Alice Wang

bariatric surgeon, dog mom, pomeranian queen

[Michael Albert, MD @MichaelAlbertMD]

💡Can people with obesity reach a “normal” weight through diet & lifestyle alone?

A massive UK study of 177,000+ adults says… not easily.
📉 Over 9 years (no surgery involved):
For those with class 1 obesity (BMI 30–34.9):
🔹Men: 1 in 210 reached normal weight
🔹Women: 1 in 124
For severe obesity (BMI 40–44.9):
🔹Men: 1 in 1290
🔹Women: 1 in 677
⚖️ A 5% weight loss was more common (1 in 7–8/year) — but most regained it within 2–5 years.

🧠 Takeaway:
Community-based weight loss efforts often aren’t enough. We need better tools, access to effective treatments (meds & surgery), and bold public health action.
Source: https://t.co/Xe2534MlA1 #ObesityResearch #WeightLossJourney #PublicHealth
Adapted from @NeilFlochMD

[Abdelrahman Ali Nimeri MD FACS FASMBS ABOM FPD MBS @Nimeri_MD]

Join the @ASMBS mentorship program led by @alicelewang @drpearlma @MikeEdwardsMD

Learn from mentors within the @ASMBS community!

https://t.co/Evr8HN3CQK

[Beverly G. Tchang, MD @BevTchangMD]

I'm prepping for a grand rounds talk @MedUnivSC next week

Feel like highlighting the point that
👉#Weight regain is physiologic. Normal. Driven by biology.

Stop calling patients "non compliant"

#obesity #weightstigma #medicine

[Beverly G. Tchang, MD @BevTchangMD]

My predictions for the field of #obesity #medicine @Medscape
https://t.co/Zti3OWf68L

[Alice Wang @alicelewang]

@SAGES_Updates Do you mean DR. Eva Deerenberg?

[Alice Wang @alicelewang]

@traumamom4 When your pts are often BMI >60 with giant livers, gallbladders are not routine. A lot of research has gone into this and benefits don’t outweight the risks

[Abortion Fund of Ohio @abortionfundOH]

Ohio’s 6-week ban was blocked in October, but many folks don’t know that!

So, help us spread the word: abortion is legal in Ohio through 21 weeks & 6 days!

[Alice Wang @alicelewang]

@pmchoi @APSASurgeons @babydocbigdata @a_h_meier Interesting. When pple look for “fit”, that’s how we continue to hire pple who look and act like us and fail to diversify.

[Dr. Jessica Taylor @DrJessTaylor]

A reminder that Elsevier made $10.5 BILLION in 2022 from selling your academic journals and articles behind paywalls, and make more profit than Amazon, Google, and Apple every year…

And paid the academics who wrote the articles $0
And paid the reviewers of the articles $0

[Alice Wang @alicelewang]

@farahhusainMD Yikes! Feel better soon!!

[Bellal Joseph @Topknife]

Racism is difficult to define. Systemic racism goes unnoticed. If we are to move forward to a more inclusive profession we must work to understand and recognize the racism that lies deep in our foundations. Pictures speak 1000 words.

#STS2023

[Steven D Wexner MD, PhD @SWexner]

“We Suffer in Silence”: Surgeons Discuss Second Victim Syndrome https://t.co/Q6WPar53UU @AmCollSurgeons

[Alice Wang @alicelewang]

@RodGerardo @OMGhanemMD @SAGES_Updates @ASMBS @ASMBSIH @NeilFlochMD @MISIRG1 @Cirbosque @SWexner @juliomayol @MayoClinicSurg @JaimePonceMD Great idea if it didn’t take 4-6 months to complete insurance requirements in Ohio. Then it takes some time to lose the weight. Gonna be hard pressed to ask pts to live with their cancer for a full year.

[ASMBS @ASMBS]

New guidelines expand eligibility for weight loss surgery. Will insurance coverage follow? https://t.co/w4PvfxFwxA via @usatoday

[Abortion Fund of Ohio @abortionfundOH]

BREAKING: A Hamilton County Judge just blocked Ohio’s 6-week abortion ban for 2 weeks, meaning abortion is once again legal through 20 weeks in the state! https://t.co/LCm8qYiZoz

[Alice Wang @alicelewang]

This is really sad news for Dayton

[Nan Whaley @nanwhaley]

When I say abortion is on the ballot this November, this is what I mean.

When I was mayor of Dayton, I fought to keep this clinic open. Now, thanks to Mike DeWine's abortion ban, women in the Dayton area won't be able to get the services they need. https://t.co/5cEiuCj6C1

[Alice Wang @alicelewang]

@bshaw415 @DukeSurgery @DukeSurgRes @LisaTracyMD When I see pics like this, I’m grateful I never have to wear a headlight again. #mis #lightsoff

[Archived: Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot @mayorlightfoot]

Today, I am proud to sign an Executive Order that will prohibit City departments and agencies from participating in any investigations or proceedings from conservative states trying to prosecute abortion providers and those seeking care. 🧵

[No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen @NoLieWithBTC]

This new commercial from Mothers Against Greg Abbott is one of the best political ads I’ve ever seen.

[Abdelrahman Ali Nimeri MD FACS FASMBS ABOM FPD MBS @Nimeri_MD]

@alicelewang examined BPDDS outcomes in 45 patients with BMI <50 60 Fr Bougie, TALL of 300cm CC150 cm [malnutrition 0%]

Another proof that the TALL, size of the stomach is the most important determinant for the incidence of malnutrition or need for TPN or revision @SurgEndosc 👇