Millions saw the apple fall, but Newton was the one who asked why…
And…so did Pories! 🍎
When it came to diabetes and the remarkable durable remission of diabetes within days of gastric bypass surgery, he asked why.
And he's still asking!
At the astounding age of 94, Professor Pories continues to work to unlock the secrets of diabetes and how surgery puts this devastating disease into remission.
But this is only one of his unique contributions to our field, to science, to academia, and to humanity.
In honor of his illustrious career and unparalleled body of work, we are pleased to announce a Festschrift to honor
Walter J. Pories M.D. Colonel USA (Ret.), FACS,
FACC, FACCP, FACG, FASMBS
Please mark your calendars and make arrangements to join us for this important event on June 8, 2024 in San Diego!
For details and to register please follow this link (or paste it into your browser): www.poriesevent.org
This non-profit full day and evening event (CME pending) is being organized in part by East Carolina University Health Foundation and held one day prior to the annual ASMBS meeting (https://asmbsmeeting.com/) on Saturday June 8, 2024 at the San Diego Convention Center in order to maximize the number of people who can attend. ASMBS leadership has endorsed this event.
Please register as soon as possible as space is limited and make your travel plans to attend the event which will kick off with breakfast the morning of Saturday June 8th.
We have commitments from a number of world class speakers to appear in person as well as others from all over the globe who will contribute by video.
The education event will be concluded with a keynote address by Professor Pories himself.
Topics planned as part of the meeting program include:
- The development of the gastric bypass procedure
- Outcomes of gastric bypass with the highest follow up rates reported in the literature
- The impact of gastric bypass on type 2 diabetes
- Unlocking the mechanisms of the diabetes effect of metabolic surgery
- NIH Longitudinal Assessment of Bariatric Surgery (LABS) trial
- The importance of zinc in numerous body functions including wound
healing - Lipid physiology
- The potential future of metabolic surgery to treat neurocognitive
dysfunction - A model for leadership development including examples from Dr
Pories' career - Mentoring: importance and methods with examples from Dr Pories
lifelong efforts - Perspectives on pursuing a career in academic surgery
Sign up for the education program or for the evening formal (black tie
optional) banquet by going to the website www.poriesevent.org now. Save
$100 if you register for both events! The ASMBS room block for hotels
opens June 6 for discounted rates to allow attendees to take advantage of
lower group rates in order to attend the event. The beautiful San Diego
Convention Center and adjacent hotels sit on the shore of the sparkling San
Diego Bay. The daylong event registration includes meals including
breakfast, morning and afternoon coffee breaks, and lunch.
THIS WILL BE A ONCE IN LIFETIME EVENT.
DON'T MISS IT!!!
Hope to see you there!
Phil Schauer and Eric DeMaria
Organizing Committee Chairs
Organizing Committee Members:
Dr. Jaime Ponce, Dr. John Baker, Dr. Anita Courcoulas, Dr. Adrian Dan, Dr.
Kelvin Higa, Dr. Daniel Jones, Dr. Tammy Kindel, Dr. Samar Mattar,
Dr. John Morton, Dr. Peter Ng, Dr. Jeffrey Ponsky, Dr. Ann Rogers, Dr. Raul
Rosenthal, Dr. Bruce Schirmer, Dr. Scott Shikora, Dr. Alan Wittgrove
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