UPCOMING EVENTNetworking Dinner: Boston Scientific
November 2026 · Location Coming
Join the Minnesota Obesity Society for an evening of dinner, networking, and clinical insight, presented by Boston Scientific. Dr. Dan Maselli and Dr. Eric Vargas, leaders of the Metabolic and Bariatric Endoscopy program at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, will share how endoscopic therapies fit within the broader obesity treatment spectrum, and what their program's experience means for your patients.
Reserve Your Spot
This event is free for MNObesity members and $35 for non-members. Members will receive a registration code by email. Enter it at checkout to attend at no cost. Not a member yet? Join now before registering and your seat is free, plus you'll enjoy member benefits all year.
Seating is limited to 35 attendees, so we encourage you to register early. Registration closes once we reach capacity.
WHAT TO EXPECTSchedule of Events
Arrive at 5:30pm for cocktail hour and casual networking before a seated dinner. Dr. Lalich's presentation follows, with time afterward to continue the conversation with colleagues.
Cocktail Hour5:30pm
Dinner6:30pm
Presentation: Metabolic and Bariatric Endoscopy7:30pm
Networking & Closing8:30pm
MEET YOUR SPEAKERSDr. Dan Maselli
Daniel B. Maselli, M.D., is a board-certified physician in internal medicine, gastroenterology, and obesity medicine and has formal training in advanced endoscopy. His expertise is in metabolic and bariatric endoscopy: non-surgical procedures for obesity and related conditions, such as type 2 diabetes and fatty liver disease. These tools, which include endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty (ESG) and bariatric surgery revisions, help patients lose weight, stop medications, and live longer, healthier, more active lives. As a field leader, Dr. Maselli regularly contributes to expert panels on endobariatric techniques, lectures at scientific meetings, and teaches other doctors how to perform these state-of-the-art procedures.
MEET YOUR SPEAKERSDr. Eric Vargas
Eric J. Vargas Valls, M.D., M.S. has over a decade of experience working with metabolic and bariatric endoscopy procedures ranging from clinical trials to patient care. He is an advanced endoscopist active in clinical research involving endoscopic bariatrics, interventional EUS and ERCP procedures in collaboration with his group. Dr. Vargas is one of the few board certified obesity medicine specialists performing endoscopic bariatric procedures at Mayo Clinic. He works in close collaboration with surgeons and endocrinologists. He serves on multiple national-level society committees, has authored multiple chapters and peer reviewed publications in high impact journals within the space of endoscopic bariatrics, pancreatic necrosis, endoscopic management of gallbladder disorders and a number of benign pancreaticobiliary diseases.