September 2024 - Webinar On-Demand

September 2024 Webinar Announced

September 12th, 2024 Webinar
Hypoabsorption Bariatric Operations
Is the Superior Weight Loss Worth the Risk?

Keynote Speaker:
Omar Ghanem, MD
Metabolic Surgeon-Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

Panelist:
Abdelrahman Nimeri, MD, FACS, FASMBS
Director, Bariatric & Metabolic Surgery
Center for Weight Management & Wellness
Disvision of General and GI Surgery

Panelist:
Ricardo Cohen, MD
Director The Center For The Treatment Of Obesity And Diabetes, Oswaldo Cruz German Hospital, Sao Paulo, Brasil Past President- IFSO Latin American Chapter, Past President - Brazilian Society For Bariatric And Metabolic Surgery

Moderator:
Philip Schauer, MD, FACS, FASMBS
United Companies Life Insurance Co./Mary Kay and Terrell Brown Chair, Professor Of Metabolic Surgery, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Louisiana State University

August 2024 - Webinar On-Demand

August 8th, 2024 Webinar
Metabolic Surgery for BMI > 70
Too Sick for Surgery?

Keynote Speaker:
Florina Corpodean, MD
Postdoctoral Researcher and Surgical Fellow, Pennington Biomedical Research
General Surgery Resident - LSU School of Medicine

Panelist:
Michael W. Cook, MD, FACS, FASMBS
Associate Professor of Clinical Surgery
LSU Department of Surgery
Medical Director, UMCNO Center for Weight Loss
and Bariatric Surgery
Associate Program Director,
LSU/Pennington Bariatric Surgery Fellowship
Chair of ASMBS Insurance Committee

Moderator:
Philip Schauer, MD, FACS, FASMBS
United Companies Life Insurance Co./Mary Kay and Terrell Brown Chair, Professor Of Metabolic Surgery, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Louisiana State University

Moderator:
Samer Matter, MD
Professor and Chief of Division of Bariatric
and Metabolic Surgery at Baylor College of Medicine

June 2024 - Webinar On-Demand

June 6th, 2024 Webinar
Does Metabolic Surgery Really Save Money In The Long Run?

Keynote Speaker:
David Arterburn, MD, MPH, FACP, FTOS, FASMBS
Internist and Researcher,
Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Services Research Institute
Affiliate Professor,
University of Washington School of Medicine

Moderator:
Philip Schauer, MD, FACS, FASMBS
United Companies Life Insurance Co./Mary Kay and Terrell Brown Chair, Professor Of Metabolic Surgery, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Louisiana State University

Panelist:
C. Joe Northup, MD, FACS, FASMBS
Medical Director
VUMC Bariatric Surgery Program
Associate Professor
Vanderbilt Department of Surgery
ASMBS Executive Council

Panelist:
Santosh Agarwal, MPharm
Sr. Director, Evidence and Economics, Surgical
Medtronic

Panelist:
Matthew Maciejewski, PhD
Senior Research Career Scientist,
Center of Innovation to Accelerate
Discovery and Practice Transformation
(ADAPT) Durham VA Medical Center
Professor, Department of Population
Health Sciences
Duke University Medical Center

May 2024 - Webinar On-Demand

May 2nd, 2024 Webinar
New Strategies for Metabolic Surgery in Patients with GERD

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Keynote Speaker:
Aurora Pryor, MD, MBA, FACS, FASMBS
Surgeon-in-Chief, Long Island Jewish Hospital
System Director for Bariatric Surgery
Northwell Health

Moderator:
Philip Schauer, MD, FACS, FASMBS
United Companies Life Insurance Co./Mary Kay and Terrell Brown Chair, Professor Of Metabolic Surgery, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Louisiana State University

Panelist:
Samer Mattar, MD, FACS, FRCS, FASMBS, ABOM
Professor and Chief of Division of Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery at Baylor College of Medicine

Panelist:
Carlos Galvani, MD, FACS
Professor and Chief Division of General Surgery at Louisiana State University School of Medicine

April 2024 - Webinar On-Demand

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April 4th, 2024 - Webinar
12-Year Follow-Up of the World's Largest RCT of Metabolic Surgery vs. Medical Management of T2D and Obesity - The ARMMS Study

