ENP106: Reversing Bariatric Surgery

About this episode

This episode explores the considerations and effectiveness of reversing bariatric surgery with insights from Dr. Katherine Hazen.

Bariatric surgery is a procedure used to manage obesity and obesity-related conditions. While studies have shown that bariatric surgery leads to significant weight loss, are there cases where it may be important to consider reversing the procedure? What would such cases look like? How effectively can bariatric surgery be reversed? To help explore those questions, host Aaron Lohr talks with Katherine Hazen, MD , a second-year endocrine fellow at the University of Rochester Medical Center. She and colleagues presented an abstract at ENDO 2025 titled, “Going Backwards as a Means of Moving Forward: Severe Hypoglycemia After Bariatric Surgery.” Show notes are available at https://www.endocrine.org/podcast/enp106 — for helpful links or to hear more podcast episodes, visit https://www.endocrine.org/podcast

People in this episode

Host: Aaron Lohr

Guest: Katherine Hazen, MD

Topics covered

• bariatric surgery
• obesity management
• reversal procedures
• hypoglycemia
• endocrinology

Keywords

• bariatric surgery
• obesity
• reversal
• hypoglycemia
• endocrine fellow

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: University of Rochester Medical Center

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