Dr. Lawrence Cheskin, MD

• Obesity Medicine

• Gastroenterology

• Internal Medicine

• Nutrition

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• Yale New Haven Hospital

  Fellowship Hospital, 1986

• Lenox Hill Hospital

  Residency Hospital, 1983

• Dartmouth University Geisel School Of Medicine

  Medical School, 1980

• Cuny, Lehman College

  Undergraduate School, 1977

• City University Of New York School Of Medicine

  Undergraduate School, 1977

• Providing prenatal care to pregnant women with overweight or obesity: Differences in provider communication and ratings of the patient-provider relationship by patient body weight, 2016-12-27

• A systematic review of childhood obesity in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region: Health impact and management, 2017-05-15

• Current and cutting-edge interventions for the treatment of obese patients, 2017-05-19

• Prevalence, Management, and Associated Factors of Obesity, Hypertension, and Diabetes in Tibetan Population Compared with China Overall, 2022-07-19

• Modeling The Economic And Health Impact Of Increasing Children's Physical Activity In The United States, 2017-05-01

• Differences in health-related behaviors between middle school, high school, and college students in Jiangsu province, China, 2019-05-26

• Single Fluid-Filled Intragastric Balloon Safe and Effective for Inducing Weight Loss in a Real-world Population, 2018-02-07

• Describing Patterns of Weight Changes Using Principal Components Analysis: Results from the Action for Health in Diabetes (Look AHEAD) Research Group, 2009-07-22

• The Additional Costs and Health Effects of a Patient Being Overweight or Having Obesity: A Computational Model, 2017-08-08

• A multilevel, multicomponent childhood obesity prevention group-randomized controlled trial improves healthier food purchasing and reduces sweet-snack consumption among low-income African-American youth, 2018-10-29

• Bromocriptine Administration Reduces Hyperphagia and Adiposity and Differentially Affects Dopamine D2 Receptor and Transporter Binding in Leptin-Receptor-Deficient Zucker Rats and Rats with Diet-Induced Obesity, 2008-11-04

• Key Nutrients for Optimal Blood Glucose Control and Mental Health in Individuals with Diabetes: A Review of the Evidence, 2023-09-10

• Weight change in the first two months of a lifestyle intervention predicts weight changes 8 years later, 2015-03-28

• Use of Placebo in Supplementation Studies-Vitamin D Research Illustrates an Ethical Quandary, 2018-03-13

• Symptom prevalence differences of depression as measured by BDI and PHQ scales in the Look AHEAD study, 2019-12-19

• A systematic review of childhood obesity in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region: Prevalence and risk factors meta-analysis, 2017-06-15

• Evaluation of early weight loss thresholds for identifying non-responders to an intensive lifestyle intervention, 2014-04-28

• Implementation of Text-Messaging and Social Media Strategies in a Multilevel Childhood Obesity Prevention Intervention: Process Evaluation Results, 2018-06-04

• Using a computational model to quantify the potential impact of changing the placement of healthy beverages in stores as an intervention to "Nudge” adolescent behavior choice, 2015-12-23

• Built Environment Associations with Adiposity Parameters among Overweight and Obese Hispanic Youth, 2015-06-05

• History of cardiovascular disease, intensive lifestyle intervention, and cardiovascular outcomes in the Look AHEAD Trial, 2020-01-03

• Intentional Weight Loss and Dose Reductions of Anti-Diabetic Medications - A Retrospective Cohort Study, 2012-02-27

• The Effect of Childhood Obesity Prevention Programs on Blood Lipids: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis, 2014-09-29

• Relationship Between Weekly Patterns of Caloric Intake and Reported Weight Loss Outcomes: Retrospective Cohort Study, 2018-04-16

• Relationship between frequency of eating and cardiovascular disease mortality in U.S. adults: the NHANES III follow-up study, 2016-06-15

• Bioavailability of Sulforaphane Following Ingestion of Glucoraphanin-Rich Broccoli Sprout and Seed Extracts with Active Myrosinase: A Pilot Study of the Effects of Proton Pump Inhibitor Administration, 2019-06-29

• Abnormal Exercise Test or CVD History on Weight Loss or Fitness: the Look AHEAD Trial, 2020-04-27

• Inconsistency between Self-Reported Energy Intake and Body Mass Index among Urban, African-American Children, 2016-12-15

• Triglyceride/HDL Ratio as a Screening Tool for Predicting Success at Reducing Anti-Diabetic Medications Following Weight Loss, 2013-07-15