Join experts in obesity, Robert Kushner, MD, Leigh Perreault, MD, and Robert Busch, MD as they discuss the pathophysiology of obesity, with a focus on how dysfunctional adipose tissue can lead to metabolic complications, as well as a discussion on the role of the gut-brain axis in regulating appetite and eating behavior.
What is the pathophysiology of obesity? What roles do appetite hormones in the gut-brain axis play in energy metabolism and eating behavior? Join experts in obesity, Robert Kushner, MD (Professor of Medicine at Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine and Medical Director of the Center for Lifestyle Medicine at Northwestern Medicine in Chicago), Leigh Perreault, MD (Endocrinologist and Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Colorado), and Robert Busch, MD (Endocrinologist and Director of Clinical Research at the Community Endocrine Group, Albany Medical College), as they discuss the pathophysiology of obesity, with a focus on how dysfunctional adipose tissue may lead to metabolic complications, as well as a discussion on the role of the gut-brain axis in regulating appetite and eating behavior.
This program is intended for clinicians. The information presented is aligned with the views and opinions of the speakers and is sponsored by Novo Nordisk. This podcast is not to be used as medical advice and is intended for educational purposes only.
Faculty Presenters:
Robert Kushner, MD
Professor, Departments of Medicine and Medical Education
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Chicago, IL
Robert Busch, MD
Director of Clinical Reserach
Albany Med: Community Endocrine Group
Albany, NY
Leigh Perreault, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
University of Colorado
Aurora, CO