Robert Kushner
Encyclopedia
Robert Kushner, M.D. is a Chicagoan, doctor
and published author. Board certified in internal medicine
and nutrition
, Dr. Kushner has studied in-depth the life patterns approach to weight loss
, which is based on more than 20 years of clinical experience.
Since 2001, Kushner has been listed in the Best Doctors in America
Database, and has become a reputed national and international speaker. He is frequently quoted in the media and has appeared on such national television programs as Good Morning America
and CNN
.
As the author of the American Medical Association’s newly released Obesity
Treatment Guide for Physicians (2006), Dr. Kushner requires all of his overweight patients to take the Diet Personality Quiz http://diet.com/member/take_consultation.php before he initiates weight loss treatment. This is a diagnostic quiz that allows Dr. Kushner and his staff members to better focus their care on each patient and his or her specific problems.
According to Dr. Kushner,
Therefore, his approach is one that aims to work for not just one specific person, but rather anyone who wants to lose weight and keep it off for good.
. He completed his internal medicine training at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago and received a fellowship and master’s degree in clinical nutrition from the University of Chicago
.
Physician
A physician is a health care provider who practices the profession of medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, injury and other physical and mental impairments...
and published author. Board certified in internal medicine
Internal medicine
Internal medicine is the medical specialty dealing with the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of adult diseases. Physicians specializing in internal medicine are called internists. They are especially skilled in the management of patients who have undifferentiated or multi-system disease processes...
and nutrition
Nutrition
Nutrition is the provision, to cells and organisms, of the materials necessary to support life. Many common health problems can be prevented or alleviated with a healthy diet....
, Dr. Kushner has studied in-depth the life patterns approach to weight loss
Weight loss
Weight loss, in the context of medicine, health or physical fitness, is a reduction of the total body mass, due to a mean loss of fluid, body fat or adipose tissue and/or lean mass, namely bone mineral deposits, muscle, tendon and other connective tissue...
, which is based on more than 20 years of clinical experience.
Since 2001, Kushner has been listed in the Best Doctors in America
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Database, and has become a reputed national and international speaker. He is frequently quoted in the media and has appeared on such national television programs as Good Morning America
Good Morning America
Good Morning America is an American morning news and talk show that is broadcast on the ABC television network; it debuted on November 3, 1975. The weekday program airs for two hours; a third hour aired between 2007 and 2008 exclusively on ABC News Now...
and CNN
CNN
Cable News Network is a U.S. cable news channel founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. Upon its launch, CNN was the first channel to provide 24-hour television news coverage, and the first all-news television channel in the United States...
.
As the author of the American Medical Association’s newly released Obesity
Obesity
Obesity is a medical condition in which excess body fat has accumulated to the extent that it may have an adverse effect on health, leading to reduced life expectancy and/or increased health problems...
Treatment Guide for Physicians (2006), Dr. Kushner requires all of his overweight patients to take the Diet Personality Quiz http://diet.com/member/take_consultation.php before he initiates weight loss treatment. This is a diagnostic quiz that allows Dr. Kushner and his staff members to better focus their care on each patient and his or her specific problems.
According to Dr. Kushner,
"Most diet plans miss the boat when it comes to getting one’s weight under control for life. Being overweightOverweightOverweight is generally defined as having more body fat than is optimally healthy. Being overweight is a common condition, especially where food supplies are plentiful and lifestyles are sedentary...
is a multi-dimensional lifestyle problem; it’s not just about the food.”
Therefore, his approach is one that aims to work for not just one specific person, but rather anyone who wants to lose weight and keep it off for good.
Education
Dr. Kushner received his medical degree from the University of Illinois Medical School in ChicagoChicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
. He completed his internal medicine training at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago and received a fellowship and master’s degree in clinical nutrition from the University of Chicago
University of Chicago
The University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated in 1890...
.
Published work
- Dr. Kushner's Personality Type Diet (2004) ISBN 0312325827
- Fitness Unleashed: A dog Owner's Guide to Losing Weight and Gaining Health Together (2006) ISBN 0307338584
- American Medical Association's Obesity Treatment Guide for Physicians (2006)
Offices Held and Awards
- Medical Director, Diet.com http://www.Diet.com
- President, American Board of Nutrition Physician Specialists