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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.

Carolynn Francavilla Brown, MD, DABOM, MFOMA
Carolynn Francavilla Brown is Board Certified in Family Medicine and a Diplomate of the American Board of Obesity Medicine. She serves on the Obesity Medicine Association Board of Trustees and was...
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Leslie Golden, MD, MPH, DABOM
Leslie Golden is a dual board-certified physician in Obesity Medicine and Family Medicine and the founder and CEO of Weight In Gold Wellness, a thriving multi-provider medical practice delivering...
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Debbie Horn, DO, MPH, MFOMA
She was the recipient of the Health Care Provider of the Year by the Obesity Action Coalition in 2016, received the Raymond Dietz Meritorious Service Award in 2014, and named Obesity Medicine...
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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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Denise Kilway, DNP, RN, APNP
Denise is a Doctorly prepared Boarded Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner and Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics in the Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition at the Medical College of Wisconsin/Children’s Wisconsin. For over 20 years, her career has focused on providing evidenced based care for children with gastrointestinal disorders, and children with overweight and obesity. She is the Director of the NEW Kids (Nutrition, Exercise and Weight Management) Program and Co-Director of the Lifestyle Medicine Collaborative Multidisciplinary Clinic. She is a member of the Pediatric Subcommittee of the Obesity Medicine Society and resides in Pewaukee, Wisconsin.
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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, (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
Pennings is a champion for advancing the education of health professionals through the development of core competencies in obesity medicine education and incorporation of obesity education into...
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