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Ania Jastreboff, MD, PhD

Associate Professor of Medicine (Endocrinology); Director, Yale Obesity Research Center (Y-Weight); Co-Director, Yale Center for Weight Management; Medical Director, Yale Stress Center

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Ania Jastreboff, MD, PhD

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Ania M. Jastreboff, MD, PhD is an Associate Professor in Medicine and Pediatrics at Yale School of Medicine. She serves as the director of the Yale Obesity Research Center (Y-Weight) and the co-director of the Yale Center for Weight Management. She is trained in both adult endocrinology and pediatric endocrinology, is an obesity medicine physician-scientist, and an international leader in research and clinical application of anti-obesity pharmacotherapeutics. Her work has included working to develop Obesity Clinical Practice Guidelines (AACE/ACE 2016), serving on the Board of Directors for the American Board of Obesity Medicine, educating the next generation of Obesity Medicine physicians by teaching at national and international obesity treatment courses, and conducting cutting-edge clinical-translational obesity research. Her research includes large, multi-center clinical outcomes trials using novel anti-obesity pharmacotherapeutics and studies examining the neurobiology underlying obesity and mechanisms of anti-obesity medications (supported by the NIH/NIDDK). Recently, she has served as lead author for trials investigating potential novel nutrient-stimulated hormone-based therapies for obesity including dual hormone receptor agonist tirzepatide (NEJM) a novel GIP/GLP-1 receptor agonist (Jastreboff, et al., NEJM, 2022) and triple hormone receptor agonist retatrutide (NEJM) a novel GIP/GLP-1/Glucagon receptor agonist (Jastreboff, et al., NEJM, 2023). Dr. Jastreboff thoughtfully advocates for compassionate care for patients with obesity and was recently interviewed Oprah.

Videos of Dr. Jastreboff and colleagues from the NEJM about:

- What causes obesity: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/...

- Supporting patients with obesity: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/...

- Medications and surgery for obesity treatment: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/...

Yale video with Dr. Jastreboff about anti-obesity medications and the biology of obesity.

Podcast (Yale Talk) with the president of Yale University, Dr. Peter Salovey, speaking with Dr. Jastreboff.

Clinically, Dr. Jastreboff specializes in sophisticated use of anti-obesity medication combinations to help patients reach their weight and health goals.

Education & Training

  • Student - Yale Advanced Emerging Leaders
    Yale University (2023)
  • Yale Public Voices Fellowship
    Yale University (2022)
  • Clinical Scholar
    Yale University School of Medicine (2013)
  • YCCI Clinical Research Scholar
    Yale School of Medicine (2013)
  • PhD
    Yale University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Investigative medicine (2012)
  • Neuromanaging in Psychiatry
    Yale School of Medicine (2011)
  • Postdoctoral Fellowship
    Yale University (2011)
  • Postdoctoral Fellowship
    Yale University (2011)
  • Food Policy and Science
    Yale University (2010)
  • Nutrition and Chronic Disease
    Yale University (2009)
  • Learning to Mentor the next generation of scientists
    Yale School of Medicine (2009)
  • Chief Resident
    University of Maryland (2006)
  • Residency
    University of Maryland School of Medicine (2006)
  • Intern
    University of Maryland (2003)
  • MD
    University of Maryland at Baltimore (2002)
  • BA
    Bucknell University, Art History/Major, Music/Minor. Magna cum laude (1998)

