Podcast

Elliott Fegelman, MD, on Bariatric Surgery: A Treatment for Diabetes, Obesity, and Other Cardiometabolic Conditions

08/30/2017

Dr Elliott Fegelman, therapeutic area lead for Metabolics at Johnson & Johnson Innovation, discusses bariatric surgery as a treatment for cardiometabolic conditions, the risks and benefits of surgery, as well as the research that has led to this recognition.

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