Publications

We are proud of the varied ways our researchers have contributed to the expansion of the field of weight loss, providing new information and suggested techniques that improve the lives of many patients.

Featured Publications

Bond DS, Smith KE, Schumacher LM, Vithiananthan S, Jones DB, Papasavas P, Webster J, Thomas JG. “Associations of Daily Weight Management-focused Social Support with Weight Loss, Activity Behaviors and Eating Regulation in the Context of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery.” Obesity Science and Practice. 2023 Nov 10;10(1):e717. PMCID:PMC10804323. 

Bond DS, Papasavas PK, Raynor HA, Grilo CM, Steele VR. “Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Reducing the Relative Reinforcing Value of Food in Adult Patients with Obesity Pursuing Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery: Protocol for a Within-Participant Sham-Controlled Pilot Trial.” JMIR Research Protocols. 2023; Nov 6;e50714. PMCID: PMC10660230.

Bond DS, Manuel KM, Wu Y, Livingston J, Papasavas PK, Baillot A, Pescatello LS. “Exercise for Counteracting Weight Recurrence after Bariatric Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.” Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. 2023 Jun;19(6):641-650.

Papasavas P, Docimo S Jr, Oviedo RJ, Eisenberg D, American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Clinical Issues Committee. “Biliopancreatic Access Following Anatomy-Altering Bariatric Surgery: A Literature Review.” Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. 2022 Jan;18(1):21-34. PMID: 34688572.

Eisenberg D, Shikora SA, Aarts E, Aminian A, Angrisani L, Cohen RV, De Luca M, Faria SL, Goodpaster KPS, Haddad A, Himpens JM, Kow L, Kurian M, Loi K, Mahawar K, Nimeri A, O'Kane M, Papasavas PK, et al. “2022 American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) and International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders (IFSO): Indications for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery.” Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. 2022 Dec;18(12):1345-1356. PMID: 36280539.

Bond DS, Thomas JG, Jones DB, Schumacher LM, Webster J, Evans EW, Goldschmidt AB, Vithiananthan S. “Ecological Momentary Assessment of Gastrointestinal Symptoms and Risky Eating Behaviors in Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass and Sleeve Gastrectomy Patients.” Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. 2021 Mar;17(3);475-483. PMCID: PMC9206719.

Brethauer SA, Kim J, el Chaar M, Papasavas P, Eisenberg D, Rogers A, Ballem N, Kligman M, Kothari S, ASMBS Clinical Issues Committee. “Standardized Outcomes Reporting in Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery. Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. 2015 May-Jun;11(3):489-506. PMID: 26093765

Recent Publications


The Effect of Cholecystectomy on Weight Loss after Metabolic Bariatric Surgery. Cobar JP, Bond DS, Ebadinejad A, Wu Y, Santana C, Steffen K, Tishler DS, Papasavas PK. Obes Surg. 2025 Feb 12. doi: 10.1007/s11695-025-07711-0. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39934521

Billing for Exercise Is Medicine: An Analysis of Reimbursement Trends for Physical Activity-Related Billing Codes. Carr LJ, Marcussen B, Slayman T, Wu Y, Bond DS.J Phys Act Health. 2024 Dec 10:1-6. doi: 10.1123/jpah.2024-0499. Online ahead of print. PMID: 39657641

Weight loss with atogepant during the preventive treatment of migraine: A pooled analysis. Peterlin BL, Bond DS, Ailani J, Dodick DW, Liu Y, De Abreu Ferreira R, Smith JH, Dabruzzo B, Goadsby PJ, Trugman JM. Cephalalgia. 2024 Dec;44(12):3331024241299753. doi: 10.1177/03331024241299753.PMID: 39648629 Free article.