Activities

  • Treating adolescent obesity: A focus on pharmacotherapy
    Saint Marks, Saint John, Barbados 2024
    Obesity Symposium: Bridging the Gap
  • Obesity pathophysiology
    Virtual 2024
    Advanced Therapeutics in Pediatric Obesity
  • Nutrient-stimulated hormone-based medication for obesity treatment
    Orlando, FL, United States 2024
    Advent Health Translational Research Institute
  • Anti-obesity medications for the treatment of obesity: Sparks from the pipeline
    Ledyard, CT, United States 2024
    Obesity Summit 2024
  • Nutrient-stimulated hormone-based medications for obesity treatment
    Los Angeles, CA, United States 2023
    20th World Congress on Insulin Resistance, Diabetes, and Cardiovascular Disease
  • SELECT trial discussant
    Philadelphia, PA, United States 2023
    AHA Scientific Sessions: Opening Session
  • Pathophysiology of obesity and rationale for anti-obesity pharmacotherapy
    Bethesda, MD, United States 2023
    Pharmacotherapy for Obesity in Children and Adolescents: State of the Science, Research Gaps, and Opportunities
  • The physiology of obesity and rationale for anti-obesity pharmacotherapy
    Washington, DC, United States 2023
    AAP Annual Meeting
  • Sex, age and BMI predict weight loss response to GIP/GLP-1/Glucagon receptor agonist retatrutide
    Dallas, TX, United States 2023
    Obesity Week
  • SURMOUNT-3: Study design and baseline characteristics
    Dallas, TX, United States 2023
    Obesity Week
  • Sparks from the pipeline: What is to come in the world of anti-obesity medications (Key Lecture)
    Dallas, TX, United States 2023
    Obesity Society Week
  • Once-weekly triple receptor (GIP/GLP-1/Glucagon) agonist retatrutide (LY3437943): Efficacy and safety in a 48-week obesity phase 2 trial
    Hamburg, HH, Germany 2023
    European Association for the Study of Diabetes Meeting
  • Unmet needs in obesity care: CagriSema and tirzepatide and the importance of retention in clinical trials (Keynote)
    Virtual? 2023
    REDEFINE-4 Investigator Meeting
  • Anti-obesity medications: The future is now!
    Philadelphia, PA, United States 2023
    Obesity Symposium
  • Tirzepatide for treatment of obesity and a glimpse of the pipeline
    Bethesda, MD, United States 2023
    Obesity Research Task Force Symposium on Medications to Treat Obesity: Past, Present and Future
  • Obesity pathophysiology
    Virtual? 2023
    Obesity 2023
  • Anti-obesity pharmacotherapy: The future is now! and The nuts and bolts of anti-obesity pharmacotherapy
    Kiawah Island, SC, United States 2023
    31st Annual Primary Care Conference
  • Retatrutide obesity: Efficacy and safety results of the 48-week obesity phase 2 trial and Clinical implications of nutrient-stimulated hormone-based pharmacotherapy
    San Diego, CA, United States 2023
    83rd Scientific Sessions
  • Overcoming barriers to use of anti-obesity pharmacotherapy
    Boston, MA, United States 2023
    36th Course in Obesity Medicine
  • Nutrient-stimulated hormone-based therapeutics in development for the treatement of obesity: a focus on orforglipron and retatrutide
    Dublin, D, Ireland 2023
    30th European Congress on Obesity
  • Treating adolescent obesity (Keynote)
    Virtual 2023
    STEP-YOUNG Investigator Meeting
  • Medications to treat obesity
    Virtual 2023
    Your Weight Matters 2023
  • Anti-obesity medication: The future is now! and Novel anti-obesity medications
    Sydney, NSW, Australia 2023
    Annual Meeting: Diabetes and Obesity Management 2023
  • Anti-obesity pharmacotherapy for the treatment of adolescent obesity
    Sydney, NSW, Australia 2023
    Grand Rounds
  • Anti-obesity medication: The future is now!
    Houston, TX, United States 2023
    SURMOUNT-MMO Meeting
