Series Description: 

This educational activity is designed to incorporate evidence-based pathophysiology, diagnosis, and/or treatment of surgical disorders into clinical practice. Speakers will utilize their personal, institutional, and evidence-based experience to address patient health care conditions requiring clinical and surgical treatment. Speakers will also utilize departmental quality improvement data, M&M data, and patient safety data to improve outcomes of surgical disease and other aspects of surgical patients’ general health. Evidence-based data regarding the changing aspects/newer approaches to surgical disease will be analyzed, and critical issues related to surgery within the broader scope of health care will be discussed. There are varying degrees to individuals’ knowledge regarding clinical and surgical treatments. While individuals may be aware of varied treatments within the surgeons’ armamentarium it is beneficial to address the topics from an evidence-based approach. Learners should both have the knowledge base and be able to apply this knowledge into their practice. Grand Rounds will address each of these shortcomings by utilizing experienced surgical experts in the field. Each month will provide diverse information pertaining to these issues.

Session Description: 

This presentation will discuss current technologies in association with carotid stenting.  As well as patient selection criteria as well as anatomical considerations for carotid stenting.

Target Audience: 

Physicians (MD or DO)
Other Healthcare Professionals

Session Learning Objectives:

Upon completing this session participants should be able to:

- Review the comprehensive framework for obesity management (lifestyle, pharmacotherapy, surgery) 
- Compare efficacy and safety of FDA-approved anti-obesity medications, including GLP-1 RAs and dual agonists 
- Discuss the cardiovascular outcomes data (SELECT trial) and emerging therapies 
- Compare endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty, laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy, and laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass 
- Apply current ACP, AHA/ACC, and ADA guideline recommendations to clinical practice 

Providing Culturally Appropriate Care which is Free of Implicit Biases (AB 1195 & 241):

Learners are strongly encouraged to engage in self-directed learning related to the impact of implicit biases in this clinical area via the references provided below:

Implicit Bias 
Romano, E., Ramos Salas, X., Alonso Diez, L., Camperchioli, I., Gerardi, C., Moize, V., Clare, K., Frusone, S., & Carrano, F.M. (2026). Impact of Weight Bias, Stigma and Discrimination on Physical, Mental, and Quality of Life Outcomes of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery: A Systematic Review. Obesity surgery, 36(6), 3338-3349. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11695-026-08696-0 

Social determinants of health:  
Funk, L.M., Alagoz, E., Murtha, J.A., Breuer, C.R., Pati, B., Eierman, L., Jawara, D., Farrar-Edwards, D., & Voils, C.I. (2023). Socioeconomic disparities and bariatric surgery outcomes: A qualitative analysis. American journal of surgery, 225(4), 609-614. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjsurg.2022.09.049 

Disclosure of Financial or In-Kind Commercial Support & Conflict of Interest

No one involved in the planning or presentation of this educational activity have any relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. No financial or in-kind commercial support was received to produce or promote this educational activity.   

– Provider Designee/Verification:  Fozia Ferozali, Ed.D. 

Faculty List: 

Committee Member(s)
Ajay Upadhyay  has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.

Planner(s)
Ajay Upadhyay has no relevant financial relationships to disclose at this time.