Robert Kushner, MD
Medical Director, Diet.com Premium Membership
Professor of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
President Elect, The Obesity Society
Past President, American Board of Nutrition Physician Specialists
Editorial Board: Obesity Management, Obesity, the Journal of the American Dietetic Association,
Today’s Diet & Nutrition
Author, American Medical Association's Obesity Treatment Guide for Physicians, Dr. Kushner’s Personality Type Diet,
Fitness Unleashed
, A Dog and Owner’s Guide to Losing Weight and Gaining Health Together and the upcoming book, Counseling Overweight Adults: The Lifestyle Patterns Approach and Toolkit (to be published by the American Dietetic Association, summer, 2008)
Dr. Robert Kushner has treated tens of thousands of overweight patients and has published more than 140 scientific articles on obesity and nutrition.
Board certified in internal medicine and nutrition, Dr. Kushner has studied in-depth the lifestyle patterns (personality-based) approach to weight loss, which is based on more than 25 years of clinical experience and supported by evidenced based research on lifestyle and behavior change. Dr. Kushner’s Diet Personality Quiz helps people identify their lifestyle habits that have caused weight gain while his Personality Diet approach offers individuals a weight loss program to match their particular needs. An online version of the Personality Diet program is offered to Premium members on diet.com.
Since 2001, he has been listed in the Best Doctors in America Database, and has become a reputed national and international speaker. He is frequently quoted in the media and has appeared on such national television programs as Good Morning America, CNN and the Today Show, Weekend Edition.
According to Dr. Kushner, "Most diet plans miss the boat when it comes to getting one’s weight under control for life. Being overweight is a multi-dimensional lifestyle problem; it’s not just about the food."
Dr. Kushner received his medical degree from the University of Illinois Medical School in Chicago. He completed his internal medicine training at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago and received a fellowship and master’s degree in clinical nutrition from the University of Chicago.
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