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ObesityWeek 2026

Sat, Nov 14 · Day 1 of 4 · Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center · Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor, MD

Speakers

39 people, 1 to 20

Person, A to Z Title Organization Session When
Alamo City Health Kids and Families 1
Suzanne Cuda, MD Medical Director Alamo City Health Kids and Families Pediatric Obesity Pre-Conference: Office Management and Practice Operations Sat 10:15 AM
Arizona State University 1
Matthew Buman, PhD Director and Professor, College of Health Solutions Arizona State University Key Lecture – Matthew Buman: Beyond Counting Steps: Wearables as Engines of Metabolic Change Mon 8:30 AM
Auburn University, American College of Lifestyle Medicine 1
Joy DeBellis, DNP, FNP-C, DipACLM, PNAP Associate Clinical Professor Auburn University, American College of Lifestyle Medicine Key Lecture – Joy DeBellis: The Missing Link in Obesity Care – Building Resilient Habits for a Chaotic World Sun 10:30 AM
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia / University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine 1
E. Thomaseo Burton, PhD, MPH Psychologist / Assistant Professor Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia / University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine Pediatric Obesity Pre-Conference: Family and Behavioral Assessment and Intervention Fri 2:45 PM
Children’s Mercy Hospital 1
Sarah Hampl, MD, FAAP Pediatrician Children’s Mercy Hospital Pediatric Obesity Pre-Conference: Principles of Childhood Obesity Treatment Fri 1:15 PM
Department of Pediatrics, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai 1
Joan Han, MD Chief, Division of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes Department of Pediatrics, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Pediatric Obesity Pre-Conference: Genetic and Endocrinologic Conditions in Pediatric Obesity Sat 8:00 AM
Duke University 1
Sarah Armstrong, MD Professor of Pediatrics Duke University Pediatric Obesity Pre-Conference: Treatment in Primary Care Settings Sat 9:30 AM
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health 1
Gail Daumit, MD, MHS Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Key Lecture – Gail Daumit: Translating and Disseminating a Behavioral Obesity Treatment Intervention for Adults with Serious Mental Illness Tue 10:00 AM
Life Sciences Institute, University of Michigan 1
Roger Cone, PhD Director Life Sciences Institute, University of Michigan Key Lecture – Roger Cone: A Receptor by Any Other Name Would Signal as Sweet – How Melanocortin Receptors Reshaped the Genetics of Obesity Tue 10:00 AM
Mayo Clinic 1
Andres Acosta, MD, PhD Professor of Medicine Mayo Clinic Key Lecture – Andres Acosta: Why One Size Will Never Fit All: Biological Diversity in Obesity and Treatment Response Sun 10:30 AM
University of Minnesota 1
Claudia Fox, MD, MPH Associate Professor of Pediatrics University of Minnesota Pediatric Obesity Pre-Conference: Pharmacotherapy Fri 4:30 PM
University of Southern California 1
Michael Goran, PhD Professor University of Southern California Key Lecture – Michael Goran: Ultra-Processed Foods and the Developing Brain – A Neurodevelopmental Model of Obesity and Chronic Disease Risk Sat 3:00 PM
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center 1
Sarah Barlow, MD, MPH Professor of Pediatrics University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Pediatric Obesity Pre-Conference: Medical Assessment of Obesity Fri 2:00 PM
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Cheehoon Ahn, PhD Muscle in the Cross Hairs: IMAT, GLP-1s, and the Battle for Lean Mass Mon 5:00 PM
Julio Ayala, PhD Track 2 (Neuroscience) Co-Chair How To Measure Energy Balance and Interpret Data in Pre-Clinical Models in a Clinically Translational Way Tue 8:30 AM
Sarah Le Brocq, BSc (Hons) TOS/ACSM Joint Symposium: Moving Beyond Weight – Physiological and Psychological Engagement for Physical Activity in Obesity Treatment Mon 8:30 AM
Colin Champ, MD, CSCS Breast Cancer – We’re Treating It All Wrong Sun 3:30 PM
David Church, PhD Muscle in the Cross Hairs: IMAT, GLP-1s, and the Battle for Lean Mass Mon 5:00 PM
Tim Church, MD, PhD TOS/ACSM Joint Symposium: Moving Beyond Weight – Physiological and Psychological Engagement for Physical Activity in Obesity Treatment Mon 8:30 AM
Michael Donnelly-Boylen, MS TOS/ACSM Joint Symposium: Moving Beyond Weight – Physiological and Psychological Engagement for Physical Activity in Obesity Treatment Mon 8:30 AM
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Andres Acosta, MD, PhD

Professor of Medicine, Mayo Clinic

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Dr. Acosta is a physician, scientist, and obesity expert. He is board certified in Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology and Hepatology, and Obesity Medicine and Nutrition. Dr. Acosta holds an MD from Universidad San Francisco De Quito, Ecuador, and a PhD from University of Florida, Gainesville. Currently, he is an Associate Professor of Medicine and Consultant in Gastroenterology and Hepatology at the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN. He co-directs the Nutrition Obesity Research Program and directs the Precision Medicine for Obesity Program at Mayo Clinic. Dr. Acosta’s goal is to treat and ultimately cure obesity, which he considers this century’s health epidemic. Dr. Acosta’s research focuses on precision medicine for obesity with the aim to identify the right therapy for the right patient, minimizing side effects. His research is supported by the National Institute of Health, many foundations and industry. He is a recognized national and international obesity and cardiometabolic disease expert with many patents, more than 145 peer-reviewed publications, including publications in the Lancet, Cell Metabolism, Gut and Gastroenterology, and many book chapters. His work has been featured in the New York Times, Time, CNN, NPR, among others. He won the 40-under-40 innovation award at Minneapolis Business Journal 2020 and Tekne Award (Winners exemplify Technology Innovation in Minnesota). He co-founded Phenomix Sciences and launched the first-of-its-kind diagnostic test to predict response to GLP-1s and other obesity/metabolic interventions. This invention was featured by Time Magazine as one of the best inventions of 2024.

This event

1 session

  1. Sun, Nov 1510:30 AM

    Key Lecture – Andres Acosta: Why One Size Will Never Fit All: Biological Diversity in Obesity and Treatment Response

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