Obesity Medicine Fellowship Program
Program Overview
The one-year Obesity Medicine Fellowship is a collaboration between Pennington Biomedical Research Center, LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans School of Medicine, and Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center. The fellowship is for graduates of an ACGME approved residency in medical disciplines (ie. internal medicine, family medicine, endocrinology) and provides outstanding specialty training by renowned experts at Pennington Biomedical in Baton Rouge and LSU Health in New Orleans.
The aim of the fellowship is to provide expert guidance and training in obesity medicine to enable trainees to develop subspecialty expertise in comprehensive obesity management. Oversight of the fellowship is provided by the Obesity Medicine Fellowship Council, LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine Graduate Medical Education, and LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine - Baton Rouge Regional Campus. Upon completion of the one-year fellowship, graduates will be eligible to apply for board certification in Obesity Medicine by the American Board of Obesity Medicine.
The fellowship training will primarily take place at the Metamor Institute on the Pennington Biomedical campus in Baton Rouge, La. Pennington Biomedical is the world’s largest academic obesity/nutrition research center and the most prolific with more than 7,800 publications in obesity and nutrition in the world’s top medical journals.
Curriculum includes:
- Adult medical obesity therapy
- Pediatric medical obesity therapy
- Lifestyle-based obesity therapy
- Surgical obesity therapy
- Didactic curriculum on the science and clinical aspects of obesity
The Obesity Medicine Fellowship Program curriculum consists of more than 50 percent clinical obesity medicine training and teaching.
Message from the Program Director
I am pleased to announce the first Obesity Medicine fellowship in the great state of Louisiana. Having one of the highest rates for obesity and diabetes in our country provides immense opportunities for us as health care providers and scientific researchers to help those afflicted by this present epidemic.
This partnership with Louisiana State University Health Sciences in New Orleans and the Pennington Biomedical Research Center in Baton Rouge will provide the needed resources in the areas of basic science and academics while our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center acts as our clinical base of operations.
The fellowship will start in the summer of 2025 and will allow for a broad learning experience that includes all facets of Obesity Medical management. In our traditions of service and excellence we will strive to make a difference so that our communities will have the resources and support to lead healthy and productive lives.
With warmest regards,
Robert L. Dubin, MD, FACP, FACE, ABOM
Program Director
TO Apply
To apply to our program, visit the Obesity Medicine Fellowship Council website and apply through the OMFC standard application: https://omfellowship.org/application/.
For more information, contact our program director Dr. Robert Dubin at robert.dubin@pbrc.edu.
