<description>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 <strong>Katherine Hazen, MD</strong>, 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 <a href="https://www.endocrine.org/podcast/enp106">https://www.endocrine.org/podcast/enp106</a> — for helpful links or to hear more podcast episodes, visit <a href="https://www.endocrine.org/podcast">https://www.endocrine.org/podcast</a></description>

Endocrine News Podcast

Endocrine Society

ENP106: Reversing Bariatric Surgery

NOV 12, 202512 MIN
Endocrine News Podcast

ENP106: Reversing Bariatric Surgery

NOV 12, 202512 MIN

Description

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