I am the associate Professor of Medicine at Duke University Health System and Director of the Duke Lifestyle Medical Clinic, Co-Founder of Adapt Your Life and Chief Medical Officer and Co-Founder of Heal Clinics.

My Experience & Accolades

I am the Past President of the Obesity Medicine Association and a Fellow of the Obesity Society. In 2010, I was named the Obesity Medicine Association’s “Bariatrician of the Year” for my work in advancing the field of obesity medicine as well as the Society. I am also a recipient of the Society’s Steelman-Seim Educator Award for advancing the cause of health care through education and teaching. I Graduated from Stanford University (A.B.), University of Wisconsin (M.D.), University of Kentucky, and Duke University (M.H.S.), am board certified in Internal Medicine and Obesity Medicine, and have a Master’s Degree in clinical research, with over 90 peer-reviewed publications to my name.

My Life’s work

I have dedicated my life to helping my patients with various medical conditions such as Type 1 & Type 2 Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome, Obesity, Hypertension, and many others through diet and lifestyle choices.  I believe that using standard medical protocols often treat the symptom and not the cause. I have spent the past 18+ years doing clinical research and providing care to my patients, with an extremely high success rate, through theoretical and practical experience. Over 170 million Americans suffer from obesity, pre-diabetes, and type 2 diabetes. Yet, the clinical research I’ve conducted at Duke University shows that these American Medical Association-recognized diseases can be put into remission – without medications – through a low carbohydrate, high-fat diet alone. The results have been astounding…

• 26,000 pounds lost
• 98% of patients affected by type 2 diabetes off insulin
• 4,000 patients
• 28,000 clinical visits

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