Dr. Fatima Stanford, MD

• Pediatrics

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• Massachusetts General Hospital

  Fellowship Hospital, 2015

• Palmetto Health Richland

  Residency Hospital, 2012

• Palmetto Health Richland

  Internship Hospital, 2009

• Augusta University Medical College Of Georgia

  Medical School, 2007

• Emory University

  2001

• Emory University

  Undergraduate School, 2000

• Obesity Coverage Gap: Consumers Perceive Low Coverage for Obesity Treatments Even When Workplace Wellness Programs Target BMI, 2017-01-07

• The gap between expectations and reality of exercise-induced weight loss is associated with discouragement, 2015-10-20

• Weight Loss Surgery Utilization in Patients Aged 14-25 With Severe Obesity Among Several Healthcare Institutions in the United States, 2018-09-19

• The Role of Bariatric Surgery on Diabetes and Diabetic Care Compliance, 2019-11-14

• Beyond Insurance - Race-based Disparities in the Use of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery for the Management of Severe Pediatric Obesity, 2019-12-04

• Pharmacotherapeutic options for weight regain after bariatric surgery, 2021-07-16

• Building a pandemic supply chain - equity over equality, 2023-02-03

• Folate status in women of childbearing age with obesity: a review, 2017-06-07

• Bariatric Surgery in Adolescents: To Do or Not to Do?, 2021-05-27

• Respectful Language and Care in Childhood Obesity, 2018-11-01

• Ketogenic Diet-induced Elevated Cholesterol, Elevated Liver Enzymes and Potential Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, 2020-01-08

• Coverage of Obesity and Obesity Disparities on American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) Examinations, 2021-04-16

• Unsedated Transnasal Endoscopy for Preoperative Examination of Bariatric Patients: a Prospective Study Letter to the Editor, 2020-04-13

• Racial and ethnic representation among a sample of nutrition- and obesity-focused professional organizations in the United States, 2021-10-18

• Computed tomography findings of metabolic syndrome in patients with acute colonic diverticulitis., 2021-02-16

• Race, Racism and Disparities in Obesity Rates in the US, 2020-07-10

• Addressing Weight Stigma and Weight-Based Discrimination in Children: Preparing Pediatricians to Meet the Challenge, 2022-06-14

• The Massachusetts School-Based Body Mass Index Experiment-Gleaning Implementation Lessons for Future Childhood Obesity Reduction Efforts, 2014-02-18

• Physician Athletes Promoting Physical Fitness Through Social Media During the COVID-19 Pandemic, 2021-01-19

• Evaluation of eating habits and lifestyle in patients with obesity before and after bariatric surgery: a single Italian center experience, 2016-09-01

• Weight Loss Medications in Young Adults after Bariatric Surgery for Weight Regain or Inadequate Weight Loss: A Multi-Center Study, 2018-08-29

• Disparities in Access and Quality of Obesity Care, 2023-04-07

• Addressing Weight Stigma and Opening Doors for a Patient-Centered Approach to Childhood Obesity, 2017-11-20

• Obesity Management in Women of Reproductive Age, 2021-02-02

• Patient race and the likelihood of undergoing bariatric surgery among patients seeking surgery, 2014-12-10

• Racial Disparities in Senior Healthcare: System-Level Interventions, 2022-01-17

• Treatment of Obesity: Pharmacotherapy Trends of Office Based Visits in the United States From 2011 to 2016, 2021-10-30

• International lack of equity in modern obesity therapy: the critical need for change in health policy, 2022-07-01

• Locking ourselves into the past: the DentalSlim Diet Control device and an incomplete understanding of obesity, 2021-08-26

• Low Utilization of Obesity Medications: What are the Implications for Clinical Care?, 2018-08-10

• Comparing Outcomes of Two Types of Bariatric Surgery in an Adolescent Obese Population: Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass vs. Sleeve Gastrectomy, 2016-07-26

• Racial Differences in Bone Microarchitecture and Estimated Strength at the Distal Radius and Distal Tibia in Older Adolescent Girls: A Cross-Sectional Study, 2016-07-07

