Harvard Diabetes and Obesity: Caring for the Whole Patient” 2025

Welcome, Overview of Day 2
Marie McDonnell, MD; Vanita Aroda, MD; Caroline Apovian, MD

​​​Keynote: Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes
Caroline Apovian, MD

Effective Use of Cardiovascular Imaging to Evaluate CV Risk
Rhanderson Cardoso, MD

Evaluating Sleep, Obesity & Diabetes
Lawrence Epstein, MD

MASLD-Update on Screening and Treatment
Kathleen Viveiros, MD

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome in Obesity -Pearls and Pitfalls of Diagnosis and Management
Andrea Dunaif, MD

Expert Panel: Your Cases Discussed & Questions Answered: Comprehensive Multi-Morbidity Evaluation
Caroline Apovian, MD; Rhanderson Cardoso, MD; Lawrence Epstein. MD; Kathleen Viveiros, MD; Andrea Dunaif, MD

Break

Get with the Guidelines: Addressing Healthcare Disparities
Nuha ElSayed, MD, MMSc

The Role of Racial Disparities in Outcomes: How to Address in the Clinic
Joshua Joseph, MD, MPH, FAHA

Depression in Obesity and Diabetes
Ashwini Nadkarni, MD

Weight Impact of Medications Commonly Prescribed in the Care of the Patient With Metabolic Disease
Louis Aronne, MD, FACP, DABOM

Expert Panel: Your Cases Discussed & Questions Answered: Caring for the Whole Patient: Expanded Perspectives
Nuha ElSayed, MD, MMSc; Joshua Joseph, MD, MPH, FAHA; Ashwini Nadkarni, MD; Louis Aronne, MD, FACP, DABOM

Lunch Break

Recognizing Atypical Diabetes
Miriam Udler, MD, PhD

Lipodystrophy: How to Recognize in Your Practice
Lindsay Fourman, MD

“Double Diabetes”: Type 1 Diabetes with Overlap Features of Type 2
Zeb Saeed, MD

Hypoglycemia
Devin Steenkamp, MD, MBChB

Expert Panel: Your Cases Discussed & Questions Answered: Recognizing and Assessing Unique Presentations
Miriam Udler, MD, PhD; Lindsay Fourman, MD; Devin Steenkamp, MD, MBChB

Break

Wearable Devices to Achieve Clinical Targets: What Works?
John Jakicic, PhD

The Big Reveal: Use of Professional CGM in the Office to Identify Important Glycemic Patterns
Anna Goldman, MD

Self-Management with CGM: Selecting the Right Patient for Optimal Benefit
Grazia Aleppo, MD

The Ultimate Wearable: Exploring the Landscape of Automated Insulin Delivery
Melissa Putman, MD

Expert Panel: Your Cases Discussed & Questions Answered: Technology- Enhanced Person- Centered Care
Anna Goldman, MD; Grazia Aleppo, MD; John Jakicic, PhD; Melissa Putman, MD

Questions Answered and Overview of Day 2
Marie McDonnell, MD; Vanita Aroda, MD; Caroline Apovian, MD

Welcome, Overview of Day 3
Marie McDonnell, MD; Caroline Apovian, MD; Vanita Aroda, MD

Keynote: The Continuum of Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes: Revisiting Treatment Goals
Vanita Aroda, MD

Putting it Together: Selecting Therapy for People with Diabetes
Marie McDonnell, MD

Adherence to Therapy in Chronic Disease
Niteesh Choudhry, MD, PhD

Remote Engagement: Medication Adherence
Julie Lauffenburger, MD, PhD, PharmD

Engagement of Patients and Providers in Online Weight Management Programs
Heather J. Baer, ScD

Expert Panel: Your Cases Discussed & Questions Answered: Prescribing for Success
Vanita Aroda, MD; Marie McDonnell, MD; Niteesh Choudhry, Julie Lauffenburger, MD, PhD, PharmD; Heather J. Baer, ScD

Break

Activating Behavior Change in Your Patient: Motivational Interviewing Workshop
Joji Suzuki, MD

Lunch Break

Effects of Metabolic Surgeries on Obesity and Diabetes
Ali Tavakkoli, MD

The Current State of Non-Surgical Metabolic Procedures: The Future is Now
Christopher Thompson, MD, MSc, FAGA, GACG, GASGE, FJGS

Patient Selection and the Peri-op Process for Metabolic Surgery
Scott Shikora, MD, FACS, FASMBS

Expert Panel: Your Cases Discussed & Questions Answered: Procedural Approaches to Metabolic Conditions
Ali Tavakkoli, MD; Scott Shikora, MD, FACS, FASMBS; Christopher Thompson, MD, MSc, FAGA, GACG, GASGE, FJGS

Break

Postoperative Nutritional Management
Malcolm Robinson, MD

Glycemic Challenges After Metabolic Surgery
Mary Elizabeth Patti, MD

Addressing Post-Bariatric Weight Re-gain
Nawfal Istfan, MD, PhD

Expert Panel: Your Cases Discussed & Questions Answered: Long Term Management Challenges Following Bariatric Surgery
Malcolm Robinson, MD; Mary Elizabeth Patti, MD; Nawfal Istfan, MD, PhD

Questions Answered and Overview of Day 3
Marie McDonnell, MD; Caroline Apovian, MD; Vanita Aroda, MD

Closing Remarks