  • Obesity Pathology
    Virtual 2023
    Advanced Therapeutics in Pediatric Obesity
  • Anti-obesity pharmacotherapy: The future is now! and The nuts and bolts of anti-obesity pharmacotherapy
    Wailua, HI, United States 2023
    11th Annual Primary Care Winter Conference
  • Anti-obesity pharmacotherapy: The future is now!
    Los Angeles, CA, United States 2023
    CTSI Distinguished Speaker Series
  • Anti-obesity pharmacotherapy: The future is now!
    Virtual grand rounds 2023
    Grand Rounds
  • Tirzepatide for obesity treatment
    Presented virtually 2022
    Heart, Diabetes and Kidney - Make the Link meeting in Cairo, Egypt
  • Anti-obesity pharmacotherapy: The future is now!
    Merida, Yuc., Mexico 2022
    Annual Sociedad Mexicana de Nutricion y Endocrinolgia Meeting
  • Anti-obesity pharmacotherapy: The future is now!
    New Haven, CT, United States 2022
    53rd Annual Symposium
  • Treating children and adolescents with obesity
    Virtual 2022
    Obesity Forum 2022
  • Anti-obesity pharmacotherapy: The Future is now! and The nuts and bolts of anti-obesity pharmacotherapy
    Duck Key, FL, United States 2022
    13th Annual Essentials in Primary Care Fall Conference
  • The Future of Anti-obesity Pharmacotherapy
    San Diego, CA, United States 2022
    Presidential Plenary- Obesity week
  • Anti-obesity pharmacotherapy: The future is now!
    Bethesda, MD, United States 2022
    Health Equity Workshop
  • SURMOUNT-1: Efficacy and Safety Data
    Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden 2022
    58th Annual Meeting
  • Anti-obesity pharmacotherapy for adolescent obesity
    Taipei, Taiwan 2022
    TSPGHAN
  • Anti-obesity pharmacotherapy: The future is now!
    Indianapolis, IN, United States 2022
    Company presentation
  • Anti-obesity pharmacotherapy: The future is now!
    Ridgefield, CT, United States 2022
    Company Presentation
  • GLP-1 Receptor Agonists and Beyond
    Virtual Webinar 2022
    Metabolic Surgery Webinar
  • Overcoming barriers to use of anti-obesity pharmacotherapy. Also Anti-Obesity Pharmacotherapy for Adolescent Obesity
    Boston, MA, United States 2022
    35th Annual Course in Obesity Medicine: Treating Obesity 2022
  • SURMOUNT-1: Results, Primary and Secondary Outcomes
    New Orleans, LA, United States 2022
    ADA Scientific Symposium
  • GLP-1 receptor agonists and beyond
    New Orleans, LA, United States 2022
    82nd ADA Scientific Sessions
  • Anti-obesity pharmacotherapy
    Danbury, CT, United States 2022
    37th Annual Joseph L. Belsky Research Day
  • Anti-obesity pharmacotherapy
    Virtual. Modules available in English, French, Spanish & Portuguese 2022
    World Obesity Federation
  • Obesity pathophysiology
    Virtual due to Covid 2022
    Obesity Etiology, Prevention, and Treatment
  • Obesity pharmacotherapy after bariatric surgery
    Virtual due to Covid 2022
    Obesity LIVE
  • Anti-obesity pharmacotherapy for the treatment of adolescents with obesity
    Virtual 2022
    Obesity Summit - Dubai
  • Anti-obesity pharmacotherapy: The future is now!
    Baton Rouge, LA, United States 2022
    William Hansel Visiting Scientist Seminar
  • Case-based approach: Caring for children and adolescents with obesity
    Virtual interactive webinar 2022
    Webinar on Pediatric Obesity
  • Obesity Pathophysiology
    Virtual Interactive 2022
    Advanced Therapeutics in Pediatric Obesity
  • Anti-obesity pharmacotherapy: The future is now!
    Nashville, TN, United States 2022
    Endocrinology Grand Rounds
  • Anti-obesity pharmacotherapy: The future is now!
    Atlanta, GA, United States 2022
    Endocrinology Grand Rounds
  • Targeting obesity pathophysiology: Lessons learned from monogenetic obesity
    Tucson, AZ, United States 2022
