Marney White PhD

Clinical Psychologist Specializing in Eating Disorders, Depression, and Anxiety

Bariatric Surgery Evaluations

Bariatric Pre-surgical Evaluation 

Dr. White has extensive experience in conducting psychological evaluations for bariatric surgery candidates.

Prior to her faculty appointment at Yale, Dr. White completed a clinical internship in the Weight Management Center at the Medical University of South Carolina.  Specific duties included conducting comprehensive evaluations for bariatric surgery candidates. Dr. White administered psychological, neuropsychological, cognitive, and personality screening measures and generated recommendations about the appropriateness of patients for the bariatric surgery.

In addition, Dr. White has an ongoing research line focusing on bariatric surgery outcomes. A list of selected publications on this topic is listed below.

Finally, Dr. White has served as a member of the Editorial Board for Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases and was honored as one of the journal’s “Top 25” reviewers.

Publications related to bariatric surgery: 

  • White, M.A., O’Neil, P.M., Kolotkin, R.L., & Byrne, T.K. (2004). Gender, race, and obesity-related quality of life at extreme levels of obesity. Obesity Research, 12, 949-955.
  • Pawlow, L., O’Neil, P.M., White, M.A., & Byrne, T.K. (2005) Findings and outcomes of psychological evaluations of gastric bypass applicants. Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases, 1,  523-529.
  • White, M.A., Masheb, R.M. Rothschild, B.S., Burke-Martindale, C.H., & Grilo, C.M. (2006). The prognostic significance of regular binge eating in extremely obese gastric bypass patients: 12-month postoperative outcomes. Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 67, 1928-1935.
  • Hrabosky, J.I, Masheb, R.M., White, M.A., Rothschild, B.S., Burke-Martindale, C.H., & Grilo, C.M. (2006). A prospective study of body dissatisfaction and concerns in extremely obese gastric bypass patients: 6- and 12-month postoperative outcomes. ObesitySurgery, 16, 1615-1621.
  • Masheb, R.M., White, M.A., Toth, C.M., Burke-Martindale, C.H., Rothschild, B., & Grilo, C.M. (2007). The prognostic significance of depression for predicting quality of life 12-months after gastric bypass. Comprehensive Psychiatry, 48, 231-236.
  • Hrabosky, J.I, Masheb, R.M., White, M.A., Rothschild, B.S., Burke-Martindale, C.H., & Grilo, C.M. (2008) Psychometric evaluation of the Eating Disorder Examination – Questionnaire for bariatric surgery candidates. Obesity, 16, 763-9.
  • Roehrig, M., Masheb, R.M., White, M.A., Rothschild, B.S., Burke-Martindale, C.H., Grilo, C.M. (2009). Chronic dieting among extremely obese bariatric surgery candidates. Obesity Surgery 19 (8), 1116-1123.
  • White, M.A., Kalarchian, M.A., Masheb, R.M., Marcus, M.M., & Grilo, C.M. (2010). Loss of control over eating predicts outcomes in bariatric surgery: a prospective 24-month follow-up study. Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 71(2), 175-84.   
  • Rosenberger, P.H., Henderson, K.E., White, M.A., Masheb, R.M., & Grilo, C.M.  (2011). Physical activity in gastric bypass patients: associations with weight loss and psychosocial functioning at 12-month follow-up. Obesity Surgery, 21, 1564-1569.
  • White, M. A., Kalarchian, M. A., Levine, M. D., Masheb, R. M., Marcus, M. D., & Grilo, C. M. (2015). Prognostic significance of depressive symptoms on weight loss and psychosocial outcomes following gastric bypass surgery: a prospective 24-month follow-up study. Obesity surgery, 25(10), 1909-1916.
  • Ivezaj, V., Kessler, E. E., Lydecker, J. A., Barnes, R. D., White, M. A., & Grilo, C. M. (2016). Loss-of-control eating following sleeve gastrectomy surgery. Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases.