"I'm thrilled to introduce MISS keynote speaker, Dr Paul Robertson, Professor of Medicine at the University of Washington. Dr Robertson is also the current President of the American Diabetes Association. He is going to talk to us about the potential role of bariatric surgery in treating Type 2 Diabetes." Philip R. Schauer, MD

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R. Paul Robertson, MD President and Scientific Director Pacific Northwest Diabetes Research Insititute Bariatric Surgery: A Diabetologist's Point of View

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