Integrating Nutrition and Medical Therapy to Promote Metabolic Health

The event will will explore practical, evidence-based skills and current pharmacologic options to support healthy weight management.
speakers are:
• Husam A. Ghanim, PhD, research associate professor, Department of Medicine, who conducts research on insulin resistance, diabetes, obesity and weight loss focusing on the role of inflammation and oxidative stress in metabolic diseases.

• Lucy D. Mastrandrea, MD, PhD, professor and chief, Division of Endocrinology/Diabetes, Department of Pediatrics. Mastrandrea conducts research and treats patients with obesity, Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes, growth hormone deficiency and other conditions. She has led research showing that many of the weight loss drugs known as GLP-1 medications, which have been used in adults for years, are also safe and effective for use in children and adolescents with obesity.
A light dinner will be served first, and a question-and-answer session will follow the presentations.
The event will be held at 5:30 p.m. on March 4 in the Dozoretz Auditorium on the second floor of the Jacobs School, 955 Main St., Buffalo.
The event is designed to educate a diverse audience, from patients to students to health care workers to caregivers.
The Mini-Medical School program has been providing Western New Yorkers with an inside look at the medical school experience through lectures on various health care topics since 1997.