Clinical Advances in Obesity and Bariatric Surgery—2nd Edition
A special issue of Journal of Clinical Medicine (ISSN 2077-0383). This special issue belongs to the section "Endocrinology & Metabolism".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 March 2026 | Viewed by 5
Special Issue Editors
Interests: general surgery; metabolic syndrome; inflammatory bowel disease; gut microbiome; bariatric surgery
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: bariatric surgery; metabolic surgery; flexible endoscopic surgery; foregut surgery; obesity; microbiome; minimally invasive surgery; gastrointestinal surgery
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
It is our pleasure to invite you to contribute to our Special Issue entitled “Clinical Advances in Obesity and Bariatric Surgery—2nd Edition”. In the first volume, we published nine papers. For more details, please visit https://www.mdpi.com/journal/jcm/special_issues/878SGVWMP4.
This Special Issue, compiled by Guest Editors Dr. Dang and Dr. Mocanu, will be dedicated to exploring and highlighting work at the forefront of innovation within the obesity and bariatric surgery sector. This Special Issue will serve as a call for research papers characterizing and evaluating ongoing advancements in obesity treatment, with a focus on the persistent evolution of surgical, medical, and endoluminal therapies in addition to metabolic procedures in the field.
This Special Issue is specifically designed to showcase research papers that offer novel and critical insights into advancements in obesity treatment, including the continuously evolving surgical and metabolic procedures, in addition to clinical outcomes. This Special Issue will feature a variety of research types, including data-driven comparative analyses and in-depth reviews, to foster a stimulating academic discourse surrounding bariatric surgery and metabolic disease.
The call for contributions to this Special Issue is now open. We warmly invite all researchers interested in this field to share their innovative work and contribute to the evolving landscape of obesity and bariatric surgery. Your contributions will help shape the future of this field while informing best practices and inspiring further advancements in the fight against obesity.
Dr. Valentin Mocanu
Dr. Jerry Dang
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- obesity
- bariatric surgery
- metabolic surgery
- anti-obesity medications
- obesity treatment
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