Wesley Vosburg, MD FACS DABOM FASMBS
Chair
Pavlos Papasavas, MD FASMBS
Co-Chair
Joe Northup, MD FACS DABS-FPMBS FASMBS
Board of Directors Liaison
ASMBS Staff Liaison
Leslie Vinson
Members
Cheguevara Afaneh, MD FACS FASMBS
Vance Albaugh, MD PhD FACS FASMBS
Mohamed Ali, MD FACS FASMBS
Maria Altieri, MD MS
Ali Aminian, MD FACS FASMBS
Toms Augustin, MD MPH FACS
Dan Azagury, MD
Ambar Banerjee, MD FASMBS
T. Javier Birriel, MD FACS FASMBS
Jonathan Carter, MD FASMBS, Immediate Past Chair
Salvatore Docimo, DO MS
Dan Eisenberg, MD MS, Senior Past Chair
Sofiane El Djouzi, MD MS MBA DABOM FRCS FACS
John Fam, MD FASMBS
Alvaro Galvez Lima, MD FASMBS
Saber Ghiassi, MD MPH FACS FASMBS
Brandon Grover, DO FACS FASMBS
Marcelo Hinojosa, MD FACS FASMBS
Juliet Holder Haynes, MD MBA MS ABOM
Zhamak Khorgami, MD
Guilherme Mazzini, MD PhD FASMBS
Fady Moustarah, MD MPH
Abdelrahman Nimeri, MD FACS
Sabrena Noria, MD PhD FASMBS
Rodolfo Oviedo, MD FACS FICS DABS-FPDMBS
Bruce Schirmer, MD
Faiz Shariff, MD FACS FASMBS
Thomas Shin, MD PhD
Timothy Shope, MD
IH Section Clinical Issues Committee Liaisons
Lillian Craggs-Dino, DHA RDN LDN CLT, Chair
Laura Aylward, PhD, Co-Chair
Charge
In alignment with the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) mission to elevate global health and quality of life by significantly reducing the impact of obesity and its related illnesses, the Clinical Issues Committee is tasked with the creation of evidence-based guidelines, systematic reviews, and position statements aimed at improving the quality of care for patients with obesity and obesity-related diseases. The committee is entrusted as the foremost authority on metabolic and bariatric surgery and serves as the primary publication engine of the society.
Description
The Clinical Issues Committee is committed to enhancing the quality of patient care in metabolic and bariatric surgery by developing evidence-based guidelines and position statements. These resources are designed to support ASMBS member practices and ensure optimal patient outcomes. Our work involves conducting systematic reviews of existing guidelines and statements, researching current data, and updating recommendations as new evidence emerges. Moreover, the committee is responsible for issuing timely statements or recommendations in response to new developments in the field of bariatric surgery.
Objectives & Goals
- Identify and fill existing gaps in literature and address emerging clinical issues.
- Provide education through creation and dissemination of evidence-based reviews, clinical practice guidelines, and position statements.
- Prioritize issues based on their clinical significance and establish a timeline for addressing them by allocating resources based on relative importance.
2024/2025 Projects
- Measures of Obesity: Review of the body mass index, November 2024
- Measures of Obesity: Review of the body composition, November 2024
- Review of Endobariatric Procedures, Submitted December 2024
- Review of Chronic Abdominal Pain after RYGB – Draft in progress
- Reoperative Surgery Task Force Position Statement 2014 Update:
- Reoperative Treatments for Long-term Chronic Complications of MBS Literature Review – Draft in progress
- Reoperative Treatments for refractory weight and comorbidity related issues post MBS Literature Review – Draft in progress
- ASMBS Review of Marginal Ulcers after Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, October 2024
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