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 |
Education/Academic qualification
MD, University of Illinois - Chicago
… → 1979
Research interests
- Behavioral Medicine
- Nutrition / Dietetics
- Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases
- Obesity
- Preventive Medicine
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Practice Guidelines
Medicine & Life Sciences
Electric Impedance
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Diet
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Network
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Grants 2000 2021
Prot#NN9536-4373: Effect and Safety of Semaglutide 2.4 mg Once-Weekly in Subjects with Overweight or Obesity
DrugDev Inc., Novo Nordisk Inc.
6/29/18 → 6/29/21
Project: Research project
Prot# NN9536-4374: Effect and Safety of Semaglutide 2.4 mg Once-Weekly in Subjects with Overweight or Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes
DrugDev Inc., Novo Nordisk Inc.
6/25/18 → 6/25/21
Project: Research project
Prot #P012-001V: Pivotal Aspiration Therapy with Adjusted Lifestyle (PATHWAY) Study
12/7/12 → 12/7/21
Project: Research project
Research Output 1982 2020
Changes in weight control behaviors and hedonic hunger in a commercial weight management program adapted for individuals with type 2 diabetes
Schulte, E. M., Tuerk, P. W., Wadden, T. A., Garvey, W. T., Weiss, D., Hermayer, K. L., Aronne, L. J., Becker, L. E., Fujioka, K., Miller-Kovach, K., Kushner, R. F., Malcolm, R. J., Raum, W. J., Rost, S. L., Rubino, D. M., Sora, N. D., Veliko, J. L. & O’Neil, P. M., Jan 1 2020, (Accepted/In press) In : International Journal of Obesity.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Behavior Control
Pleasure
Hunger
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Weights and Measures
Clinical practice guidelines for the perioperative nutrition, metabolic, and nonsurgical support of patients undergoing bariatric procedures – 2019 update: cosponsored by American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists/American College of Endocrinology, The Obesity Society, American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery, Obesity Medicine Association, and American Society of Anesthesiologists
Mechanick, J. I., Apovian, C., Brethauer, S., Garvey, W. T., Joffe, A. M., Kim, J., Kushner, R. F., Lindquist, R., Pessah-Pollack, R., Seger, J., Urman, R. D., Adams, S., Cleek, J. B., Correa, R., Figaro, M. K., Flanders, K., Grams, J., Hurley, D. L., Kothari, S., Seger, M. V. & 1 others, , Feb 2020, In : Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. 16, 2, p. 175-247 73 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Bariatrics
Bariatric Surgery
Endocrinology
Practice Guidelines
Obesity
Low priority of obesity education leads to lack of medical students' preparedness to effectively treat patients with obesity: Results from the U.S. medical school obesity education curriculum benchmark study
Butsch, W. S., Kushner, R. F., Alford, S. & Smolarz, B. G., Jan 28 2020, In : BMC medical education. 20, 1, 23.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Open Access
education curriculum
school education
medical student
lack
school
1
Citation
(Scopus)
Weight History in Clinical Practice: The State of the Science and Future Directions
Kushner, R. F., Batsis, J. A., Butsch, W. S., Davis, N., Golden, A., Halperin, F., Kidambi, S., Machineni, S., Novick, M., Port, A., Rubino, D. M., Saunders, K. H., Shapiro Manning, L., Soleymani, T. & Kahan, S., Jan 1 2020, In : Obesity. 28, 1, p. 9-17 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Open Access
Obesity
History
Weights and Measures
Patient-Centered Care
Quality of Health Care
Advancing Nutrition Education, Training, and Research for Medical Students, Residents, Fellows, Attending Physicians, and Other Clinicians: Building Competencies and Interdisciplinary Coordination
Van Horn, L., Lenders, C. M., Pratt, C. A., Beech, B., Carney, P. A., Dietz, W., Dimaria-Ghalili, R., Harlan, T., Hash, R., Kohlmeier, M., Kolasa, K., Krebs, N. F., Kushner, R. F., Lieh-Lai, M., Lindsley, J., Meacham, S., Nicastro, H., Nowson, C., Palmer, C., Paniagua, M. & 12 others, , Nov 1 2019, In : Advances in Nutrition. 10, 6, p. 1181S-1200SResearch output: Contribution to journal › Article
Open Access
School Health Services
Accreditation
biomedical research
nutrition education
Medical Education