    AACE Obesity Conference
  • Advancing Interventions for Adult Obesity to Promote Health Equity: State of the Science and Research
    Maryland City, MD, United States 2022
    NIH workshop Health Equity
  • Strategies in the management of weight maintenance and regain
    Virtual due to Covid 2021
    Analyzing the Pathophysiology of Obesity and Its Impact on Individuals
  • Key concepts in treating obesity as a disease: A focus on pharmacological interventions
    Los Angeles, CA, United States 2021
    19th World Congress Insulin Resistance Diabetes Cardiovascular Disease
  • Anti-obesity pharmacotherapy for adolescent obesity
    Virtual due to Covid 2021
    AACE Middle East Meeting: Dubai
  • Anti-obesity pharmacotherapy: The future is now!
    New York, NY, United States 2021
    Endocrinology Grand Rounds
  • Anti-obesity pharmacotherapy: The future is now!
    Chapel Hill, NC, United States 2021
    Endocrinology Grand Rounds
  • Pharmacotherapy for treating adolescents with obesity
    Virtual due to Covid. 2021
    Webinar (Live) Pediatric Obesity Conference
  • Anti-obesity pharmacotherapy for adolescents with obesity
    Virtual due to Covid 2021
    59th Annual Meeting
  • Overcoming barriers to obesity therapy
    Virtual due to Covid 2021
    73rd Annual Clinical Endocrinology Update (CEU) Meeting
  • Anti-obesity pharmacotherapy for adolescent obesity: Where are we now? Where are we going?
    Minneapolis, MN, United States 2021
    Pediatric Grand Rounds
  • Teenage brains on sugar: neural response to monosaccharide ingestion in adolescent obesity
    Minneapolis, MN, United States 2021
    Scientific Seminar
  • Pharmacotherapy for treating adolescents with obesity
    Chicago, IL, United States 2021
    Overcoming Obesity 2021
  • Treating children and adolescents with obesity
    Virtual due to Covid 2021
    Obesity Forum 2021
  • Current pharmacotherapy for obesity
    Virtual due to Covid. 2021
    Scientific Session
  • Two lectures: Obesity pharmacotherapy and Overcoming barriers to use of anti-obesity pharmacotherapy, and three workshops
    Boston, MA, United States 2021
    34th Annual Blackburn Course in Obesity Medicine
  • Pharmacotherapy for the treatment of adolescent obesity: Where are we now? Where are we going?
    Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil 2021
    34th Brazilian Congress of Endocrinology and Metabolism
  • Pharmacotherapy for the treatment of adolescents with obesity and Combination pharmacotherapy for the treatment of individuals with obesity
    Originally scheduled to take place in Santiago, Chile. Virtual due to Covid. 2021
    2nd International Program: Medical and Surgical Treatment of Obesity
  • Pharmacologic anti-obesity therapies
    Virtual due to Covid 2021
    Scientific Workshop on the Management of Obesity and Chronic Kidney Disease
  • Pharmacological treatment of obesity
    Virtual due to Covid 2021
    Executive Education Program in Obesity Care
  • Obesity physiology and genetics
    Virtual due to Covid 2021
    Obesity Etiology, Prevention, and Treatment
  • Pharmacological treatment of adolescents with obesity: Where are we now? Where are we going?
    Virtual due to Covid 2021
    ENDO 2021 Annual Meeting
  • Obesity Pathophysiology
    Virtual due to Covid 2021
    Advanced Therapeutics in Pediatric Obesity
  • Pharmacotherapy for the treatment of adolescent obesity: Where are we now? Where are we going?
    Virtual, due to Covid 2020
    34th Brazilian Congress of Endocrinology and Metabolism
  • Anti-obesity pharmacotherapy and mentoring for junior faculty through the promotion process
    Virtual due to Covid 2020
    Obesity Week 2020
  • Treating children and adolescents with obesity
