Assistant/Associate Professor - Emory Bariatric Center Obesity Medicine Specialist - Emory University
Atlanta, GA 30322
About the Job
General Description & Expectations:
- Provide comprehensive care for patients suffering from obesity through medical, lifestyle/behavioral, and surgical services including the expansion of existing and/or new services to support the care of these patients.
- Provide care in an evidence-based manner rather than based on personal beliefs, preferences, or anecdotal experience
- Be well-versed on indications, usage, and monitoring as it relates to the evolving landscape of anti-obesity medications
- Be comfortable working with an interdisciplinary team consisting of Bariatric Surgeons, Advanced Practice Providers (APPs), Registered Nurses, Registered Dietitians, Medical Assistants, Psychologist(s), and Administrative staff.
- Serve as an attending Obesity Medicine specialist at any of the Emory Bariatric Center hospital sites as deemed necessary by the Section leader over time
- Support the requirements of comprehensive MBSAQIP center(s) with Obesity Medicine and/or Adolescent designations
Clinical Duties:
- See new and established (follow-up) consultations for medical weight loss patients
- Provide obesity screening/prevention and assessment of obesity-related/metabolic conditions through Body Composition/Metabolic Assessment, Diet and Physical Activity Measurement, Behavioral assessment and Obesity phenotypes
- Provide individual clinical management (evaluation, diagnosis, treatment) of specific obesity-related/metabolic conditions
- Provide a multidisciplinary and comprehensive approach to obesity treatment with nutritional/behavioral therapy, pharmacotherapy, surgical referrals, and/or leveraging partnerships with other specialties (eg, Sleep medicine, Cardiology)
- Provide long-term maintenance therapy for medical weight loss patients to maintain good patient retention and avoid long-term obesity-related complications
- Redirect inquiries for those who qualify or have interest in surgical procedures to the Metabolic & Bariatric Surgical (MBS) program
- Manage patients who need medical weight loss prior to surgery
- Comprehensively manage pre-surgical bariatric patients through a streamlined, evidence based pre-operative process to reduce unnecessary testing, improve efficiency of patient flow through the pre-operative journey, and reduce post-operative complications (This includes but is not limited to universal screening for obstructive sleep apnea, smoking cessation, and/or improved diabetes control in order to optimize post-operative results)
- Diagnose and manage MBS complications and foster appropriate communication, interaction, discussion, and/or referrals with the surgical team when appropriate
- Manage MBS patients post-operatively with special attention to overall nutrition and micronutrient status, as well as activity and lifestyle habits
- Manage patients who have weight regain after surgical weight loss
Mentorship & Academic Duties:
- Be able to help mentor, educate, and develop trainees (med students, residents, PA students) clinically through practice-site rotation activities and didactically when they rotate through Obesity Medicine as an elective rotation
- Improve trainee and faculty education in the field of Obesity Medicine and Lifestyle Medicine (eg, Grand Rounds, Lunch & Learns, medical and PA school lectures, etc.)
- Be actively involved with program outreach both within Emory Healthcare and externally via community channels (eg, presenting at Lunch &Learns, corporate events, Grand Rounds, medical association outreach services, etc.)
- Be comfortable with public speaking and telemedicine visits
- Participate in the development of unique and collaborative research specific to the care of patients suffering from obesity
GENERAL QUALIFICATIONS:
- Board certified in Family Medicine or Internal Medicine
- Certified or eligible for certification as an Obesity Medicine and/or Lifestyle Medicine physician
- A valid, unrestricted medical license to practice medicine in the State of Georgia
- A controlled Substance Registration Drug Enforcement Administration Certificate
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