Grants per year
Personal profile
Research Interests
Nutrition and Weight Management, Medical care of the patient with overweight or obesity, Preventive medicine
Medical education in nutrition and obesity
Care of patients who struggle with overweight or obesity
Certifications and Licenses
| Internal Medicine |
Training Experience
| 1980 | Internship, Northwestern University, McGaw Medical Center (Northwestern Memorial Hospital) |
| 1982 | Residency, Northwestern University, McGaw Medical Center (Northwestern Memorial Hospital) |
| 1984 | Fellowship, University of Chicago Hospitals |
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Medicine, MD, University of Illinois at Chicago
… → 1979
Research interests
- Behavioral Medicine
- Nutrition / Dietetics
- Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases
- Obesity
- Preventive Medicine
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Prot#NN9536-4373: Effect and Safety of Semaglutide 2.4 mg Once-Weekly in Subjects with Overweight or Obesity
Neff, L. M. & Kushner, R. F.
DrugDev Inc., Novo Nordisk Inc.
6/29/18 → 6/29/21
Project: Research project
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Prot# NN9536-4374: Effect and Safety of Semaglutide 2.4 mg Once-Weekly in Subjects with Overweight or Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes
Neff, L. M. & Kushner, R. F.
DrugDev Inc., Novo Nordisk Inc.
6/25/18 → 6/25/21
Project: Research project
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Development of a telehealth obesity OSCE and reliable checklist for assessment of resident physicians: a pilot study
Cameron, N. A. & Kushner, R. F., Dec 2022, In: BMC medical education. 22, 1, 630.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Total energy expenditure is repeatable in adults but not associated with short-term changes in body composition
The IAEA DLW Database Consortium, Dec 2022, In: Nature communications. 13, 1, 99.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Using psycho-behavioral phenotyping for overweight and obesity: Confirmation of the 6 factor questionnaire
Kushner, R. F. & Hammond, M. M., Apr 2022, In: Obesity Science and Practice. 8, 2, p. 185-189 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Weight regain and cardiometabolic effects after withdrawal of semaglutide: The STEP 1 trial extension
STEP 1 Study Group, Aug 2022, In: Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism. 24, 8, p. 1553-1564 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access1 Scopus citations -
A standard calculation methodology for human doubly labeled water studies
the IAEA DLW database group, Feb 16 2021, In: Cell Reports Medicine. 2, 2, 100203.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access23 Scopus citations