Acknowledgements

We would like to thank our office manager Debbie Maney and our entire staff whose dedication, caring, and enthusiasm allows for the practice of medicine as a profession rather than a business.

We would also like to thank Arnold Escarcega and Susanne Salles, who were instrumental in the development of our laparoscopic bariatric program, and Ethicon Surgical™ and Stanford University for the use of their research labs.

Mostly we thank our patients for their input and dedication, especially those who have given of their time counseling other patients and providing the backbone for our support group.

Thanks to Digital-Attic for making this site a reality.