Gastric Bypass Surgeons Headlines

BMI of Texas Offers Free Educational Seminars in San Antonio for People Considering Weight Loss Surgery

Chicago Weight Loss Surgeons Discuss Fad Diet Pitfalls

The Suburban Surgical Care Specialists recently weighed the various options available to patients considering weight loss surgery in Chicago, and discussed the potentially harmful downsides of pursuing weight loss goals with fad diets.

GI Dynamics Announces Distribution Agreement with Elemental Healthcare for the EndoBarrier™ Gastrointestinal Liner

LEXINGTON, Mass. & HUNGERFORD, England--(BUSINESS WIRE)--GI Dynamics today announced it has entered into a new agreement with Elemental Healthcare for the distribution of the EndoBarrier™ Gastrointestinal Liner.

Loss of U.S. option for bariatric surgery hurts the obese: Doc

Changes to the way the province is delivering surgery for obese patients is lengthening wait times for treatments and putting patients at risk, says an Ottawa-area specialist.

Surgery through the belly button

A medical-device company in North Carolina and bariatric surgeon Dr. Brian B. Quebbemann of Newport Beach, Calif., have teamed up for weight-loss surgery requiring just one incision. The operation was the first time a surgeon has used a new Spider surgical tool for an increasingly frequent form of bariatric surgery that cuts the stomach down to 20 percent of its normal capacity, Quebbemann said.