2017
Obesity 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 blacks
2012
Weighing in on bariatric surgery: who and when?
Lodhia N, Morton J. Weighing in on bariatric surgery: who and when? International Journal Of Obesity Supplements 2012, 2: s47-s50. PMID: 25018871, PMCID: PMC4089700, DOI: 10.1038/ijosup.2012.12.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBody mass indexBariatric surgeryPublic health preventative measuresAverage body mass indexPopular bariatric surgerySurgical obesity treatmentUnderutilized treatment optionMore comorbid conditionsBariatric surgery outcomesGastric banding proceduresWeight loss recommendationsSurgeon practice patternsPublic health epidemicPreoperative comorbiditiesGastric bypassRoux-enComplication rateWaist circumferenceComorbid conditionsFemale patientsMass indexTreatment optionsObesity treatmentSurgery outcomesHospital characteristics