Bariatric Surgery Journey: Volume 12 - Who's a Candidate for Outpatient Surgery?

Join us every Friday with Dr. Isaias Irgau of CHRIAS & Kemal Erkan of United Medical as they discuss the bariatric surgery journey! This week, Kemal & Dr. Irgau cover who is a candidate for outpatient bariatric surgery. According to the American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS), the qualifications for bariatric surgery in most areas include:
- BMI ≥ 40, or more than 100 pounds overweight.
- BMI ≥ 35 and at least one or more obesity-related co-morbidities such as type II diabetes (T2DM), hypertension, sleep apnea and other respiratory disorders, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, osteoarthritis, lipid abnormalities, gastrointestinal disorders, or heart disease.
- Inability to achieve a healthy weight loss sustained for a period of time with prior weight loss efforts.
Dr. Isaias Irgau, MD, FACS, FRCS (Ed), FASMBS is president and co-founder of the Christiana Institute of Advanced Surgery (CHRIAS). He has extensive experience with minimally invasive weight loss surgery. Dr. Irgau is board-certified in general surgery with the American Board of Surgery. Dr. Irgau has personally performed over 2,000 bariatric procedures with excellent results.
Mr. Kemal Erkan’s vision for United Medical is based on the experience he has garnered since 2000 in the areas of Electronic Medical Record (EMR), Accountable Care Organization Management, Medical Practice Administration, and Medical Billing. Through this experience, Mr. Erkan has shaped United Medical into a highly efficient Accountable Care Organization which strives to deliver the best quality of patient care by bringing medical practices together through digital management. Mr. Erkan is the recipient of 2020MGMA LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD.
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[@aytengitmez1519]

Erkan always unstoppable!!

[@Tygerman33]

I can hear the courage in their vocals 🤘

[@vincentywesslingresnick2446]

Gotta start that bariatric journey now!

[@luizalucia4145]

this prepares me for everything aheady!

[@TheKlosjaarke]

just uncovered this in my recommended 💕

[@leilaslade9483]

Erkan is giving the info! woah

[@TheKlosjaarke]

just uncovered this in my recommended 💕😎

[@fairyhale5784]

an earnest acknowledgement for that 💟

[@debbietraumel6938]

good questions, everything has been answered for me so far!

[@carlsnyder3419]

it cries out for big evaluation before heading into it!

[@bukreberk5536]

great tips and interview!

[@bored8511]

oh that's the point Erkan picked concretely this specialist

[@roxanarizo6290]

I see that video quite enticing.

[@baileefry8775]

wait, I need to gear up about that one first...

[@cavecanem44]

Erkan looking on the dot, as predicted!

[@justinworkman9625]

Erkan usually is spot on...

[@aseciliggetti4545]

small question mark if I got everything right, need to watch again.

[@jean-philippechanaux4856]

how long did it actually take you to set up this conference call?

[@abigailbcfc]

It's gotta be done sooner or later, isn't it.

[@montewehrenberg6616]

better inform yourself beforehand, better safe than sorry, right?

[@klausroth371]

I'm a little uncertain about all of it...but that's only natural I guess.