    Virtual due to Covid. 2020
    Obesity Forum 2020
  • Obesity and viral infections
    Virtual due to Covid 2020
    Presidential Symposium
  • Anti-obesity pharmacotherapy
    Virtual due to Covid 2020
    Webinar Series: The Obesity Epidemic
  • Using anti-obesity pharmacotherapy for the treatment of patients with obesity and type 2 diabetes
    Virtual due to covid. 2020
    Endocrinology Fellow Series
  • Obesity Pharmacotherapy Workshops and Meet the Expert
    Boston, MA, United States 2020
    Obesity Pharmacotherapy Workshops and Meet the Expert
  • Obesity Pharmacotherapy
    Boston, MA, United States 2020
    Obesity Pharmacotherapy
  • Overcoming barriers to use of anti-obesity pharmacotherapy
    Boston, MA, United States 2020
    Overcoming barriers to use of anti-obesity pharmacotherapy
  • The best strategy for diabetes remission using obesity treatments is... pharmacotherapy
    Originally slated to be held in Chicago, IL. Virtual due to Covid. 2020
    The best strategy for diabetes remission using obesity treatments is... pharmacotherapy
  • Treating childhood and adolescent obesity during the Covid-19 crisis
    Virtual due to Covid 2020
    World Obesity Live - Children, Obesity, and Covid-19
  • Pharmacological treatment of adolescents with obesity
    San Francisco, CA, United States 2020
    Pharmacological treatment of adolescents with obesity
  • Pharmacotherapy for the treatment of adolescents with obesity
    Cleveland, OH, United States 2020
    Pharmacotherapy for the treatment of adolescents with obesity
  • Pharmacotherapy for the treatment of adolescents with obesity: Where are we now? Where are we going?
    Worcester, MA, United States 2020
    Pediatric Grand Rounds
  • Presidential Symposium: Obesity and Viral Infection
    New Haven, CT, United States 2020
    The Obesity Society’s Obesity Week 2020
  • Effects of exenatide and cocaine on plasma levels of GLP-1, insulin, and amylin among human cocaine users
    Orlando, FL, United States 2019
    Effects of exenatide and cocaine on plasma levels of GLP-1, insulin, and amylin among human cocaine users
  • Hold ‘em or Draw? Pharmacological Treatment on Adolescents with Obesity
    Las Vegas, NV, United States 2019
    Hold ‘em or Draw? Pharmacological Treatment on Adolescents with Obesity
  • Obesity Pharmacotherapy
    Boston, MA, United States 2019
    Obesity Pharmacotherapy
  • Overcoming Barriers to use of Anti-Obesity Pharmacotherapy
    Boston, MA, United States 2019
    Overcoming Barriers to use of Anti-Obesity Pharmacotherapy
  • Two lectures (Obesity pharmacotherapy and Overcoming barriers to use of anti-obesity pharmacotherapy), three Workshops and Meet the Expert
    Boston, MA, United States 2019
    32nd Annual Blackburn Course in Obesity Medicine: Treating Obesity 2019
  • Teenage Brains on Sugar: Neural Response to Monosaccharide Ingestion in Adolescent Obesity
    New York, NY, United States 2019
    Diabetes & Endocrinology Grand Rounds
  • Obesity Pathophysiology: the role of the brain
    New York, NY, United States 2019
    Obesity Etiology, Prevention, and Treatment Course
  • Obesity is Highly Prevalent Among Patients Admitted to an Emergency Department Chest Pain Observation Unit.
    Las Vegas, NV, United States 2019
    Obesity is Highly Prevalent Among Patients Admitted to an Emergency Department Chest Pain Observation Unit.
  • Investigating GLP-1 Agonism for Blocking Cocaine Euphoria and Self-Administration
    Orlando, FL, United States 2019
    Investigating GLP-1 Agonism for Blocking Cocaine Euphoria and Self-Administration
  • Neuroimaging and Modulation in Obesity and Diabetes Research
    Bethesda, MD, United States 2019
    Neuroimaging and Modulation in Obesity and Diabetes Research