• Media and Its Influence on Obesity, 2018-04-14

• Obesity education in medical schools, residencies, and fellowships throughout the world: a systematic review, 2019-09-24

• Caloric restriction improves health-related quality of life in healthy normal weight and overweight individuals, 2016-11-23

• Association of a history of childhood-onset obesity and dieting with eating disorders, 2017-01-31

• A Call to Action-The Need to Address Obesity in the Black Community, 2020-04-28

• Factors that Influence Physicians' and Medical Students' Confidence in Counseling Patients About Physical Activity, 2019-10-25

• Pharmacotherapy for the Treatment of Overweight and Obesity in Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults in a Large Health System in the US, 2020-05-13

• Health-based civic engagement is a professional responsibility, 2023-02-03

• Weight stigma and its impact on paediatric care, 2018-12-21

• Bone Density, Microarchitecture and Strength Estimates in White versus African American Youth with Obesity, 2020-07-01

• Comment on: Socioecological factors associated with metabolic and bariatric surgery utilization: a qualitative study in an ethnically diverse sample, 2020-03-13

• Race, Ethnicity, Sex, and Obesity: Is It Time to Personalize the Scale?, 2019-10-24

• COVID-19 Vaccination and Obesity: Optimism and Challenges, 2021-02-11

• Doctors' and Nurses' Social Media Ads Reduced Holiday Travel and COVID-19 infections: A cluster randomized controlled trial in 13 States, 2021-06-21

• Effect of Physician-Delivered COVID-19 Public Health Messages and Messages Acknowledging Racial Inequity on Black and White Adults' Knowledge, Beliefs, and Practices Related to COVID-19 A Randomized Clinical Trial Effect of Physician-Delivered Messages on Adults' COVID-19 Knowledge, Beliefs, and Pra, 2021-07-14

• Geographic Availability of Physicians Certified by the American Board of Obesity Medicine Relative to Obesity Prevalence, 2019-09-13

• Effects of a large-scale social media advertising campaign on holiday travel and COVID-19 infections: a cluster randomized controlled trial, 2021-08-19

• Association between obesity and combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) adherence among persons with early-stage HIV infection initiating cART, 2021-05-18

• Comparison of Measured and Estimated Resting Energy Expenditure in Adolescents and Young Adults With Severe Obesity Before and 1 Year After Sleeve Gastrectomy, 2019-02-19

• Editorial: Pediatric Obesity: A Focus on Treatment Options, 2019-05-07

• Words matter, humanity matters: alienating non-citizens from the COVID-19 vaccine, 2021-05-26

• Long-Term Effects of Changes in Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Body Mass Index on All-Cause and Cardiovascular Disease Mortality in Men: The Aerobics Center Longitudinal Study, 2011-12-06

• Preoperative considerations for the pediatric patient undergoing metabolic and bariatric surgery, 2020-01-20

• Association Between Weight Promoting Medication Use and Weight Status Among Children and Adolescents in the United States, 2022-05-06

• A framework for studying race-based disparities in the use of metabolic and bariatric surgery for the management of pediatric obesity, 2020-12-02

• Need for Legal Protection Against Weight Discrimination in the United States, 2020-09-02

• Marrow adipose tissue in adolescent girls with obesity, 2019-10-14

• Re-evaluating obesity in Mexico-lessons for the global obesity epidemic, 2022-11-25

• Evaluation of the association of bariatric surgery with subsequent depression, 2019-04-30

• The Association Between Weight Promoting Medication Use and Weight Gain in Postmenopausal Women: Findings from the Women's Health Initiative, 2022-06-26

• Smartphone camera based assessment of adiposity: a validation study, 2022-06-29

• Bariatric surgery in the treatment of adolescent obesity: current perspectives in the United States, 2021-04-21

• Racial Disparities and Cardiometabolic Risk: New Horizons of Intervention and Prevention, 2022-02-17

• Medicaid expansion and health care access for individuals with obesity in the U.S, 2022-07-15

• Overcoming Congressional Inertia on Obesity Requires Better Literacy in Obesity Science, 2022-03-04

• Differential associations between appendicular and axial marrow adipose tissue with bone microarchitecture in adolescents and young adults with obesity, 2018-08-11

