The House of Surgery

Author: The American College of Surgeons

Language: en

Genres: Health & Fitness, Medicine, Science

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2025 Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Lecture • Unraveling the Metabolic Syndrome
Episode 75
Friday, 20 February, 2026

This episode features one of the fathers of metabolic surgery, Walter J. Pories, MD, FACS, from Greenville, North Carolina. In his lecture delivered at the American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress in Chicago, Dr. Pories will discuss his research and insights into underlying molecular biology, with particular attention to fat storage, energy production, and lactic acid levels. He also will focus on how research into bariatric surgery has led to data-driven clarifications of the pathophysiology of obesity and related conditions. Talk about the podcast on social media using the hashtag #HouseofSurgery.