Bariatric Surgery, Obesity, obesity medicine, Ozempic, Weight Loss
, is a board-certified obesity medicine physician. As part of UC San Diego Health's , Grunvald evaluates and manages patients before and after surgery, and helps people long-term with their health and weight loss journey. He also directs the , which includes nutrition, behavior, and lifestyle support.
He has extensive experience using medications for weight management.
As a professor in the Univeristy of California San Diego School of Medicine Department of Medicine, Grunvald is very active in teaching on topics such as metabolism, weight regulation, and treatment of obesity and weight-related medical conditions. He serves on a national committee working on standardizing obesity education in medical schools. His research interests include anti-obesity medications, obesity medicine education and bariatric surgery.
Family Medicine, Men's Health, Nutrition, preventative care, Primary Care, Rural Health, Screenings, Vaccinations, Weight Loss
Clayton Runfalo, MD, practices family medicine at Ochsner Health Center - Gonzales in Gonzales, Louisiana, and is the Ochsner director of community outreach and development in Ascension Parish. He is frequently interviewed on a wide range of topics, including men's health issues, rural health, vaccines, nutrition and weight loss.
Dr. Runfalo earned a medical degree from Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans. He completed an internship in rural family medicine with the Bogalusa Medical Center-Our Lady of the Angels Hospital in Bogalusa, Louisiana, and a residency in family medicine with Baton Rouge General Hospital. He is certified by the American Board of Family Medicine.
Assistant Professor, Medical School
New York Institute of Technology, New York TechDiabetes, GLP-1, GLP-1 agonist, Obesity, obesity medicine, Ozempic, semaglutide, Type 2 Diabetes, Wegovy, Weight Loss
Obesity medicine physician Eleanor Yusupov, D.O., serves as an assistant professor at New York Institute of Technology's College of Osteopathic Medicine (NYITCOM). Specializing in internal medicine, she is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and American Board of Obesity Medicine. She practices primary care at NYITCOM's healthcare centers in Old Westbury and Central Islip (both in New York).
Prior to joining the medical school's faculty, Yusupov practiced hospital medicine in leading academic medical centers, where she specialized in graduate medical education, acute inpatient care, and medical consultation.
Yusupov earned her D.O. degree from NYITCOM and also holds a Master of Public Health degree from Stony Brook University.