2nd Annual Obesity Medicine for All

Catherine Harmon Toomer, M.D. addresses why weight care should be part of the conversation, teaching that biopsychosocial cost is considerable.

Nisha Kuruvadi, DO, DABOM provides an overview of various weight loss medications, explaining their mechanisms, benefits, side effects, and how they complement lifestyle changes for effective obesity management.

Richa Mittal MD shares how to effectively deliver evidence-based obesity treatment using a patient-centered approach including whole-person lifestyle counseling for sustainable obesity management and improved patient well-being.

Randie Schacter DO, DFAACAP says that it isn't just fast food that makes America unhealthy. A plant-based diet could still be unhealthy. Learn how to truly benefit from your plant-based diet.

Kavita Patel, M.D. will teach ways to protect your heart and guide patients to modify and/or prevent diet-related diseases and ultimately reduce their risk for heart disease.

Teja Dyamenahalli MD, MPH, FAAP lectures on how to encourage and foster healthy relationships with food for ourselves and our children.

Carolynn Francavilla Brown, MD will teach us how to feel confident in advising on exercise for health and weight loss (or take this advice on as patients).

Betyshia Belardo, MD will help attendees understand the root cause of emotional eating, including the hormones involved and the impact on weight gain and weight management.

Farah Deshmukh MD MPH addresses how social media amplifies misinformation about nutrition and weight loss, teaches assessing credible sources, and provides strategies for evidence-based patient guidance.

Bojana Jankovic Weatherly, MD, MSc, FACP will address safety, efficacy, quality, how and when to use supplemental support in an evidence-informed manner for weight loss. and metabolic health.