American Board of Obesity Medicine

Oksana Karpov, DO, an American Board of Obesity Medicine (ABOM) Diplomate, answers questions regarding the importance of an obesity medicine physician. What unique skill set can the obesity medicine physician bring to the bariatric surgical setting? Obesity medicine specialist employs various techniques to help patients achieve their goals. A big part of it is a behavioral change [...]

12pt;">Vicki March, MD, an American Board of Obesity Medicine (ABOM) Diplomate, answers questions regarding the importance of an obesity medicine physician. What unique skill set can the obesity medicine physician bring to the bariatric surgical setting? The Obesity Medicine Specialist is uniquely positioned to provide:  Initial referral to the bariatric surgeon Pre-surgical weight loss supervision if recommended [...]

Laura Davisson, MD, MPH, FACP, an American Board of Obesity Medicine (ABOM) Diplomate, answers questions regarding the importance of an obesity medicine physician. What unique skill set can the obesity medicine physician bring to the bariatric surgical setting? Bariatric surgery patients frequently have multiple chronic medical problems. Obesity medicine physicians have the skills to manage these complex [...]

Silvana Pannain. MD is an American Board of Obesity Medicine (ABOM) Diplomate, answers questions regarding the importance of an obesity medicine physician. What unique skill set can the obesity medicine physician bring to the bariatric surgical setting? Obesity is a complex, multifactorial disease which encompasses and interacts with multiple medicine specialties. Therefore, it is not surprising that [...]

Cherie Lisa Vaz, MD is an American Board of Obesity Medicine (ABOM) Diplomate, answers questions regarding the importance of an obesity medicine physician. What unique skill set can the obesity medicine physician bring to the bariatric surgical setting? The global rise in morbid obesity and associated comorbid diseases concerns a wide range of specialists. Increasing numbers of [...]

Katherine H. Saunders, MD, DABOM is an American Board of Obesity Medicine (ABOM) Diplomate, answers questions regarding the importance of an obesity medicine physician. What unique skill set can the obesity medicine physician bring to the bariatric surgical setting? The obesity medicine physician specializes in all non-surgical aspects of patients’ care and acts as a resource [...]

William S. Yancy, Jr., MD, MHS, FTOS, an American Board of Obesity Medicine (ABOM) Diplomate, answers questions regarding the importance of an obesity medicine physician. What unique skill set can the obesity medicine physician bring to the bariatric surgical setting? Treating obesity requires a multifaceted approach in order to be maximally successful for as many diverse [...]

Bharti Shetye, MD, an American Board of Obesity Medicine (ABOM) Diplomate, answers questions regarding the importance of an obesity medicine physician. What unique skill set can the obesity medicine physician bring to the bariatric surgical setting? In addressing the obesity epidemic, an alliance between an obesity medicine physician and a bariatric surgeon is a jewel in the [...]

Adrienne Youdim MD, FACP an American Board of Obesity Medicine (ABOM) Diplomate, answers questions regarding the importance of an obesity medicine physician. What unique skill set can the obesity medicine physician bring to the bariatric surgical setting? The obesity medicine physician (OMP) is a physician that specializes in the treatment and management of the obese patient. This [...]

Leon I. Igel, MD, FACP, an American Board of Obesity Medicine (ABOM) Diplomate, answers questions regarding the importance of an obesity medicine physician. What unique skill set can the obesity medicine physician bring to the bariatric surgical setting? The obesity medicine physician plays a multifaceted role as part of the bariatric surgery team. They can assist pre-operatively in [...]