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Office
259 E Erie St
Chicago, IL 60611Phone+1 312-695-2300Fax+1 630-926-6068- Is this information wrong?
Education & Training
- University of ChicagoFellowship, Gastroenterology, 1982 - 1984
- McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern UniversityResidency, Internal Medicine, 1979 - 1981
- University of Illinois College of MedicineClass of 1979
Certifications & Licensure
- IL State Medical License 1980 - 2023
- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
- American Board of Obesity Medicine Obesity Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 2011
- Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 14 citationsNew Frontiers in Obesity Treatment: GLP-1 and Nascent Nutrient-Stimulated Hormone-Based Therapeutics.Ania M Jastreboff, Robert F Kushner> ;Annual Review of Medicine. 2023 Jan 27
- 22 citationsSemaglutide improves cardiometabolic risk factors in adults with overweight or obesity: STEP 1 and 4 exploratory analyses.Mikhail N Kosiborod, Meena Bhatta, Melanie Davies, John E Deanfield, W Timothy Garvey, Usman Khalid, Robert Kushner, Domenica M Rubino, Niels Zeuthen, Subodh Verma> ;Diabetes, Obesity & Metabolism. 2023 Feb 1
- 1 citationsDevelopment of a telehealth obesity OSCE and reliable checklist for assessment of resident physicians: a pilot study.Natalie A Cameron, Robert F Kushner> ;BMC Medical Education. 2022 Aug 19
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Other
- Medical management of patients after bariatric surgeryKushner RF, Cummings S
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/medical-management-of-patients-after-bariatric-surgery
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2012-07-05
Press Mentions
- What Is Gastric Sleeve Surgery?April 19th, 2023
- The Increasing Availability and Risk of Injectable SkinninessApril 12th, 2023
- Scant Obesity Training in Medical School Leaves Docs Ill-Prepared to Help PatientsJanuary 31st, 2023
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Hospital Affiliations
- Northwestern Memorial HospitalChicago, Illinois
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