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Bariatric Surgery: Tourism and Complications
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Bariatric Surgery: Tourism and Complications

Join Dr. Francesca Dimou in learning the importance of identifying bariatric complications, potential implications of surgical tourism and defining surgical tourism.

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Target Audience: Primary Care, Endocrinology, Cardiology, Orthopedic Surgery, Pulmonology
Release Date: 9/10/25
Expiration Date: 9/10/26

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Francesca Dimou, MD, MS, FACS, FASMBS: Associate Professor of Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of South Florida

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