Treating Older Adults Course

John A. Batsis, MD, FACP, FTOS, AGSF, FGSA, is an Associate Professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the Division of Geriatric Medicine and the Department of Nutrition. He is board certified in Internal Medicine, Geriatrics, and Obesity Medicine. Dr. Batsis earned his undergraduate degree from McGill University and his Medical Degree from Trinity College, Dublin, in 2002. He completed residency and fellowship training at Mayo Clinic. His research examines the links between obesity, sarcopenia, and functional impairment in older adults, with over 200 publications. Funded by the National Institute on Health, he focuses on improving wellness for older adults using remote monitoring technologies and mobile health solutions. Dr. Batsis is a Fellow of the Gerontological Society of America, the American Geriatrics Society, and The Obesity Society. He serves on editorial boards for the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society and the Journal of Gerontological Medical Sciences, and is chair-elect of the Clinical Research Section at The Obesity Society.

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Dr. Tiffany Cortes received her MD from University of Texas San Antonio. She completed her internal medicine residency at University of Texas Medical Branch and her Endocrinology Fellowship at Mayo Clinic Rochester.

Professor Yumuk graduated from Hacettepe University School of Medicine in Ankara. After completing his internal medicine residency, he became a researach fellow at University of Michigan School of Medicine in 1993. In 1997 he completed the clinical endocrinology fellowship program at University of Alabama School of Medicine. Currently he is working at Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Divisionof Endocrinology, Metabolism & Diabetes as a full professor. He is a founding member and president of Turkish Association for the Study of Obesity; is currently serving as president for the European Association for the Study of Obesity (EASO). He is a SCOPE Fellow, EASO-European Fellow in obesity management. Dr.Yumuk is an editorial board member for Obesity Facts and Italian Journal of Eating Disorders and Obesity. He is an associate editor for Journal of Endocrinological Investigation. Dr. Yumuk is an active fellow of American College of Endocrinology and American College of Physicians. He is a member of the Focus Area Expert Panel on Diabetes, Obesity, Metabolism and Nutrition and a member of the Research Roadmap Steering Group of European Society of Endocrinology; a member of Obesity Canada CALIBRE scientific planning committee; a member of American Association of Clinical Endocrinology Obesity Algorithm Task Force; a member of the MENA Working Group for World Obesity Federation (WOF) and member of board of trustees for WOF; a member of The Obesity Society, Steering Committee for the Standards of Care for Obesity Clinical Practice in Adults; EASL-EASD-EASO Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of NAFLD Delphi Panel member; EASL Lancet commission Fatty Liver Disease Research and Action Priorities collaborator and a member of the Policy Working Group of EASO. Dr. Yumuk’s research area is management of obesity and type 2 diabetes. He has published numerous papers in national and international journals, and authored chapters in books in the field of endocrinology. He is also a reviewer for several journals including Obesity, Obesity Facts, Obesity Reviews, Clinical Obesity, International Journal of Obesity, Obesity Research and Clinical Practice, European Journal of Internal Medicine, Journal of Endocrinological Investigation, Journal of Endocrinology and Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews.

Dr. Carla Prado, PhD, RD is a Professor at the University of Alberta, and a Campus Alberta Innovates (CAIP) Chair in Nutrition, Food and Health. She is the Director of the Human Nutrition Research Unit, a state-of-the-art research and training facility. She is an expert in assessing nutritional status through the precise measurement of body composition and energy metabolism.

Dr. Tiffany Cortes received her MD from University of Texas San Antonio. She completed her internal medicine residency at University of Texas Medical Branch and her Endocrinology Fellowship at Mayo Clinic Rochester.

Luca Busetto is Vice President of the European Association for the Study of Obesity (EASO) and Past Presient of the Italian Obesity Society (SIO).