About Chika Anekwe, MD, MPH
Chika V. Anekwe, MD, MPH is the Obesity Medicine Clinical Director of the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Weight Center and an Instructor in Medicine at Harvard Medical School (HMS). She is the founding President of the New England Obesity Society.
Dr. Anekwe received her Bachelor of Arts in Molecular Biology from Princeton University, her MD from the University of Connecticut School of Medicine, and her MPH from Columbia University. She completed her internship in Pediatrics at NYU Langone Medical Center/Bellevue Hospital and went on to complete her residency in General Preventive Medicine and Public Health at SUNY Stony Brook University Medical Center. Dr. Anekwe joined MGH in 2018; her professional interests are in the areas of clinical nutrition, obesity treatment, non-surgical weight management, health policy and community health outreach, with a special interest in underserved communities.
Clinical Interests:
- Chronic disease management
- Disease prevention
- Health promotion
- Healthcare for vulnerable populations
- Healthy living
- Metabolism
- Nutrition and health
- Obesity medicine
- Weight loss medication use for treatment of obesity
- Weight regain after bariatric surgery
Treats:
- Adult
Locations
Mass General Digestive Healthcare Center: Weight Center
50 Staniford St.
4th Floor
Boston, MA 02114
Phone: 617-726-4400
Mass General Brigham Healthcare Center
52 Second Ave.
Waltham, MA 02451
Phone: 617-726-4400
Medical Education
- MD, University of Connecticut
- Residency, SUNY Stony Brook
- Residency, Suny, Stony Brook School of Medicine Health Sciences Center
American Board Certifications
- Public Health and General Preventive Medicine, American Board of Preventative Medicine
Accepted Insurance Plans
- Aetna
- Beech Street
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare
- Cigna
- Commonwealth Care Alliance
- Coventry
- Fallon Health
- Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
- Humana
- Maine Community Health Options
- Mass General Brigham Health Plan
- MassHealth
- Medicaid ME
- Medicaid NH
- Medicaid RI
- Medicare
- Medicare ACO
- Multiplan
- Senior Whole Health
- TriCare
- Tufts Health Plan
- United Health Care
- Wellpoint
- WellSense
- WellSense NH
Note: This provider may accept more insurance plans than shown; please call the practice to find out if your plan is accepted.
She was knowledgeable and listened to what I had to say
She is a good listener, has great clinical skills and has a knack of making me feel comfortable & it ease. She was willing to listen to me challenge some conventional medical ideas about weight loss & medications. She gave sound medical evidence why a medication she was proscribing might work best for me.
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Magnificent Provider
Attention to detail and she never forgets me. Havent seen her in two years and she remembered me
great experience
Listens carefully and provided a range of options to address concerns.
Articulate and Knowledgeable.
My experience with this provider has been great. Dr. Anekwe seems to know my personal medical profile well, and has always made it clear why she prescribes medicine for me, made it clear why I am taking whatever dose she prescribed at the time, and seemed to always consider the fact that I take other medication when she made a decision about what ... Read More
I have always thought that these visits were done professionally and kindly with my health the major concern in the conversation.