Editorial Board
Past IFSO president Natan Zundel joins as the Editorial Board adds four voting editors
The board that ranks each week’s articles now has ten voting editors. Dr. Natan Zundel, one of the most decorated figures in global bariatric surgery, joins as International Editor-at-Large. Also, celebrated nationally recongnized dietary expert Dr. Lillian Craggs-Dino and former ASMBS IH President Nate Sann also join as voting editors, and Dr. Felipe Girón Arango, who has edited the Spanish edition since August, now holds a full vote. The additions bring international surgery, nutrition and integrated health onto a board that launched with six editors.
International Editor-at-Large
Natan Zundel, MD, FACS, FASMBS
Clinical Professor of Surgery at the University at Buffalo, Dr. Zundel is a Past President of IFSO, the International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders, and of IFSES, and is Executive Director of FELAC.
He has received more than 44 national and international awards, including the ASMBS Lifetime Outstanding Achievement Award, has trained and proctored hundreds of surgeons, and holds founding or honorary roles in surgical societies across 48 countries.
44+ national and international awards
48 countries with society roles
10 books edited or co-edited
3 operating rooms named after him
Also new on the board
Lillian Craggs-Dino, DHA, RDN, LDN, CLT, FASMBS-IH
Bariatric Nutrition Editor
Advanced practice registered dietitian at Cleveland Clinic Florida with more than 24 years in metabolic and bariatric nutrition, and chair of the ASMBS Registered Dietitian Nutritionist Committee. In her words, she is “here to help the mission of MBS Digest and close the gap in knowledge with regards to evidence-based nutrition practice and dietary guidelines.”
Nate Sann, MSN, FNP-BC, FASMBS-IH
Integrated Health Editor
Nurse practitioner at Advanced Surgical Partners of Virginia and Past President of ASMBS Integrated Health. A U.S. Army veteran, he ran the bariatric program and case management for general surgery at Walter Reed. In his words, “the best outcomes in obesity care are achieved when all members of the multidisciplinary team have a voice.”
Felipe Girón Arango, MD, MSc
Editor for Latin America
Bariatric and metabolic surgeon at Fundación Santa Fe de Bogotá. He reviews every Spanish-language issue before it ships, and now votes on the weekly ballot and secures articles for Voces de Latinoamérica.
Each week the board ranks the candidate articles in four sections by vote. Editors also bring in articles and write signed commentary. The full board is listed at mbs-digest.com/editorial-board