Moderators: Daniel Herron, MD and Jaime Ponce, MD, FASMBS

10:30am
PL-106. UTILIZATION OF LAPAROSCOPY IN GENERAL SURGICAL OPERATIONS AT ACADEMIC CENTERS
– Brian Nguyen, B.S.; Jason F. Richardson, MD; Brian Smith, MD; Ninh Nguyen, MD, FASMBS
Discussants: Marc Bessler, MD

10:45am
PL-107. PREOPERATIVE HYPERINSULINEMIA DIMINISHES EXCESS WEIGHT LOSS FOLLOWING ROUX-EN-Y GASTRIC BYPASS IN NON-DIABETIC PATIENTS*
– Zahid Hoda, MD; Rouzbeh Mostaedi, MD; Stephen A. Dada, MD; Mohamed Ali, MD, FASMBS
Discussants: Alfonso Torquati, MD

11:00am
PL-108. IMPROVED RENAL FUNCTION 12 MONTHS AFTER BARIATRIC SURGERY
– Wei-Jei Lee, MD, PhD; Chun-Cheng Hou, MD; Shu-Chu Chen, RN; Prof. Yi-Chih Lee; Jung-Chien Chen, MD; Kong-Han Ser, MD
Discussants: Wayne English, MD

*Indicates those presentations to be considered for the John Halverson Young Investigator Award