BOARD OF DIRECTORS

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Dr. Judith Korner
Board Chair

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Dr. Edmond (Trey) P. Wickham III
Vice-Chair

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Tirissa J. Reid, MD
Secretary

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Dr. Louis J. Aronne
Past Chair

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Dr. John Cleek
Past Chair

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Dr. Robert Kushner
Past Chair

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Dr. Ken Fujioka
Director

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Dr. Michelle Guy
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Dr. Ania Jastreboff
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Dr. Richard Lindquist
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Dr. Samer Mattar
Director

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Dr. Marsha Novick
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Dr. Amy E. Rothberg
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Dr. Robert M. Siegel 
Director

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Dr. Judith Korner

State Medical License: New York
Medical Residency: Columbia University Medical Center
Board Certification: Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Obesity Medicine

Judith Korner, M.D., Ph.D. is Professor in the Department of Medicine and Division of Endocrinology at New York Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center. Dr. Korner received her medical degree at the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University where she also obtained her Ph.D. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics. She completed her internship and residency in Internal Medicine, served as Chief Medical Resident, and completed her fellowship in Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism at Columbia University Medical Center. Dr. Korner is founder and Director of the Weight Control Center at Columbia. Dr. Korner’s research is focused on the pathophysiology and treatment of obesity and type 2 diabetes. She has published original research as well as book chapters and review articles on weight regulation and obesity therapy. She is a member of the New York Obesity and Nutrition Research Center and the Diabetes Research Center at Columbia.

Dr. Edmond (Trey) P. Wickham III

State Medical License: Virginia
Medical Residency: Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center
Board Certification: Endocrinology and Metabolism; Internal Medicine; Pediatrics; Obesity Medicine

Dr. Edmond Wickham (‘Trey’), Associate Professor of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU), is a physician-scientist with clinical and research expertise in the pathophysiology and treatment of obesity and weight-related comorbidities across the lifespan. Dr. Wickham graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Virginia, and subsequently completed medical school at VCU where he was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society. Afterward, Dr. Wickham completed a combined residency program in both Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, followed by additional fellowship training in Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism and a Master’s of Public Health.

Dr. Wickham holds dual appointments in the Divisions of Adult and Pediatric Endocrinology and oversees a multidisciplinary translational obesity research program at VCU. He was the recipient of a Research Career Development Award from the National Institutes of Health and is the Principal Investigator for TEENS (Teaching, Encouragement, Exercise, Nutrition, and Support), a clinical research protocol investigating the impact of a multidisciplinary lifestyle modification protocol for adolescents with overweight and obesity and their families. Based on the success of TEENS, Dr. Wickham successfully led efforts to develop the Healthy Lifestyles Center (HLC) at Children’s Hospital of Richmond. Dr. Wickham serves as the Director of Research and Medical Director for the HLC, a comprehensive pediatric obesity research and treatment program that provides integrated, compassionate, age-appropriate care for children, adolescents and young adults with overweight and obesity. Additional clinical and research interests include metabolic syndrome and Type 2 diabetes mellitus in children, adolescent weight loss surgery and transition of care from pediatric to adult specialty care. Dr. Wickham is actively involved in regional obesity prevention efforts and educational initiatives.

Tirissa J. Reid, MD

Dr. Reid is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine at the College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University in the Division of Endocrinology. She completed her medical training at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, followed by an internship and residency in Internal Medicine at Montefiore Medical Center-Albert Einstein College of Medicine. After her residency, she spent a year as a Research Fellow and then completed her fellowship training in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, both at the College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University.Dr. Reid is board-certified in Internal Medicine and Endocrinology. During her fellowship, her research focused on acromegaly. She received an Endocrine Fellows Foundation Award as well as an NIH supplemental grant to investigate the endothelial function of patients with acromegaly. Her current research focuses on obesity and changes in hormones and medical co-morbidities in patients undergoing bariatric surgery. She currently treats patients at the Columbia University Weight Control Center.

Dr. Louis J. Aronne

State Medical License: New York
Medical Residency: Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Board Certification: Internal Medicine, Obesity Medicine

Dr. Louis Aronne has been involved in obesity research and treatment since 1986. A Clinical Professor of Medicine at Weill Medical College of Cornell University, Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine at Columbia University, and an Assistant Attending Physician at the New York Presbyterian Hospital. He developed and is Director of the Comprehensive Weight Control Program, a multidisciplinary obesity research and treatment center. Dr. Aronne was chairman of the development committee for the Practical Guide to the Identification, Evaluation and Treatment of Overweight and Obesity in Adults, a joint publication of the National Institutes of Health, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, and is the former President of the North American Association for the Study of Obesity. Dr. Aronne is on the Executive Council of The National Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention’s MOVE (Management of Overweight and Obese Veterans Everywhere) Program. He is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Trinity College and a graduate of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.

