Nutrition, Diabetes, and Obesity Care: Bridging Evidence and Clinical Practice

Robert Kushner, MD, MS

Professor of Medicine and Medical Education
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Chicago, IL, USA

Robert Kushner, MD, MS, is Professor of Medicine and Medical Education at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, and former Director of the Center for Lifestyle Medicine in Chicago, IL. After completing a residency in Internal Medicine at Northwestern University, he went on to complete a postgraduate fellowship in Clinical Nutrition and earned a master’s degree in Clinical Nutrition and Nutritional Biology from the University of Chicago, IL. Dr Kushner is past President of The Obesity Society, the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, and the American Board of Physician Nutrition Specialists, and a founder and first Chair of the American Board of Obesity Medicine (ABOM).

Dr Kushner has authored over 250 original articles, reviews, books, and book chapters covering nutrition, obesity, and medical education, and is an internationally recognized expert on the care of patients with overweight or obesity. He is the author/editor of multiple books; current books include Nutrition and Bariatric Surgery (CRC Press, 2015), Lifestyle Medicine: A Manual for Clinical Practice (Springer, 2016), Creating a Lifestyle Medicine Center (Springer, 2020), and Six Factors to Fit – Weight Loss that Works for You! (Eat Right Press, 2020), and Primary Care: Evaluation and Management of Obesity (Wolters Kluwer, 2022). His two newest books, Lifestyle Medicine - Closing Research, Practice, and Knowledge Gaps (Springer) and Patient-Centered Weight Management (Eat Right Press), are due out this Spring.

Ana Maria Gomez, MD

Head of Endocrinology, Hospital Universitario San Ignacio
Professor of Medicine, Javeriana University
Bogotá, Columbia

Dr Ana María Gómez is an Internist and Endocrinologist and a professor at Pontificia Universidad Javeriana in Bogotá, Colombia. She is the Head of the Endocrinology Unit at Hospital Universitario San Ignacio and the Coordinator of the Endocrinology Postgraduate Program at Pontificia Universidad Javeriana. She is recognized as a Senior Researcher by the Ministry of Science, Technology, and Innovation of Colombia, the entity responsible for promoting and strengthening scientific, technological, and innovation development in the country.

Carla Prado, PhD, RD, FCAHS

Distinguished University Professor
Research Chair, Integrative Nutrition, Body Composition & Energy Metabolism
Director, Human Nutrition Research Unit
University of Alberta
Edmonton, AB, CA

Dr Carla Prado is a Distinguished University Professor and a Canada Research Chair in Integrative Nutrition, Body Composition, and Energy Metabolism (Tier 1). She is also a registered dietitian. She directs the Human Nutrition Research Unit, recognized as one of the world’s leading research and training facilities for body composition and energy metabolism assessments.

Dr Prado's research focuses on assessing nutritional status through precise measurements of body composition and energy metabolism. Her current research program investigates the prevalence and health outcomes of abnormal body composition phenotypes in patients with diverse chronic conditions. She is also developing targeted nutrition interventions to optimize body composition and improve health outcomes.

Dr Prado is an Associate Editor for two of the top journals in her field, serves on several international clinical guideline committees, and is a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences as well as a member of the Royal Society of Canada’s College of New Scholars, Artists, and Scientists. She was named one of Canada’s Top 40 Under 40, one of Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100, and a Highly Cited Researcher by Clarivate™ (Web of Science), a recognition placing her among the top 1% of researchers globally for her significant and broad influence in the field.