Division of Nutrition
18th Annual
Postgraduate Nutrition Symposium
Surgical Treatment of Obesity:
Physiological Mechanisms and Clinical Effects
July 12-13, 2017
The Joseph B. Martin Center at Harvard Medical School
77 Avenue Louis Pasteur
Boston, MA 02115
To register, email harvardnutrition@pmkassociates.com or call 703-841-1600.
This event will be recorded on video, and Webcasts will be made available afterwards.
PROGRAM
Day 1 - Wednesday, July 12th, 2017
7: 15 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Welcome & Introductions
Steven K. Grinspoon, M.D.,
Harvard Medical School
Lee M. Kaplan, M.D., Ph.D, Massachusetts General Hospital
Kathleen E. Corey, M.D., MPH, MMSC, Massachusetts General Hospital
Keynote I
The Current Landscape of Surgical Obesity Treatment
Lee M. Kaplan, M.D., Ph.D.
Director, Obesity, Metabolism and Nutrition Institute Massachusetts General Hospital
Associate Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Session I:
Physiologic Mechanisms of Weight Loss Surgery
Effects on the Microbiome
Rosa Krajmalnik-Brown, Ph.D.
Senior Sustainability Scientist, Julie Ann Wrigley Institute of Sustainability
Associate Professor, School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment,
Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering
Arizona State University
Effects on Intestinal Glucose Metabolism and Gut Peptides
Nicholas Stylopoulos, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Harvard Medical School
Assistant in Pediatrics, Division of Endocrinology
Center for Basic and Translational Obesity Research
Boston Children's Hospital
Effects on CNS Satiety Signaling
Hans-Rudolf Berthoud, Ph.D.
George H. Bray Professor of Neuroscience
Neurobiology of Nutrition and Metabolism Department
Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Louisiana State University System
Session I Roundtable Discussion
Session II:
Health Effects of Weight Loss Surgery
Effects of Weight Loss Surgery on Bone
Elaine W. Yu, M.D., MMSc
Assistant Professor in Medicine
Director, Bone Density Center
Massachusetts General Hospital
Weight Loss Surgery as a Treatment for Diabetes
Ali Tavakkoli, M.D.
Co-Director, Center for Weight Management and Metabolic Surgery
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Associate Professor of Surgery
Harvard Medical School
Weight Loss Surgery and Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Kathleen E. Corey, M.D., MPH, MMSC
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Director, MGH Fatty Liver Clinic
Massachusetts General Hospital
Effect of Weight Loss Surgery on Addictive Behaviors
Stephanie Sogg, Ph.D.
Psychologist, MGH Weight Center
Massachusetts General Hospital
Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School
Visiting Professor, Department of Pharmacy, Health, and Wellbeing
University of Sunderland
Session II Roundtable Discussion
DAY 2 - THURSDAY, JULY 13, 2017
7:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
Welcome & Introductions
Steven K. Grinspoon, M.D.
Harvard Medical School
Session III:
Weight Loss Surgery in Special Populations
Pregnancy Outcomes After Weight Loss Surgery
Elizabeth S. Ginsburg, M.D. (invited)
Medical Director, Assisted Reproductive Technologies
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Professor, Harvard Medical School
Weight Loss Surgery in Adolescents
Alison Hoppin, M.D.
Associate Physician in Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition Pediatric Obesity Medicine,
MGH Weight Center
Massachusetts General Hospital
Racial/Ethnic Disparities and Access to Surgical Treatments for Obesity
Fatima Cody Stanford, M.D., MPH, MPA
Obesity Medicine Physician for Adults, Adolescents, and Children, MGH Weight Center
Massachusetts General Hospital
Instructor of Medicine and Pediatrics
Harvard Medical School
Session III Roundtable Discussion
Keynote II
Moving Forward: Applying Principles of Surgical Therapy
to Medical Weight Loss Interventions
Caroline M. Apovian, M.D., FACP, FACN
Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics
Boston University School of Medicine
Director, Nutrition and Weight Management Center at Boston Medical Center
Director, Nutrition and Support Service at Boston Medical Center