Caroline M. Apovian, M.D., FACP, FACN
Associate Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics at Boston University School of Medicine;
Director, Nutrition and Weight Management Center at Boston Medical Center;
Director, Clinical Research at the Obesity Research Center of Boston Medical Center
Medical School: University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
Residency: New England Deaconess Hospital
Fellowship/Post Residency: Fellowship in Nutrition Support at New England Deaconess Hospital
Areas of Interest: Novel medical treatments for obesity, monitoring type 2 diabetes, endothelial cell dysfunction and obesity and cytokine expression of
adipose cells after weight loss treatment in humans
Accomplishments:
• Dr. Apovian is an Associate Editor of the Obesity Journal and is co-editor of the Obesity and
Nutrition Section of Current Opinion in Endocrinology and Diabetes
• Dr. Apovian serves on the Betsy Lehman Center for Patient Safety and Medical Error Reduction
Expert Panel on Weight Loss Surgery for the Massachusetts Department of Public Health
