Tag: Obesity Medicine Association

The “Obesity Paradox”—Obesity and Cardiovascular Disease

The “Obesity Paradox”—Obesity and Cardiovascular Disease

| March 1, 2023 | 0 Comments

by Carl Lavie Jr., MD, FACC, FACP, FCCP  Dr. Lavie is the Associate Editor and Cardiovascular Section Editor of the Mayo Clinic Proceedings. He serves on over 50 editorial boards, including the Journal of the American College of Cardiology and American Journal of Cardiology. Funding: No funding was provided. Disclosures: The author has no conflicts […]

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Bariatric Surgery in 2023: The Latest Tools and Trends

Bariatric Surgery in 2023: The Latest Tools and Trends

| February 1, 2023 | 0 Comments

by Teresa LaMasters, MD, FACS, FASMBS, DABOM Dr. LaMasters currently serves as Medical Director of Bariatric Surgery at UnityPoint Clinic Weight Loss Specialists in West Des Moines, Iowa, and Bariatric Surgeon and Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa. Funding: No funding was provided. Disclosures: The author has no conflicts […]

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A Clinician’s Guide to Motivational Interviewing

A Clinician’s Guide to Motivational Interviewing

| January 1, 2023 | 0 Comments

by Pranjali Sharma, MD, FAPCR, FEAA Dr. Sharma is an American Board-Certified Internist and Endocrinologist, practicing as an Endocrinologist at Parkview Health System in Pueblo, Colorado. She is an accomplished clinician-educator and researcher with multiple peer-reviewed publications and leadership roles in national organizations, including The Obesity Medicine Association. She serves on the peer-review boards of […]

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A Look Ahead to Obesity Treatment in 2023

A Look Ahead to Obesity Treatment in 2023

| December 1, 2022 | 0 Comments

by Angela Fitch, MD, FACP, FOMA Dr. Fitch is the President of the Obesity Medicine Association, former Co-Director of the Massachusetts General Hospital Weight Center and an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Harvard Medical School. She graduated from Iowa State University with a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering and the University of Cincinnati College of […]

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Fundamentals of Obesity Treatment: OMA Extends a Virtual Primer for Practitioners

Fundamentals of Obesity Treatment: OMA Extends a Virtual Primer for Practitioners

| November 1, 2022 | 0 Comments

by Nicholas Pennings, DO, FOMA Dr. Pennings is an associate professor and Chair of Family Medicine at Campbell University School of Osteopathic Medicine; director of the Campbell University Health Center; and executive director of clinical education for the Obesity Medicine Association.  Funding: No funding was provided. Disclosures: The author has no conflicts of interest relevant […]

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Status, Stress, and Struggle: How Socioeconomic Circumstances Impact Obesity

Status, Stress, and Struggle: How Socioeconomic Circumstances Impact Obesity

| October 1, 2022 | 0 Comments

by Jennifer Ng, MD, DABOM Dr. Jennifer Ng is an internist with a secondary specialization in obesity medicine; Assistant Professor of Medicine of the Mount Sinai Icahn School of Medicine in New York City, New York; and committee chair of the Obesity Medicine Association (OMA)’s outreach committee.  Funding: No funding was provided. Disclosures: The author […]

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Overcoming Obesity: OMA’s Fall Conference to Offer the Latest Obesity Tools and Knowledge to Advance Obesity Outcomes

Overcoming Obesity: OMA’s Fall Conference to Offer the Latest Obesity Tools and Knowledge to Advance Obesity Outcomes

| September 1, 2022 | 0 Comments

by Ethan Lazarus, MD, FOMA Dr. Lazarus is Director of the Clinical Nutrition Center in Greenwood Village, Colorado, and he is the current president of the Obesity Medicine Association (OMA) and serves as their delegate in the American Medical Association (AMA).  Funding: No funding was provided. Disclosures: The author has no conflicts of interest relevant […]

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Managing Weight Loss for Older Adults: Key Considerations and Challenges

Managing Weight Loss for Older Adults: Key Considerations and Challenges

| August 1, 2022 | 0 Comments

by John Batsis, MD, FACP, FTOS, AGSF, FGSA Dr. Batsis is an Associate Professor in the Division of Geriatric Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, with a joint appointment in the Department of Nutrition, Gillings School of Global Public Health, in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Funding: No funding was provided. […]

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Key Considerations with Newer Anti-obesity Medications

Key Considerations with Newer Anti-obesity Medications

| July 1, 2022 | 0 Comments

by Harold Bays, MD, FOMA, FTOS, FACC, FACE, FNLA Dr. Bays is Medical Director, Louisville Metabolic and Atherosclerosis Research Center in Louisville, Kentucky; Chief Science Officer for the Obesity Medicine Association (OMA); and a member of the Board of Trustees of the OMA. Funding: No funding was provided. Disclosures: In the past 12 months, Dr. […]

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Obesity in Men:  What You Need to Know

Obesity in Men: What You Need to Know

| June 1, 2022 | 0 Comments

by Pankaj Timsina, MD, FOMA Dr. Timsina is a family medicine doctor in Denver, Colorado and has been a Fellow of the Obesity Medicine Association since 2020. He specializes in bariatric medicine and obesity and weight management. Funding: No funding was provided. Disclosures: The author has no conflict of interest relevant to the content of […]

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