Every industry has its celebrities: Tiger Woods is tops in golf, Brad Pitt is the ultimate star of the silver screen, and Dr. Mathias Fobi, MD, FACS, FICS, FACN, inventor of the Fobi Pouch, is legendary among bariatric surgeons.
Dr. Fobi and other experts in bariatric medicine were the topic of discussion when Dr. Garth Davis and his father Dr. Robert Davis — stars of TLC’s show Big Medicine and media celebs in their own right — stopped by the remote television studio of the Weight Loss Surgery Channel at the 26th annual conference of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery in Grapevine, Texas.
Go behind the scenes with Craig Thompson, president of the Weight Loss Surgery Channel, WLS Journeys host Yvonne McCarthy, and the world’s first bariatric chef, Dave Fouts, as they talk with the doctors about the legendary surgeons in attendance at the conference, and new trends in post-operative care.
June 26th, 2009 at 8:44 pm
Thanks for the wonderful interview with the Drs. Garth. Their plans for their new bariatric clinic sounds wonderful. I am sure it is very much worth a visit and be wonderful if you could do a segment on it when is completed.
June 27th, 2009 at 2:02 pm
I am so excited about the education of PCP’s because I hear so many stories about patients finding their bariatric docs through word of mouth. As one of them told me, if you don’t give your patients some guidance, they will self refer to a bariatric doc. It only makes sense to offer their guidance because the PCP will be dealing with their patient for a long time. I just love Dr. Garth and his dad. I’m so excited about their new venture and I’m looking forward to seeing much more! Thanks for allowing me to share camera time with you Craig and Chef Dave. It was a very exciting week!
June 27th, 2009 at 2:40 pm
WOW!!! The Drs Davis make me want to have surgery all over again!!!
June 28th, 2009 at 7:31 am
It was so good seeing Dr. Garth since the last time I saw him in Feb. The awareness and energy he gives makes me more comfortable that this is the right decision for me. Thank you so much for airing this!!