About Me
I began my own journey of weight loss as a preteen when I modified my lifestyle, improving my diet and becoming more active in sports. I continued to pursue my interest in weight management during college at Boston University, where I trained as a group fitness instructor. Even during my regimented medical school years, I helped patients and fellow classmates lead more active lives and use nutrition to improve their overall health.
During my fellowship in nutrition and obesity medicine, I honed my skills in evidence-based medicine to treat people who were overweight, and I used nutrition as a way of caring for the whole patient. I scored in the top 10 amongst physicians who passed the board examination for the American Board of Obesity Medicine.
In recent years, I have served on the bariatric medicine committee for the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, as well as on the advisory board and board of directors for the Obesity Action Coalition. I also train other physicians in weight management and nutrition. I take great pleasure in educating the general public through lectures, workshops, and radio segments on the importance of maintaining a normal weight.
In 2012, I joined the Weight Management Program. In my practice, I combine scientifically proven weight loss techniques with medications and behavior modification to fit each patient’s needs. I designed the New You™ program to help people obtain results while learning about incorporating nutrition into a healthy lifestyle.
I understand that making the time to focus on your own health can be challenging. That’s why I offer online doctor visits for follow-up appointments. During these video visits through the NYU Langone Health app, I talk with you about progress on adopting new eating habits and incorporating physical fitness into your schedules. This online doctor visit saves the time of traveling to an appointment, without sacrificing any of the benefits of routine follow-up care.
I am involved in research examining the effects of liraglutide, a naturally occurring intestinal hormone, on people who have regained weight after bariatric surgery and the outcomes of medications being developed for obesity management. I also educate students at NYU School of Medicine in diagnostic and treatment techniques for people with obesity.
Conditions and Treatments
Conditions
- obesity
- weight loss
Treatments
- weight control
Learn more about conditions we treat at NYU Langone:
Obesity in AdultsCredentials
Positions
- Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Surgery at NYU Grossman School of Medicine
- Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Medicine at NYU Grossman School of Medicine
Education and Training
- Fellowship, Geisinger Medical Center, Nutrition, 2008
- Residency, Lenox Hill Hospital, Internal Medicine, 2007
- MD from Medical College Of Georgia, 2004
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This provider accepts the following insurance plans.
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Aetna
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Indemnity
- Aetna International
- Aetna Medicare Managed Care
- Aetna Meritain Health
- Aetna Open Access EPO
- Aetna Open Access HMO
- Aetna POS
- Aetna POS (American Express Employer)
- Aetna PPO
- Aetna Signature Administrators PPO
- Aetna Student Plan
- Allied
- Chesterfield Resources Inc
- Christian Brothers Services
- CoreSource
- Healthscope
- Nippon Life of America-Aetna
- Nippon Life-Aetna
- Starmark
- WellNet
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Blue Cross Blue Shield
- BCBS Blue Access EPO Large Group
- BCBS Blue Access EPO Small Group
- BCBS Blue Access GEPO Small Group
- BCBS Blue Access PPO Large Group
- BCBS EPO
- BCBS EPO (BlackRock Employees)
- BCBS EPO - Empire EPO (NYU Langone Employees)
- BCBS EPO - Empire EPO (Sunset Park/Family Health Center Employees)
- BCBS EPO - Empire NYU Care (NYU Langone Employees)
- BCBS EPO - Empire NYU Care (Sunset Park/Family Health Center Employees)
- BCBS Federal Program
- BCBS Florida Blue Care HMO
- BCBS Florida Blue Medicare PPO
- BCBS Florida Blue Options PPO
- BCBS Florida Blue Select
- BCBS Florida MyBlue HMO
- BCBS Florida Simply Blue
- BCBS Florida Traditional PPC
- BCBS HMO
- BCBS Indemnity
- BCBS Local 32BJ Employees
- BCBS Mediblue Medicare HMO
- BCBS Mediblue Medicare PPO
- BCBS Mediblue Select HMO/Extra HMO
- BCBS POS
- BCBS PPO
- BCBS PPO (BlackRock Employees)
- BCBS PPO - Empire PPO (Sunset Park/Family Health Center Employees)
- BCBS PPO/EPO Small Group
- New York Hotel Trades
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Cigna
- Apwu Health Plan
- Cigna Great West PPO
- Cigna HMO
- Cigna Indemnity
- Cigna Managed Care/POS
- Cigna NALC
- Cigna Open Access
- Cigna Open Access PPO
- Cigna PPO
- Cigna Premier Plus
- Great West HMO
- MVP-Cigna Network
