Overview
Lawrence J. Cheskin, MD, FACP, FTOS, is now an adjunct professor of gastroenterology and general internal medicine at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. Since 2019, he has also been a professor (and chair from 2019 to 2024) of Nutrition and Food Studies in the College of Public Health at George Mason University in Fairfax, VA. In his research, Dr. Cheskin studies the effectiveness of various lifestyle and dietary changes in weight loss and weight maintenance. He has experience in the design and implementation of controlled clinical trials and laboratory studies of different dietary techniques, as well as individual and community-based interventions, including those targeting underserved residents of inner-city and suburban Baltimore. His background and experience are broad, ranging from basic science work on dopamine genetics to efforts aimed at preventing childhood obesity through systems-focused studies of the effects of policies and the built environment. Most recently, he has been studying health risk factors among young adult college students and the utility of mHealth in positively influencing diet and weight control. He has written approximately 250 peer-reviewed publications and 9 books and is frequently cited in the media on issues related to obesity, nutrition, and dieting.
Dr. Cheskin is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Obesity. His top areas of expertise are Obesity, Malnutrition, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Liver Embolization, and Endoscopy.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 133 peer reviewed articles and participating in 1 clinical trial. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 79 articles in the study of Obesity.
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Locations
10753 Falls Road, Pavilion II, STE 305, Pavilion II, STE 305, Lutherville, MD 21093
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Cheskin has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
1 Clinical Trials
Inova Fairfax Hospital Center For Liver Diseases
Zobair Younossi is a Gastroenterologist in Falls Church, Virginia. Dr. Younossi is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Obesity. His top areas of expertise are Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, Hepatitis C, Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH), Liver Transplant, and Heart Transplant. Dr. Younossi is currently accepting new patients.
Washington Center For Weight Management And Research
Domenica Rubino is a Bariatric Medicine provider in Arlington, Virginia. Dr. Rubino is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Obesity. Her top areas of expertise are Obesity, Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Menopause, and Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young.
Kimberly Gudzune is a Gastroenterologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Gudzune is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Obesity. Her top area of expertise is Obesity. Dr. Gudzune is currently accepting new patients.
Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Elite
- ObesityDr. Cheskin isElite. Learn about Obesity.
- Experienced
- EndoscopyDr. Cheskin isExperienced. Learn about Endoscopy.
- GastrectomyDr. Cheskin isExperienced. Learn about Gastrectomy.
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)Dr. Cheskin isExperienced. Learn about Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD).
- HeartburnDr. Cheskin isExperienced. Learn about Heartburn.
- Liver EmbolizationDr. Cheskin isExperienced. Learn about Liver Embolization.
- MalnutritionDr. Cheskin isExperienced. Learn about Malnutrition.