President at American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, Medical Director at Surgeon Scottsdale Healthcare Bariatric Center, Medical Director at Scottsdale Healthcare Bariatric Center/Scottsdale Healthcare, Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery at University of Arizona College of Medicine, Medical Director at Scottsdale Healthcare Bariatric Center
Location:
Scottsdale, Arizona
Industry:
Medical Practice
Work:
American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery since Jun 2011
President
SurgeonScottsdale Healthcare Bariatric Center since Jan 2010
Medical Director
Scottsdale Healthcare Bariatric Center/Scottsdale Healthcare since Jan 2010
Medical Director
University of Arizona College of Medicine since Jan 2005
Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery
Scottsdale Healthcare Bariatric Center since 2001
Medical Director
Education:
University of Colorado 1993 - 1998
Surgeon, Internship and Residency
University of Arizona
BA Philosophy
University of Texas
Doctor, Medicine
The research is important because it tracks the effects of weight-loss surgery over several years, said Dr. Robin Blackstone, president of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery. The procedures may help patients reduce risk through weight loss and an accompanying change in the body
"We in the medical community are going to take that seriously," Dr. Robin Blackstone, president of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, who was not involved in the research, told Fox News.
Dr. Robin Blackstone, president of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, said the results echo findings smaller studies and clearly show an alcohol-related risk from gastric bypass surgery.
Date: Jun 18, 2012
Source: Google
Two weight-loss surgeries? Why Carnie Wilson tried again
In effect, shes added something to her first surgery, said, Dr. Robin Blackstone, president of the American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery. It gave her enough of a boost so that she could get her weight down.
Date: Mar 22, 2012
Category: Entertainment
Source: Google
Carnie Wilson loses 30 pounds as a result of second weight loss surgery
MSNBC reports that Dr. Robin Blackstone, president of the American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery, describes the second surgery as saying In effect, shes added something to her first surgery.
Robin Blackstone, the president of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery who practices in Scottsdale, Ariz., explained that gastric banding initially seemed safer than gastric-bypass surgery in the first three months after the procedure. She says the long-term data involving both
"National data is very clear this is life-saving and money-saving," says Dr. Robin Blackstone, the president of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery. "When people understand the data, we believe they will say we didn't know." She says private companies have been increasing covera
Date: Nov 02, 2011
Category: Health
Source: Google
Obesity Surgery Yields Clues to Weight-Loss Mysteries
we diet, our ghrelin levels rise, making us hungry. We may lose weight, but our ghrelin levels stay high, and we continue to feel hungry even after eating. Ghrelin levels come down only if we regain the weight, said Dr. Robin Blackstone, a bariatric surgeon at Scottsdale Bariatric Center in Arizona.