Epidemiology and Discrimination in Obesity -- The Pathophysiology of Obesity and Obesity-related Diseases -- History of the Development of Metabolic/Bariatric Surgery -- The History of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery -- Mechanisms of Action of the Bariatric Procedures -- Indications and Contraindications for Bariatric Surgery -- Preoperative Care of the Bariatric Patient -- Anesthetic Considerations -- Components of a Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Center -- Evaluation of Preoperative Weight Loss -- Patient Safety -- Understanding Bariatric Research -- ASMBS Position Statements -- Quality in Bariatric Surgery -- Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass: Techniques and Outcomes -- Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding: Technique and Outcomes -- Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy: Technique and Outcomes -- Duodenal Switch: Technique and Outcomes -- Management of Gastrointestinal Leaks and Fistula -- Gastrointestinal Obstruction after Bariatric Surgery -- Postoperative Bleeding in the Bariatric Surgery Patient -- Gastric Banding Complications: Management -- Management of Nutritional Complications -- Reoperative Bariatric Surgery -- Reoperative Options after Gastric Banding -- Reoperative Options after Sleeve Gastrectomy -- Revisional Procedures after Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass -- The Rationale for Metabolic Surgery -- Operation of Choice for Metabolic Surgery -- Operative Outcomes of Bariatric Surgery in Patients with a Low Body Mass Index -- Outcomes of Metabolic Surgery -- Management of the Gallbladder Before and After Bariatric Surgery -- Effects of Bariatric Surgery on Non-metabolic Disease -- Cardiac Risk Factor Improvement Following Bariatric Surgery -- The Role of Endoscopy in Bariatric Surgery -- LABS Project -- Adolescent Bariatric Surgery -- Impact of Bariatric Surgery on Infertility -- Body Contouring After Massive Weight Loss -- Experimental Alternatives in Bariatric Surgery -- Liability Reduction, Patient Safety, and Economic Success in Bariatric Surgery -- Robotics in Bariatric Surgery.