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The Medical Management of Obesity

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Although health practitioners traditionally have not been trained in the medical management of obesity, they attain expertise in the treatment of its comorbidities—those conditions associated with, exacerbated by, or even caused by obesity, such as coronary artery disease, hypertension, type 2 diabetes, obstructive sleep apnea, degenerative joint disease, cancers (endometrium, colon, renal cell, breast, and prostate), gout, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), polycystic ovary (PCO) syndrome, and other gynecologic conditions (Table 2-1).

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  1. Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

    Vicki March MD (Clinical Instructor)

  2. Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Magee-Women’s Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

    Kim Pierce MD (Clinical Instructor)

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  1. Lerner College of Medicine, USA

    Philip R. Schauer MD (Professor of Surgery) (Professor of Surgery)

  2. Advanced Laparoscopic and Bariatric Surgery, Bariatric and Metabolic Institute The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA

    Philip R. Schauer MD (Professor of Surgery) (Professor of Surgery)

  3. Department of Surgery Health Sciences Center, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA, 22908, USA

    Bruce D. Schirmer MD (Stephen H. Watts Professor of Surgery) (Stephen H. Watts Professor of Surgery)

  4. Advanced Laparoscopic and Bariatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, USA

    Stacy A. Brethauer MD (Staff Surgeon) (Staff Surgeon)

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March, V., Pierce, K. (2007). The Medical Management of Obesity. In: Schauer, P.R., Schirmer, B.D., Brethauer, S.A. (eds) Minimally Invasive Bariatric Surgery. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-68062-0_2

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