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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
Ferguson has personal/family experience lifelong as well as professional experience since 2006....
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Sara Karjoo, MD
Sara Karjoo is a Pediatric Gastroenterologist with Pediatric Gastroenterology of Florida LLC. She is currently board certified in Pediatrics, Pediatric Gastroenterology, and Obesity Medicine....
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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, FOMA, FAAFP
He has served on the Board of the OMA since 2013, and also serves as their delegate in the American Medical Association, where he played a pivotal role in their historic decision to recognize obesity...
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Nicholas Pennings, DO, FOMA, FACOFP
Pennings is a champion for advancing the education of current and future health professionals by: Incorporating obesity education into the medical school curriculum at the Campbell University School...
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Craig Primack, MD, FACP, FAAP, FOMA
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...
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Allen Rader, MD, MFOMA
He has helped over 80 clinicians get started in obesity medicine and presented at over 20 obesity conferences....
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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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Jenny Seger, MD, FOMA, DABOM, ABFM
Seger made the decision to dedicate her practice to the prevention and treatment of obesity, becoming very involved with OMA and becoming a diplomate of American Board of Obesity Medicine in 2011....
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Bharti Shetye, MD, FOMA, DABOM
Bharti Shetye MD FOMA DABOM (Dr. Abby) is an ABOM certified internist who has been practicing bariatric medicine since 2006. She is the medical director of Sun Coast bariatrics – a MBSAQIP...
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