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David B. Sarwer is affiliated with Temple University in the United States and has contributed extensively to research primarily in the fields of medicine and psychology, with significant focus on surgery and clinical psychology. Their work spans several subfields including physiology, pharmacy, and general health professions.

The main topics of David B. Sarwer's research include:

  • Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes
  • Obesity and Health Practices
  • Body Image and Dysmorphia Studies
  • Diet and Metabolism Studies
  • Body Contouring and Surgery
  • Eating Disorders and Behaviors
  • Child Abuse and Trauma

David B. Sarwer has published in multiple prominent venues. Frequent publication outlets include:

  • Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases
  • CommonHealth
  • Aesthetic Surgery Journal
  • Obesity Surgery
  • Obesity Science & Practice

Selected recent papers illustrate the scope and impact of their research. These include:

  • "Effect of Weight Loss on Upper Airway Anatomy and the Apnea-Hypopnea Index. The Importance of Tongue Fat" (2020) published in American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
  • "The association between adverse childhood experiences and childhood obesity: A systematic review" (2021) published in Obesity Reviews
  • "IFSO Consensus on Definitions and Clinical Practice Guidelines for Obesity Management-an International Delphi Study" (2023) published in Obesity Surgery
  • "A review of the psychosocial aspects of clinically severe obesity and bariatric surgery." (2020) published in American Psychologist
  • "Effects of preconception lifestyle intervention in infertile women with obesity: The FIT-PLESE randomized controlled trial" (2022) published in PLoS Medicine

David B. Sarwer has collaborated frequently with several co-authors. Notable frequent collaborators include:

  • Krista Schroeder
  • Jacqueline C. Spitzer
  • Hamlet Gasoyan
  • Rohit Soans
  • Justin C. Brown

Best Publications

  • Randomized Trial of Lifestyle Modification and Pharmacotherapy for Obesity

    Thomas A. Wadden;Robert I. Berkowitz;Leslie G. Womble;David B. Sarwer

  • Body image and cosmetic medical treatments

    David B Sarwer;Canice E Crerand

  • Psychosocial and behavioral aspects of bariatric surgery.

    David B. Sarwer;Thomas A. Wadden;Anthony N. Fabricatore

  • A two-year randomized trial of obesity treatment in primary care practice.

    Thomas A. Wadden;Sheri Volger;David B. Sarwer;Marion L. Vetter

  • American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists, The Obesity Society, and American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery Medical Guidelines for Clinical Practice for the perioperative nutritional, metabolic, and nonsurgical support of the bariatric surgery patient.

    Jeffrey I. Mechanick;Robert F. Kushner;Harvey J. Sugerman;J. Michael Gonzalez-Campoy

  • Night eating syndrome and binge eating disorder among persons seeking bariatric surgery: prevalence and related features

    Kelly C. Allison;Thomas A. Wadden;David B. Sarwer;Anthony N. Fabricatore

  • The Night Eating Questionnaire (NEQ): psychometric properties of a measure of severity of the Night Eating Syndrome.

    Kelly C. Allison;Jennifer D. Lundgren;John P. O'Reardon;Nicole S. Martino

  • Body image dissatisfaction and body dysmorphic disorder in 100 cosmetic surgery patients.

    David B. Sarwer;Thomas A. Wadden;Michael J. Pertschuk;Linton A. Whitaker

  • Comparison of psychosocial status in treatment-seeking women with class III vs. class I-II obesity.

    Thomas A. Wadden;Meghan L. Butryn;David B. Sarwer;Anthony N. Fabricatore

  • THE PSYCHOLOGY OF COSMETIC SURGERY: A REVIEW AND RECONCEPTUALIZATION

    David B Sarwer;Thomas A Wadden;Michael J Pertschuk;Linton A Whitaker

  • AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGISTS, THE OBESITY SOCIETY, AND AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR METABOLIC & BARIATRIC SURGERY MEDICAL GUIDELINES FOR CLINICAL PRACTICE FOR THE PERIOPERATIVE NUTRITIONAL, METABOLIC, AND NONSURGICAL SUPPORT OF THE BARIATRIC SURGERY PATIENT

    Jeffrey I. Mechanick;Robert F. Kushner;Harvey J. Sugerman;J. Michael Gonzalez-Campoy

  • Benefits of lifestyle modification in the pharmacologic treatment of obesity: a randomized trial.

    Thomas A. Wadden;Robert I. Berkowitz;David B. Sarwer;Richard Prus-Wisniewski

  • Assessment of body image dissatisfaction in obese women: specificity, severity, and clinical significance.

    David B. Sarwer;Thomas A. Wadden;Gary D. Foster

  • Female college students and cosmetic surgery: an investigation of experiences, attitudes, and body image.

    David B. Sarwer;Thomas F. Cash;Leanne Magee;Emily Fleming Williams

  • Childhood sexual abuse and obesity.

    T. B. Gustafson;D. B. Sarwer

  • Psychiatric Diagnoses and Psychiatric Treatment Among Bariatric Surgery Candidates

    David B Sarwer;Naomi I Cohn;Lauren M Gibbons;Leanne Magee

  • Body dysmorphic disorder and cosmetic surgery.

    Canice E Crerand;Martin E Franklin;David B Sarwer

  • Preoperative eating behavior, postoperative dietary adherence, and weight loss after gastric bypass surgery

    David B. Sarwer;Thomas A. Wadden;Reneé H. Moore;Alexander W. Baker

  • Psychosocial aspects of obesity and obesity surgery.

    Thomas A. Wadden;David B. Sarwer;Leslie G. Womble;Gary D. Foster

  • Indications for Surgery for Obesity and Weight-Related Diseases: Position Statements from the International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders (IFSO)

    Maurizio De Luca;Luigi Angrisani;Jacques Himpens;Luca Busetto

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas A. Wadden
Thomas A. Wadden University of Pennsylvania
Kelly C. Allison
Kelly C. Allison University of Pennsylvania
Gary D. Foster
Gary D. Foster University of Pennsylvania
James E. Mitchell
James E. Mitchell University of North Dakota
Kathryn H. Schmitz
Kathryn H. Schmitz Pennsylvania State University
Robert F. Kushner
Robert F. Kushner Northwestern University
Richard S. Legro
Richard S. Legro Pennsylvania State University
Meghan L. Butryn
Meghan L. Butryn Drexel University
J. Kevin Thompson
J. Kevin Thompson University of South Florida
Penny M. Kris-Etherton
Penny M. Kris-Etherton Pennsylvania State University

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