ReShape Lifesciences Announces Formation of International Scientific Advisory Board
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Members of the ReShape SAB include:
Caroline Apovian , M.D., is the Co-Director at theCenter for Weight Management and Wellness in theDivision of Endocrinology , Diabetes and Hypertension at Brigham and Women’s Hospital inBoston, MA , and a Professor of Medicine atHarvard Medical School .Dr. Apovian won the Distinguished Leader in Obesity Medicine award from the AmericanBoard of Obesity Medicine in 2020.Michael Baptista , M.D., is a bariatric, general and laparoscopic surgeon affiliated with theBariatric Center of Excellence Memorial Hospital Jacksonville inFlorida .Dr. Baptista is a published author in the weight loss field and has given many courses, both on how to perform bariatric surgery, and how to follow up with patients afterwards.Matt Brengman , M.D., is a board-certified general and bariatric surgeon practicing inRichmond andFredericksburg, VA .Dr. Brengman pioneered the practice of advanced laparoscopy and laparoscopic bariatric surgery while atWalter Reed Army Medical Center . He is an active member of theAmerican Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS), currently serving as At-Large member of theExecutive Council .John Dixon – MBBS, Ph.D., is currently an adjunct professor at theIverson Health Innovation Research Institute ,Swinburne University inMelbourne, Australia . He has focused on obesity research for over 20 years. He has published more than 300 research manuscripts and has been involved in all aspects of clinical obesity research, and in education and policy development.- Francesco Furbetta, M.D., is a specialist in surgery of the digestive system and digestive endoscopies. He developed an interdisciplinary treatment of obesity and, since 1996, has been teaching Lap-Band training courses. He is a Professor of the Postgraduate Course in Laparoscopic Surgery at the
University of Bari inItaly , a member of IFSO and a former director of theItalian Society of Obesity Surgery . Darrin Hansen , M.D., is currently a fellow of theAmerican College of Surgeons and a member of the ASMBS. He is a Center of Excellence Surgeon for the Lap-Band procedure. He has also organized and instituted a research study on resolution for type 2 diabetic Lap-Band patients.Michael Orris , D.O., is a founding partner and lead surgeon at theWeight Loss Institute of Arizona andAZ Weight Loss Clinic . He currently serves as Chief Executive Officer of Advanced Surgical Weight Loss and is associate clinical professor atMidwestern University .Dr. Orris is a fellow of the ASMBS.Carl Pesta , D.O., is the Medical Director of theMcLaren Macomb Bariatric Surgery Institute as well as a fellow with theAmerican College of Osteopathic Surgeons . He is currently a member and fellow of the ASMBS and president of the ASMBS foundation. He is past president of theMichigan Bariatric Society .Jaime Ponce , M.D., is the Medical Director for the CHI Memorial’s Weight Management Center inChattanooga, TN and current president of theIFSO North America Chapter and a member of the IFSO Executive Board.Dr. Ponce is a fellow of theAmerican College of Surgeons as well as the ASMBS and is past president of the ASMBS and a founding member of the of theASMBS Tennessee State Chapter .Christine Ren-Fielding , M.D., is currently the Professor of Surgery atNYU School of Medicine as well as the Director of the NYU Langone Weight Management Program and Chief of theDivision of Bariatric Surgery . She is chairman of the membership committee of theNY State Chapter of ASMBS and recently won the Excellence in Clinical Care Award from the organization in 2022.- Adam Smith, D.O., is a Bariatric Surgery Specialist and Chief Executive Officer of Ultimate Bariatrics in
Fort Worth, TX. He is currently Chairman of Bariatric Surgery atBaylor Scott and White Medical Center Trophy Club and Associate Professor atUniversity of North Texas Health Sciences Center . He is a member of ASMBS, is a surgical trainer for Lap-Band and has also been a Lap-Band patient, himself.Dr. Smith has lectured internationally on topics including obesity and the Lap-Band system. Shaw Somers M.D., FRCS , is a specialist Upper GI and Bariatric Surgeon at Streamline SurgicalUK . He is past President of theBritish Obesity and Metabolic Surgery Society , council member of the association of Upper GI Surgery, and council member of theParliamentary Advisory Group on Obesity .Erik Wilson , M.D., is presently the Medical Director of Bariatric Surgery atMemorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center , Professor of Surgery at theUniversity of Texas Medical School atHouston , as well as the Director of the Minimally Invasive Surgeons ofTexas (MIST). He is the Co-Founder of theTexas Association of Bariatric Surgery and is a Southeast Regional Board Member.
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