2020
The National Shift to Sleeve Gastrectomy: Long-Term Disappointment and Recidivism or Patient Preference?
Zhou R, Morton J. The National Shift to Sleeve Gastrectomy: Long-Term Disappointment and Recidivism or Patient Preference? Difficult Decisions In Surgery: An Evidence-Based Approach 2020, 231-246. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-55329-6_22.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSleeve gastrectomyGastric bypassDiabetes mellitusLaparoscopic sleeve gastrectomyLong-term outcomesAdvanced obesityLaparoscopic RouxBariatric proceduresBariatric surgeryDisease resolutionWeight recidivismPatient preferencesPrimary procedureGastrectomyAmerican SocietyMellitusRouxObesityPatientsSurgeryBypassAvailable data
2019
Adjuvant Pharmaceutical Therapy for Perioperative Use in Bariatric Surgery
Morton J, Ghiassi S, Nadzam G. Adjuvant Pharmaceutical Therapy for Perioperative Use in Bariatric Surgery. 2019, 619-624. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-27021-6_56.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAnesthetic Considerations
Lemmens H, Morton J, Ku C, Jones S. Anesthetic Considerations. 2019, 89-101. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-27021-6_8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBariatric Surgery: Safety, Efficacy, Disease State, Collaboration, Future
Morton JM, Rosenthal RJ. Bariatric Surgery: Safety, Efficacy, Disease State, Collaboration, Future. The Journal Of Arthroplasty 2019, 34: s36-s37. PMID: 31003783, DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2019.03.040.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchObesity Disease Pandemic on Joint Disease and Longevity
Milla C, Lo Menzo E, Morton J, Rosenthal RJ. Obesity Disease Pandemic on Joint Disease and Longevity. The Journal Of Arthroplasty 2019, 34: s33-s35. PMID: 30954412, DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2019.03.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAssociation of Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass Surgery With Telomere Length in Patients With Obesity
Morton JM, Garg T, Leva N. Association of Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass Surgery With Telomere Length in Patients With Obesity. JAMA Surgery 2019, 154: 266-268. PMID: 30566188, PMCID: PMC6439632, DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2018.4830.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2018
Comorbidity Remission Following Intragastric Dual Balloon Placement
Garcia L, Vajanaphanich S, Morton JM. Comorbidity Remission Following Intragastric Dual Balloon Placement. Obesity Surgery 2018, 29: 353-355. PMID: 30382461, DOI: 10.1007/s11695-018-3564-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsComorbidity remissionBalloon placementDual balloonWeight lossWeight loss 6Treatment of obesityEarly-stage obesityBalloon insertionBiochemical improvementBlood pressureSingle institutionLipid profileEfficacious interventionsDemographic dataPatientsRemissionObesityMonthsSignificant improvementBalloonBiochemical dataPlacementBariatric Surgery: Current State of Affairs
Blevins K, Azagury D, Morton J. Bariatric Surgery: Current State of Affairs. 2018, 17-20. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-93545-4_2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdvocacy for Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery
Scott J, Morton J. Advocacy for Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery. Current Surgery Reports 2018, 6: 17. DOI: 10.1007/s40137-018-0215-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChanges in Cerebral Cortical Thickness Related to Weight Loss Following Bariatric Surgery
Bohon C, Garcia LC, Morton JM. Changes in Cerebral Cortical Thickness Related to Weight Loss Following Bariatric Surgery. Obesity Surgery 2018, 28: 2578-2582. PMID: 29876838, PMCID: PMC6400222, DOI: 10.1007/s11695-018-3317-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCerebral cortical thicknessCortical thicknessBariatric surgeryWeight Loss Following Bariatric SurgeryGreater excess weight lossExcess weight lossCortical gray matterMagnetic resonance imaging dataBrain changesPatientsGray matterSurgeryWeight lossPreliminary evidenceNeurocognitive measuresFurther investigationMemory recallImaging dataPrevious studiesObesityGlobal measuresLarge sampleMonthsThe Obesity Epidemic
