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    At the Mass General Weight Center, patients have access to specialists in obesity medicine, bariatric surgery, psychology, nutrition, endocrinology, gastroenterology and pediatrics in one location.
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    • Chika Anekwe, MD, MPH

      • Obesity Medicine Clinical Director
      • Preventive Medicine and Obesity Medicine Physician
      • Instructor at Harvard Medical School
    • Denise Gee, MD

      • Vice Chair of Clinical Operations, Department of Surgery
      • Surgical Director, Mass General Weight Center
      • Section Head, Swallowing, Heartburn and Esophageal Disease Program
    • Susan Penava, PhD

      • Department of Psychiatry
    • Abeer Bader, MSc, RD, LDN, CSOWM

      • Lead Clinical Nutrition Specialist

    Our Team: Dietitians

    • Abeer Bader, MSc, RD, LDN, CSOWM

      • Lead Clinical Nutrition Specialist
    • Leah Ahern, RD

      • Mass General Weight Center Registered Dietitian
    • Olivia Ford, MS, RDN, LDN

      • Mass General Weight Center Registered Dietitian
    • Caroline MacDonald, MS, RDN, LDN

      • Mass General Weight Center Registered Dietitian
    • Yasmeen  Makhlouf, MS, RDN, LDN

      • Mass General Weight Center Registered Dietitian
    • Meghan Salamon, MS, RDN, LDN

      • Preventive Medicine and Obesity Medicine Registered Dietitian

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      • Susan Himes, PhD

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      • Jennifer Lauretti-Robbins, PhD

        • Susan Penava, PhD

          • Department of Psychiatry
        • Stephanie Sogg, PhD


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          • Denise Gee, MD

            • Vice Chair of Clinical Operations, Department of Surgery
            • Surgical Director, Mass General Weight Center
            • Section Head, Swallowing, Heartburn and Esophageal Disease Program
          • Cornelia Griggs, MD

            • Director of Quality and Safety
          • Matthew Hutter, MD

            • Professor in Surgery, Harvard Medical School
            • Director of the Codman Center for Clinical Effectiveness in Surgery
          • Elan Witkowski, MD

            • Head, Hernia Center
          • Karen Flanders, MSN, CBN, NP-C

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          • Brittany Lagarce, MSN, FNP-BC

            • Adult Nurse Practitioner | Weight Center | Mass General
          • Michelle Monahan, MSN, FNP-BC

            • Family Nurse Practitioner | Liver Surgery Program, MGH | Weight Loss Surgery Program, MGH
          • Lindsey M. Sayers, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC

            • Family Nurse Practitioner | Gastrointestinal and Oncologic Surgery | MGH
          • Erin Hogan, RN, BSN

            • Registered Nurse

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            • Obesity Medicine Clinical Director
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            • Instructor at Harvard Medical School
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            • Director of the MGfC Weight Center
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            • Instructor at Harvard Medical School
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                    • Associate Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics
                    • Obesity Medicine Physician Scientist
                    • Equity Director, Massachusetts General Hospital Endocrine Division
                  • Valerie McCarthy, CNP

                    • Nurse Practitioner, Mass General Weight Center Preventive Medicine and Obesity Medicine
                  • Kayla Northam, DNP, FNP-C

                    • Family Nurse Practitioner, Mass General Weight Center Preventive Medicine and Obesity Medicine

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