Commentary

Metabolic Bariatric Surgery's Safety Problem: A Messaging Opportunity, Not Just a Clinical One

Nov 5, 2026

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2 min read

Metabolic Bariatric Surgery's Safety Problem: A Messaging Opportunity, Not Just a Clinical One

An editorial by Shanu N. Kothari, MD, FACS, on why metabolic bariatric surgery is still seen as high-risk and how its safety record compares with ventral hernia repair.

Shanu N. Kothari, MD, FACS

Commentary

Metabolic Surgery: A Golden Opportunity for a “Near Cure” With Early Surgical Intervention

Oct 29, 2026

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5 min read

Metabolic Surgery: A Golden Opportunity for a “Near Cure” With Early Surgical Intervention

An editorial on what the ARMMS-T2D predictors of remission and relapse mean for the timing of surgery in type 2 diabetes.

Philip R. Schauer, MD, +1

Commentary

EDITORIAL: Why Surgeons Should Do Intra-operative Liver Biopsy During Bariatric Surgery

Oct 1, 2026

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2 min read

EDITORIAL: Why Surgeons Should Do Intra-operative Liver Biopsy During Bariatric Surgery

Five minutes in the operating room may provide information that influences a patient's care for decades.

Philip R. Schauer, MD

Commentary

Jul 10, 2026

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2 min read

COMMENTARY: GLP-1 Usage Hits a New High: What It Means for Bariatric Practices

New Gallup data on GLP-1 adoption, obesity trends, and the referral pattern shift bariatric practices are already seeing

John Scott

Commentary

Who's Really Deciding Your Patient Needs a GLP-1 First — You or the Payer?

Jul 2, 2026

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1 min read

Who's Really Deciding Your Patient Needs a GLP-1 First — You or the Payer?

The evidence doesn't mandate step therapy. Increasingly, the contract does.

MBS Editors

Commentary

Blade vs Needle for MACE, Endobarrier Results, and Much More

Jun 30, 2026

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10 min read

Blade vs Needle for MACE, Endobarrier Results, and Much More

Are you keeping up with the hottest journal articles? If not, the Digest is.

MBS Editors

Commentary

10 other search terms people use when searching about bariatric surgery

Jun 20, 2026

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3 min read

10 other search terms people use when searching about bariatric surgery

What patients type into the search bar before they reach your office, and what each query tells you in clinic.

MBS Editors

Commentary

Metabolic Bariatric Surgery's Safety Problem: A Messaging Opportunity, Not Just a Clinical One

Metabolic Surgery: A Golden Opportunity for a “Near Cure” With Early Surgical Intervention

EDITORIAL: Why Surgeons Should Do Intra-operative Liver Biopsy During Bariatric Surgery

COMMENTARY: GLP-1 Usage Hits a New High: What It Means for Bariatric Practices

Who's Really Deciding Your Patient Needs a GLP-1 First — You or the Payer?

Blade vs Needle for MACE, Endobarrier Results, and Much More

10 other search terms people use when searching about bariatric surgery

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MBS Digest

The MBS Digest is a product of the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Group, LLC.
The MBS Digest is not affiliated or endorsed by any organization or surgical society.