Editorial Board
Editor-in-Chief
Edward Lin, DO, MBA, FACS, AGAF
Surgical Director, Emory Bariatrics
Director, Gastroesophageal Treatment Center
Emory University School of Medicine
Atlanta, GA
elin2@emory.edu
Associate Editors
S. Scott Davis, Jr, MD, FACS
Emory University School of Medicine
Atlanta, GA
sdavisj@emory.edu
Nana A. Gletsu-Miller, PhD
Purdue University
West Lafayette, IN
ngletsum@purdue.edu
Tara Kelly, MS, CRNP
University of Maryland Medical Center
Baltimore, MD
tkellyl@umm.edu
Samuel Szomstein, MD, FACS, FASMBS
Cleveland Clinic Florida
Weston, FL
szomsts@ccf.org
Managing Editor
Jamie Devereaux
jdevereaux@liebertpub.com
Editorial Board
Mohamed R. Ali, MD, FACS
University of California-Davis
Sacramento, CA
Robin P. Blackstone, MD, FACS, FASMBS
Scottsdale Bariatric Center
Scottsdale, AZ
Pradeep Chowbey, MD, FICS, FACS
Max Healthcare Institute
New Delhi, India
Mario Colombo-Benkmann, MD, MHBA, FACS
University of Münster
Münster, Germany
Carlos Casalnuovo, MD
Centro de Cirugia de la Obesidad
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Daniel J. Drake, RN, MSN, CBN
Pitt County Memorial Hospital
Greenville, NC
Susan M. Gallagher, PhD, MSN, RN
Celebration Institute, Inc.
Conroe, TX
William F. Gourash CRNP, MSN
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Pittsburgh, PA
Chih-Kun Huang, MD
E-Da Hospital
Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Melissa A. Kalarchian, PhD
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Pittsburgh, PA
Samer G. Mattar, MD, FACS, FASMBS
Indiana University School of Medicine
Indianapolis, IN
Rachel L. Medbery, MD
Emory University School of Medicine
Atlanta, GA
Aziz M. Merchant, MD, FACS
Central Michigan University
Saginaw, MI
Kalyana C. Nandipati, MD, FACS
Creighton University
Omaha, NE
Jaime Ponce, MD, FACS, FASMBS
Chattanooga Bariatrics
Chattanooga, TN
Mary Ann Rose, RN, MSN, EdD
East Carolina University
Greenville, NC
Tomasz Rogula, MD, PhD
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH
Valerie K. Sabol, PhD, ACNP-BC, GNP-BC
Duke University
Durham, NC
Michael G. Sarr, MD, FACS
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN
David B. Sarwer, PhD
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
Sharon Isenhour Sarvey, PhD, RN
Barton College
Wilson, NC
Tracey Ann Wilds, MSN, RN, ANP-C, CBN
Lehigh Valley Health Network
Allentown, PA
Bruce M. Wolfe, MD, FACS
Oregon Health and Science University
Portland, OR
Kevin Woods, MD, MPH
Emory University School of Medicine
Atlanta, GA
Lisa West-Smith, PhD, LCSW
Georgetown Community Hospital/Lifepoint Hospitals, Inc.
Georgetown, KY
Natan Zundel, MD, FACS, FASMBS
Florida International University
Miami, FL
Founding Editor
Lisa Rowen, DNSc, RN
University of Maryland Medical Center
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