Dr. Aronne’s research has focused on determining the response of the nervous system to weight loss and weight gain as part of a larger effort to understand how the body regulates energy intake and metabolism, and to develop more effective treatments for obesity, as well as the management of drug-induced weight gain. He has authored or co-authored more than 30 papers and book chapters. Dr. Aronne has won several awards for teaching during his career including the Davidoff Prize from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and the Eliot Hochstein Award and faculty Alpha Omega Alpha from Cornell University.

Dr. John Cleek

State Medical License: Tennessee
Medical Residency: Carolinas Healthcare
Board Certification: Internal Medicine, Obesity Medicine

John B. Cleek, MD is the medical director of the Vanderbilt Center for Medical Weight Loss in Nashville, TN. As medical director he worked to establish a new multidisciplinary clinic with bariatric surgeons, dietitians, exercise physiologists, psychologists, and ancillary medical personnel. In addition, he established a teaching program in obesity medicine for Internal Medicine and Family Medicine residents. He is also involved with clinical research within the weight loss clinic. Dr. Cleek received his undergraduate degree in chemistry from Duke University and his medical degree from Medical College of Georgia. Dr. Cleek is board certified in Internal Medicine and Obesity Medicine.

Robert Kushner, MD, MS, FACP, FTOS

State Medical License: Illinois
Medical Residency: Northwestern University
Board Certification: Internal Medicine, Obesity Medicine

Dr. Robert Kushner is Professor of Medicine at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Clinical Director of the Northwestern Comprehensive Center on Obesity, and Director for the Center for Lifestyle Medicine in Chicago. After finishing a residency in Internal Medicine at Northwestern University, he went on to complete a post-graduate fellowship in Clinical Nutrition and earned a Masters degree in Clinical Nutrition and Nutritional Biology from the University of Chicago. Dr. Kushner is past president of The Obesity Society (TOS), the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (ASPEN), the American Board of Physician Nutrition Specialists (ABPNS), immediate past Chair of the American Board of Obesity Medicine (ABOM), board member on the Obesity Action Coalition (OAC), and Co-Editor of Current Obesity Reports.

Dr. Kushner has authored over 190 original articles, reviews, books and book chapters covering medical nutrition, medical nutrition education, and obesity, and is an internationally recognized expert on the care of the overweight and obese patient. He is author/editor of mutlple books including Dr. Kushner’s Personality Type Diet (St. Martin’s Griffin Press, 2003; iuniverse, 2008), Fitness Unleashed (Three Rivers Press, 2006), Counseling Overweight Adults: The Lifestyle Patterns Approach and Tool Kit, (Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, 2009), editor of the American Medical Association’s (AMA) Assessment and Management of Adult Obesity: A Primer for Physicians (2003), Practical Manual of Clinical Obesity (Wiley-Blackwell, 2013), Treatmet of the Obese Patient, 2^nd Edition (Springer, 2014), and Nutrition and Bariatric Surgery (CRC Press, 2015). His most current book is Lifestyle Medicine: A Manual for Clinical Practice (Springer, 2016). Further information can be found by visiting his website, www.drrobertkushner.com

Dr. Ken Fujioka

Ken Fujioka, MD is the director of the Nutrition and Metabolic Research Center at Scripps Clinic. He has special clinical interests in the medical management of diabetes in overweight people, and in helping those who are seriously overweight lose weight. Dr. Fujioka is a frequent lecturer at national conferences, speaking on the role of weight control and diabetes. Dr. Fujioka has published numerous research papers and has completed many clinical trials in the field of obesity and related diseases including diabetes, hypercholesterolemia and hypertension.

Dr. Michelle Guy

State Medical License: California
Medical Residency: Cambridge Health Alliance/Harvard Medical School
Board Certification: Internal Medicine; Obesity Medicine

Dr. Michelle Guy joined University of California-San Francisco (UCSF) faculty in 2004. She earned her medical degree from University of Missouri-Columbia and completed a Primary Care residency and Chief Residency at Cambridge Health Alliance/Harvard Medical School. As a Clinician Educator, in the Division of General Internal Medicine, she sees patients and teaches at the Mt Zion campus. She also teaches in the medical school as one of the Bridges coaches. Board certified in Internal Medicine and Obesity Medicine, she lectures nationally on obesity medicine and also serves on the American Board of Obesity Medicine item writing committee. Dr. Guy serves as Director of Diversity for Graduate Medical Education and is the faculty lead for Differences Matter group on faculty. In these roles she works with learners and faculty, not only to improve diversity, but promote equity and inclusion across the school of medicine.

