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.
We have provided over $2.1 million in research funding.
Obesity impacts the health of 42.4% of Americans.
Only 1% take advantage of this potentially life-saving treatment.
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
Grantee Spotlight
Meet the people making the breakthroughs
“The one thing we have learned in the last 40 years is that obesity is a complex disease, and it is much more than just “calories in, calories out.” Being able to use targeted pharmaceuticals and other medications both before and after surgery is going to be the future of our field in my opinion.”
Vance Albaugh MD, PhD
Recipient of the 2022 Research Grant
Study Functional Brain Imaging Characterization of Weight Regain and Weight Loss Maintenance Patients following Metabolic/Bariatric Surgery.
Currently Dr. Albaugh is the Assistant Professor of Metabolic Surgery at Pennington Biomedical Research Center of Louisiana State University (LSU).
Our Grants Support Healthy Outcomes
Funding research that matters
Treatment
We help improve access to quality care and effective treatment of obesity by eliminating policy, societal, economic and medical barriers.
Research
We help end the obesity epidemic by sponsoring scientific research grants regarding bariatric surgical procedures and improvement of post surgical outcomes.
Education
We work to increase awareness and understanding of obesity by educating the public on the prevention and treatment options available.
LEAD Awards Honorees 2023
- Outstanding Lifetime Achievement
Jaime Ponce, MD FACS FASMBS
Gore
- Dr. Ronald Clements Patient Safety & Quality
Anthony Petrick, MD FASMBS
Medtronic
- Surgical Innovation
Erik Wilson, MD
Boehringer
- Master Educator
Eric DeMaria, MD FASMBS
Standard Bariatrics/Teleflex
- Excellence in Clinical Care
Rana Pullatt, MD FASMBS
Seca
- Circle of Excellence
Lisa West-Smith, PhD.LISW-S
Bariatric Advantage
- Excellence in Nutrition
Casey Flowers, MS RD
ASMBS Corporate Council
- Rising Star
Pearl Ma, MD FACS FASMBS ABOM
- Research
Ali Aminian, MD FACS FASMBS
- International
Lilian Kow, OAM BMBS PhD FRACS
- Distinguished Industry Partner
Frank Bisceglie,Medtronic
Medtronic
- Special Recognition Award
Joe Nadglowski, President/CEO OAC
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 Circle of Excellence Award
Sponsor of Excellence in Clinical Care Award
Sponsor of Rising Star Award
Silver Sponsors
Bronze Sponsors
