
Dr Robert Kushner
@drrobertkushner
Weight management, nutrition, lifestyle medicine, obesity expert; physician @NUFeinbergMed, educator, speaker, author SIX FACTORS TO FIT, dancer!
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https://drrobertkushner.com/ 09-07-2019 18:33:21
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🎧 New AACE podcast! In this episode, Dr. Jaime Almandoz, MD MBA FTOS, Associate Professor of Medicine at UT Southwestern, is joined by Dr Robert Kushner, Professor of Medicine at Northwestern University and a leading authority in obesity medicine, to discuss the recent Lancet Diabetes &

For so many years, doctors largely ignored obesity and rarely diagnosed it. Patients denied it. But now, in just five years, #diagnoses of #obesity and overweight have risen by 50%. HT: FAIR Health conscienhealth.org/2025/05/2019-t…


🚨 New ADA Consensus Report: A multidisciplinary call to action on NAFLD and MAFLD in people with diabetes. Learn how early detection, screening, and team-based care can change outcomes. 📰 Read now: diabetesjournals.org/care/lookup/do… #Diabetes #NAFLD #MAFLD American Diabetes Association American Diabetes Association - DiabetesPro


Invited to write this article for #ChicagoMedicineMagazine, Sizing Up Obesity Risk to Patients. Discussed BMI, the disease of #obesity, the Lancet Commission and what this means for health care. Read here. @obesityaction @conscienhealth NM Endocrinology bit.ly/4dyqjaW


Four diverse professional groups came together Friday to publish a clinical advisory on nutrition priorities that support #GLP1 therapy in #obesity. #Nutrition2025 The Obesity Society Obesity Medicine Association American Society for Nutrition American College of Lifestyle Medicine conscienhealth.org/2025/06/lifest…




New research from Hamlet Gasoyan et al says real world outcomes with #GLP1s fall short of clinical trial results and a key driver is premature discontinuation. A chronic disease requires chronic care. Duh. HT: W. Scott Butsch, MD MSc conscienhealth.org/2025/06/discon…


Patients and professionals need to be aware of new treatments for often unrecognized complications of #obesity such as #sleepapnea, #heartfailure and #fattyliverdisease. Learn more here. @obesityaction @conscienhealth NM Endocrinology bit.ly/4jHfiWd


Providing effective & efficient personalized #obesity care is challenging. Excited to share my new book for professionals coming soon. Get sneak peak here into Patient-Centered Weight Management. @obesityaction @conscienhealth @OMASocial NM Endocrinology bit.ly/4e0JxWQ

Don't miss the first episode of our #CME podcast series with Dr Robert Kushner: "Drs. Kushner and Knight Discuss Practical Strategies for Talking to Patients About Obesity." Find it here: ow.ly/1pkE50WbSXb


At the American Diabetes Association - DiabetesPro Scientific Sessions in Chicago, Robert F. Kushner, MD (Dr Robert Kushner), along with his colleagues, is set to present the findings of the PATHWEIGH clinical trial, which examined embedding obesity treatments into primary care workflows. #ADASciSessions


Join Robert F. Kushner, MD (Dr Robert Kushner), for his session at #ADASciSessions, “What We Learned, What Can Be Next.” #NMatADA. See full schedule here: breakthroughsforphysicians.nm.org/endocrinology-…


What will it take to transform #ObesityCare? Engagement, capabilities, and integration can go a long way, say Marc-Andre Cornier of The Obesity Society and Joe Nadglowski. HT: Obesity Care Advocacy Network Tufts Medical Center conscienhealth.org/2025/06/drawin…



Clinicians from all specialties with their nurse practitioners and physician assistants are showing interest in #obesity care. How does this affect their practice and the patients they treat? Read more here. @obesityaction @conscienhealth NM Endocrinology bit.ly/4nITixC


Early response to overweight and #obesity Rx can predict success. Patients need to share what's working and what's not. Instead of the person failing the Rx, we adjust the Rx to meet the needs of the patient. @obesityaction @conscienhealth NM Endocrinology bit.ly/46MzkvF

Excited to share website relaunch with new features, navigation and focus on individuals seeking #obesitycare & their providers. Check out #CliniciansCorner with new resources. #weightmanagement #PCWMToolkit @conscienhealth @obesityaction NM Endocrinology bit.ly/3HRIeh5
