Dr. DeRosimo’s Education and Accomplishments

Since 1989, Dr. Lisa DeRosimo has concentrated her education and practice on bariatrics, the study of the causes, treatment, and prevention of obesity. She has been assisting patients in South Carolina to overcome their weight loss struggles for the past 2½ years.

Dr. DeRosimo is one of approximately 300 physicians in the United States who are currently Board Certified by the American Board of Bariatric Medicine and one of only eight in South Carolina. She is well-respected among her peers as a leader in her field and the elected Chair of the American Board of Bariatric Medicine.

EDUCATION
1999 Family Practice Residency, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
1996 M.D., University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
1992 M.S., Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University
1989 B.S., Psychobiology, University of California at Los Angeles

LICENSURES AND CERTIFICATIONS

  • Diplomate, American Board of Bariatric Medicine
  • Diplomate, American Board of Family Practice
  • Fully licensed to practice medicine and surgery in the states of South Carolina, Florida, Pennsylvania, and New York.

CURRENT PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

  • Chair, American Board of Bariatric Medicine
  • Charleston Day School Wellness Committee
  • Fluent in French – Ability to conduct medical interviews and administer treatment

PREVIOUS PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS

  • Medical Director, Foundation for the Advancement of Cardiac Therapies (FACT), Heart & Healthy Living Institute
  • Oprah Talk Radio with Mehmet Oz, MD “Health Update”
  • Ritz-Carlton Club “Heart Healthy Cooking: Pure and Simple” with Mehmet Oz, MD
  • Betty Ford Center Professionals in Residence Training Program
  • Nutrition et L’Obesite Internship, Hotel Dieu, Paris, France
  • Andrew Weil M.D., Wellness and Holistic Medicine Clerkship

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

  • American Society of Bariatric Physicians
  • American Obesity Association
  • American Academy of Family Physicians
  • American Medical Association
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Dr  DeRosimo, was recently featured on the Dr Oz Show
 
http://www.oprah.com/health/The-Burden-of-Obesity