Mazer L, Morton J. The Obesity Epidemic. 2018, 81-92. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-71282-6_7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPressing public health challengesDecreased life expectancyPublic health challengeSignificant health implicationsObese patientsKidney diseaseWorldwide epidemicCardiovascular diseaseObesity epidemicGreater health costsHealth challengesObesityPreventative effortsDiseaseLife expectancyHealth costsHealth implicationsPotential determinantsEpidemicPatientsDiabetesOsteoarthritisCancerLiverDigital Health and Obesity: How Technology Could Be the Culprit and Solution for Obesity
Cooper M, Morton J. Digital Health and Obesity: How Technology Could Be the Culprit and Solution for Obesity. Health Informatics 2018, 169-178. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-61446-5_12.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
American Society of Clinical Oncology Summit on Addressing Obesity Through Multidisciplinary Provider Collaboration: Key Findings and Recommendations for Action
Ligibel JA, Alfano CM, Hershman DL, Merrill JK, Basen‐Engquist K, Bloomgarden ZT, Demark‐Wahnefried W, Dixon S, Hassink SG, Jakicic JM, Morton JM, Okwuosa TM, Powell‐Wiley T, Rothberg AE, Stephens M, Streett SE, Wild RA, Westman EA, Williams RJ, Wollins DS, Hudis CA. American Society of Clinical Oncology Summit on Addressing Obesity Through Multidisciplinary Provider Collaboration: Key Findings and Recommendations for Action. Obesity 2017, 25: s34-s39. PMID: 29086516, PMCID: PMC6724199, DOI: 10.1002/oby.21987.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth care provider communityProvider collaborationMultidisciplinary collaborationAmerican SocietySynopsis of recommendationsProvider communityOncology providersProvider educationObesity preventionObesity epidemicClinical OncologyObesitySummit attendeesIdentified prioritiesMalignancyCancerASCOOncologyObesity in America
Rosenthal RJ, Morton J, Brethauer S, Mattar S, De Maria E, Benz JK, Titus J, Sterrett D. Obesity in America. Surgery For Obesity And Related Diseases 2017, 13: 1643-1650. PMID: 28935198, DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2017.08.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrevalence of obesityDisease of obesityBest treatment modalityTreatment of obesityUS household populationConsequences of obesityGeneral US populationSerious health problemHIV infectionExcess weightObesity treatmentTreatment modalitiesTreatment optionsUniversity HospitalHeart diseaseObese AmericansEarly deathObesityHealth problemsUS populationMental illnessDiseaseWeight lossProbability-based panelOversamples of blacksMulti-modality surgical treatment for an increasingly common patient with morbid obesity and papillary thyroid carcinoma
Ichter ZA, Parthasarathy M, Morton JM. Multi-modality surgical treatment for an increasingly common patient with morbid obesity and papillary thyroid carcinoma. Journal Of Surgical Case Reports 2017, 2017: rjw200. PMID: 28603603, PMCID: PMC5460003, DOI: 10.1093/jscr/rjw200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGastric bypass surgeryCoronary artery diseasePapillary thyroid cancerProgression of diseasePapillary thyroid carcinomaMajority of casesMorbid obesityBypass surgeryMetastatic diseaseSurgical resectionArtery diseaseSurgical treatmentPostoperative carePatient presentsThyroid cancerCommon patientsRadiation therapyThyroid carcinomaTherapeutic radiationNew diagnosisHealth disordersPhysicians faceDiseaseObesityPatients
2016
Obesity and the role of bariatric surgery in the surgical management of osteoarthritis of the hip and knee: a review of the literature