Dr. Ania Jastreboff

Ania Jastreboff, MD, PhD, is an Obesity Medicine physician, board certified in Obesity Medicine, adult Endocrinology and Metabolism, and Pediatric Endocrinology. She is nationally and internationally recognized in the Obesity Medicine field for developing Clinical Practice Guidelines (2016) for The Comprehensive Care of Patients with Obesity (AACE/ACE) and conducting cutting-edge clinical translational obesity research. Her research includes both large, multi-center clinical outcomes trials using anti-obesity medication as well as neuroimaging studies (fMRI and PET) examining the neurobiology underlying obesity and the mechanisms of anti-obesity medications. Clinically, Dr. Jastreboff specializes in sophisticated use of anti-obesity medication combinations to help patients reach their weight and health goals. She mainly sees patients for obesity treatment and weight management and additionally cares for patients with prediabetes, insulin resistance, metabolic syndrome, type 1 and type 2 diabetes.

Dr. Richard Lindquist

State Medical License: Washington
Medical Residency: Bayfront Medical Center
Board Certification: Family Medicine; Obesity Medicine

Dr. Richard Lindquist is a board-certified Obesity Medicine and Family Medicine physician who graduated from the University of Washington and completed his residency at Bayfront Medical Center in Florida. Dr. Lindquist was most recently Medical Director of Swedish Weight Loss Services in Seattle where he coordinated Medically Supervised Weight Loss programs for non surgical and surgical patients and provided direct patient care to overweight and obese patients. He is currently in private practice, and is a consultant to hospitals and health care systems to assist with planning and development of medical weight loss programs, support bariatric surgery programs and assist in the education of practitioners in care of patients with obesity.

Dr. Lindquist is actively involved in state and national organizations and has earned numerous awards and recognitions for his work, including the Obesity Medicine Association’s “Bariatrician of the Year” (2013) for his contributions in advancing the field of bariatric medicine and the Society. He also earned the 2015 Steelman-Seim Educator Award for Excellence in Academics for advancing the cause of health care through education and teaching.

Dr. Lindquist is a Board member of the American Board of Obesity Medicine, a Trustee for the American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery for the state of Washington, an Obesity Treatment Foundation Trustee, and the WA State Representative of the Obesity Society for “Access to Care.”

Dr. Samer Mattar

Samer Mattar, MD is a bariatric surgeon in Houston. Dr. Mattar’s main clinical areas of expertise include bariatric surgery and endoscopic treatment of acid reflux disease. He has developed comprehensive bariatric and metabolic programs with an emphasis on modern, high-quality, compassionate, patient-centered care. Dr. Mattar has published numerous articles and book chapters in his field and enjoys teaching and advocating for his patients. From 2014-2017, Dr. Mattar served as chief of Bariatric Services at Oregon Health & Science University as well as chief of the OHSU Surgical Weight Loss Center. From 2017 to 2020, Dr. Mattar was the medical director of Swedish Weight Loss Services at the Swedish Medical Center in Seattle, WA.

Dr. Marsha Novick

Marsha Novick, MD is the Medical Director of the Healthy Weight Program for Children and Teens. She received her medical degree at Rush University Medical College in Chicago and completed her residency and academic fellowship at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Dr. Novick is board certified in family medicine and obesity medicine. She is a Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians. Before moving to central Pennsylvania, she was Medical Director of the Seacoast Weight and Wellness Center, a weight loss clinic for adults and children in Exeter, New Hampshire. For the past 13 years, she has worked at Penn State Health Children's Hospital in the Healthy Weight Program for Children and Teens, specifically helping thousands of children, adolescents and their families with weight management.

Dr. Amy E. Rothberg

Amy E. Rothberg, MD, DABOM is Clinical Professor of Medicine in the Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology and Diabetes and Professor of Nutritional Sciences in the School of Public Health at the University of Michigan. She is the Director of the University of Michigan Weight Management Program, a 2-year intensive behavioral and lifestyle program onto which there is a multifaceted research program in which patients undergo extensive baseline and interval phenotyping to identify the factors that predict successful and cost-effective long-term weight loss. Her primary research is funded by the NIH/NIDDK. Her work encompasses three major research foci: The first is on the impact of the interventions on insulin secretion, insulin action, long-term glycemia, the development of complications and comorbidities, health-related quality-of-life, and cost. The second is on the behavioral and biological determinants of weight loss and weight loss maintenance. The third is scalability of her program through telehealth and the internet and the impact on the processes and outcomes of care. She has published broadly including on clinical outcomes, effectiveness and cost effectiveness of lifestyle and surgical interventions for obesity and diabetes, and the impact of weight loss on reproductive function, diabetes remission, health-related quality-of-life, metabolic syndrome, fertility, and pain syndromes.

Dr. Robert M. Siegel 

Dr. Siegel is a pediatrician who specializes in pediatric obesity treatment and prevention. He is the director of the Center for Better Health and Nutrition (CBHN), the obesity prevention program of the Heart Institute at Cincinnati Children’s. In this role, Dr. Siegel supports a family-centered method that focuses on helping children and their families live a healthier lifestyle. He was a general pediatrician for more than 20 years before moving to obesity work. In addition to helping patients and families, Dr. Siegel is involved in research examining better ways to treat and prevent obesity.