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Hey guys.

I felt like coming in hot because I know it's off putting you.

Yeah, that was very dissasable. I didn't like that.

Well, you know what Paul, I'm just so excited. We had a fantastic conversation about bariatric surgery, the pre-op workup and counseling and the post-op complications and post-op medications and supplements everything Paul with.

And a little bit about iron for Stewart.

And our guest was the great Dr. Vivian Sanchez.

Before we get to her, Bio Paul, would you tell the audience what is it that we generally do on this on this show, not this episode.

Both. Generally, so we are the internal medicine podcast and generally we use expert interviews for new clinical roles and practice changing knowledge.

Specifically, our expert interview is that the amazing Dr. Sanchez, Dr. Vivian Sanchez.

Dr. Sanchez is an assistant professor of surgery at the Boston University School of Medicine, where she also serves as the assistant dean for student affairs.

She's the former director of bariatric surgery and a staff surgeon at VA Boston Health Care System.

She started the bariatric program at the VA in 2009 and is the program director for BMC and Asesia interns in surgery at the Boston VA.

She is the former program site director for BMC and BWH surgical residents.

Dr. Sanchez received her VA from Harvard and her medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania, Proman School of Medicine.

She completed her residency in general surgery at Nash Gen, followed by a research fellowship in surgical oncology at the National Institutes of Health and Clinical Fellowships.

In Lafars Catholic surgery at the University of Miami, Jackson Memorial Hospital and bariatric surgery at Beth Israel Diagnos Medical Center in Boston.

So as you can see, she is well qualified to talk to us about tonight's episode, selection for and management of the bariatric surgery patients.

So without further ado, let's get to it.

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