Andover physician dedicated to helping patients lose weight and improve health earns national board certification

Professional certification in Bariatric medicine distinguishes physicians from their peers; ensures highest standards of care

TAMPA, Fla. – What distinguishes one physician from his or her peers often comes in the form of professional certification. For those with a specialized practice in bariatric medicine, the American Board of Bariatric Medicine (ABBM) ensures those who it certifies follow the highest standards of care for medical management of obesity.

Dr. Jeannine Cobb, medical director of Medi-Weightloss Clinics® in Andover, recently passed the “grueling” standards required to become a fully-certified ABBM physician. She is one of only 400 physicians who have completed the certification process and are certified Diplomates of the ABBM. After passing a comprehensive written exam, physicians also must pass a board inspection and board approval before earning the status of ABBM Diplomate.

Dr. Cobb graduated from medical school at the University of Kansas – Wichita, before an OB/GYN residency at the University of Oklahoma in Oklahoma City. After years of operating a successful OB/GYN practice, she took a particular interest in helping patients lose weight and opened Medi-Weightloss Clinics® in Andover to offer her patients a physician-supervised weight-loss program. Dr. Cobb lost over 100 pounds with the Medi-Weightloss Clinics® program. For more on her remarkable life changing weight loss view her testimonial video at youtube.com/mediweightloss.

About the ABBM The ABBM is the first and only testing organization ensuring an elevated standard of care in the management and treatment of obesity. Physicians who earn board certification in the practice of bariatric medicine are recognized as possessing the knowledge, experience, and skills needed to manage medical obesity treatment effectively.

About Medi-Weightloss Clinics® Medi-Weightloss Clinics® offers a physician-supervised weight loss program. The program is designed by experts in public health, medicine, nutrition, fitness, motivation and education. In our clinics, medical professionals guide patients every step of the way, providing individualized advice and direction; the program includes weekly individual consultations with a member of our medical team that focus on nutrition, lifestyle, and exercise. Medi-Weightloss Clinics® will educate patients on how to lose weight in the real world using real food, give recipes, shopping lists, and provide guidance and specific suggestions for dining out. Patients will learn how to overcome temptations and win the weight loss battle. The program helps patients shed unwanted and unhealthy pounds and make long-term weight loss goals a reality. When a patient reaches their goal weight, they start the wellness phase, specifically designed to help keep the pounds off. Medi-Weightloss Clinics® encourages its network of physicians to strive to achieve certification with the ABBM.

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Medi-Weightloss Clinics® has more than 76 locations in Alabama, Arizona, California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Massachusetts, Mississippi Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia. For more information, visit www.mediweightlossclinics.com.