Local Physician New Member of National Medical Weight Loss Society

Robert A. Briskin, MD, FACP, at 210 Jupiter Lakes Blvd., Building 3000, Ste 205-206, Jupiter, Florida 33458 has recently become a member of the American Society of Bariatric Physicians (ASBP). Dr. Briskin may be contacted by telephone at 561.746.9404.

ASBP, founded in 1950, is a national professional medical society of licensed doctors of medicine and osteopathy who have a special interest in bariatric medicine - the medical treatment of overweight and obesity and its related conditions. Bariatricians normally employ a combination of proper diet and nutrition, appropriate exercise, behavior modification and, when indicated, prescription anti-obesity. Through an extensive program of continuing medical education and publications, ASBP exposes its members to the most recent knowledge and developments in treating obesity and its associated conditions to ensure that the physicians remain on the cutting edge of the technology used in treating the overweight patient.

ASBP's website, www.asbp.org contains useful information about overweight, obesity and bariatric medicine, and includes a section on how to locate a bariatric physician. You may also contact Shannon Good, Manager of Membership Services for the American Society of Bariatric Physicians directly at 303.770.2526 extension 12.