112 Saying Goodbye

Catching Up with Walt Medlin MD on March 37th 2020 (the time of COVID19)

A lot has changed in the past 4 weeks since last I turned on my recorder, the majority of that having to do with the Coronavirus global pandemic. Firs...

COVID-19, Bariatric Surgery, and You

Hi everyone, this Reeger Cortell, your friendly bariatric surgery nurse practitioner and this is the Weight Loss Surgery Podcast, where in normal time...

Finding Your WHY with Marilyn Clark

In this episode I bring you my conversation with Marilyn Clark. Marilyn is a certified Nutrition & Lifestyle Coach, a radical self-care advocate, an o...

A Poem for 1-1-2020 (just because I can)

I want to share this poem by Alberto Rios because I love it and I have a rooftop from which I can share it. 
A House Called Tomorrow
You a...

10 Years, 10 Milestones in Obesity and Health with Ted Kyle, RPh, MBA

In this episode I bring you my conversation with Ted Kyle, RPh, MBA. Ted founded ConscienHealth in 2009. He is a pharmacist and healthcare innovation...

Geeking Out on Bile, Bugs, and Bariatric Surgery with Randy Seeley, PhD

In this episode I bring you obesity and bariatric surgery research scientists, Dr. Randy Seeley. If you have been a longtime listener of the podcast t...

Kelley Gunter On Living in the Truth

In this episode I bring you Kelley Gunter. As you are about to hear, Kelley is many things including a woman with a history of obesity who underwent b...

Don Moe of Weigh In Radio Interviews Reeger Cortell, FNP

This episode is a little different because I am on the other side of the mic. Rather than asking the questions, I am answering them. Podcaster Don Moe...

What if Food Addiction is Part of the Problem? A Talk with Dr Vera Tarman

In this episode I talk with food addiction expert Dr Vera Tarman. Dr Tarman has been working in the field of addiction medicine since 1994 and has bee...

Making Connections with Bariatric Surgeon Dr Neil Floch

In this episode I chat with Dr Neil Floch. Dr Floch is a bariatric surgeon at Western Connecticut Health Network, now known as NuVance and is in priv...

Living with Bariatric Surgery: A Conversation with Author Denise Ratcliffe, DClinPsych

In this episode I speak with the wonderful Denise Ratcliffe, DClinPsych. Dr Ratcliffe is a Consultant Clinical Psychologist based in London, United Ki...

101 Addressing Weight Regain with Angela Fitch, MD

In this episode I bring you my conversation with Dr Angela Fitch. Dr Fitch is medical doctor at Massachusetts General Weight Center in Boston, Massach...

100 The Listener’s Episode

EPISODE 100! In 2013 when I launched the Weight Loss Surgery Podcast if you had asked me how many episodes I hope to publish I may have dared to say 2...

099 Let’s Talk About Addiction with Dr James Mitchell

In this episode we explore the topic of addiction. Much of the focus is on alcohol because as it pertains to bariatric surgery, that’s what been most...

098 Loss of Control Eating with Drs Ivezaj and Lawson

This episode brings an important topic to the forefront of the pre- and especially post bariatric surgery journey- the phenomena of Loss of Control (L...

097 Catching Up with Leslie

In this episode we catch up with Leslie who had bariatric surgery, Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy specifically, in Tijuana, Mexico in May, 2018. If you h...

096 Tips From The Team

In this episode, I called upon my professional colleagues from around the USA to offer some tips for you. Specifically, I reached out to non-physician...

095 Catching Up with John Bukenas

In this episode, we catch up with our old friend, John Bukenas. This is John’s fourth time being a guest on the podcast. John is a fellow podcaster wh...

094 Leslie Goes to Mexico

  In this episode, we follow the journey of Leslie, a 43 year old woman who went to Mexico for her bariatric surgery, and lucky for us, she took us wi...

093 Jeff Newell: Living a Life of Gratitude

In this episode we follow-up with Jeff Newell. For those of you new to the podcast, Jeff had Roux-en-Y-Gastric Bypass (RYGB) on 12/1/2014 after reachi...

