Episode 2: 2019 Bariatric Surgery Guidelines

In this podcast, Dr. Timothy Garvey, endocrinologist and professor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, and Dr. Jayleen Grams, bariatric surgeon and associate professor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, both authors on the 2019 Bariatric Surgery Guidelines, lead a discussion with two other authors from the guideline, Dr. Daniel Hurley, endocrinologist and professor at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, and Dr. Stacy Brethauer, bariatric surgeon and professor of surgery in the division of general and GI surgery at Ohio State University. Their discussion focuses on the indications for bariatric surgery, newer bariatric procedures, and the role of bariatric surgery in reducing complications from diabetes, as well as other key updates from the 2019 guidelines.