“Bariatric Surgery Procedures: ASMBS.” American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, asmbs.org/patients/bariatric-surgery-procedures.

The ASMBS is focused on improving health by lessening obesity and obesity-related disease around the world. They offer educational and support services to people looking to have weight loss surgery. Their mission includes: 

• Improving the care and treatment of people suffering from obesity.
• Advancing the science and understanding of metabolic and bariatric surgery.
• Fostering communication between health professionals on obesity and related conditions.
• Being the recognized authority and resource on metabolic and bariatric surgery.
• Advocating for the health care policy that ensures patient access to high quality prevention and treatment of obesity.
• Serving the educational and professional needs of our diverse membership.

The President of the society is the Assistant Professor of surgery at Harvard Medical School and Surgeon at Massachusetts General Hospital. All of the board members are doctors; most of them are board vertified surgeons.