092 Escaping the Prison of Obesity with Bill Streetman

Welcome to the Weight Loss Ssurgery Podcast where we talk about obesity and bariatric surgery one episode at a time. I’m your host, family nurse pract...

091 Dr Arya Sharma, MD, PhD Shares Many Thoughts on Obesity

In this episode I have a conversation with Dr Arya Sharma. Dr Sharma is Professor and Chair in Obesity Research and Management at the University of Al...

090 Is Loop Duodenal Switch the Future of Bariatric Surgery?

In this episode, as I promised in my last episode, I bring back Dr Walter Medlin of the Bariatric Medicine Institute in Salt Lake City, Utah to talk a...

089 Dr Medlin Goes to ObesityWeek2017

In this episode we have a special guest-host, Dr Walter Medlin. Dr Medlin takes us along with him has a experiences ObesityWeek2017. ObesityWeek is an...

088 Why Follow-Up Matters

Welcome to the WLSP where we talk about obesity and BS one episode at a time. I’m your host, family nurse practitioner, Reeger Cortell. In this episod...

087 Mary Rogers of “Experience 50 – The Podcast” Interviews Reeger Cortell FNP

In this episode I talk with fellow podcaster Mary Rogers of the “Experience 50, The Podcast.” Mary’s podcast explores life from the perspective of peo...

086 It’s Never Too Late with Zoe Belle

In this episode I have a conversation with Zoe Belle, author of “Queen of Crop“ which is a book version of the weekly blog she kept for the first 14 m...

085 Elizabeth Anderson RD- Healing Your Relationship with Food

In this episode I talk with Elizabeth Anderson MA, RD, LD. Elizabeth has been a Registered Dietitian for more than 16 years and has worked in communit...

084 Obesity, Metabolic Disorders, and Bariatric Surgery as a Friend: A Conversation with Bariatric Surgeon Dr Samer Mattar

In this episode I have a conversation with Dr Samer Mattar. Dr Mattar is a bariatric surgeon and director of bariatric surgery at Swedish Medical Cent...

083 Reeger Rambles

This episode is unique in that I follow a free-form monologue method. I had some thoughts I wanted to share with you and so I decided to simply open t...

082 Understanding Post-Bariatric Surgery Reactive Hypoglycemia

In this episode I talk with Jerry Ross about his experiences with post-bariatric surgery reactive hypoglycemia. Jerry had Roux-en-Y gastric bypass in...

081 Moving Forward with Laura Van Tuyl

In this episode I have a conversation with Laura Van Tuyl. April, 2017 is Laura’s 14th Barisurgaversary for having Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass. We talk a...

080 They Didn’t Staple My Brain- A conversation with Dr Janine Kyrillos

In this episode I have a conversation with Dr Janine Kyrillos. Dr Kyrillos is Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine at Jefferson Medical College in...

079 Bariatric Surgery Seminar as a Podcast

Happy New Year everyone! In this episode I bring you a podcast version of the bariatric surgery seminar I give twice monthly at Southern Oregon Bariat...

078 Gathering Knowledge with Amy Swayzee

In this episode I talk with Amy Swayzee who had gastric sleeve in May of 2015. We talk about her life before bariatric surgery, how she came to the re...

076 What to Eat with Sarah Muntel, RD

In this episode I bring you my conversation with registered dietician, Sarah Muntel. Sarah has been a registered dietician in bariatric surgery for ov...

075 Bariatric Surgery Rules? A talk with Dr Walter Medlin

In this episode I have a conversation with Dr. Walter Medlin about bariatric surgery rules. You may remember Dr. Medlin from episode 53. He is a baria...

074 (Unedited) Set Point, Biology, Environment & Obesity: An Interview with Dr Randy Seeley

What you are about to hear is the unedited version of my most popular episode to date: Episode 34, titled “Set Point, Biology, Environment & Obesity:...

073 How to Choose a Bariatric Surgery Program with John Bukenas

In this episode I welcome back John Bukenas. We explore how to choose a bariatric surgery program. If you are new to the podcast, John and I have talk...