Craig Primack, MD, FACP, FAAP, FOMA
Topics of Expertise
Nutrition, Physical Activity, Behavior, Pharmacotherapy, Pediatrics, Practice Management, Technology, The Disease of Obesity, Patient Assessment and Evaluation, Communication with Patients, Bias and Stigma
Dr. Primack specializes in medical weight loss and is certified by The American Board of Obesity Medicine in addition to board certifications in Internal Medicine and in Pediatrics
In 2006, he cofounded Scottsdale Weight Loss Center which has now grown to 4 locations and 5 full time obesity medicine physicians serving patients in the greater Phoenix area
In 2019, he will become president of the Obesity Medicine Association, a clinical society of over 2700 physicians, nurse practitioners and PAs that treat obesity. He has served on the Board of the OMA since 2010.
Accomplishments:
- 3-time guest on the Doctor Oz show and introduced Qsymia with Dr. Oz in 2012
- Author of Chasing Diets, Stop the endless search and Discover the Solution, Published 2019
- Frequent speaker at OMA, TOS and various CME conferences around the US
- Frequently Quoted in numerous publications regarding all topics Obesity Medicine