This webcast brings together experts in endocrinology, bariatric medicine, and surgery to address the implications of severe obesity and present evidence-based strategies for the management of this dangerous and defiant disease and its associated comorbidities. With the number of patients seeking bariatric surgery rising each year, this timely program illustrates the effectiveness of surgical intervention for the resolution of comorbidities, and the importance of collaboration between the specialties, both pre- and post-surgery, in improving patient outcomes.