Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians | Preventive Medicine | Obesity Medicine in Massachusetts
| Definition | A physician who specializes in the treatment of obesity demonstrates competency in and a thorough understanding of the treatment of obesity and the genetic, biologic, environmental, social, and behavioral factors that contribute to obesity. The obesity medicine physician employs therapeutic interventions including diet, physical activity, behavioral change, and pharmacotherapy. The obesity medicine physician utilizes a comprehensive approach, and may include additional resources such as dietitians, exercise physiologists, mental health professionals and bariatric surgeons as indicated to achieve optimal results. Additionally, the obesity medicine physician maintains competency in providing pre- peri- and post-surgical care of bariatric surgery patients, promotes the prevention of obesity, and advocates for those who suffer from obesity. |
| Grouping | Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians |
| Classification | Preventive Medicine |
| Specialization | Obesity Medicine |
Health providers classified as Obesity Medicine in Massachusetts
| Provider | City | Specializations |
|---|---|---|
| Dr. David Tortorella | Tewksbury |
- Acton ( 2 )
- Adams ( 1 )
- Agawam ( 1 )
- Allston ( 1 )
- Amesbury ( 2 )
- Amherst ( 1 )
- Andover ( 6 )
- Arlington ( 4 )
- Ashland ( 2 )
- Bedford ( 13 )
- Bellingham ( 1 )
- Belmont ( 2 )
- Billerica ( 3 )
- Boston ( 91 )
- Braintree ( 1 )
- Bridgewater ( 1 )
- Brighton ( 3 )
- Brockton ( 12 )
- Brookline ( 2 )
- Burlington ( 4 )
- Cambridge ( 25 )
- Canton ( 4 )
- Chelmsford ( 12 )
- Chestnut Hill ( 3 )
- Chicopee ( 7 )
- Clinton ( 1 )
- Concord ( 7 )
- Danvers ( 2 )
- Dartmouth ( 1 )
- Dedham ( 1 )
- Dennis ( 1 )
- Dennis Port ( 1 )
- Dorchester ( 4 )
- Dracut ( 1 )
- East Boston ( 3 )
- East Bridgewater ( 1 )
- Everett ( 4 )
- Fairhaven ( 3 )
- Fall River ( 8 )
- Florence ( 1 )
- Foxboro ( 2 )
- Framingham ( 3 )
- Franklin ( 1 )
- Gardner ( 1 )
- Greenfield ( 2 )
- Groton ( 1 )
- Groveland ( 1 )
- Halifax ( 1 )
- Hanover ( 1 )
- Hanscom Afb ( 4 )
- Hanson ( 1 )
- Haverhill ( 2 )
- Hingham ( 1 )
- Holbrook ( 1 )
- Holyoke ( 3 )
- Hudson ( 1 )
- Hyannis ( 3 )
- Hyde Park ( 2 )
- Jamaica Plain ( 2 )
- Kingston ( 1 )
- Lawrence ( 6 )
- Leeds ( 2 )
- Leominster ( 2 )
- Lexington ( 1 )
- Littleton ( 1 )
- Longmeadow ( 2 )
- Lowell ( 9 )
- Lunenburg ( 1 )
- Lynn ( 2 )
- Lynnfield ( 1 )
- Mansfield ( 2 )
- Marblehead ( 2 )
- Marlborough ( 4 )
- Marshfield ( 2 )
- Mashpee ( 1 )
- Mattapan ( 2 )
- Medford ( 1 )
- Melrose ( 1 )
- Methuen ( 5 )
- Middleboro ( 2 )
- Middleton ( 1 )
- Milford ( 1 )
- Mt. Clemens ( 1 )
- N Dartmouth ( 2 )
- Nantucket ( 4 )
- Natick ( 1 )
- Needham ( 2 )
- New Bedford ( 11 )
- Newton ( 4 )
- Norfolk ( 1 )
- North Adams ( 1 )
- North Attleboro ( 1 )
- North Dartmouth ( 1 )
- North Easton ( 1 )
- North Grafton ( 1 )
- North Reading ( 1 )
- Northampton ( 1 )
- Orleans ( 1 )
- Oxford ( 1 )
- Peabody ( 2 )
- Pittsfield ( 3 )
- Plainville ( 1 )
- Plymouth ( 4 )
- Quincy ( 2 )
- Reading ( 1 )
- Revere ( 1 )
- Roslindale ( 1 )
- Rowley ( 1 )
- Roxbury ( 1 )
- Roxbury Crossing ( 1 )
- S. Deerfield ( 1 )
- Salem ( 2 )
- Saugus ( 3 )
- Sharon ( 1 )
- Shrewsbury ( 5 )
- Somerset ( 2 )
- Somerville ( 14 )
- South Boston ( 2 )
- South Dartmouth ( 1 )
- South Weymouth ( 1 )
- South Yarmouth ( 2 )
- Southwick ( 1 )
- Springfield ( 11 )
- Stoughton ( 1 )
- Stow ( 1 )
- Sudbury ( 4 )
- Swansea ( 1 )
- Taunton ( 3 )
- Teaticket ( 1 )
- Tyngsboro ( 2 )
- W Springfield ( 1 )
- Waltham ( 5 )
- Wareham ( 4 )
- Watertown ( 7 )
- Webster ( 1 )
- West Roxbury ( 17 )
- West Springfield ( 1 )
- Westborough ( 2 )
- Westfield ( 2 )
- Westford ( 1 )
- Westwood ( 1 )
- Weymouth ( 2 )
- Whitinsville ( 1 )
- Wilbraham ( 2 )
- Wilmington ( 2 )
- Woburn ( 3 )
- Worcester ( 34 )
- Wrentham ( 1 )
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