Surgery in the Treatment of Obesity (cont.)

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Medical Author:

Alan Saber, MD

Alan Saber, MD is currently Chief of Minimally Invasive Surgery and Bariatric Surgery and an Associate Professor of Surgery at Michigan State University. Dr. Saber earned both his MD and a post-doctoral degree in surgery from the Alexandria University School of Medicine in Alexandria, Egypt. His surgical residency included Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York and The Cleveland Clinic in Weston, Florida.

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Coauthor:

Kathryn L Hale, MS, PA-C

Medical Editor:

Michel M Murr, MD

Authors and Editors

Author: Alan A Saber, MD, MS, FACS, Chief, Minimally Invasive Surgery and Bariatric Surgery, Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, Michigan State University.

Coauthor(s): Kathryn L Hale, MS, PA-C, Medical Writer, eMedicine.com, Inc.

Editors: Michel M Murr, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, Director, Department of Bariatric Surgery, University of South Florida; Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD, Senior Pharmacy Editor, eMedicine; Romesh Khardori, MD, Chief, Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Molecular Medicine, Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine.

Last Editorial Review: 1/13/2006