  • Does Hyperinsulinemia in Obesity Elicit Brain Responses that Provoke Greater Motivation for Food?
    Bethesda, MD, United States 2019
    Does Hyperinsulinemia in Obesity Elicit Brain Responses that Provoke Greater Motivation for Food?
  • Obesity Is Associated with Reduced 11-beta-Hydoxysteroid Dehydrogenase Type I Levels in the Human Brain
    Bethesda, MD, United States 2019
    Obesity Is Associated with Reduced 11-beta-Hydoxysteroid Dehydrogenase Type I Levels in the Human Brain
  • Mindfulness based stress reduction for older couples with metabolic syndrome
    Vancouver, BC, Canada 2019
    Mindfulness based stress reduction for older couples with metabolic syndrome
  • Treating patients with diabetes and obesity: the role of bariatric surgery and pharmacotherapy
    New London, CT, United States 2019
    Annual Meeting
  • Pharmacologic Treatment of Obesity
    Las Vegas, NV, United States 2019
    Executive Education Program in Obesity Care – Part 2
  • Treating patients with Diabetes and Obesity: the Role of Bariatric Surgery and Pharmacotherapy
    Ledyard, CT, United States 2019
    Treating patients with Diabetes and Obesity: the Role of Bariatric Surgery and Pharmacotherapy
  • Obesity Is Highly Prevalent among Patients Admitted to an Emergency Department Chest Pain Observation Unit
    Las Vegas, NV, United States 2019
    Obesity Is Highly Prevalent among Patients Admitted to an Emergency Department Chest Pain Observation Unit
  • Characterizing Obesity and Outcomes among Emergency Department Patients Admitted to a Chest Pain Observation Unit
    Worcester, MA, United States 2019
    Characterizing Obesity and Outcomes among Emergency Department Patients Admitted to a Chest Pain Observation Unit
  • Pharmacologic Treatment of Obesity
    Phoenix, AZ, United States 2018
    Novo Nordisk Obesity Educators
  • Hyperinsulinemia Invokes Greater Cerebral Blood Flow in Reward and Motivation Regions in Obesity
    Orlando, FL, United States 2018
    Hyperinsulinemia Invokes Greater Cerebral Blood Flow in Reward and Motivation Regions in Obesity
  • Reduction of 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 enzyme levels with increasing body mass index: A Brain PET imaging study
    Philadelphia, PA, United States 2018
    Reduction of 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 enzyme levels with increasing body mass index: A Brain PET imaging study
  • Special Considerations in Use of Hybrid Closed Loop
    Charlotte, NC, United States 2018
    Hybrid Closed Loop Center of Excellence Program
  • Obesity Pharmacotherapy Workshops and Meet the Expert
    Boston, MA, United States 2018
    31st Annual Blackburn Course in Obesity Medicine
  • Severe Hypercalemia and acute pancreatitis in a postpartum woman
    Boston, MA, United States 2018
    Severe Hypercalemia and acute pancreatitis in a postpartum woman
  • Obesity is associated with reduced 11β-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase Type 1 levels in the Human Brain
    Chicago, IL, United States 2018
    Obesity is associated with reduced 11β-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase Type 1 levels in the Human Brain
  • Obesity, Physiology and Genetics
    New York, NY, United States 2018
    Obesity Etiology, Prevention, and Treatment course
  • Special Considerations in Use of Hybrid Closed Loop
    Fort Lauderdale, FL, United States 2018
    Hybrid Closed Loop Center of Excellence Program
  • Teenage Brains of Sugar: Neural Responses to Monosaccharide Ingestion in Adolescent Obesity
    Iowa City, IA, United States 2018
    Frontiers in Obesity, Diabetes, and Metabolism Seminar
  • Obesity medicine: a new frontier
    Butler, PA, United States 2017
    2017 Carol Dietrich Memorial Symposium
