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

Bond DS, Papasavas PK, Raynor HA, Grilo CM, Wu Y, Kang D, Steele VR. Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Reducing Food Reinforcement in Patients Pursuing Metabolic Bariatric Surgery: A Within-Participants Sham-Controlled Pilot Trial. Obes Surg. 2025 Aug;35(8):3321-3324. doi: 10.1007/s11695-025-07987-2. Epub 2025 Jun 23. PMID: 40550967; PMCID: PMC12359249.

Ebadinejad A, Saeidishahri S, Wu Y, Bond DS, Benbrahim A, Hannoush E, Tishler D, Papasavas P. Concurrent Surgical Management of Achalasia and Obesity: an MBSAQIP Analysis. J Gastrointest Surg. 2025 Aug 28:102203. doi: 10.1016/j.gassur.2025.102203. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40885428.

Bond DS, Wu Y, Baillot A, Lillis J, Sundgot-Borgen C, Papasavas PK. The role of physical activity in minimizing recurrence of weight gain following metabolic and bariatric surgery: current evidence and suggestions for advancing future research. Current Obesity Reports. 2025 Aug 21;14(1):66. PMCID: PMC12380178.

Dougherty EN, Murray MF, Laam LA, Kerver GA, Stanley TB, Koball AM, Steffen KJ, Heinberg LJ, Safer DL, Bond DS, Wonderlich SA, Engel SG. Boredom and stress as momentary predictors of loss of control eating after metabolic and bariatric surgery: A longitudinal investigation. Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. 2025 (in press).

Ebadinejad A, Saeidishahri S, Wu Y, Bond DS, Santana C, Hannoush E, Tishler D, Papasavas PK. Endoscopic sleeve gastrectomy as safe as laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy? A propensity-matched analysis. Surgical Endoscopy. 2025 (in press).

Thomas JG, Goldstein CG, Bond DS, Lillis J, Hekler E, Goldstein S, Butryn M, Cao Z, Wing RR. Evaluation of 5 novel intervention components in online obesity treatment: Outcomes of a randomized factorial experiment. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2025  Sep 16. (Online ahead of print). PMID: 40968617.

Sherf-Dagan S, Wright C, Heusschen L, Alceste D, Mor-Sasson L, Bond DS, Ben-Porat T. Bridging the gap: evaluating tools for adherence to dietary-related behavioral recommendations after metabolic bariatric surgery—A scoping review. Obesity Reviews. 2025 Aug 10:370012. (Online ahead of print).

Griffith LA, Bond DS, Raynor HA. Physical activity variety and time spent in moderate-to vigorous-intensity physical activity: Do contextual factors play a role? Perceptual and Motor Skills. 2025. PMID: 40620038. (Online ahead of print).

Oliveira A, Woldeamanuel YW, Kubota GT, Delgado PB, Pellicer Y, Partamian K, Pereira LR, Welch M, La Touche R, Reina-Varona A, Bond DS, Bensenor I, Goulart A. Socioeconomic and lifestyle factors associated with chronic musculoskeletal disorders in Brazil: A network analysis of a population-based study involving 87,468 Brazilian adults. Therapeutic Advances in Chronic Disease. 2025 Jun 30:16:204006223250844. PMID: 40599678.

Oliveira A, Woldeamanuel YW, Kubota GT, Delgado PB, Pellicer Y, Partamian K, Pereira LR, Welch M, La Touche R, Reina-Varona A, Bond DS, Bensenor I, Goulart A. The interplay between physical activity, chronic musculoskeletal disorders, and related comorbidities in 87,468 Brazilian adults: A cross-sectional, population-based study. Journal of Public Health. 2025 Jun 30;16:20406223251350884. PMID: 40599678.

Michel A, Kang D, Fillingim RB, Balderston NL, Bond DS, Steele VR. The need for a mechanistic understanding of neuromodulation for pain and addiction. Current Addiction Reports. 2025 (Online ahead of print).

Sundgot-Borgen C, Baardstu S, Bond DS, Sniehotta FF, Bergh I, Mala T, Rø ø, Kvalem IL. Longitudinal associations between self-regulation and physical activity behavior following metabolic bariatric surgery. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. 2025 Apr 8:22(1):40. PMCID: PMC11980339.

VanWiel L, Carr LJ, Bond DS, Wu Y, Tunitsky-Bitton E, Tulikangas P, Steinberg AC, Whitaker KM. Associations of urinary incontinence, physical activity, and cardiovascular disease risk among women in the United States. Preventive Medicine. 2025 Apr 3;108277. [Online ahead of print]. PMID: 40187659.

Hussein J, Asselin M, Bond DS, Wu Y, Ly V, Creel D, Papasavas P, Goodpaster BH, Baillot A. Exercise training in adult bariatric surgery patients: an overview of systematic reviews. Obesity Reviews.  2025 Aug;26(8):e13920. PMCID: PMC12246892.

Bhatia U, Bond DS, Ciesla J, Gunstad J, Carroll I, Crosby R, Mitchell J, Peat C, Steffen K, Heinberg L. The relationship between physical activity, sedentary time, and cognitive function following bariatric surgery. Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. 2025 Jul;21(7):760-767. PMID: 40057403.

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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