Robert Kushner

Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School

Schools

  • Harvard Medical School

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Biography

Harvard Medical School

A nationally recognized expert in the care of overweight and obese patients, Dr. Kushner helps patients manage their weight with state-of-the art approaches including diet, exercise, behavioral change, pharmacotherapy and bariatric surgery. He is Clinical Director of the Northwestern Comprehensive Center on Obesity in Chicago, Illinois. He is past President of The Obesity Society (TOS), the American Board of Physician Nutrition Specialists (ABPNS), and the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (ASPEN).

Dr. Kushner serves on the editorial boards of two prominent journals, Obesity and the Journal of the American Dietetic Association. He has authored numerous articles, reviews, books and book chapters. Among his recent books are Counseling Overweight Adults: The Lifestyle Patterns Approach and Toolkit; American Medical Association's Assessment and Management of Obesity; Dr. Kushner's Personality Type Diet; Treatment of the Obese Patient; and Fitness Unleashed: A Dog and Owner's Guide to Losing Weight and Gaining Health Together. He is the recipient of the 2011 Atkinson-Stern Award for Distinguished Public Service.

Dr. Kushner received his medical degree from the University of Illinois, completed his residency in internal medicine at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, completed a post-graduate fellowship in clinical nutrition at the University of Chicago Hospitals, and received his master's degree in clinical nutrition and nutritional biology at the University of Chicago.

Nutrition and Weight Management, Medical care of the patient with overweight or obesity, Preventive medicine

Clinical Focus

Care of patients who struggle with overweight or obesity

Education and Certification

  • MD: University of Illinois - Chicago (1979)
  • Internship: Northwestern University, McGaw Medical Center (Northwestern Memorial Hospital), Internal Medicine (1980)
  • Residency: Northwestern University, McGaw Medical Center (Northwestern Memorial Hospital), Internal Medicine (1982)
  • Fellowship: University of Chicago Hospitals (1984)
  • Board Certification: Internal Medicine

Most Recent Publications

Teaching Nutrition in the Context for Lifestyle Medicine Kushner RF, Van Horn L, Medical Science Educator. 2018 Dec 15; 28(1): 9-12. doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/s40670-018-0602-x.

Reprint of: Healthy Weight and Obesity Prevention: JACC Health Promotion Series Lavie CJ, Laddu D, Arena R, Ortega FB, Alpert MA, Kushner RF, Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2018 Dec 11; 72(23): 3027-3052. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2018.10.024. PMID: 30522635 ISSN: 0735-1097

Healthy Weight and Obesity Prevention: JACC Health Promotion Series Lavie CJ, Laddu D, Arena R, Ortega FB, Alpert MA, Kushner RF, Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2018 Sep 25; 72(13): 1506-1531. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2018.08.1037. PMID: 30236314 ISSN: 0735-1097

Weight Loss Strategies for Treatment of Obesity: Lifestyle Management and Pharmacotherapy Kushner RF, Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases. 2018 Jul; 61(2): 246-252. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pcad.2018.06.001. PMID: 29890171 ISSN: 0033-0620

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