American Board of Obesity Medicine
The American Board of Obesity Medicine (ABOM) serves the public and the field of obesity medicine by maintaining standards for assessment and credentialing physicians. Certification as an ABOM diplomate signifies specialized knowledge in the practice of obesity medicine and distinguishes a physician as having achieved competency in obesity care. Obesity Medicine Physician An obesity medicine physician is a physician with expertise in the field of obesity medicine. This field of medicine requires competency in and a thorough understanding of the treatment of obesity and the genetic, biologic, environmental, social, and behavioral factors that contribute to obesity. The obesity medicine physician employs therapeutic interventions including diet, physical activity, behavioral change, and pharmacotherapy. The obesity medicine physician utilizes a comprehensive approach, and may include additional resources such as nutritionists, exercise physiologists, psychologists and bariatric surgeons as indicated to achieve optimal results. Additionally, the obesity medicine physician maintains competency in providing pre- peri- and post-surgical care of bariatric surgery patients, promotes the prevention of obesity, and advocates for those who suffer from obesity.www.abom.org
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Sep 16, 2026
Terry DubrowGUEST
Oh, it's cheating and we don't know it's gonna grow you a third head.
Terry DubrowGUEST
in three years and she and I got into a big paddle in the media where I said Jillian Michaels stop giving medical advice and if you want to take the MCATs and go to med school okay and she said and so I was afraid she was gonna say well you're just a plastic surgeon what do you know about obesity and obesity medicine drugs I studied and took the American Board of Obesity Medicine certification exam and I'm board certified in obesity all right so it's like
Steph TolevHOST
come at me okay so take that Jillian Michaels
Terry DubrowGUEST
right These drugs have been around for 15 years being used to treat diabetes.
Mikki WillidenHOST
So Dr. Robert Kushner is a globally recognized leader in the field of obesity medicine, professor emeritus of Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.
Mikki WillidenHOST
He's a founder and first chair of the American Board of Obesity Medicine that certifies physicians in the care of patients with obesity, and past president of the Obesity Society.
Mikki WillidenHOST
He's also the author or editor of 15 books, 56 book chapters, and 230 original and review articles on obesity, obesity medicine, lifestyle medicine, medical education, and nutrition.
Mikki WillidenHOST
And I have put links as to where you can find Dr. Kushner both online at his website.
Carolyn FrancavillaHOST
Hello, and welcome to the Dr. Frankavilla Show.
Carolyn FrancavillaHOST
I'm your host, Dr. Carolyn Frankavilla, board-certified family physician and diplomate with the American Board of Obesity Medicine.
Carolyn FrancavillaHOST
I've been helping patients lose weight to treat and prevent medical problems for the last 10 years, and I'm taking what I've learned from them to you.
Carolyn FrancavillaHOST
In this podcast, you will learn the science behind why you struggle with your weight and what to do about it, tips for common challenges, work to fight bias about what a healthy weight really is, and improve your relationship with food and your body.
Eden MillerGUEST
I'm a family medicine doctor by training.
Eden MillerGUEST
I have my diplomat status in the American College of Diabetology and a diplomat of the American Board of Obesity Medicine.
Eden MillerGUEST
I practice with the sweet Dr. Miller, my physician husband, at our clinic at Diabetes, Obesity Care in Bend, Oregon.
RupeshHOST
Great.
Carolyn FrancavillaHOST
Hello, and welcome to the Dr. Frankavilla Show.
Carolyn FrancavillaHOST
I'm your host, Dr. Carolyn Frankavilla, board-certified family physician and diplomate, the American Board of Obesity Medicine.
Carolyn FrancavillaHOST
I've been helping patients lose weight to treat and prevent medical problems for the last 10 years, and I'm taking what I've learned from them to you.
Carolyn FrancavillaHOST
In this podcast, you will learn the science behind why you struggle with your weight and what to do about it, tips for common challenges, work to fight bias about what a healthy weight really is, and improve your relationship with food and your body.
Stephanie WalshHOST
So most pediatricians will be happy to refer you on to somebody who has more expertise in a certain area if they don't feel comfortable with obesity medicine or obesity medications.
Stephanie WalshHOST
If you're looking for a pediatrician who knows more about obesity medicine or is obesity medicine trained, you can go online to the American Board of Obesity Medicine and put in your location and they will help you find a physician who best matches your location and your needs.
Stephanie WalshHOST
This is a great way to make sure that when you do bring your child to a specialist that they actually have the training and the certification to really help you and your family.
Stephanie WalshHOST
I hope you've enjoyed this episode of You're Not In Charge of the Scale.
Carolyn FrancavillaHOST
Hello, and welcome to the Dr. Frankavilla Show.
Carolyn FrancavillaHOST
I'm your host, Dr. Carolyn Frankavilla, board-certified family physician and diplomate with the American Board of Obesity Medicine.
Carolyn FrancavillaHOST
I've been helping patients lose weight to treat and prevent medical problems for the last 10 years, and I'm taking what I've learned from them to you.
Carolyn FrancavillaHOST
In this podcast, you will learn the science behind why you struggle with your weight and what to do about it, tips for common challenges, work to fight bias about what a healthy weight really is and improve your relationship with food and your body.
Angela FitchGUEST
And I mean, I don't know about how much directly in medical school, but I think, you know, like, I'm not sure there's like, you know, a session on it, but certainly there's many more sessions nowadays on bias and stigma in general.
Angela FitchGUEST
And that fits into that category, right? And we are required to teach it from American Board of Obesity Medicine.
Angela FitchGUEST
So those people that are going, you know, getting certified, it is a a part of the rubric of the ABOM that courses such as ours, such as the Harvard Blackburn course, that we have to cover all these topics, whether it be topics around biology or other topics.
Angela FitchGUEST
But we do need to cover not only bias and stigma, which is part of this language discussion, but also we have to cover advocacy and how to advocate for our patients because it is such a stigmatized disease state that hasn't been well-respected on multiple levels for decades, centuries, really, in the medical community, we're really trying to change that.
Eden MillerGUEST
I'm a family medicine specialist by training.
Eden MillerGUEST
I have my diplomat status in the American Board of Obesity Medicine, and I'm a diplomat of the American College of Diabetology.
Eden MillerGUEST
I work with my suite of physician husband, Dr. Kevin Miller, at our clinic, Diabetes and Obesity Care in Bend, Oregon.
RupeshHOST
Great.
Terry DubrowGUEST
So I studied for a year.
Terry DubrowGUEST
And I took the American Board of Obesity Medicine certification exam, which, by the way, is not easy when you're a surgical specialist because that's an internal medicine specialty.
Terry DubrowGUEST
So I just study endocrinology, nutrition, PCOS, all those things.
Terry DubrowGUEST
And I'm happy to say I got a 94 on the exam.
Terry DubrowGUEST
I studied like crazy.
Terry DubrowGUEST
i passed it now i'm board certified by the american board of obesity medicine so and now i testify about obesity in court and uh this is obviously a very particular interest of mine and a part of that as everyone knows who's listening the glp-1 drugs are peptides right so they're they're just approved peptides
Alex ThierschHOST
You should get a tattoo of Jillian Michaels on your back then because she's kind of the one that led you there, right? I feel like.
Alex ThierschHOST
Right.
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