Obesity

As a practicing surgeon, dedicated researcher, author and medical school professor, Dr. Blackstone is recognized as a leading expert in the medical and surgical treatment of obesity, metabolic disease, and obesity-related diseases. She has performed more than 5,000 surgeries in the 13 years since she established the original Scottsdale Bariatric Center, one of the first institutions in the U.S. to be nationally accredited as a Center of Excellence by the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery. As Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery at the University of Arizona College of Medicine, Dr. Blackstone has over the past years established a didactic “obesity course” for second year medical students. She also established clinical practice model rotations in obesity medicine for third and fourth year medical students and family practice residents.

Epidemiology, Measurement, and Cost of Obesity.- Prejudice, Discrimination, and the Preferred Approach to the Patient with Obesity.- The Biology of Weight Regulation and Genetic Resetting(TM).- The Biology of Adipose Tissue.- Obesity Related Diseases and Syndromes: Insulin Resistance, Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, Cardiovascular Disease and Metabolic Syndrome.- Obesity Related Diseases and Syndromes: Cancer, Endocrine Disease, Pulmonary Disease, Pseudotumor Cerebri, and Disordered Sleep.- Pediatric Obesity.- Fundamentals of Diet, Exercise, and Behavior Modification.- The Assessment of the Adult Patient with Overweight and Obesity.- Beyond Traditional Management: The Use of Medications in the Treatment of Obesity.- Bariatric Surgery.- Population Health Management of Obesity.