Episode 8: When Obesity Medicine Gets Personal: Physicians Living with Obesity on GLP-1s, Bariatric Surgery, Med School & Patient Care

EPISODE DESCRIPTION

What happens when the obesity medicine physician is also living with obesity?

In this episode of Weight & Measure, hosts Mike Donnelly-Boylen and Zach Niemiec are joined by Dr. Matthea Rentea, Dr. Catherine Toomer, and Dr. Brianna Bingham for an honest conversation about obesity, GLP-1 medications, bariatric surgery, weight stigma, and the realities of treating a disease while also living with it.

Together, they discuss their personal obesity journeys, what medical education often gets wrong about obesity, and how lived experience has shaped the way they care for patients. The conversation explores obesity treatment, long-term weight management, bariatric surgery, GLP-1 medications, and the future of obesity medicine.

Topics include:

• What medical education still gets wrong about obesity
• How lived experience changes patient care
• GLP-1 medications and obesity treatment
• Zepbound, Mounjaro, Wegovy, and Ozempic
• Tirzepatide and semaglutide
• Bariatric and metabolic surgery
• Weight stigma in healthcare
• Patient-centered obesity care
• Long-term weight management
• Obesity advocacy
• The future of obesity treatment

Dr. Matthea Rentea shares lessons from her personal journey and insights from hundreds of conversations through The Obesity Guide Podcast.

Dr. Catherine Toomer discusses maintaining significant weight loss for more than twenty years while helping patients navigate multiple generations of obesity treatment.

Dr. Brianna Bingham offers her perspective on bariatric surgery, obesity care, and how personal experience influences clinical practice.

Whether you are taking a GLP-1 medication, considering bariatric surgery, living with obesity, supporting a loved one, or working in healthcare, this episode provides a perspective rarely heard in medicine: physicians discussing obesity through both clinical expertise and lived experience.

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ABOUT WEIGHT & MEASURE

Weight & Measure is hosted by Mike Donnelly-Boylen and Zach Niemiec. The podcast brings together people living with obesity, healthcare professionals, researchers, advocates, and industry leaders to explore obesity care, obesity medicine, bariatric surgery, GLP-1 medications, patient advocacy, weight stigma, and the future of treatment.

KEYWORDS

obesity, obesity medicine, GLP-1, GLP-1 medications, obesity treatment, obesity care, obesity management medications, OMMs, Zepbound, Mounjaro, Wegovy, Ozempic, tirzepatide, semaglutide, bariatric surgery, metabolic surgery, gastric sleeve, gastric bypass, weight stigma, patient advocacy, obesity advocacy, chronic disease, obesity physician, obesity specialist, lived experience, patient-centered care, Matthea Rentea, Catherine Toomer, Brianna Bingham, The Obesity Guide Podcast, Weight & Measure