American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery
The American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) is the largest national society for this specialty. The vision of the Society is to improve public health and well being by lessening the burden of the disease of obesity and related diseases throughout the world. Founded in 1983, foremost American surgeons have formed the society’s leadership and have established an excellent organization with educational and support programs for surgeons and integrated health professionals. The purpose of the society is to advance the art and science of metabolic and bariatric surgery by continually improving the quality and safety of care and treatment of people with obesity and related diseases by: * Improving the care and treatment of people suffering from obesity. * Advancing the science and understanding of metabolic and bariatric surgery. * Fostering communication between health professionals on obesity and related conditions. * Being the recognized authority and resource on metabolic and bariatric surgery. * Advocating for the health care policy that ensures patient access to high quality prevention and treatment of obesity. * Serving the educational and professional needs of our diverse membership.www.asmbs.org
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Sep 2, 2026
AprilHOST
Welcome and thank you so much.
AprilHOST
I know this is absolutely up your alley and your talk at ASMBS in 2026 is really the heart of this conversation.
AprilHOST
So it's going to be amazing.
AprilHOST
Miss Jasmine, would you like to introduce yourself?
AprilHOST
All right, Dr. Hassan, first question to you.
AprilHOST
So you call your philosophy surgery with soul.
AprilHOST
And at ASMBS, you led a session on integrating medical, surgical, and innovative therapies to treat obesity.
AprilHOST
What did you see in your patients or in the medicine itself that convinced you that no single intervention, not one or the other, was really the best way to move forward with obesity treatment?
Scott BeckerHOST
So, so excited today to talk to Dr. Joe Northup.
Scott BeckerHOST
A- And Joe's the president of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery.
Scott BeckerHOST
We'll talk about trends that he's watching, uh, his focus, his career, and a lot more.
Scott BeckerHOST
Dr. Northup, we are so thrilled to have you with us.
Mohamed PaikaHOST
It's also simply one of the more powerful tools by the numbers.
Mohamed PaikaHOST
A real-world study out of the NYU Langone and NYC Health and Hospitals covering more than 50,000 patients and presented at the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery's 2025 meeting found that patients who underwent a sleeve gastrectomy or gastric bypass lost about 24% of their body weight over two years.
Mohamed PaikaHOST
As far as the medications go, in the actual randomized trials, patients who stayed on terzipatide or semaglutide continuously do lose weight considerably more, often in the 15% to 20% range.
Mohamed PaikaHOST
None of those numbers makes surgery right for everyone or medication wrong for everyone.