John David Scott MD

Our teams are proud to announce the unveiling of the Obesity Treatment Access Scorecard, a state-by-state grading system that evaluates and compares state-level access to evidence-based obesity treatment across the US using a standardized composite framework.
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Excited about the education and collaboration at ASMBS Weekend in Las Vegas. Dismayed that CMS is cutting physician payment again. Let us bring the same energy to protecting access that we bring to improving surgery.
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I am dismayed by the Medicare payment cuts in the 2027 final rule. I am also excited about ASMBS Weekend in Las Vegas. Better care takes both clinical progress and a payment system that supports it.
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Dr. Shanu Kothari's editorial in MBS Digest sets MBSAQIP 30-day mortality (0.06% to 0.1%, as he cites it) against reported ventral hernia repair mortality of about 0.2% (elective) to 0.5%+ in national datasets. His argument: the field has a communication problem. Opinion piece.

On this week's Staple Line, in my own voice: why a drop in bariatric volume can't tell us what caused it, what bypass versus sleeve does and doesn't show, and a diagnostic AI study with caveats worth hearing. Link in reply.