Course Faculty

Course Director

Scott A. Shikora, MD, FACS
Director, Center for Metabolic Health and Bariatric Surgery
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston, MA

Associate Directors

Kenneth MacDonald, Jr., MD, FACS
Director
Southern Surgical Associates
Greenville, NC

Julie Kim, MD, FACS
Director, Weight and Wellness Center
Tufts Medical Center
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Tufts University School of Medicine
Boston, MA

Faculty

Meghan Ariagno, RD
Registered Dietitian
Weight and Wellness Center
Tufts Medical Center
Boston, MA

Randal Baker, MD, FACS
Grand Health Partners
Grand Rapids, MI

Robin Blackstone, MD, FACS, FASMBS
Medical Director and Surgeon
Scottsdale Healthcare Bariatric Center
Scottsdale, AZ

Isaac Greenberg, PhD
Clinical Psychologist
Weight Management Center
Mount Auburn Hospital
Waltham, MA

Kerri Hawkins, MS, RD, LDN
Registered Dietitian
Family Practice Group, PC
Arlington, MA

Kellene Isom, MS, RD, LDN
Bariatric Program Manager and Senior Dietitian, Center for Metabolic Health and Bariatric Surgery
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston, MA

David Lautz, MD
Center for Metabolic Health and Bariatric Surgery
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Lisa Luz, RN, MSN, FNP-BC
Program Coordinator
Weight Management Center
Mount Auburn Hospital
Waltham, MA

Kathleen McCauley, Esq.
Goodman Allen & Filetti PLLC
Richmond, VA

Stephanie Power, PhD
Weight and Wellness Center
Tufts Medical Center
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
Tufts University School of Medicine
Boston, MA

Bobbie Lou Price, RN, BSN
Bariatric Program Coordinator
Southern Surgical Associates
Greenville, NC

Raul Rosenthal, MD, FACS, FASMBS
Professor of Surgery and Chairman, Section of Minimally Invasive Surgery and The Bariatric and Metabolic Institute
Program Director, Fellowship in Minimally Invasive Surgery
Cleveland Clinic Florida
Weston, FL

David Sarwer, PhD
Associate Professor of Psychology
Departments of Psychiatry and Surgery
Director of Clinical Services
Center for Weight and Eating Disorders
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Philadelphia, PA

Sajani Shah, MD
Weight and Wellness Center
Tufts Medical Center
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Tufts University School of Medicine
Boston, MA