Trends in Bariatric Surgery Training: Bariatric Operations Performed by Fellowship Council Trainees from 2012 to 2019.

The ASMBS Fellowship Certificate was created to ensure satisfactory training, requiring a minimum number of anastomotic cases. With laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy becoming the most common bariatric procedure in the United States, this may present a challenge for fellows to obtain adequate numbers for ASMBS certification.

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Source: Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases - December 27, 2023 Category: Surgery Authors: Aditya Jog, Dustin Baldwin, David Wernsing, Victoria Gershuni, Daniel A. Hashimoto, Noel Williams, Kristoffel Dumon, Maria S. Altieri Tags: Original articles Source Type: research