OH2015 Q&A Panel with Bariatric Professionals
May 26, 2015Do you have a question for a Bariatric Professional? We have answers!
Join us on Saturday, October 17th at the ObesityHelp National Conference for Questions and Answers with the #OH2015 Bariatric Professionals Panel. This will be an interactive session where Bariatric Professionals will answer your questions! To ask a question, you will step-up to our audience microphones and ask your question to the panelist that you would like to answer it. The moderator and conference staff will help keep the Q&A moving, so that we can try and get in as many questions as possible during the allotted time.
#OH2015 Bariatric Professionals
 | Bariatric Surgeon: Ranjan Sudan, MD, FACS Dr. Ranjan Sudan is a bariatric surgeon at the Duke Center for Metabolic and Weight Loss Surgery; Vice Chair of Education, Department of Surgery; Associate Professor of Surgery; and Associate Professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. He has 34 years of surgical experience, performing the Duodenal Switch, Roux-en-Y, Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy, Lap-Band, and Revision bariatric procedures. Learn more about Dr. Sudan > Connect with Dr. Sudan on OH > |
 | Bariatric Surgeon: Ryan Heider, MD, FACS Dr. Heider received his medical degree from the University of North Carolina School of Medicine and completed his surgery training at University of North Carolina Hospitals in Chapel Hill. While at UNC, he participated in a variety of advanced minimally invasive and laparoscopic procedures, including laparoscopic gastric bypass, gastrectomy and esophageal surgery. He was the first Charlotte-area surgeon to perform single-incision, “scarless” bariatric surgery and is one of only a few surgeons in the nation with the advanced training to perform the 90-minute procedure. Learn more about Dr. Heider > Connect with Dr. Heider on OH > |
 | Plastic Surgeon: Detlev Erdmann, MD, PhD, MHSc, FACS Born and raised in Germany, Dr. Detlev Erdmann attended medical school in Berlin and Munich, Germany until 1990. He is board-certified in General Surgery (1998), Plastic Surgery (2000) and Hand Surgery (2003) in Germany and became US board-certified in Plastic Surgery in 2013. Dr. Erdmann was appointed Associate Professor of Surgery with tenure in September 2010 to present. Learn more about Dr. Erdmann > |
 | Psychologist: Dr. Sarah Galloway Dr. Galloway conducts pre-bariatric surgery psychosocial evaluations, as well as individual and group treatment. Treatment foci include improving candidacy for surgery, promoting health behaviors, and behavioral weight management for patients before and after surgery. She has specialized in health promotion, disease prevention, and behavioral treatment of medical conditions. She conducted research on ethnic differences in obesity and factors that promote success after bariatric surgery. Learn more about Dr. Galloway > Connect with Dr. Galloway on OH > |
 | Dietician: Patrick Mahaney, RD, LDN Patrick was a collaborating author and published research on nutrition status and function after weight loss surgery. He was also a contributing author in the “Ask the Expert” column in the Journal of Bariatric Nursing and Surgical Patient Care. Patrick has over 15 years of experience working with patients living with multiple co-morbidities and obesity. Learn more about Patrick > Connect with Patrick on OH > |
