Anyalebechi, Jerome C. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7309-3741
Howard, Brian
Lyo, Victoria
Ali, Mohamed
Ahmed, Shushmita M.
Article History
Received: 15 March 2025
Accepted: 26 July 2025
First Online: 14 August 2025
Declarations
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: Dr. Jerome Anyalebechi and Mr. Brian Howard have no conflicts of interest or financial ties to disclose. Drs. Shushmita Ahmed and Victoria Lyo had travel expenses to educational conferences paid for by Intuitive Surgical. Dr. Victoria Lyo received funding for separate research from the National institute of Health, Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women's Health at UC Davis through Grant Number: 5K12HD051958 and is a member of the American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) Research Committee and Board Member of the CA/NV Chapter of the ASMBS. Dr. Mohamed Ali received funding for other research from the ASMBS Foundation, has received consulting fees from Stryker and Olympus, received travel support from Stryker, is on the DSMB for a University of Michigan NIH study, and is co-chair of the ASMBS Emerging Technology Committee, ASMBS liaison to the Fellowship Council Curriculum Committee, and is a member of the American Board of Surgery Bariatric FPD Exam Writing Group.