Our Mission

To study morbid obesity and advance the art and science of bariatric surgery by:

• Making recommendations, providing testimony, and engaging in such advocacy activities which affect bariatric surgeons;
• Encouragement of its members to pursue investigations both in the clinic and laboratory;
• Interchange of ideas, information and experience pertaining to bariatric surgery;
• Establishment and promotion of guidelines for patient selection and care;
• Promotion of improved perioperative and long-term care of patients and the reduction of patient risk;
• Fostering of educational programs for physicians, paramedical persons and lay people;
• Promotion of outcome studies and quality assurance; and
• Keeping abreast of governmental activities, regulations, laws, proposed regulations and proposed legislation, whether national, state or local, which affect bariatric surgeons.