IVC filter use in patients with a history of venous thromboembolism undergoing bariatric surgery: a MBSAQIP study. Gontarz B, Seip R, Staff I, Santana C, McLaughlin T, Bond D, Tishler D, Papasavas P. Surg Endosc. 2025 Feb;39(2):875-880. doi: 10.1007/s00464-024-11395-5. Epub 2024 Dec 2.PMID: 39623172

Early changes in the gut microbiota are associated with weight outcomes over 2 years following metabolic and bariatric surgery. Steffen KJ, Sorgen AA, Fodor AA, Carroll IM, Crosby RD, Mitchell JE, Bond DS, Heinberg LJ.Obesity (Silver Spring). 2024 Nov;32(11):1985-1997. doi: 10.1002/oby.24168.PMID: 39497628

Associations of weather and air pollution with objective physical activity and sedentary time before and after bariatric surgery: a secondary analysis of a prospective cohort study. Baillot A, Bernard P, Eddine JN, Thomas JG, Schumacher LM, Papasavas PK, Vithiananthan S, Jones D, Bond DS. Environ Res Commun. 2024 Aug;6(8):085003. doi: 10.1088/2515-7620/ad64b2. Epub 2024 Jul 31.PMID: 39469319 Free PMC article.

Association of preoperative frailty with suboptimal weight loss response among patients undergoing metabolic and bariatric surgery. Ebadinejad A, Cobar JP, Bond DS, Wu Y, Santana C, Schwartz A, Tishler D, Papasavas P.Surg Endosc. 2024 Dec;38(12):7112-7117. doi: 10.1007/s00464-024-11285-w. Epub 2024 Sep 29.PMID: 39342540

Prospective Comparison of Mental Planning Ability in Sleeve Gastrectomy Patients and Non-operative Controls. Cobar JP, Gunstad J, Bond DS, Michalak I, Ebadinejad A, Wu Y, Tishler D, Stevens M, Pearlson G, Papasavas P.Obes Surg. 2024 Oct;34(10):3901-3904. doi: 10.1007/s11695-024-07440-w. Epub 2024 Sep 15.PMID: 39279000 No abstract available.

Examining the bidirectional longitudinal associations between body mass index and episodic memory following bariatric surgery. Forester G, Steffen KJ, Heinberg LJ, Wonderlich JA, Murray MF, Stanley TB, Dougherty EN, Olson M, Crosby RD, Bond DS, Gunstad J.Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2024 Nov;20(11):1065-1071. doi: 10.1016/j.soard.2024.08.016. Epub 2024 Aug 10.PMID: 39256112

Disordered eating behavior and dietary intake prior to metabolic and bariatric surgery. Kerver GA, Heinberg LJ, Bond DS, Laam LA, Crosby RD, Engel SG, Steffen KJ.Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2024 Dec;20(12):1381-1387. doi: 10.1016/j.soard.2024.07.006. Epub 2024 Jul 16.PMID: 39155184

Association of Migraine and Blood Pressure-Does Obesity Severity Have a Moderating Role? Kalala SS, Schumacher LM, Thomas JG, Lipton RB, Pavlovic J, Bond DS.Int J Behav Med. 2025 Feb;32(1):135-141. doi: 10.1007/s12529-023-10241-7. Epub 2023 Nov 16.PMID: 37973767 Clinical Trial.

American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Review of Body Composition. Carter J, Husain F, Papasavas P, Docimo S, Albaugh V, Aylward L, Blalock C, Benson-Davies S; Clinical Issues Committee of the American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgeons.Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2024 Nov 29:S1550-7289(24)00913-4. doi: 10.1016/j.soard.2024.10.037. Online ahead of print.PMID: 39706721 

American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery review of the body mass index. Carter J, Husain F, Papasavas P, Docimo S, Albaugh V, Aylward L, Blalock C, Benson-Davies S; Clinical Issues Committee of the American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgeons.Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2025 Mar;21(3):199-206. doi: 10.1016/j.soard.2024.10.038. Epub 2024 Nov 29.PMID: 39681504 Free article. Review.

American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery literature review on risk factors, screening recommendations, and prophylaxis for marginal ulcers after metabolic and bariatric surgery. Vosburg RW, Nimeri A, Azagury D, Grover B, Noria S, Papasavas P, Carter J.Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2025 Feb;21(2):101-108. doi: 10.1016/j.soard.2024.10.013. Epub 2024 Oct 15.PMID: 39521634 Free article. Review.

ASMBS literature review on the treatment of marginal ulcers after metabolic and bariatric surgery. Vosburg RW, Nimeri A, Azagury D, Grover B, Noria S, Papasavas P, Carter J.Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2025 Jan;21(1):1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.soard.2024.10.003. Epub 2024 Oct 12.PMID: 39516065 Free article. Review.

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