This webinar will introduce the origins of metabolic surgery, and highlight metabolic surgery as the progenitor to current pharmaceutical therapeutics which target obesity and remission of chronic disease processes.
Speaker: Henry Buchwald, MD PhD- No Financial Relationships
Moderator: Deb Allis, PA-C MBA FASMBS-IH - No Financial Relationships
For more than 60 years, Henry Buchwald, MD, PhD, has been revered as a doctor, surgeon, teacher, healthcare pioneer and patient advocate. He is currently Professor Emeritus of Surgery and Biomedical Engineering at the University of Minnesota. He earned his B.A. at Columbia College, and his M.D. at the College of Physicians and Surgeons at Columbia University, graduating at the top of his class from both institutions. https://drhenrybuchwald.com/
Deb Allis is an experienced Bariatric PA, and is currently practicing in Northern Virginia after many years in the NY metropolitan area. Deb is a member of the ASMBS APP committee, and has served as a course co-director, moderator, panelist and speaker. She was instrumental in the development of the ASMBS Assessment Based Certificate (ABC) for APPs in Bariatric Surgery. Together with her colleagues, she is currently developing the ASMBS ABC for APPs in Obesity Medicine for the MBS patient, to be offered at the annual meeting in 2024.