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.


3:15pm A059 Auricular Nerve Stimulation to reduce opioid requirement following laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (LRYGB) surgery
Authors: Bestoun Ahmed, MD FACS FASMBS; Amy L Monroe, MPH MBA; Melanie S Driscoll, BS; William Gourash, PhD CRNP RN; Jacques L Chelly, MD PhD MBA
Presenter: Bestoun Ahmed, MD FACS FASMBS
3:20pm Discussion
3:23pm A060 Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Bariatric Surgery with Class I obesity
Authors: Maria S Altieri, MD MS; William Irish, PhD; Walter J Pories, MD; Cody Lensing, PhD; Suchit Mehrotra, PhD; Jejomar Derecho, BS; Rossjyn Fallorina, BS; Eric DeMaria, MD
Presenter: Maria S Altieri, MD MS
3:28pm Discussion
3:31pm A061 The influence of pre-operative carbohydrate loading on post-operative outcomes in bariatric surgery patients: a randomized, controlled trial
Authors: Sarah Suh, BS; Emily Hetzel, BS; Katie Alter-Troilo, BS MS; Kathleen Lak, MD; Jon C Gould, MD; Tammy Kindel, MD PhD; Rana M Higgins, MD
Presenter: Sarah Suh, BS
3:36pm Discussion
3:39pm A062 Revision Gastrojejunostomy versus Suturing with or Without Omental Patch for Perforated Marginal Ulcer Treatment After Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass
Authors: Margaret M Inman, MD FACS FASMBS; Leslie M Schuh, PhD; Brenda S Logan, RN; Brenda Cacucci, MD; Christopher Crawford, MD; David Diaz, MD; Christopher M Evanson, MD FASMBS
Presenter: Margaret M Inman, MD FACS FASMBS
3:44pm Discussion
3:47pm A063 Does preoperative utilization of the Emergency Department predict post-operative Emergency Department use after Bariatric Surgery?
Authors: Jana Sacco, MD; Pridvi Kandagatla, MD; Aryana Sharrak, BSc; Elizabeth R Alleman, MPH; Jeffery Genaw, MD
Presenter: Jana Sacco, MD
3:52pm Discussion
3:55pm A064 Rapid Weight Loss Following Bariatric Surgery Shows To Decrease Hospitalization Rates Of Patients With Chronic Lung Diseases: A Nationwide Analysis.
Authors: Vicente J Cogollo, MD; Roberto J Valera, MD; Cristina Fonnegra, 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: Vicente J Cogollo, MD
4:00pm Discussion
4:03pm A065 Surgeon vs. Anesthesiologist-Administered Transversus Abdominus Plane (TAP) Blocks After Bariatric Surgery
Authors: Elissa A Falconer, MD; Zachary Grunewald, PhD MS RDN; Melissa Majumdar, MS RD CSOWM LDN; Trent Gillingham, MPH; Jay Sanford, DO; Olabisi Lane, MD; Federico Serrot, MD; Jamil L Stetler, MD; Ankit Patel, MD; Jahnavi Srinivasan, MD; Jyotirmay Sharma, MD; S. Scott S Davis, MD; Edward Lin, DO; Elizabeth M Hechenbleikner, MD
Presenter: Elissa A Falconer, MD
4:08pm Discussion
4:11pm A066 Variation in bariatric surgery utilization by state from 2010 to 2019: analysis of the PearlDiver Mariner database
Authors: Seungjun Kim, MD; Adan Z Becerra, PhD; Marc A Sarran, MD; Michael D Williams, MD; Scott W Schimpke, MD
Presenter: Seungjun Kim, MD
4:16pm Discussion
4:19pm A067 Endoscopic mucosal flaps as a treatment for refractory marginal ulcers
Authors: Catriona Swift, DO; Nicole M Fearing, MD
Presenter: Catriona Swift, DO
4:24pm Discussion
4:27pm A068 Metabolic / Bariatric Surgery Lowers The Risk Of Macrovascular Complications And Mortality In Patients With Diabetes. Assesment Of The Ukpds Risk Engine
Authors: Mauricio F Sarmiento-Cobos, MD; Carlos E Rivera, MD; Lisandro M Montorfano, MD; Cristina Botero Fonnegra, MD; Roberto J Valera, MD; Emanuele Lo Menzo, MD; Samuel Szomstein, MD; Raul Rosenthal, MD FACS FASMBS
Presenter: Mauricio F Sarmiento-Cobos, MD
4:32pm Discussion
4:35pm A069 Single-Center Retrospective Analysis of Laparoscopic Single Anastomosis Duodeno-Ileostomy with Sleeve Gastrectomy (SADI-S)
Authors: Patrick Coates, MD FACS; Dan Cottam, MD; Amit Surve, MD; Matthew J Coates, MD FACS; Antonio K Coirin, MD
4:40pm Discussion
4:43pm Closing Question and Answer
4:45pm Adjourn