Weight, Weight... Don't Tell Me!
BMI stands for these three words.
What is BMI (Body Mass Index)?
ESG stands for these three words.
What is Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty?
This Boston Scientific system allows physicians to place full-thickness sutures endoscopically.
What is OverStitch™?
Fact or Fiction: ESG requires abdominal incisions.
FICTION. ESG is performed endoscopically through the mouth.
Dr. Storm first got his hands on an endoscope in this year.
What is 2014?
This Wake Endo team member has three dogs — and all three are named after cheeses. 🧀🐶
Who is Mary Beth Pearsall-Gore?
Keeping it in the Wake family- Dr. Mishra's daughter currently attends medical school at this campus
What is Wake Forest University School of Medicine- Charlotte Campus?
This popular class of medications includes drugs such as semaglutide and tirzepatide.
What are GLP-1–based medications?
True or False: During ESG, a portion of the stomach is surgically removed.
False. ESG remodels the stomach endoscopically without surgically removing part of it.
During ESG, endoscopic suturing is used to remodel this organ into a smaller, sleeve-like configuration.
What is the stomach?
Fact or Fiction: Obesity is recognized as a chronic disease rather than simply a lifestyle choice.
FACT.
Before choosing Gastroenterology, Dr. Storm originally planned to become this type of physician.
What is an Intensive Care physician?
This team member doesn't just dance at weddings — they play Just Dance three times a week. 💃
Who is Courtney Holbrook?
This teammate can play the saxophone AND race cars.
Who is Tyler Mitchell?
Name TWO health conditions commonly associated with obesity.
Type 2 diabetes, hypertension, sleep apnea, MASLD, cardiovascular disease, etc.
This four-letter acronym describes a bariatric surgery that creates a small gastric pouch and reroutes part of the small intestine.
What is RYGB — Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass?
Name TWO bariatric applications where endoscopic suturing may be used.
What are ESG and TORe/revisional bariatric procedures?
Fact or Fiction: ESG and surgical sleeve gastrectomy both permanently remove a portion of the stomach.
FICTION. Surgical sleeve involves gastric resection; ESG does not.
Seeing this device during a combined pulmonary + GI procedure helped inspire Dr. Storm to pursue Gastroenterology.
What is OverStitch™?
his Wake Endo team member has a secret collection of Pokémon cards.
Who is Jerrica Dodson?
This teammate once owned a pet snake.
Who is Kaleigh.
Name THREE different approaches that can be used to treat obesity.
Lifestyle/nutrition, anti-obesity medications, endoscopic bariatric therapies, bariatric surgery, behavioral interventions, etc.
Define all FOUR: ESG • TORe • TBWL • RYGB
Name THREE disciplines that may be part of a multidisciplinary Endo Bariatrics program.
GI/endoscopist, obesity medicine, dietitian/nutrition, behavioral health, nursing/APP, bariatric surgery, etc.
Fact or Fiction: A patient who receives an endoscopic bariatric procedure can never use anti-obesity medications as part of their long-term treatment.
FICTION. Multiple treatment modalities may be used as part of an individualized obesity-management strategy.
Dr. Storm says he's most excited about the Wake team developing and testing the next best procedure in this field.
What is Endobariatrics?
Maybe ESG + EUS-guided bypass? 👀
Don't challenge this Wake Endo veteran to table tennis — they claim the title of Ping Pong Champion. 🏓
Who is Jill Miller?
FUN FACT: Jill has 29 years of Endoscopy experience, the most of anyone who responded!
You might want this teammate on your karaoke team- she sang in choir all four years of high school.
Who is Raquel.
This term describes the percentage of a patient's starting body weight lost following a weight-loss intervention.
What is Total Body Weight Loss (TBWL)?
This endoscopic revision procedure can reduce the size of an enlarged gastrojejunal anastomosis following Roux-en-Y gastric bypass.
What is TORe — Transoral Outlet Reduction?
This is crucial to maintaining gastric restriction and the long-term durability of an ESG.
What is full-thickness endoscopic suturing?
Fact or Fiction: Endoscopic bariatric therapy is a “one-and-done” treatment that does not require ongoing nutritional, behavioral or medical follow-up.
FICTION. Long-term follow-up and multidisciplinary care are important parts of obesity management.
In 1986, the first bile duct stone lithotripsy of its kind in America was performed at Wake using this technology.
What is Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy (ESWL)?
BONUS: It was performed by urologists at Wake to help avoid bile duct exploration surgery.
Before Endoscopy, this Wake Endo team member spent 7 years as a police officer in the Philippines. 🚔
Who is Mark Vicente?
A true veteran of the field, Dr. Mishra first got his hands on a scope in THIS year.
What is 1995?