Free
05/11/2024
07:15 AM-05:00 PM
Baylor College of Medicine, Kleberg Auditorium
1 Baylor Plaza
Houston, TX, 77030
2nd Annual Symposium on the Modern Management of Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity
Our 2nd Annual Symposium on the Modern Management of Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity is a 1-day hybrid course of lectures and interactive panel discussions. The conference will provide the learners with the current state of metabolic syndrome as a disease of epidemic proportions, our current understanding of its causes, and how available treatments help reverse this disease. The learners will also gain familiarity with the various surgical, endoscopic, and pharmaceutical therapies that are available.
- Speakers
- Topics of Discussion
- Location
- Accreditation
Course Director
Samer G. Mattar
MD
Professor and Chief, Division of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery
Baylor College of Medicine
Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery
Course Co-Director
Maya Balakrishnan
MD
Assistant Professor
Baylor College of Medicine
Section of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Department of Medicine
Claire Edgemon
MS, RDN, LDN
Senior Registered Dietitian
Baylor College of Medicine
Division of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, Department of Surgery
Sarah Mahlke
MS, RDN, LD, CNSC
Sr. Program Management Associate
Baylor College of Medicine
Division of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, Department of Surgery
Olubunmi O. Oladunjoye
MD, MPH
Assistant Professor
Baylor College of Medicine
Section of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine
Lisette Pelletier
RN
Registered Nurse
Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center
Stephanie Sisley
MD
Associate Professor
Baylor College of Medicine
Division of Pediatric Endocrine
Angela Cortez