Bariatric Surgical Practice
and Patient Care

Editorial Board

Editor-in-Chief  

Kristin L. Seidl, PhD, RN
Director of Outcomes for Nursing and Patient Care Services
University of Maryland Medical Center
22 S. Greene Street
Baltimore, MD  21201

Assistant Professor
University of Maryland School of Nursing
(410) 328-5492 Telephone
kseidl@umm.edu

Incoming Editor-in-Chief

Edward Lin, DO, FACS
Emory University

Associate Editor

Carmel McComiskey, DNP, CRNP
Director, Nurse Practitioners
University of Maryland Medical Center
22 S. Greene Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
(410) 328-5492 Telephone
cmccomiskey@umm.edu 

Managing Editor

Susan Santos Carey, MS
Professional Development Coordinator
Office of Clinical Practice and Professional Development
University of Maryland Medical Center
110 S. Paca Street, 2-S-130
Baltimore, MD 21201
(410) 328-2730 Telephone
(410) 328-8258 Fax
scarey@umm.edu

Features Editor

Jamie Devereaux
(914) 740-2237 Telephone
JDevereaux@liebertpub.com

Editorial Board

Robin Blackstone, MD, FACS
Scottsdale Bariatric Center
Scottsdale, AZ

Hilary S. Blackwood, RN, ACNP-CS
Duke Center for Metabolic and Weight Loss Surgery 
Durham, NC
 
Susan Chandler, RN, BSN, CRNFA, CPSN
Ambulatory Care Clinics Virginia Commonwealth University
   Health System
Richmond, VA

Melissa Davis, RN, MSN, NP, CNS, CNOR, RNFA
Scottsdale Bariatric Center
Scottsdale, AZ 

Daniel J. Drake, RN, MSN
Pitt County Memorial Hospital
Greenville, NC

Susan Gallagher, PhD, MSN, MA, CBN, CSPHP, HCRM
Celebration Institute, Inc
Houston, TX

Ashli L. Greenwald, MS, RD, LD
Private Practice
Columbia, MD

Jennifer Harrington, MS, MPT
Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital
Baltimore, MD

Patricia E. Jordan, MS, CRNP
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
Baltimore, MD

Melissa A. Kalarchian, PhD
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Pittsburgh, PA

Atul K. Madan, MD, FACS
University of Miami
Miami, FL

Thomas Magnuson, MD
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
Baltimore, MD

Kelly O’Donnell MS, RD, CNSD
University of Virginia Health System
Charlottesville, VA

Mary Ellen Olbrisch, PhD, ABPP
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, VA 

Lorraine Olivero-Rivera, MS, CS, FNP
Columbia University Center for Obesity Surgery
New York, NY 

Harry Pino, PhD
Tufts-New England Medical Center
Boston, MA

Stephen Ritz, PhD
Decatur Psychotherapy Group
Decatur, GA

Mary Ann Rose, RN, MSN, EdD     
East Carolina University
Greenville, NC

Michael G. Sarr, MD
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN

David B. Sarwer, PhD
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Philadelphia, PA

Stephanie Sogg, PhD
Massachusetts General Hospital Weight Center
Boston, MA

Douglas Sutton, EdD, ARNP, NP-C, ACNS-BC, CNE
Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, FL

Steven M. Tovian, PhD, ABPP
Feinberg School of Medicine Northwestern University
Chicago, IL

Steven Walfish, PhD
Private Practice
Atlanta, GA 

Christine Walsh, RN, MBA
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
Baltimore, MD

Lisa West-Smith, PhD, LCSW
Georgetown Community Hospital
Georgetown, KY  

Founding Editor

Lisa Rowen, DNSc, RN
University of Maryland Medical Center