Intragastric Balloon for Weight Management: A Practical Guide (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9783030278960)

Manoel Galv縊 Neto: MD from the Bahiana School of Medicine and Public Health (1989) followed by a residency in Digestive and Surgery at July 9th Hospital (S縊 Paulo, Brazil). Invited Professor of Surgical Techniques at Bahiana School (1993-1998), Coordinator of the Experimental Surgery Research Group and Assistant Professor (1998-2000). Specialist certified by the Brazilian College of Digestive Surgery (CBCD, 1992), the Brazilian Federation of Gastroenterology (FBG, 1995) and the Brazilian Society of Digestive Endoscopy (SOBED, 2011). Affiliated Professor of Surgery at ABC University in Santo Andre (Brazil) and appointed as faculty for the FIU Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, Department of Surgery (Miami, USA). Dr. Galv縊 has extensive experience in foregut surgery and interventional endoscopy and international practice with surgical and endoscopic privileges granted in 8 hospitals in S縊 Paulo, Chile, Colombia, and Spain. Lyz Bezerra Silva: MD from the Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE), Brazil (2011). Residency in General Surgery at Agamenon Magalh綟s Hospital, Recife, Brazil (2015). Master's in Surgery from UFPE (2017). Specialist certified in Bariatric Surgery by the Brazilian Society of Bariatric Surgery - SBCBM (2017) and Nutrology by the Brazilian Society of Nutrology - Abran (2018). Coordinator of the Research Group on Obesity and Metabolic Surgery at UFPE. Fellow in Medical Informatics and Scientific Research at the University of Texas and Duke University. Member of the International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders (IFSO). Eduardo Nobuyuki Usuy Jr.: MD from the Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC), Brazil (2001). Residency in Gastroenterology at S縊 Paulo State University, Brazil (2005). MBA in Digital Marketing from Getulio Vargas Foundation (FGV). Former President of the Society of Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy of Santa Catarina State. Chairman of Digital Affairs Committee of the Brazilian Federation of Gastroenterology (FBG). International Member of the Association for Bariatric Endoscopy (ABE) of the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE). CEO of Gastrica Clinic in Florianolis, Brazil. Josemberg Martins Campos: MD from the Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE), Brazil (1994). Specializations in Digestive Surgery (1997), General Surgery (2001), Digestive Endoscopy (2006) and Bariatric Surgery (2006); residencies in General Surgery (1998) and Gastroenterological Surgery (2000). Master (2000) and Ph.D. (2004) in Surgery from the UFPE. Associate professor at the Department of Surgery, UFPE. Former president of the Brazilian Society of Bariatric and Metabolic Syndrome (SBCBM). Member of the Brazilian College of Digestive Surgery (CBCD), Brazilian College of Surgeons (CBC), and the Brazilian Society of Laparoscopic Surgery (SOBRACIL). Editorial board member of the Brazilian Archives of Digestive Surgery and of the Journal of the Brazilian College of Surgeons. Member of the Investigational Surgical and Endoscopic Procedures Committee of the International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity (IFSO).