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Office
50 Staniford Street, 4th Floor
MGH Weight Center
Boston, MA 02114Phone+1 617-726-4400- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Dr. Fatima Cody Stanford is an obesity medicine physician and scientist in Boston, MA and is affiliated with Massachusetts General Hospital. She received her medical degree from Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine and has been in practice for over 13 years. She is experienced in obesity and obesity-related disorders and health status disparities.
Education & Training
- Massachusetts General HospitalFellowship, Obesity Medicine & Nutrition, 2012
- Quantic School of Business and TechnologyMBA, 2020 - 2021
- Harvard Kennedy School of GovernmentMPA, Zuckerman Fellow, 2014 - 2015
- Harvard Medical SchoolFellowship, Obesity Medicine & Nutrition, 2012 - 2015
- Prisma Health-Midlands/University of South Carolina School of Medicine-ColumbiaResidency, Internal Medicine/Pediatrics, 2008 - 2012
- Palmetto Health and Dorn VAMCResidency, Inpatient and Ambulatory , 2008 - 2012
- Discovery Channel2008 - 2009
- New York Presbyterian HospitalFellowship, Sports Medicine (Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation), 2007 - 2008
- Medical College of Georgia at Augusta UniversityClass of 2007
- Bristol Myers-SquibbFellowship, Academic Medicine , 2004 - 2004
- Medical College of Georgia School of MedicineFellowship, Dean’s Summer Research , 2004 - 2004
- Emory UniversityMPH, Health Policy and Management, 2000 - 2001
- Emory UniversityBS, Anthropology & Human Biology (major); Dance (minor) , 1996 - 2000
Certifications & Licensure
- MA State Medical License 2013 - 2026
- SC State Medical License 2010 - 2012
- American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
- American Board of Obesity Medicine Obesity Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Suffolk Community Clinician of the Year Massachusetts Medical School, 2019
- Reducing Health Disparities Award Massachusetts Medical Society, 2019
- Fellow American Heart Association, 2019
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Corrigendum to "A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial of 8-week intranasal oxytocin administration in adults with obesity: Rationale, study des...Marie-Louis Wronski, Franziska Plessow, Liya Kerem, Elisa Asanza, Michelle L O'Donoghue, Kamryn T Eddy, Tara M Holmes, Thilo Deckersbach, Mark Vangel, Laura M Holsen, ...> ;Contemporary Clinical Trials. 2024 Mar 23
- Reimagining Urban Spaces: Green Spaces, Obesity, and Health Resilience in an Era of Extreme Heat.Lucy Tu, Sammer Marzouk, Kimberly N Dowdell, Fatima Cody Stanford> ;Journal of Urban Health. 2024 Mar 5
- Body Composition in Anti-Obesity Medication Trials-Beyond Scales.Ank A Agarwal, Aditya Narayan, Fatima Cody Stanford> ;JAMA Internal Medicine. 2024 Apr 1
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Journal Articles
- National Trends in the Use of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Among Pediatric Patients with Severe ObesityFatima Cody Stanford, Janey S Pratt, Robert N Goldstone, Cassandra M Kelleher, Cornelia L Griggs, JAMA
- Weight Loss Surgery Utilization in Patients Aged 14–25 with Severe Obesity Among Several Healthcare Institutions in the United StatesFatima Cody Stanford, Madhusmita Misra, Frontiers in Neurology
- Respectful Language and Care in Childhood ObesityFatima Stanford, MD, JAMA
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Remodeling of Transplanted Fascia in Developmental Joint Reconstruction .Fatima Cody Stanford, MD, MPH, National Medical Association, 104th Annual Meeting, Dallas, TX
- Comparison of Physical Activity Levels in Physicians and Medical Students in to the General Adult Population in the US.Fatima Cody Stanford, MD, Southern Society of General Internal Medicine AnnualMeeting, New Orleans, LA, 1/1/2012
- Determining Levels of Physical Activity in Attending Physicians, Resident and Fellow Physicians, and Medical Students in the United States.Stanford FC, Durkin MW, Poston MB, Powell CK, Stallworth JR and Blair SN, 8th Annual AMA MSS & RFS Research Symposium; Annual SC ACP Associates Research Competition, San Diego, CA; Hilton Head, SC, October 2010, 1/1/2010
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Lectures
- MSFM: Neurology, General Internal Medicine, and Nutrition & Exercise2019 ACP Internal Medicine Meeting, Philadelphia - 4/12/2019
- "Practical Use of Weight Loss Medications-Phentermine/ Topiramate"1/1/2014
- "Obesity Medicine Inter-hospital Rounds-Use of Weight Loss Medications after Bariatric Surgery"1/1/2014
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Other
- Nausea and vomiting in infants and children.Fatima Cody Stanford, MD, DynaMed; EBSCO Information Services
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1/30/2014 - Physical activity for weight loss.Fatima Cody Stanford, MD, DynaMed; EBSCO Information Services
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1/30/2014 - Acute low back pain.Fatima Cody Stanford, MD, DynaMed; EBSCO Information Services
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Authored Content
- Can a low-carbohydrate diet help keep weight off?11/27/2018
Press Mentions
- The Diabetes Drugs Aiming to Aid Weight LossMay 25th, 2023
- Lifesaving or Stigmatizing? Parents Wrestle with Obesity Treatment Options for KidsMay 16th, 2023
- The Obesity Crisis Is Not a Hopeless Fight for Black AmericaMay 13th, 2023
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Professional Memberships
- Member
- Member
- Member
- The Obesity SocietyFellow
- Delegate
- Member
- Member
Hospital Affiliations
- Massachusetts General HospitalBoston, Massachusetts
External Links
- Harvard Scholar- Fatima Cody Stanfordhttp://scholar.harvard.edu/fatimacodystanford/home
- LinkedIn- Fatima Cody Stanfordhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/fatimacodystanford
- Research Gate- Fatima Cody Stanfordhttp://www.researchgate.net/profile/Fatima_Stanford
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