The ASMBS Foundation is Now
TREO Foundation

TREO is Treatment, Research, and Education to end Obesity. Our purpose is to combat obesity by increasing the scientific and public understanding of metabolic and bariatric surgery — one of the most underutilized treatments in medicine.

Research
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We have provided over $2.1 million in research funding.

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Obesity impacts the health of 42.4% of Americans.

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Only 1% take advantage of this potentially life-saving treatment.

Improvement
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Patients who have metabolic surgery experience improvement or remission of their type 2 diabetes.

Walk from Obesity

Raising Funds & Awareness for over 20 Years

Introducing TREO

Support Treatment, Research, and Education

Our Grants Support Healthy Outcomes

Funding research that matters

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Treatment

We help improve access to quality care and effective treatment of obesity by eliminating policy, societal, economic and medical barriers.

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Research

We help end the obesity epidemic by sponsoring scientific research grants regarding bariatric surgical procedures and improvement of post surgical outcomes.

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Education

We work to increase awareness and understanding of obesity by educating the public on the prevention and treatment options available.

LEAD Awards Honorees 2024

Eric DeMaria, MD FASMBS-1

OLIVER VARBAN, MD, FACS, FASMBS

MATTHEW KROH. MD. FASMBS

SHANU KOTHARI, MD, FASMBS

ABDELRAHMAN NIMERI, MD, FACS

SARAH MUNTEL, RD, FASMBS-IH

ANITA COURCOULAS, MD, MPH, FACS

S. JULIE-ANN LLOYD, MD, PHD, FACS, FASMBS

PAULINA SALMINEN, MD, PHD, FACS (HON)

HEATHER MACKIE, MS, RDN, LD

LILLIAN CRAGGS-DINO DHA. RDN. LDN. CLT. FASMBS-IH

Grantee Spotlight

Meet the people making the breakthroughs

” Since this time I have leveraged our initial findings in heart failure and metabolic surgery for an additional $4 million in research funds.”

Tammy Kindel, MD

Recipient of the 2016 Research Grant

Study Spatial Transcriptomics Reveals Oncoprotective Effect of Bariatric Surgery Against Breast Cancer.

Currently Assistant Professor of Surgery MCW

Thank you to our LEAD Award sponsors

Platinum Sponsors

Sponsor of Excellence in Nutrition Award

Sponsor of Surgical Innovation Award

Sponsor of Master Educator Award

Sponsor of Dr. Ronald H. Clements Patient Safety & Quality Award

Sponsor of Rising Star Award

Silver Sponsors

Olympus

Bronze Sponsors