Thank you to postdocs Dr. Florina Corpodean and Dr. Michael Kachmar for presenting on their work at this week's Work In Progress!

BEST PAPERS SEPTEMBER ISSUE "BMI ≥ 70: A Multi-Center Institutional Experience of the Safety and Efficacy of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Intervention" DOI: doi.org/10.1007/s11695… FREE DOWNLOAD: rdcu.be/dVbDo

Pennington Biomedical is proud to offer a variety of FREE health screenings at the 25th Annual Wellness Day for Women on March 8, 2025! To register for FREE or to learn more about this year’s Wellness Day for Women, visit pbrc.edu/wdw

In this Viewpoint, Jimmy McDermott, Christian de Virgilio MD FACS, and Sharon Lum MD MBA FACS provide recommendations for surgeons to stay active amidst demanding professional and personal commitments to help manage stress, avoid burnout, and improve overall quality of life. ja.ma/3F3uzCh

BMI ≥60 surged >200% since 2001 - the fastest rise among all obesity categories. A growing clinical & public health challenge. Prevention, treatment, infrastructure - and less stigma - are urgently needed. ASMBS Pennington Biomedical Research Center Vance L. Albaugh, MD, PhD, DABOM, DABS-FPMBS Flori Corpodean, MD Philip Schauer, MD

Another great showing by our Pennington Biomedical Research Center and LSU Department of Surgery residents and postdocs presenting at Digestive Diseases Week #DDW2025 Excellent work Drs. Corpodean and Stover! #academicsurgery #research Philip Schauer, MD Dr. John Kirwan LSU Health New Orleans Pennington Biomedical Research Foundation ASMBS Digestive Disease Week

Nice work Flori Corpodean representing important scientific collaboration between LSU Department of Surgery LSU Health Sciences and Pennington Biomedical Research Center! Vance L. Albaugh, MD, PhD, DABOM, DABS-FPMBS Michael Kachmar, DO, DABOM, DABS Dr. John Kirwan

Thrilled to share that Hope Jackson, MD, will be the new Bariatric Surgery Program Director within the Division of Minimally Invasive Surgery! Congratulations – we can’t wait to see the great things she does in this new role.

Congratulations Hope T. Jackson, MD on the new position as Bariatric Surgery program director! Can’t wait to see all the great things you’ll do!

Increased risk of 13 different cancers with an elevated BMI NEJM #obesity

….And Metabolic Surgery improves, or resolve, or prevents many other metabolic diseases, such as steatohepatitis, sleep apnea, hypertension, dyslipidemia, cardiovascular disease and cancer AND reduces mortality by nearly 50%. IFSO ASMBS Neil Floch MD Ricardo Cohen

Study by Pennington Biomedical Research Center team that evaluated the use of different types of pre-surgery treatments, including multi-modal anti-obesity medications, GLP-1s & traditional diet & exercise finds pts who used multiple medications lost the most weight prior to surgery tinyurl.com/4s885dhv

Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH) drives rising morbidity and mortality, yet remains underdiagnosed. A new Health Policy paper by Jeffrey V. Lazarus and colleagues calls for community-based diagnostics: shorturl.at/a0COQ #LiverTwitter #SLDthinktank

Thank you to Abigail Whitam of WBRZ News for helping to spotlight the GreauxHealthy initiative this morning on 2une-In #GreauxHealthy #ChildhoodObesity #PBRC

Online—Prevalence of #clinical #obesity versus #BMI-defined obesity among US adults: a cohort study thelancet.com/journals/landi… #FREE to read

Great ASMBS meeting last week - very proud of our #metabolic #surgery fellows and trainees #Metamor #ASMBS25 The future is bright!

Top Papers Presentation 2 Years Running! Very proud of Dr. Florina Corpodean Flori Corpodean, MD discussing her work examining routine cancer screening and obesity severity. #ASMBS25 American Board of Obesity Medicine OAC ASMBS ASMBS IH Philip Schauer, MD Pennington Biomedical Research Center The Obesity Society

Vance L. Albaugh, MD, PhD, DABOM, DABS-FPMBS Flori Corpodean, MD American Board of Obesity Medicine OAC ASMBS ASMBS IH Philip Schauer, MD Pennington Biomedical Research Center The Obesity Society Here’s my story! I know many friends unable to get screenings and or treatments for cancer. Imagine knowing you have cancer but can’t get the surgery to remove it. obesityaction.org/resources/acce… Access Denied: Recommended Cancer Screening - Obesity Action Coalition

Although #obesity increases #cancer risk, greater obesity severity was associated with reduced rates of screenings like mammography and colonoscopy, while screenings like FOBT increased with higher BMI levels. ja.ma/4gC3o04

As obesity severity increases, patients are less likely to have routine cancer screening. Great work using the CDC/BRFSS ! As high BMI obesity increases in the USA, this is going to become an increasingly important issue. The Obesity Society Pennington Biomedical Research Center jamanetwork.com/journals/jaman…