Co-Keynote Speaker:
Philip Schauer, MD, FACS, FASMBS
United Companies Life Insurance Co./Mary Kay and Terrell Brown Chair, Professor Of Metabolic Surgery, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Louisiana State University

Co-Keynote Speaker:
John P. Kirwan, MSc, PhD, FACSM
George A. Bray, Jr. Endowed Super Chair in Nutrition, Executive Director, Pennington Biomedical Research Center

Panelist:
John B. Buse, MD, PhD
Verne S. Caviness Distinguished Professor of Medicine Senior Associate Dean for Clinical Research Director, UNC Diabetes Care Center

Panelist:
Robert H. Eckel, MD
Professor of Medicine, Emeritus Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism & Diabetes Division of Cardiology University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

Panelist:
Francesco Rubino, MD
Professor of Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery, Kings College, London

March 2024 - Webinar

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March Webinar

March 7th, 2024
Life Expectancy And Causes Of Death In
Relation To Type 2 Diabetes Status:
30-Year Follow-Up Of The Swedish Obese Subjects Study

Keynote Speaker:
Kajsa Sjöholm, PhD, MSc
Associate Professor
Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine
Sahlgrenska Academy, Gothenburg University, Sweden

Moderator:
Philip Schauer, MD, FACS, FASMBS
United Companies Life Insurance Co./Mary Kay and Terrell Brown Chair, Professor Of Metabolic Surgery, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Louisiana State University

Panelist:
Marzieh Salehi, MD, MS, FACP
Professor of Medicine
Medical Director, Bartter Research Unit,
Audie L. Murphy Hospital
UT Health San Antonio

Panelist:
Kelley Robert Branch, MD, MS
Associate Professor of Medicine
Division of Cardiology
University of Washington, Seattle, WA

February 2024 - Webinar

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February Webinar

February 1st, 2024
Metabolic Adaptation After Weight Loss:
What Is It and How Is It Altered by Metabolic Surgery?

Keynote Speaker:
Eric Ravussin, PhD
Director, Nutrition Obesity Research Center
Douglas L. Gordon Chair in Diabetes
and Metabolism Boyd Professor,
Associate Executive Director for Clinical Science
Pennington Biomedical Research Center

Moderator:
Philip Schauer, MD, FACS, FASMBS
United Companies Life Insurance Co./Mary Kay and Terrell Brown Chair, Professor Of Metabolic Surgery, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Louisiana State University

Panelist:
Kevin D. Hall, PhD
Section Chief, Integrative Physiology Section, Laboratory of Biological Modeling,
National Institutes of Diabetes and Digestive
Kidney Diseases

Panelist:
Donna Ryan, MD
Professor Emeritus,
Pennington Biomedical Research Center

Panelist:
Marzieh Salehi, MD, MS, FACP
Professor of Medicine
Medical Director, Bartter Research Unit,
Audie L. Murphy Hospital
UT Health San Antonio

January 2024 - Webinar

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Webinar Announced!

January 4th, 2024 - Webinar
Board Certification in Obesity Medicine
Why, How, and When?

Keynote Speaker:
Judith Korner, MD, PhD, DABOM
Professor of Medicine
Director, Metabolic and Weight Control Center
Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Chair, American Board of Obesity Medicine

Panelist
Shauna Levy, MD
Assistant Professor, MIS/Bariatric Surgery,
Tulane University School of Medicine

Panelist
Dana Brittan, MBA
Executive Director, Credentialing Specialist,
Certificate of Nonprofit Board Education, American Board of Obesity Medicine (ABOM)

Panelist
Wayne J. English, MD, FACS
Associate Professor of Surgery, Program Director,
Advanced GI Minimally Invasive Surgery/
Bariatric Fellowship Division of General Surgery,
Department of Surgery, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

Moderator:
Philip Schauer, MD, FACS, FASMBS
United Companies Life Insurance Co./Mary Kay and Terrell Brown Chair, Professor Of Metabolic Surgery, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Louisiana State University

Panelist
Kimbrerly Gudzune, MD, MPH, FTOS
Associate Professor of Medicine and Health Policy and Management Director, Healthful Eating, Activity and Weight Program, John Hopkins Medicine

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December 7th, 2023 - Webinar
Focused Practice Designation for Bariatric Surgery
A Stepping Stone to Board Certification?

