Past-president Kenric Murayama introduces Shanu Kothari for his #swsc22 presidential address.

This is a great initiative!!! Important event led by Shanu Kothari Ann Rogers, Mona Misra great opportunity for ASMBS Dallas2022 Neil Floch MD Arghavan Salles, MD, PhD Amy Kim Yetasook MD Christine Lovato MD Dr. Rachel Abdelrahman Ali Nimeri MD Christian Perez

Why #ASMBSinDallas? 1- Top program 2- Excellent faculty 3- Great city to hang out with colleagues Shanu Kothari Teresa Lamasters Marina Kurian, MD Neil Floch MD Dr. Rachel Abdelrahman Ali Nimeri MD Christine Lovato MD Amy Kim Yetasook MD Christian Perez ASMBS ASMBS IH

Well deserved! I have my table. How about you?

@asmbs from breakfast to top papers i session! Outgoing president Shanu Kothari providing discussion 👏 of Gundersen Health System paper regarding bariatric surgery and cancer incidence. Congratulations all. SOARD Journal ASMBSIH #ASMBS22

Was so thrilled to share the stage with Mona Misra John David Scott MD & our ASMBS president Shanu Kothari as co-moderator for Top Papers 1 session at #ASMBS22 - lots of great studies & discussion, now time for Top Papers 2 in ballroom C

A celebration toast at .ASMBS recognizing those who passed the FPD Bariatric examination. Thanks to Dr Eric DeMaria and Jaime Ponce MD and @BuyskeJ for leading us to this historic point.

To ⁦Fellowship Council⁩ bariatric fellows. Space is limited for the 2nd annual .⁦ASMBS⁩ Leadership Academy in San Antonio November 9-10 prior to ASMSB weekend. You will not want to miss our returning keynote speaker ⁦Neil Ihde⁩ register at [email protected]

I was honored to give the SWSC Claude H. Organ, Jr memorial lecture: "Turf wars, textbooks, and Darwin's bulldog" -Do all Hinchey II patients need elective surgery? -Should we give antibiotics for uncomplicated diverticulitis? And much more! sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

JUST PUBLISHED! New ASMBS/IFSO Guidelines – 2022 expand patient eligibility for weight-loss surgery. doi.org/10.1016/j.soar… ASMBS IFSO #obesity #weightlosssurgery #bariatricsurgery #ASMBSIFSOnewguidelines

If you missed the presentation of the NEW ASMBS-IFSO Guidelines, last week on October 21st, you can watch it here: youtube.com/watch?v=-bcZqA… Lilian Kow Scott Shikora, MD, FACS, FASMBS Teresa Lamasters Shanu Kothari Abdelrahman Ali Nimeri MD Jaime Ponce MD

Happy to have been selected to attend ASMBS Leadership Academy Shanu Kothari Teresa Lamasters in San Antonio next week! 😀 Really excited to learn! Omar M Ghanem Richard Peterson Christian Perez Christine Dauphine, MD, FACS Christian de Virgilio MD FACS Christine Lovato MD ASMBS IH SAGES is in Long Beach in 2025! Jeff Nahmias MD MHPE FACS FCCM

If you're a bariatric surgery professional, ASMBS membership matters! Together, let's join forces to create a support system and advocate for this ever-evolving field 💪 #ASMBS #MembershipMatters #ASMBSLeadershipAcademy #JobBoard

Be a part of a community that fosters improvement and innovation. #ASMBSisME #ASMBSLeadershipAcademy #JobBoard

There is still a lack of consensus regarding #ERAS protocol for patients undergoing bariatric surgery On this video from #SOARDSpotlight, Shanu Kothari reflects on the risk of aspiration in patients with severe obesity soard.org/article/S1550-…

Join us at ACS 2023! ASMBS is proud to sponsor the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (MBS) Named Lecture presented by Dr. Henry Buchwald. Don't miss the special reception immediately following the session. See you there!

So glad to be given the opportunity to participate!

Fellows ASMBS overall were very pleased with their fellowship experience, and most would choose to do a MIS/bariatric fellowship again IFSO IFSO North America Chapter Shanu Kothari Dr Benjamin Clapp MD Rami Lutfi, MD Frankie Bisceglie Medtronic Digital Surgery Medtronic doi.org/10.1016/j.soar…

Dr.Shanu Kothari welcomes everyone to his FC Presidential year and highlights some of the recent changes as well as what to expect!

⁦.Fellowship Council⁩ program directors and associate program directors, please join the FC leadership for a town hall meeting Wednesday, May 22 at 3pm Pacific time, 6pm Eastern. Looking forward to your questions and feedback