Course Faculty
Course Directors
Daniel B. Jones, MD, FACS
Chief, Section of Minimally Invasive Surgery
Director, Bariatric Program
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Harvard Medical School
George L. Blackburn, MD, PhD, FACS
Associate Professor of Surgery
S. Daniel Abraham Chair in Nutrition Medicine
Associate Director of Nutrition
Harvard Medical School
Matthew M. Hutter, MD, PhD, FACS
Department of Surgery
Massachusetts General Hospital
Stephanie B. Jones, MD
Department of Anesthesia
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
David B. Lautz, MD
Director, Bariatric Surgery
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Benjamin E. Schneider, MD
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Department of Surgery
Harvard Medical School
Faculty Members
Carol Addy, M.D., M.M.Sc.
Director, Clinical Pharmacology
Limaris Barrios, M.D.
Minimally Invasive Surgery Fellow
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
George Blackburn, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Surgery
S. Daniel Abraham Chair in Nutrition Medicine
Associate Director of Nutrition
Harvard Medical School
Mark P. Callery, M.D.
Chief, Division of General Surgery
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Diana Cullum-Dugan, R.D., L.D.
Clinic Coordinator
Nutrition & Weight Management Center
Boston Medical Center
Suvranu De, Sc.D.
Associate Professor
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Alexandre Derevianko, M.D., M.A.
Simulation & Skills Training Specialist
Carl J. Shapiro Simulation & Skills Center
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
James Ellsmere, M.D.
Division of General Surgery
Dalhousie University
Madelyn Fernstrom, Ph.D., C.N.S.
Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Surgery, and Epidemiology
Director, UPMC Weight Management Center
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Josef E. Fischer, M.D.
Surgeon-in-Chief and Chair,
Department of Surgery
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Jeffrey S. Flier, M.D.
Dean, Harvard Medical School
Michel Gagner, M.D., F.R.C.S.C., F.A.C.S.
Professor of Surgery, Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Chief, Division of Laparoscopic Surgery
New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill-Cornell Medical Center
Ronit Grinbaum, M.D.
Department of Surgery
Hadassah University Hospital Mount Scopus
Robert Hanscom, J.D.
Director of Loss Prevention
Risk Management Foundation
Regina Herzlinger, Ph.D.
The Nancy R. McPherson Professor of Business Administration
Harvard Business School
Colleen Hutchison
Reporter
Bariatric Times
Noel Irias
Simulation & Skills Training Specialist
Carl J. Shapiro Simulation & Skills Center
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Daniel B. Jones, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Chief, Section of Minimally Invasive Surgery
Director, Bariatric Surgery
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Lee M. Kaplan, M.D., Ph.D.
Director, MGH Weight Center
Massachusetts General Hospital
Eric Klein
Obesityhelp.com
Kenneth A. Larsen, D. Min, Ph.D.
Massachusetts Psychological Association
Atul Malhotra, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Associate Physician, Division of Sleep Meidicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital
Medical Director, Brigham and Womens' Hospital Sleep Disorders Program
Eleftheria Maratos-Flier, M.D.
Endocrine Division
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Ann Mulligan, R.N.
Mary Elizabeth Patti, M.D.
Investigator, Joslin Diabetes Center
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Kinga Powers, M.D.
LTC. Scott Rehrig, M.D.
Walter Reed Hospital
Malcolm K. Robinson, M.D.
Director, Metabolic Support Service
Director, Program for Weight Management
Division of General & Gastrointestinal Surgery
Brigham and Women's Hospital
David Ropeik
Communications Director
Harvard School of Public Health
Thomas R. Russell, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Executive Director
American College of Surgeons
Vivian M. Sanchez, M.D.
Veterans Administration Hospital
Luke Sato, M.D.
Chief Medical Officer and Vice President
Risk Management Foundation
Benjamin E. Schneider, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Instructor in Surgery
Department of Surgery
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Scott Shikora, M.D.