- Wellfleet-NYU Student
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First Health
- First Health PPO
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GHI
- GHI Medicare Supplement
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HIP
- HIP Medicare Supplement
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Health Smart
- WTC Health Program-HHC
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Humana
- Humana Medicare Advantage
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Local 1199
- Local 1199 - NYU Hospital Member Choice
- Local 1199 PPO
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Magnacare
- Magnacare PPO
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Medicare
- Medicare Part B
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Multiplan
- AXA Assistance USA
- Administrative Concepts
- Beech Street PPO
- Diversified Administration Corporation
- Fiserv Health
- GEHA
- Global Excel
- Global Health
- Guardian Life Insurance Co Of America
- Health Net Of California
- Health Republic Of NJ
- Humana Health Plan
- Insurance Design Administrators
- Kaiser Foundation
- Kaiser Permanente
- Meritain Health
- Multiplan PPO
- Multiplan-Capital Dist Phys Health
- Mutual Of Omaha
- Nippon Life Ins Co
- PHCS
- Professional Benefit Admin
- Qualcare Inc
- Screen Actors Guild
- Teamsters Allied Benefits
- US Life Insurance Company
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Oxford
- Oxford Health Plans Freedom
- Oxford Health Plans Liberty
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POMCO Insurance Company
- POMCO Insurance Company
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Qualcare Inc.
- Qualcare Direct
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Railroad Medicare
- Palmetto GBA Railroad Medicare
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Tricare
- TRICARE
- TriWest
- US Family Health Plan
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United Healthcare
- AARP Medicare Complete
- Oxford Health Plans Medicare Advantage
- UHC Medicare Complete Choice Regional PPO
- UMR
- UMR WTC Health Program
- United Healthcare AARP
- United Healthcare All Savers
- United Healthcare Choice
- United Healthcare Choice (AMEX employees)
- United Healthcare Choice (Blackrock employees)
- United Healthcare Choice (CBS employees)
- United Healthcare Choice (Viacom Employees)
- United Healthcare Choice NSLIJ
- United Healthcare EPO
- United Healthcare EPO (NYU Langone Health Employees)
- United Healthcare HMO
- United Healthcare Indemnity
- United Healthcare Indemnity (NYU Langone Health Employees)
- United Healthcare Medicare
- United Healthcare Navigate
- United Healthcare POS
- United Healthcare PPO
- United Healthcare Plus (NYU Langone Health Employees)
- United Healthcare Student Resources
- United Healthcare Value, Advantage and HDHP (New York University employees)
- UnitedHealthcare Choice (JP Morgan Employees)
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VA Community Care Network
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Veterans Choice
- Veterans Choice Program-VACAA
Locations and Appointments
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Schedule a Video VisitNYU Bariatrics Surgical Associates
530 1st Avenue, Suite 10S
New York, NY 10016
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You can schedule appointments, view test results, communicate with your doctor, and more using our portal, MyChart at NYU Langone Health.Clinical Trials and Research Studies
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Efficacy and Safety of Tirzepatide Once Weekly in Participants without Type 2 Diabetes Who Have Obesity or are Overweight with WeightRelated Comorbidities: A Randomized Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Trial
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A Study to Evaluate the Degree of Steatosis in Subjects with any Feature of the Metabolic Syndrome in Primary Care or Endocrine Clinics for Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) Utilizing Vibration Controlled Transient Elastography (VCTE) and Controll
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Modifiable cardiovascular factors linking type 2 diabetes and Alzheimer's disease
Publications
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Feng, James E; Novikov, David; Anoushiravani, Afshin A; Wasterlain, Amy S; Lofton, Holly F; Oswald, William; Nazemzadeh, Milad; Weiser, Sherri; Berger, Jeffery S; Iorio, Richard
JBJS reviews. 2018 Oct ; 6(10):e4
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Ard, J; Cannon, A; Lewis, C E; Lofton, H; Vang Skjoth, T; Stevenin, B; Pi-Sunyer, X
Diabetes, obesity & metabolism. 2016 Apr ; 18(4):430-5
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Sethi, Monica; Youn, Heekoung; Ren-Fielding, Christine; Lofton, Holly
Journal of obesity & weight loss therapy. 2015; 5(3):267-?