Sharon Bout-Tabaku, Nationwide Children's Hospital (IMAGE) Nationwide Children's Hospital Caption Sharon Bout-Tabaku, MD, MSCE, is the lead author for the article published this week which focuses on the associations between severe obesity and chronic musculoskeletal pain and functional status in adolescents prior to undergoing bariatric surgery. Credit Nationwide Children's Hospital Usage Restrictions Please credit Nationwide Children's Hospital. License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.