December 2023 Teaser
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Co-Keynote Speaker:
Jaime Ponce, MD, FACS
Medical Director, CHI Memorial Weight Management Center, Chatanooga, TN
Past President, American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery

Co-Keynote Speaker
Eric DeMaria, MD
Professor and Chief, General and Bariatric Surgery, Vice Chair of Clinical Affairs Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University

Moderator:
Philip Schauer, MD, FACS, FASMBS
United Companies Life Insurance Co./Mary Kay and Terrell Brown Chair, Professor Of Metabolic Surgery, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Louisiana State University

November 2nd, 2023 - Webinar
What’s New in Endoscopic Approaches to Weight Loss? The Magic of Magnets

Keynote Speaker:
Michel Gagner MD, FRCS, FACS
Chief, Department of Surgery, Westmount Square Surgical Center, Quebec, Canada

Watch The Promotional Video
Presented By Dr. Philip Schauer

Panelist
Jaime Ponce, MD, FACS, FASMBS, Medical
Director of Bariatric Surgery and Obesity Medicine at CHI Memorial Hospital,
Chattanooga, TN

Moderator:
Philip Schauer, MD, FACS, FASMBS
United Companies Life Insurance Co./Mary Kay and Terrell Brown Chair, Professor Of Metabolic Surgery, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Louisiana State University

Panelist
Barham AbuDayyeh, MD, MPH
Professor of Medicine Consultant, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

Panelist
Ricardo Cohen, MD
Director The Center For The Treatment Of Obesity And Diabetes, Oswaldo Cruz German Hospital, Sao Paulo

October 5th, 2023 - Webinar
Metabolic Surgery As Treatment For Hypertension

Keynote Speaker:
Carlos Schiavon, MD, FACS
Scientific Coordinator-Obesity and Bariatric Surgery Center - Hospital BP -
A Beneficencia Portuguesa de Sao Paulo

Moderator:
Philip Schauer, MD, FACS, FASMBS
United Companies Life Insurance Co./Mary Kay and Terrell Brown Chair, Professor Of Metabolic Surgery, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Louisiana State University

Panelist:
Michael Hall, MD
Associate Division Director, Division of Cardiovascular Diseases ,
School of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center

Panelist:
John E. Hall, PhD
Arthur C. Guyton Professor and Chair
Department of Physiology and Biophysics
Director, Mississippi Center for Obesity Research
Director, Cardiorenal and Metabolic Diseases Research Center, University of Mississippi Medical Center

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Presented By Dr. Philip Schauer

September 7th, 2023 - Webinar Announced!
Bariatric-Metabolic Surgery Vs. Lifestyle Intervention
Plus Best Medical Care in NASH (BRAVES) A Multi-Center,
Open-Label Randomized Trial

Keynote Speaker:
Geltrude Mingrone, MD, PhD
Professor, Catholic University, Rome, Italy and Kings College, London, UK

Moderator:
Philip Schauer, MD, FACS, FASMBS
United Companies Life Insurance Co./Mary Kay and Terrell Brown Chair, Professor Of Metabolic Surgery, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Louisiana State University

Panelist:
Bilal Hameed, MBBS
Professor of Medicine and Ambulatory Director of Hepatology
University of California San Francisco

Panelist:
Sayeed Ikramuddin, MD, MHA
Jay Phillips Professor and Chair, Department of Surgery
University of Minnesota School of Medicine

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June 2023 Webinar!
Keynote Title:
Sleeve vs. Gastric Bypass for Best
Long-term Results:
What do the RCT’s Tell Us?

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May 2023 Webinar!
Keynote Title:
Metabolic Surgery for Heart Failure

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April 2023 Webinar!
Keynote Title:
An Insider's View: Putting Into Practice The New AAP Clinical Practice Guidelines To Treat Child Obesity

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March 2023 Webinar!
Keynote Title:
Metabolic Surgery Mitigates Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)

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February 2023 Webinar!
Keynote Title:
Maximizing Metabolic Surgery with
Anti-Obesity Medications

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January 2023 Webinar!
Keynote Title:
Addressing Health Disparities and Health Equity in the Treatment of Obesity

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December 2022 Webinar!
Keynote Title:
Impact of Bariatric Surgery on Adipose Tissue Inflammation - The Central Cause
of Obesity-Related Disease

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November 3rd, 2022 Webinar!
Keynote Title:
Endoscopic Gastroplasty,
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