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1st Hawaii Bariatric Conference

1st Hawaii Bariatric Conference

The first bariatric conference in Hawaii, the Hawaii Bariatric Science Symposium was held on February 7, 2013 at the Aulani in Ko’olina.  The event was organized to bring together the medical and surgical fields for an educational half day conference, addressing issues related to the complex and comprehensive care of the bariatric patient.

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Hawaii Bariatric Science Symposium

Hawaii Bariatric Science Symposium

Dr. Steven Fowler is very active in his professional community and is a member and the current President of the Hawaii Bariatric Society a chapter of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS).  Dr. Fowler and his chapter members have been busy for the past months organizing Hawaii’s first Bariatric conference, the Bariatric Science Symposium at the Aulani Resort in Koolina on Oahu on February 7, 2014.

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Happy 50th Anniversary Castle Medical Center

Happy 50th Anniversary Castle Medical Center

In 2005, Dr. Fowler teamed up with Castle Medical Center  and since then has done over 1,000 bariatric procedures at Castle. Aloha Surgery works closely with Castle’s Surgical Weight Loss Institute and has developed the busiest and most successful bariatric program on the island to date.

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New Data Shows Bariatric Surgery to be More Effective and Safer

New Data Shows Bariatric Surgery to be More Effective and Safer

In a recent online article from The American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) – Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery Even More Effective than Previously Reported and Getting Safer, new data shows bariatric surgery to be more effective and safer.

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