stetler, MD FACS; Ankit D Patel, MD FACS FASMBS; Melissa Majumdar, MS RD CSOWM LDN; Edward Kin, DO; Elizabeth M Hechenbleikner, MD Presenter: Joseph Imbus, MD Discussant: Mohamed R Ali, MD
8:50am	A004 Predicting serious complications following bariatric surgery in geriatric patients: Development of the GeriBari tool using the MBSAQIP database Authors: Jerry Dang, MD PhD; Valentin D Mocanu, MD PhD; Kevin Verhoeff, MD; Matthew T Allemang, MD; Matthew Kroh, MD; shahzeer Karmali, MD MPH Presenter: Jerry Dang, MD PhD Discussant: Pearl Ma, MD FACS FASMBS ABOM
9:05am	A005 Medicaid Expansion: The impact of health policy on bariatric surgery Authors: Theresa N Jackson, MD; Gary G Grinberg, MD; Zhamack Khorgami, MD; Panduranga Yenumula, MD Presenter: Theresa N Jackson, MD Discussant: Michael Seger, MD