Celebrating Milestones: New Recognition for Patient-Centered Weight Management
Less than a year ago, my co-author Nancy Kushner, MSN, RN, and I celebrated the publication of our book, Patient-Centered Weight Management: The Six Factor Professional Program and Toolkit, published...
Three Steps Forward in Obesity Care: Prepared Clinicians, Targeted Outcomes, Patient Voices
Throughout my 40+ years as an obesity medicine physician, I’ve been fortunate to remain involved with multiple obesity care stakeholders. I am also pleased to see the collective initiatives occurring...
Focused Behavioral Counseling for Patients on GLP-1s
In my 40+ years as an obesity medicine physician specialist, my entire counseling philosophy and weight management program approach have been rooted in behavior change research related to diet, physical...
Managing Persistence Problems -Starting and Stopping GLP-1 Medications
Most people don’t like taking medications – especially longterm. In fact, medication fatigue where individuals stop taking a new medication, like a statin or blood pressure pill, is commonplace. But...
Can Treating Obesity Improve Women’s Health and Fertility?
I recently had the exciting opportunity to educate gynecologists and fertility specialists throughout India on the role of semaglutide in women’s reproductive health. This allowed me to take a deep...
‘Treat to Target’ Considerations in Obesity Care
As the field of obesity medicine matures, clinicians and patients are asking: “What is the treatment target?” achievement of a targeted percentage weight loss? improved body mass index (BMI) or...
Ripple Effects of GLP-1 Obesity Medications on Society
The effects of game-changing GLP-1 medications on individuals and society was the topic of my recent keynote address at the Northwestern University Alumni Association event in Naples, Florida. Individuals on...
New Standards of Care Offer Proactive Approach to Prescribing Obesity Medications
With the advent of powerful obesity medications that address the biological basis of obesity, the field of obesity care is rapidly shifting. To reflect this, the first Standards of Care...
