Obesity Surgery
Obesity Surgery is a monthly peer-reviewed medical journal covering bariatric surgery. It was established in 1991 and is published by Springer Science+Business Media. It is the official journal of the International [Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders]. The editor-in-chief is Scott Shikora. According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2015 impact factor of 3.346. According to Web of Science, the 2024 Journal Impact Factor has been 2,9, ranking it in the first quartile of the category "Surgery".
The journal is the official publication of the International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders.
International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders
The International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders is an international federation of national associations of bariatric surgeons and integrated health professionals. The IFSO was founded in 1995 at an international obesity surgery meeting in Stockholm, Sweden.Activities
Since its founding the IFSO has hosted an annual World Congress as a forum for discussion on the surgical treatment of severely obese patients. Additionally, every year the IFSO organizes a roundtable as part of World Obesity Day.The IFSO publishes guidelines and statements on severe obesity and its treatment. For example, in 2022 the IFSO collaborated with the American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery to update the indications for metabolic and bariatric surgery, replacing the previous guidelines established by the National Institutes of Health in 1991.