Join renowned bariatric surgeon and weight loss specialist Peter Billing MD FACS to learn about novel tools for assessing and managing patients with metabolic syndrome in your practice.
Key points to be covered:
Understand metabolic syndrome, its prevalence and how it is assessed
Learn about novel GI strategies for treating metabolic syndrome
Find out about the long-term management of obesity
Prepare for the complications of metabolic surgery and management of GERD after sleeve gastrectomy.
Featured Speaker(s):
Dr. Peter Billing
Peter Billing MD FACS is a bariatric and minimally invasive surgeon. He completed his general surgery training at Mayo Clinic in 2000. While there, he also completed a clinical investigator fellowship in diabetes. Since then, he has been principal investigator of several scientific and clinical studies. He recently started Transform Weight Loss Centers to address the growing obesity crisis with offering convenient access to diagnosis and treatment with a comprehensive team approach.
Julia Pinter brings over a decade of medical technology marketing experience spanning product commercialization, launch strategy, and sales enablement. Prior to joining Sonic Incytes, she served as Director of Global GI Product Marketing at PENTAX Medical, where she led global downstream marketing for the company’s largest portfolio — driving commercial launches of next-generation endoscopes, imaging systems, and AI platforms across the Americas, Europe, and Asia-Pacific. At Sonic Incytes, Julia leads downstream marketing initiatives to expand awareness and accelerate adoption of Velacur One®, translating its clinical and economic value into programs that support broader adoption of non-invasive liver assessment.