  • Preventing childhood obesity through a mindfulness-based parenting intervention for stress reduction
    Washington, DC, United States 2017
    Preventing childhood obesity through a mindfulness-based parenting intervention for stress reduction
  • Lower insulin sensitivity with increasing BMI is associated with greater high-calorie food intake
    Washington, DC, United States 2017
    Lower insulin sensitivity with increasing BMI is associated with greater high-calorie food intake
  • Special considerations in the use of hybrid closed loop
    New Haven, CT, United States 2017
    Hybrid Closed Loop Center of Excellence Program
  • Obesity Pharmacotherapy Workshops and Meet the Expert
    Boston, MA, United States 2017
    30th Annual Blackburn Course in Obesity Medicine: Treating Obesity 2017
  • Does Hyperinsulinemia in Obesity Elicit Brain Responses that Provoke Greater Motivation for Food?
    San Diego, CA, United States 2017
    Does Hyperinsulinemia in Obesity Elicit Brain Responses that Provoke Greater Motivation for Food?
  • Obesity, Physiology and Genetics
    New York, NY, United States 2017
    Obesity Etiology, Prevention, and Treatment
  • Special Considerations in Use of Hybrid Closed Loop
    New Haven, CT, United States 2017
    Special Considerations in Use of Hybrid Closed Loop
  • Hedonic Eating/Food Reward and Appetite Regulation and the Development of Severe Obesity in Adolescents
    Bethesda, MD, United States 2017
    Hedonic Eating/Food Reward and Appetite Regulation and the Development of Severe Obesity in Adolescents
  • Obesity Medicine: A New Frontier
    Albany, NY, United States 2016
    Innovations in Diabetes Care
  • Neural Response to Glucose Ingestion in Obese Adolescents
    Katowice, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland 2016
    21st Congress
  • Preventing Childhood Obesity through a Family-Based Mindfulness Intervention
    Bethesda, MD, United States 2016
    Workshop on Research on Mind-Body Approaches to Improve Children's Health
  • Obesity Pharmacotherapy Workshops and Meet the Expert
    Boston, MA, United States 2016
    29th Annual Blackburn Course in Obesity Medicine
  • Cushing's disease: The case of whipped cream clouds
    Boston, MA, United States 2016
    Obesity Medicine Interhospital Rounds
  • AACE/ACE Comprehensive Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Medical Care of Patients with Obesity - Benefits of weight loss therapy
    Orlando, FL, United States 2016
    American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) annual meeting
  • Glucose Ingestion: Are Adolescents Different From Adults?
    Vancouver, BC, Canada 2015
    Annual meeting
  • Agonism for Blocking Cocaine Euphoria and Self-Administration
    Washington, DC, United States 2015
    Agonism for Blocking Cocaine Euphoria and Self-Administration
  • Relationship between insulin resistance, brain activity, and prospective weight gain
    Boston, MA, United States 2015
    Relationship between insulin resistance, brain activity, and prospective weight gain
  • Response to Food Cues in Obese and Lean Adolescents
    Chicago, IL, United States 2013
    Annual Meeting
  • Neural correlates of food-cue-induced food craving in obesity: association with insulin resistance
    Bethesda, MD, United States 2013
    NIH/NIDDK Intramural Program
  • Neural Response to Food Cues and Stress in Obese Individuals
    Baltimore, MD, United States 2010
    Neural Response to Food Cues and Stress in Obese Individuals
  • Running: The Good, the Bad, and the Not So Ugly
    Baltimore, MD, United States 2006
    Running: The Good, the Bad, and the Not So Ugly
  • Pediatric Obesity in Old Order Amish
    Baltimore, MD, United States 2006
    Pediatric Grand Rounds

