n this episode Dr. Austin Robinson and I are joined by Dr. Rich Severin to discuss the paper we covered on the last episode of the podcast which examined the effects of obesity and bariatric surgery on cardiovascular health and carotid intima-media thickness at a 3-year follow-up. We also discussed some of the exciting work Rich currently is doing as a part of his dissertation on the effects of obesity and endothelial function as well as his recent review paper entitled, “Endothelial Function in Obesity and Effects of Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery” (DOI below). Rich is a Doctor of Physical Therapy and a PhD candidate at the University of Illinois at Chicago under Dr. Shane Philips.

Review Article DOI: 10.1080/14779072.2020.1767594