1 Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, Section of Surgical Sciences, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee.
2 Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, School of Medicine, Veterans Affairs Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, Nashville, Tennessee.
This Viewpoint describes potential benefits and hurdles to implementing a more personalized approach to obesity treatment through a comprehensive multidisciplinary evaluation that considers surgical, medical, and combined therapies.