@Surgeononthego@UCISurgery 5 scope with the sub xiphoid extraction site is the way to go! UCI Surgery Residency training still lives on in my practice!
Bariatric surgery *dramatically* reduces the risk of getting cancer (32%) and dying of cancer (48%). This is NOT a cosmetic procedure ~ it is LIFE SAVING ~ and should be covered by all insurance companies without restriction! @ASMBS#BariatricSurgery
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#Bariatricsurgery “should always be a last resort," says #UCIHealth surgeon Dr. Brian R. Smith, but it's an important option for people with a BMI of 40 or higher who have serious health problems and can't lose weight with diet and lifestyle changes alone. https://t.co/B9xRgQfeyI
RYGB and VSG provide similar benefits for 10-year risk of cardiovascular disease. Literature reporting significant differences between VSG and RYGB in 10-year CVD risk may be a result of residual confounding https://t.co/q6bCn4RdiQ @ASMBS@IfsoSecretariat
#WorldObesityDay March 4th … let’s acknowledge obesity as an epidemic disease, let’s stop the bias and stigma about obesity and its treatments, let’s stop obesity growing rates around the World @ASMBS@IfsoSecretariat
Eight bariatric surgeries in the past two days. Very impressed with my patients' dedication to starting their road to a new, healthier life (especially with Thanksgiving this Thursday!!) #Thankful
@shanu_kothari @gundersenhealth @BSuperGrover@josh_pfeiffer @ghs_surgery Congrats to you, Dr Kothari, as well as you two (Dr Grover and Dr Pfeiffer) who now stepping up in a major way to fill those big shoes! So happy for and proud of you all!
August JACS: Attending surgeon preference for #bouffantcap vs #skullcap does not significantly impact SSI rates after accounting for surgical procedure type. https://t.co/0FI0emzQyv #VisualAbstract@shanu_kothari @gundersenhealth