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David Arterburn, MD, shares expertise on obesity surgery in AP article

March 2, 2020

David E. Arterburn, MD, MPH, an internal medicine physician with the Washington Permanente Medical Group, shared his expertise with The Associated Press on the increasing number of people going back a second time for surgery to aid with weight loss.

David Arterburn, MD, Discusses Bariatric Surgery as Obesity Intervention

December 8, 2017

Researchers and the American public view the causes of and treatments for obesity very differently, a recent Vox article showed. According to the author, the public generally believes obesity is “caused by a lack of willpower” that can be fixed…

Harvard Business Review Case Study Highlights Innovations in Obesity Management at Kaiser Permanente

October 27, 2017

Obesity is one of the most common chronic conditions affecting Kaiser Permanente’s patient population of more than 11 million people, mirroring what’s happening with the general population in the United States. Treatment for obesity is fragmented and challenging. In describing…

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