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Harold E. Bays, MD

Medical Director/President
Louisville Metabolic and Atherosclerosis Research Center
Louisville, Kentucky

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Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Northwestern Fertility and Reproductive Medicine
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Chicago, Illinois

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Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology and Public Health
Head, Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology
Vice Chair, Department of Medicine
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Director, Medical Care Clinical Center
VA Maryland Health Care System
Baltimore, Maryland

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Professor of Medicine
Director, Preventive Cardiology Program
Dallas Heart Ball Chair in Hypertension and Heart Disease
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, Texas

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Why Obesity Matters for My Patients: Multispecialty Perspectives

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Harold E. Bays, MD

Medical Director/President
Louisville Metabolic and Atherosclerosis Research Center
Louisville, Kentucky

Disclosures

Disclosure: Harold E. Bays, MD, has disclosed the following relevant financial relationships:
Served as an advisor or consultant for: Gelesis
Received grants for clinical research from: Alon Medtech/Epitomee; Eli Lilly; Evidera; Janssen; NovoNordisk; Novartis; Pfizer

Christina Boots, MD, MSCI

Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Northwestern Fertility and Reproductive Medicine
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Chicago, Illinois

Disclosures

Disclosure: Christina Boots, MD, MSCI, has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.

Marc C. Hochberg, MD, MPH

Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology and Public Health
Head, Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology
Vice Chair, Department of Medicine
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Director, Medical Care Clinical Center
VA Maryland Health Care System
Baltimore, Maryland

Disclosures

Disclosure: Marc C. Hochberg, MD, MPH, has disclosed the following relevant financial relationships:
Served as an advisor or consultant for: Bone Therapeutics; Bristol Myers Squibb; Eli Lilly; EMD Serono; Gilead; GlaxoSmithKline; IBSA Institut Biochimique SA; Novartis Pharma AG; Noven Pharmaceuticals Inc.; Pfizer Inc.; Regenosine; Samumed LLC; Theralogix LLC; Vizure Health Sciences
Owns stock, stock options, or bonds from: Bio0ri Biotech; Theralogix LLC

Amit Khera, MD, MS

Professor of Medicine
Director, Preventive Cardiology Program
Dallas Heart Ball Chair in Hypertension and Heart Disease
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, Texas

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Disclosure: Amit Khera, MD, MS, has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.

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Lih-Fan Chang, MD, MPH

Medical Education Director, Medscape, LLC

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Associate Director, Accreditation and Compliance, Medscape, LLC

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Harold E. Bays, MD

Christina Boots, MD, MSCI

Marc C. Hochberg, MD, MPH

Amit Khera, MD, MS

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Lih-Fan Chang, MD, MPH

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Why Obesity Matters for My Patients: Multispecialty Perspectives

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Harold E. Bays, MD

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Marc C. Hochberg, MD, MPH

Amit Khera, MD, MS

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Lih-Fan Chang, MD, MPH

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Esther Nyarko, PharmD

Stephanie Corder, ND, RN, CHCP

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