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OMA Speakers Bureau
Members of the OMA Speakers Bureau are committed to raising awareness within the medical community that obesity is a disease best treated by trained medical providers.
Review the Obesity Medicine Association’s Speakers Bureau to find your next conference speaker.

Ursula Inge Ferguson, DO, FACOI, FOMA
Her work in the VA’s MOVE program allowed her to practice all aspects of obesity medicine and more....
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Sara Karjoo, MD
She is an Assistant Professor in Pediatrics at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, and an Associate Professor at Florida State University School of Medicine, and University of South Florida Morsani...
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Carl Knopke, MD, FOMA, FAAFP
Since 2004, he has maintained an active private practice in Family Medicine and has been active in Obesity Medicine since 2007. He graduated medical school from the University of Texas in San Antonio...
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Ethan Lazarus, MD, DABOM, DABFM, MFOMA
Ethan Lazarus has practiced full-time obesity medicine since 2004....
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Tiffany Lowe Clayton, DO, DABOM, MHPE
Lowe Clayton, DO, DABOM, MHPE (a.k.a Dr. TLC), is an assistant professor and director of clinical education at Campbell University School of Osteopathic Medicine in Lillington, North Carolina....
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Nicholas Pennings, DO, DABOM, MFOMA, FACOFP, FAAFP
Nicholas Pennings is board certified with fellowship designation in Family Medicine and master fellowship designation in Obesity Medicine....
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Larry Richardson, MD, MFOMA
He is a Master Fellow of the Obesity Medicine Association and was twice past-president of its parent organization, the American Society of Bariatric Physicians....
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Kimberley Sampson-Paine, MD, MSc, FACOG, DABOM, DACLM, MSCP, FOMA
She is Chair of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center, Assistant Professor at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, and Vice President of the New England Obesity...
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Jenny Seger, MD, FOMA, DABOM, ABFM
After completing her residency at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, she established a family medicine practice in San Antonio, where she developed a strong interest in wellness and...
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Bharti Shetye, MD, MFOMA, DABOM, ABIM
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...
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