The first time Elizabeth “Betsy” Dovec, MD, FACS, FASMBS, DBOM, performed a laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy in an ambulatory surgery center setting...

Losing weight isn’t solely about looking and feeling good. Healthcare professionals are beginning to realize obesity is an incurable chronic disease that causes inflammation...

Why I Underwent Sleeve Gastrectomy; Here's hoping happy, healthy days lie ahead for me after I lost most of my stomach last month.

Time to add bariatric surgery? Weight-loss surgery can be your gain.

Gastric bypass may put patients at risk of alcohol problems. Research shows that as many as 1 in 5 patients who undergo this popular weight-loss surgery may develop an alcohol disorder.

Obesity device drains a portion of stomach contents after meals into the toilet. The AspireAssist obesity device consists of a tube that connects the inside of the stomach to a port outside of the abdomen.

Sleeve gastrectomy's outpatient potential. The weight-loss surgery is safe and efficient when performed in ASCs.

California surgery centers and physicians are suing insurer United over its weight-loss surgery reimbursement practices.

Several controversies surround the case of Sheldon Randall, MD.

Study shows combination of Zofran and aprepitant reduces PONV incidence in bariatric surgery patients.

Prepping for Gastric Banding - Outpatient Surgery Magazine - September

Study: After Bariatric Surgery, Alcohol Abuse More Likely - This Just

Bariatric Surgery Benefits Diabetic Patients - This Just In - March, 2

FDA Targets Gastric Band Weight-Loss Claims - This Just In - December,

Gastric Banding: Safe for Teenagers? - This Just In - May, 2011

Lap-Band Patient's Death Blamed on "Suboptimal Anesthesia Care" - This

Study Finds "Relatively Poor" Long-Term Outcomes From Gastric Banding

American Heart Association Backs Bariatric Surgery's Health Benefits -

Jury Awards $1.38 Million for Gastric Banding Death - This Just In - J

Should FDA Approve Gastric Lap-Band for the Slightly Obese? - This Jus