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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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Kristy Townsend, PhD

Professor; Department of Neurological Surgery, The Ohio State University

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Dr. Kristy Townsend received a PhD in Neuroscience from Boston University and then completed postdoctoral training at King’s College London, and Joslin Diabetes Center at Harvard Medical School, where she was promoted to Instructor in Medicine. In 2014, Townsend joined the faculty at University of Maine and was promoted to Associate Professor with tenure in 2019. In 2020, Townsend was recruited to The Ohio State University where she is now Professor in the Department of Neurological Surgery and runs the Neurobiology & Energy Balance lab, focused on investigating brain and peripheral nerve remodeling in the regulation of metabolic health. Townsend is also Associate Dean for Research Operations and Compliance.

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1 session

  1. Mon, Nov 163:30 PM

    Key Lecture – Kristy Townsend: Menopause and Hormone Therapy: New Therapeutics, New Applications

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