Associate Director
Obesity Consult Center
Tufts-New England Medical Center
Linda Trainor, R.N., B.S.N.
Bariatric Surgery
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Ashley H. Vernon, M.D.
Associate Surgeon
Instructor of Surgery
Division Of General and Gasterointestinal Surgery
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Christina Wee-Kuo, M.D., M.P.H.
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Bruce Wolfe, M.D.
Professor of Surgery
Oregon Health & Science University
Caroline M. Apovian, M.D., F.A.C.N.
Associate Professor of Medicine
Director, Nutrition Support Services
Boston Medical Center
Jerry Berger, M.S.
Director of Media Relations
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Captain Patricia Buss, M.D., M.B.A.
Acting Chief Medical Officer
Military Health System
Justine M. Carr, M.D.
Senior Director, Clinical Resource Management
Department of Healthcare Quality
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Susan Cummings, M.S., R.D.
Clinical Programs Coordinator
MGH Nutrition Service
Massachussetts General Hospital
Eric J. DeMaria, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Professor and Chairman, General Surgery Division
Virginia Commonwealth University/MCV Medical Center
Director, Center of Minimally Invasive Surgery
Michael A. Edwards, M.D.
Medical College of Georgia
John Fallon, M.D., M.B.A., F.A.C.P.
Chief Physician Executive
Blue Cross Blue Shield Massachusetts
Helen Flaherty Luce, J.D.
Health Policy Analyst
Deputy General Counsel Office of Senator Richard T. Moore
David Flum, M.D., M.P.H.
Assistant Professor Dept of Surgery
University of Washington
Isaac Greenberg, Ph.D.
Tufts New England Medical Center
Osama Hamdy, M.D., Ph.D.
Joslin Diabetes Center
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Alan M. Harvey, M.D., M.B.A.
Director of Quality Assurance/Quality Improvement and Patient Safety
Dept. of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine
Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical School
Allen Hinkle, M.D.
Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer
Tufts Health Plan
Matthew M. Hutter, M.D.
Department of Surgery
Massachusetts General Hospital
Thomas James, III, M.D.
Edgewater Medical Consulting
Stephanie B. Jones, M.D.
Director Resident Education
Department of Anesthesia
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
John J. Kelly, M.D.
Associate Professor of Surgery
University of Massachusetts Medical School
Chief of General and MIS Surgery
University of Mass/Memorial Medical Center
Liz Kowalczyk
Business Reporter
Boston Globe
David B. Lautz, M.D.
Director, Bariatric Surgery
Dept of Surgery
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Rhonda L. Mann
Director of Marketing
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Karen Miller-Kovach, M.B.A., M.S., R.D.
Chief Scientific Officer
Weight Watchers International
Torsten Olbers, M.D.
Department of Surgery
Sahlgrenska University Hospital
Walter Pories, M.D.
Professor of Surgery, Biochemistry, Exercise and Sport Science
Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University
Janey S. Pratt, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Department of Surgery
Massachusetts General Hospital
Nancy Ridley, M.S.
Director, Betsy Lehman Center for Patient Safety and Medical Error Reduction
Daniel Rooks, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Clinical Investigator
Division of Rheumatology and the Center for the Study of Nutrition Medicine
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Raul Rosenthal, M.D.
Associate Professor
Cleveland Clinic-Florida
Jim Sabin, M.D.
Harvard Pilgrim Health Center
Kenneth Sands, M.D, M.P.H
Vice President, Care and Network Management
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
W. Allen Schaffer, M.D.
Senior Vice President & Chief Clinical Officer
CIGNA Corporation
Terry Schraeder, M.D.
Development Editor
New England Journal of Medicine
Bruce D. Schirmer, M.D.
Professor of Surgery
University of Virginia Health System
Shawn Tsuda, M.D.
Minimally Invasive Surgery Fellow
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Angi Walsh, R.N.
Nurse Education
South Shore Hospital
Ron Winslow
Editor
Wall Street Journal
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