Honors & Recognition

AwardAwarding OrganizationDate
Clinician of the Year Award, The Obesity SocietyThe Obesity Society2023
American Board of Obesity Medicine (ABOM), Board of Directors (2022-2025) ABOM2022
Nominated for the Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award Yale Teaching Yale University2020
NIH/NIDDK K23 Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award 2014
Young Physician-Scientist AwardAmerican Association for Clinical Investigation (ASCI)2013
First Place Poster Award, Yale Multi-Disciplinary Endocrinology & Metabolism RetreatYale Univeristy2013
American Diabetes Association Young Investigator Travel Grant AwardAmerican Diabetes Association (ADA)2013
Burroughs Wellcome Fund Travel Award, Translational Science Meeting 2013Burroughs Wellcome Fund2013
Translational Science Poster Award Association for Clinical Research Training and Society for Clinical and Translational Science2013
Diabetes Endocrinology Research Center (DRC), Poster AwardeeYale University2011
Yale Pediatric Fellows’ Research Day, Oral presentation award winnerYale University2011

Professional Service

OrganizationRoleDate
Diabetes CareAssociate Editor2022 - Present
45 Minutes with Professor George GrunbergerInvited expert interview with Dr. John Buse: The Role of GLP-1 analogues and SGLT2 inhibitors in treating diabetes and obesity. Czech Republic. (conducted virtually due to Covid)2021 - Present
WTNH (Channel 8)WTNH (Channel 8) On Call: Keto Diet – TV interview on news station: https://www.wtnh.com/news/health/news-8-on-call-keto-diet/2020
WTNH (Channel 8)WTNH (Channel 8). Top 3 dieting trends of 2020. Live TV interview on news station: https://www.wtnh.com/on-air/gmct-at-nine/top-3-dieting-trends-of-2020/2020
Better HealthBetter Health. 12 diets you should never try, according to health experts. https://www.eatthis.com/unhealthiest-diets-experts/2019
Better HealthBetter Health. Healthy gifts that are doctor recommended. https://www.eatthis.com/healthy-gifts/2019
WTNH (Channel 8)WTNH (Channel 8) On Call: New policy for children with severe obesity – TV interview on news station: https://www.wtnh.com/lifestyle/health-news/news-8-on-call-new-policy-for-children-with-severe-obesity/2019
Huffington PostHuffington Post. This is your body on Keto. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/keto-effects-body_l_5d9b58abe4b099389803e4412019
Health CentralHealth Central. When diet and exercise aren’t enough. https://www.healthcentral.com/article/obesity-treatments2019
WTNH (Channel 8)WTNH (Channel 8) Dealing with Diabetes on Campus – Live TV interview on news station: https://www.wtnh.com/on-air/dealing-with-diabetes-on-campus/2019
ADA (American Diabetes Association)Obesity/Pathogenesis of Obesity Subcommittee2019 - Present
NIHNIH Study Section ad hoc reviewer KNOD: Kidney, Nutrition, Obesity, and Diabetes2019
The Endocrine SocietyHormone Health Network (HHN) committee2019 - Present
NPRNational Public Radio (NPR) live interview on Where We Live with David Deroches and Lydia Brown: America’s Diet Craving. http://www.wnpr.org/post/americas-diet-craving2018
The Obesity SocietyClinical Committee2018 - Present
MedPage TodayMedPage Today: Progress in Type 2 Diabetes Care – interview (videos): (1) Treating the Root Cause: Obesity Medicine: https://www.medpagetoday.com/resource-centers/progress-in-type-2-diabetes-care/obesity-medicine/19 (2) How Effective is Weight Loss as Therapy for Type 2 Diabetes? https://www.medpagetoday.com/resource-centers/progress-in-type-2-diabetes-care/weight-loss-as-therapy-for-type-2-diabetes/3 (3) Diets in Diabetes: One Size Doesn’t Fit All: ): https://www.medpagetoday.com/resource-centers/progress-in-type-2-diabetes-care/diet-in-diabetes/22 (4) Beating the Set Point and Maintaining Weight Loss: https://www.medpagetoday.com/resource-centers/progress-in-type-2-diabetes-care/maintaining-weight-loss/20 (5) Potential Risks of Anti-obesity Medications in Patients with T2D: https://www.medpagetoday.com/resource-centers/progress-in-type-2-diabetes-care/potential-risks-of-anti-obesity-medications/212017
Department of Chronic Disease EpidemiologyFaculty Search Committee2017 - 2018
American Association of Clinical Endocrinology (AACE) and American College of EndocrinologyAACE 2nd Consensus Conference on Obesity Writing Task Force2017 - 2018
NIHNIH Study Section ad hoc reviewer PRDP: Psychosocial Risk and Disease Prevention2017
The Obesity SocietyGrant Reviewer (Scientific Review Committee)2017 - Present
The Obesity Societyco-chair neuroimaging program planning committee 2019-2020, committee member 2016-present2016 - 2020
Yale MedicineYale Medicine: Why Obesity is a Disease – interview (video) Obesity is a growing epidemic in America. Ania Jastreboff, MD, PhD discusses why obesity is a disease with biological underpinnings. In addition, she discusses treatment options and medications. https://www.yalemedicine.org/conditions/why-obesity-is-a-disease/2016
American Association of Clinical Endocrinology (AACE) and American College of EndocrinologyTask Force for the development of Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Comprehensive Medical Care of Patients with Obesity2015 - 2016
The Obesity SocietyObesity Medicine Fellowship Curriculum Development Committee2015 - 2016
The Obesity SocietyDevelopment of "Contributors to Obesity" infographic for organizational use and the Surgeon General (Committee)2015
American Association of Clinical Endocrinology (AACE) and American College of EndocrinologyTask Force for the Obesity Algorithm2015 - 2016

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