• "New normal” routine: the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on chronodisrupture and its consequence on obesity, 2021-04-06

• Socioeconomics of Obesity, 2020-07-12

• Moving Toward Health Policy That Respects Both Science and People Living with Obesity, 2021-11-04

• Comparison of Short and Long-Term Outcomes of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery in Adolescents and Adults, 2020-03-24

• Exploring Pediatric Obesity Training, Perspectives, and Management Patterns Among Pediatric Primary Care Physicians, 2020-11-12

• Impact of Sleeve Gastrectomy on Hip Structural Analysis in Adolescents and Young Adults with Obesity, 2020-07-31

• Suboptimal Bone Microarchitecure in Adolescent Girls with Obesity Compared to Normal-weight Controls and Girls with Anorexia Nervosa, 2019-03-07

• The Role of Obesity Training in Medical School and Residency on Bariatric Surgery Knowledge in Primary Care Physicians, 2015-08-03

• Comparison of Physical Activity Levels in Physicians and Medical Students With the General Adult Population of the United States, 2023-02-03

• Body Fat Percentage Should Not Be Confused With Lifestyle Behaviors, 2018-12-13

• Reply letter to Adamson and Calac: Complexities of obesity across racial and ethnic groups, 2021-09-26

• Out of the Frying Pan Into the Fire: COVID-19 as a Roadmap for Integrated Chronic Disease Prevention, 2022-12-01

• Bone Outcomes Following Sleeve Gastrectomy in Adolescents and Young Adults with Obesity Versus Non-Surgical Controls, 2020-02-19

• The Influence of an Individual's Weight Perception on the Acceptance of Bariatric Surgery, 2014-12-28

• The utility of weight loss medications after bariatric surgery for weight regain or inadequate weight loss: A multi-center study, 2016-10-27

• Obesity Education Beyond Nutrition Education: Thinking Farther Outside the Box, 2019-10-25

• Analysis of Physician Compensation Studies by Gender, Race, and Ethnicity, 2022-02-01

• Food as Medicine for Obesity Treatment and Management, 2022-05-23

• Racial Disparities in Obesity Treatment, 2018-07-23

• Controversial Issues: A practical guide to the use of weight loss medications after bariatric surgery for weight regain or inadequate weight loss, 2018-10-30

• Obesity and Hypogonadism-A Narrative Review Highlighting the Need for High-Quality Data in Adolescents, 2019-05-01

• A longitudinal study to investigate the effects of a 12-week comprehensive lifestyle weight management program on body weight and quality of life, 2020-10-20

• Admissions Is Not Enough: The Racial Achievement Gap in Medical Education, 2021-02-01

• Medical Flight Emergencies and Bias: #thatisbias #whatadoctorlookslike #ILookLikeaDoctor Sasson,et al.; Health Equity2020, 4.1, 2020-06-16

• Obesity as a Threat to National Security: The Need for Precision Engagement, 2018-03-09

• Strategies in the Management of Adolescent Obesity, 2020-04-27

• Physicians certified by the American Board of Obesity Medicine provide evidence-based care, 2020-09-10

• National Trends in the Use of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Among Pediatric Patients With Severe Obesity, 2018-12-01

• Sugary Beverage Advertising to Black and Hispanic Youth in the United States: A Call for Action, 2022-09-01

• Medicine, structural racism, and systems, 2022-02-28

• Harnessing big data for health equity through a comprehensive public database and data collection framework, 2023-05-20

• Pellagra and anorexia nervosa: a case report, 2019-09-17

• Obesity and Eligibility for Obesity Treatments Among Adults With Disabilities in the U.S., 2022-05-23

• Hearing Their Voices: Exploring the Patient Narratives of Adolescent and Young Adults Who Have Undergone Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery-A Case Series, 2021-05-25

• Geography and equity: expanding access to obesity medicine diplomate care, 2022-01-07

• ASMBS pediatric metabolic and bariatric surgery guidelines, 2018, 2018-03-23

• Safety and tolerability of new-generation anti-obesity medications: a narrative review, 2018-02-08

• Weight Regulation in Menopause, 2021-05-24