Dr. Domenica M. Rubino

Scott Kahan is a Bariatric Medicine provider practicing medicine in Chevy Chase, Maryland. Dr. Kahan is highly rated in 1 condition, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes (T2D).

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 highly rated in 2 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Obesity, Obesity in Children, Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Liver Embolization, and Endoscopy. Dr. Cheskin is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine. Dr. Cheskin is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Mark Kligman, an expert in minimally invasive gastric bypass surgery, is the director of the Center for Weight Management and Wellness and director of the minimally invasive surgery fellowship program at the University of Maryland Medical Center. He has been a bariatric surgeon for more than 15 years and has performed over 3,000 laparoscopic weight loss operations with an outstanding success rate. A trained trauma surgeon, Dr. Kligman developed an interest in bariatric surgery while at the Medical College of Ohio, where he served as medical director of the surgical intensive care unit. Eventually, he decided to devote the majority of his practice to weight loss surgery. He received his medical degree from Wayne State University. In addition to a residency and research fellowship at the University of Maryland, he completed fellowships in trauma surgery and surgical critical care at the University of Miami. He has written many articles and given numerous presentations on bariatric surgery. Dr. Kligman is highly rated in 5 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Obesity, Obesity in Children, Hypertension, Sleeve Gastrectomy, and Gastric Bypass. Dr. Kligman is board certified in American Board Of Surgery - Surgery (General Surgery), 1993. Dr. Kligman is currently accepting new patients.