Surgery for Pediatric Obesity: The What’s, Why’s and How’s in 2022
Presenter: Thomas Inge, MD, PhD, Surgeon in Chief and Chair of Surgery, Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine
At the end of this presentation, participants should be able to:
- List the indications for use of metabolic bariatric surgery in pediatric patients
- Discuss benefits, risks, and outcomes of surgery
- Review technical aspects of vertical sleeve gastrectomy
Meet the presenter:
Dr. Thomas (Tom) Inge is a Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics with tenure at the Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine (November 15, 2021-current). He also holds the Lydia J. Fredrickson Board Designated Professorship in Pediatric Surgery and is the Surgeon-in-Chief and Chairman of the Department of Surgery at the Ann and Robert Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago. His clinical practice has focused on advanced minimally invasive surgery and in particular, his clinical and academic interest over the last 20 years has been in the surgical care of adolescents with severe obesity. Dr. Inge has been continuously funded by the United States National Institutes of Health (NIH) since 2005 and has been the principal investigator of the Teen-Longitudinal Assessment of Bariatric Surgery study since 2006. He and his team have produced over 150 peer-reviewed publications and book chapters. He has also provided over 150 invited lectures for national and international professional groups. His leadership experience includes prior roles as Chief of Pediatric Surgery and Associate Surgeon-in-Chief at Children’s Hospital Colorado. Tom has also served as a member of the FDA’s Gastrointestinal and Urological Devices Committee, as a consultant to the NIH and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. He has also served in leadership positions on numerous committees and task forces for surgical and pediatric professional organizations including American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, The Obesity Society, the American Academy of Pediatrics, and the American Pediatric Surgical Association.
