Bharti Shetye, MD, MFOMA, DABOM, ABIM
Topics of Expertise
Nutrition, Physical Activity, Behavior, Pharmacotherapy, The Disease of Obesity, Patient Assessment and Evaluation, Communication with Patients
Dr. Bharti Shetye (Dr. Abby) is a Diplomate of the American Board of Obesity Medicine and a Fellow of the OMA (FOMA). She is also certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM). She owns Dr. Abby’s Weight Management Clinic in Tampa, FL, has been the medical director of a bariatric surgical center of excellence in St. Petersburg, FL, and has pioneered an award-winning national model obesity clinic for the Florida Department of Health. She received the Dr. Peter G. Lindner Award from the OMA in 2020 & has been recognized for initiating the OMA Bariatric Medical-Surgical Committee in 2020. She has served on the Board of The American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) state chapter and chaired their advocacy committee.
Actively engaged with The Obesity Action Coalition (OAC), the Obesity Medicine Association (OMA), The Obesity Society (TOS), the Obesity Care Action Network (OCAN), and the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS), her vision is to slow the growing trajectory of the obesity epidemic. She has walked hand-in-hand with OAC members at Capitol Hill to raise congressional support for the Treat and Reduce Obesity Act (TROA) legislation. Passionate about Obesity Medicine, she has been active with the OMA since 2006, has been a mentor, served on all OMA committees & considers herself a life-long member.