AUTHOR=McKechnie Tyler , Thabane Alex , Staibano Phillip , Saddik Maisa , Kuszaj Olivia , Guez Manon , Hong Dennis , Doumouras Aristithes , Eskicioglu Cagla , Parpia Sameer , Bhandari Mohit TITLE=Prescribing preoperative weight loss prior to major non-bariatric surgery for patients with elevated weight: a national provider survey (PREPARE provider survey) JOURNAL=Frontiers in Surgery VOLUME=12 YEAR=2025 URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/surgery/articles/10.3389/fsurg.2025.1529116 DOI=10.3389/fsurg.2025.1529116 ISSN=2296-875X