Scott Shikora, MD, FACS, FASMBS (@scottshikoramd) 's Twitter Profile
Scott Shikora, MD, FACS, FASMBS

@scottshikoramd

Professor of Surgery Harvard Medical School Bariatric Surgeon. Brigham and Women's Hospital Boston, Massachusetts

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A key to improving access and interest to surgery rests with educating healthcare providers, addressing stigma with the public, and pushing for legislation and insurance reforms to allow for better reach for #WLS. #obsm

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I had the honor of being with Henry Buchwald last night when he was awarded the prestigious ACS Jacobson Innovation award. What a great event. Congrats Henry. I cannot think of anyone more deserving. #metabolic Surgery #American College of Surgeons

I had the honor of being with Henry Buchwald last night when he was awarded the prestigious ACS Jacobson Innovation award. What a great event. Congrats Henry. I cannot think of anyone more deserving. #metabolic Surgery #American College of Surgeons
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Great OAGB consensus conference in Hamburg. Great work by Almino Ramos and the rest in creating the meeting. I am grateful to have been invited to participate and be included among the 50 experts

Great OAGB consensus conference in Hamburg. Great work by Almino Ramos and the rest in creating the meeting. I am grateful to have been invited to participate and be included among the 50 experts
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If you thought that the first International Diabesity and Metabolic Surgery Summit was a great event just wait for IDMSS2 Mark your calendar for October 14-15, 2020

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Just over a week away from #BariatricSummit2019, and hoping you can join a stellar staff bringing bariatric’s best to Memphis. Share time with some of the field’s top names in a comfortable setting. CEUs for psych too! bariatricsummit.com

Just over a week away from #BariatricSummit2019, and hoping you can join a stellar staff bringing bariatric’s best to Memphis. Share time with some of the field’s top names in a comfortable setting. CEUs for psych too! bariatricsummit.com
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@ObesityAdvocate Nina Crowley PhD RDN Scott Shikora, MD, FACS, FASMBS Caroline Apovian MD Chris Thompson, MD David Creel Karen Schulz @KelleneIsomMSRD Laura Andromalos Paul Davidson, PhD Dr. Rachel Rosenthal Rob Portinga We definitely need to do better regarding keeping pts following up with bariatric specialists. Unfortunately there are many barriers e.g., insurance coverage, high copays, distance from program. We need to educate PCPs how to care for these pts when they're not seeing us. #OW2019

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No surprise there. The sleeve is like getting a haircut. Just take a little off the top. The bypass involves manipulating 2 organs and creating one or two anastomoses

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Siign up for the "Best of the Bariatric Summit" webinars. Thursday, September 24th from 7-9 PM EST. It includes Paul Davidson, PhD, Heather Mackie, MS, RD, Dale Bond, PhD, Barham Abu Dayyeh, MD, MPH, Sajani Shah, MD, and Karen Schulte, RN bariatricsummit.com