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.


2:00pm A006 Is there a Role for Bariatric Surgery in Patients with severe obesity in Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus?
Authors: Brian J Dessify, DO; Gabriel Mekel, MD; Craig Wood, MS; Robin S Tanner; Dylan Carmichael, DO; Christopher D Still, DO; Jon D Gabrielsen, MD; David M Parker, MD; Anthony Petrick, MD; Mustapha Daouadi, Md
Presenter: Brian J Dessify, DO
2:05pm Abstract Discussant
Ali Aminian, MD
2:08pm Open Discussion/Answers
2:18pm A007 Factors affecting relapse of type 2 diabetes after bariatric surgery in Sweden 2007– 2015: A registry-based cohort study.
Authors: Anders Jans, MD; Ingmar Näslund, MD PhD; Johan Ottosson, MD PhD; Eva Szabo, MD PhD; Erik Näslund, MD PhD; Erik Stenberg, MD PhD
Presenter: Anders Jans, MD
2:23pm Abstract Discussant
Matt Kroh, MD
2:26pm Open Discussion/Answers
2:36pm A008 Effect of Pre-Operative HbA1c on Bariatric Surgery Outcomes
Authors: Eileen Bui, MD; Gener J Aviles-Rodriguez, MD MSc DrSc(c); Andrew Ajoku, BA; Ebtesam Attia, MBBCh MS MD; Ruth Ramon, BS; Tori Severs, BS; Temitope Idowu, BS; Juan Quispe Espíritu, MD; Panicha Kittipha, MSN RN PHN AGACNP-BC CCRN; Aarthy Kannappan, MD FACS FASMBS; Marcos Michelotti, MD FACS; Jeffrey Quigley, DO; Daniel Srikureja, MD FACS; Esther Wu, MD FACS; Keith Scharf, MD
Presenter: Eileen Bui, MD
2:41pm Abstract Discussant
Shanu Kothari, MD FASMBS
2:44pm Open Discussion/Answers
2:54pm A009 Bariatric Surgery decreases the number of future hospital admissions for Diastolic Heart Failure in severely-obese subjects. 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
2:59pm Abstract Discussant
Tammy Kindel, MD PhD
3:02pm Open Discussion/Answers
3:12pm A010 An Analysis of Readmission Trends by Urgency and Race/Ethnicity in the MBSAQIP Registry, 2015-2018
Authors: Sean O'Neill, MD PhD; Bradley J Needleman, MD; Vimal K Narula, MD; Stacy A Brethauer, MD; Sabrena F Noria, MD PhD
Presenter: Sean O'Neill, MD PhD
3:17pm Abstract Discussant
Monique Hassan, MD
3:20pm Open Discussion/Answers
3:30pm Adjourn