I have been interested in weight and nutrition from a young age. In my family, some people struggled with their weight while others did not. I wondered why. This was one of the biggest factors that led me to study medicine. In my medical training, I saw patient after patient who struggled with weight. I was driven to learn how I could best help them. During my family medicine residency, I completed additional training in obesity medicine, working with some of the top weight loss physicians in Chicago.

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After residency, I became board certified in obesity medicine. In my practice as a family medicine physician, patients sought me out for weight loss treatment. I had excellent tools for helping my patients with weight loss, and many of my patients had success. Coincidentally, I discovered life coaching through a professional development program. I realized this was the tool I had been looking for to help my patients overcome their weight loss barriers. Using life coaching tools, I was able to help my patients understand how their thoughts and actions affected their weight. They were able to make permanent and lasting changes.

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My patients will find that working with me is a unique combination of traditional medicine and life coaching. I recognize that obesity is a chronic and complex medical condition. I work one-on-one with my patients to develop a personalized and comprehensive weight loss plan. Working together, permanent weight loss is possible!

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Credentials:

• Bachelors of Science, Creighton University

• Doctor of Medicine, Creighton University

• Residency in Family Medicine, University of Chicago

• Board Certified by the American Board of Family Medicine

• Diplomate of the American Board of Obesity Medicine 

• Certified Life Coach, The Life Coach School