NEW – Participate in Live Q&A

Directly engage with presenters and panelists! Paper & Video sessions will allow select attendees the unique opportunity to turn their cameras and microphones on to pose questions to our faculty in a live Q&A. Come prepared with your questions; further instructions will be shared at the start of each session.


11:00am A023 Association of Metabolic Syndrome with Major Cardiovascular Events Following Bariatric Surgery
Authors: Maryna Chumakova-Orin, MD; Keri Seymour, DO; Jennifer Ingram, PhD; Loretta Que, MD
Presenter: Maryna Chumakova-Orin, MD
11:05am Discussion
11:08am A024 Role of bariatric surgery in Kidney cancer admission: A National inpatient Database analysis.
Authors: Cristina Botero Fonnegra, MD; David Romero Funes, MD; Roberto J Valera, MD; Camila Ortiz Gomez, MD; Liang Hong, PhD; Emanuele Lo Menzo, MD; Samuel Szomstein, MD; Raul Rosenthal, MD FACS FASMBS
Presenter: Cristina Fonnegra, MD
11:13am Discussion
11:16am A025 Stratified preoperative A1c is not associated with Clavien-Dindo Major complications (III/IV) following Bariatric surgery in the MBSAQIP database
Authors: Luis Pina, MD; James T Dove, BS; Craig Wood, MS; David M Parker, MD; Gabriel Mekel, MD; Brian J Dessify, DO; Jon D Gabrielsen, MD; Ryan D Horsley, DO; Alexandra M Falvo, MD; Anthony Petrick, MD; Mustapha Daouadi, Md
Presenter: Luis Pina, MD
11:21am Discussion
11:24am A026 Waiting for Bariatric Surgery: Does Time to Surgery Affect Diabetes Remission?
Authors: Derek D Berglund, MD; David M Parker, MD; Gabriel Mekel, MD; Brian J Dessify, DO; Craig Wood, MS; James T Dove, BS; Jon D Gabrielsen, MD; Anthony Petrick, MD; Christopher D Still, DO; Mustapha Daouadi, Md
Presenter: Derek D Berglund, MD
11:29am Discussion
11:32am A027 Point prevalence of Chronic Kidney Disease and End Stage Renal Disease in the Bariatric population. Retrospective analysis of the US National Inpatient Sample (NIS) database
Authors: David Romero Funes, MD; Cristina Botero Fonnegra, MD; David Gutierrez Blanco, MD; Liang Hong, PhD; Emanuele Lo Menzo, MD; Samuel Szomstein, MD; Raul Rosenthal, MD FACS FASMBS
Presenter: David Romero Funes, MD
11:37am Discussion
11:40am A028 Trends in Early Postoperative Major Adverse Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Events Associated with Bariatric Surgery: An Analysis of the MBSAQIP Data Registry.
Authors: Roberto J Valera, MD; Cristina Botero Fonnegra, MD; Mauricio F Sarmiento-Cobos, MD; Carlos E Rivera, MD; Lisandro M Montorfano, MD; Rene Aleman, MD; Mileydis Alonso, DO; Emanuele Lo Menzo, MD; Samuel Szomstein, MD; Raul Rosenthal, MD FACS FASMBS
Presenter: Roberto J Valera, MD
11:45am Discussion
11:48am A029 Venous Thromboembolic and Bleeding Events following Revisional Gastric Bypass: An analysis of the MBSAQIP Database from 2015-2018 using propensity matching
Authors: Maryna Chumakova-Orin, MD; Nova L Szoka, MD; Keri Seymour, DO; Shaina Eckhouse, MD
Presenter: Maryna Chumakova-Orin, MD
11:53am Discussion
11:56am A030 The Impact Of Rapid Weight Loss On The Risk Of Hospitalization Due To Influenza Virus Infection In Severely Obese Subjects Undergoing Bariatric Surgery: A Nationwide Analysis
Authors: Roberto J Valera, MD; Cristina Fonnegra, MD; Vicente J Cogollo, MD; Liang Hong, PhD; Mauricio F Sarmiento-Cobos, MD; Carlos E Rivera, MD; Lisandro M Montorfano, MD; Emanuele Lo Menzo, MD; Samuel Szomstein, MD; Raul Rosenthal, MD FACS FASMBS
Presenter: Roberto J Valera, MD
12:01pm Discussion
12:04pm A031 Risk Factors for Readmission after Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy and Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass: An Analysis of the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program (MBSAQIP)
Authors: Andrew A Wheeler, MD FACS FASMBS; Priyanka Singh, PhD; Rama R Ganga, MD FACS FASMBS; Robin L Kruse, PhD
Presenter: Andrew A Wheeler, MD FACS FASMBS
12:09pm Discussion
12:12pm A032 Relationships between alcohol use and predicted incidence of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis in Longitudinal Assessment of Bariatric Surgery-2 patients
Authors: Trevor D Crafts, MD; Elizabeth N Dewey, MS; Andrea M Stroud, MD; Jonathan Q Purnell, MD; Bruce M Wolfe, MD
Presenter: Trevor D Crafts, MD
12:17pm Discussion
12:20pm A033 A Model Using Postoperative Upper GI Series to Predict Gastroesophageal Reflux After Sleeve Gastrectomy
Authors: Moustafa Moussally, MD; Halim Bou Daher, MD; Ala I Sharara, MD AGAF FACG FRCP; Hani Tamim, PhD; Ramzi S Alami, MD FACS FASMBS
Presenter: Moustafa Moussally, MD
12:25pm Discussion
12:28pm Overall Discussion/Answers
12:30pm Adjourn