Springer BD, Carter JT, McLawhorn AS, Scharf K, Roslin M, Kallies KJ, Morton JM, Kothari SN. Obesity and the role of bariatric surgery in the surgical management of osteoarthritis of the hip and knee: a review of the literature. Surgery For Obesity And Related Diseases 2016, 13: 111-118. PMID: 27865814, DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2016.09.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBariatric surgeryTotal joint arthroplastyJoint arthroplastyTotal joint arthroplasty outcomesJoint functionFundamental clinical questionsJoint arthroplasty outcomesSystemic inflammatory changesImpact of obesityMajority of patientsLower extremity arthritisDevelopment of osteoarthritisSignificant weight lossLower extremity rangeLower limb biomechanicsMorbid obesityObese patientsInflammatory changesSurgical managementArthroplasty outcomesGait speedExtremity rangeGait biomechanicsClinical questionsObesityEthnic Considerations for Metabolic Surgery
Morton JM. Ethnic Considerations for Metabolic Surgery. Diabetes Care 2016, 39: 949-953. PMID: 27222553, DOI: 10.2337/dc16-0413.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMetabolic surgerySurgery outcomesBurden of obesityDifferent ethnic groupsComorbidity remissionDiabetes variesInfluence of ethnicitySurgeryEthnic groupsEthnic disparitiesObesityHealth concernWeight lossSocioeconomic statusDiabetesOutcomesEthnicityRemissionComplicationsGroupEthnic considerationsFurther refinement
2015
Lipids and bariatric procedures part 1 of 2: Scientific statement from the National Lipid Association, American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, and Obesity Medicine Association: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Bays HE, Jones PH, Jacobson TA, Cohen DE, Orringer CE, Kothari S, Azagury DE, Morton J, Nguyen NT, Westman EC, Horn DB, Scinta W, Primack C. Lipids and bariatric procedures part 1 of 2: Scientific statement from the National Lipid Association, American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, and Obesity Medicine Association: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY. Journal Of Clinical Lipidology 2015, 10: 15-32. PMID: 26892119, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacl.2015.12.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Lipid AssociationObesity Medicine AssociationBariatric proceduresLipid levelsBariatric surgeryScientific statementCholesterol metabolismCardiovascular disease risk factorsDisease risk factorsBile acid metabolismAmerican SocietyLipid benefitsGut hormonesImmune factorsRisk factorsCardiovascular diseaseLipid associationIntestinal microbiotaEndocrine factorsBile acidsExecutive summaryLipid effectsTrace element deficienciesAcid metabolismObesityLipids and bariatric procedures part 1 of 2: Scientific statement from the National Lipid Association, American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, and Obesity Medicine Association: FULL REPORT
Bays HE, Jones PH, Jacobson TA, Cohen DE, Orringer CE, Kothari S, Azagury DE, Morton J, Nguyen NT, Westman EC, Horn DB, Scinta W, Primack C. Lipids and bariatric procedures part 1 of 2: Scientific statement from the National Lipid Association, American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, and Obesity Medicine Association: FULL REPORT. Journal Of Clinical Lipidology 2015, 10: 33-57. PMID: 26892120, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacl.2015.12.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Lipid AssociationObesity Medicine AssociationBariatric proceduresLipid levelsBariatric surgeryScientific statementCholesterol metabolismCardiovascular disease risk factorsDisease risk factorsBile acid metabolismAmerican SocietyLipid benefitsGut hormonesImmune factorsRisk factorsLipid associationIntestinal microbiotaEndocrine factorsBile acidsLipid effectsTrace element deficienciesFull reportAcid metabolismObesitySurgeryThe Influence of Resected Gastric Weight upon Weight Loss after Sleeve Gastrectomy
Rosas U, Hines H, Rogan D, Rivas H, Morton J. The Influence of Resected Gastric Weight upon Weight Loss after Sleeve Gastrectomy. The American Surgeon 2015, 81: 1240-1243. PMID: 26736161, DOI: 10.1177/000313481508101225.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCent excess weight lossExcess weight lossGastric weightWeight lossAdequacy of resectionSingle academic institutionUpper tercileGreater initial weightsEnduring treatmentSleeve gastrectomyBariatric surgeryPostoperative dataGastric sleeveSurgical interventionIntraoperative assessmentPatientsOptimal standardizationGastrectomyFurther investigationTercileMonthsPer centPostopResectionObesity