What's the Skinny on Obesity?

Surgical and Nonsurgical Options for Successful Weight Loss

Saturday, October 15, 2011

Ritz Carlton Hotel - Dallas
2121 McKinney Avenue
Dallas, TX 75201

Sponsored by the UT Southwestern Department of Plastic Surgery, UT Southwestern Department of Surgery and the Office of Continuing Medical Education

Educational Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to link the educational objectives to Core Competencies and be able to:

  • Describe common and practical options for weight loss: medical and surgical perspectives
  • Discuss advances in the management of obesity in all ages
  • Present options in bariatric surgery and address who is a candidate for surgery
  • Describe the management of refractory obesity
  • Discuss surgical options after the weight loss
  • Review the important safety considerations that are unique to bariatric and post-bariatric patients

Target Audience

This symposium is designed for the health care professional, including primary care physicians, physician assistants, nurses and nurse practitioners who would benefit from a comprehensive review of the medical and surgical care of the obese patient, before and after bariatric surgery.

Purpose and Content

The symposium is designed to give the participant a comprehensive and multidisciplinary review of the management of the obese patient, including bariatric medicine, bariatric surgery and post-bariatric plastic surgery. The faculty will present the latest refinements and advancements in every treatment aspect of the obese patient. It will consist of didactic lectures, panel discussions, and question-and-answer periods.

Course Directors

Jeffrey M. Kenkel, MD, FACS
Professor, Department of Plastic Surgery
UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX

Edward H. Livingston, MD, FACS
Professor and Chairman, GI Endocrine Surgery Division
UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX

Andrew P. Trussler, MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Plastic Surgery
UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX

Guest Faculty

Garth Davis, MD
Davis Clinic, Houston, TX

Stephen W. Farrell, PhD
Science Officer for the Division of Education
Cooper Institute, Dallas, TX

UT Southwestern Faculty

Eve Guth, MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine

Ronald Hoxworth, MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Plastic Surgery

Jon Oden, MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics

Nancy Puzziferri, MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery

Daniel Scott, MD
Associate Professor, Department of Surgery

Williams Kendall Tongier, MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesiology

Mark Watson, MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery