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ASMBS Presidents

ASMBS honors the hard work and dedication from our past presidents that has helped build ASMBS in to the organization it is today. Their leadership has been invaluable in lessening the burden of the disease of obesity and related diseases.

Click on the names below to view Past Presidents and their reflections on ASMBS’s history

Edward E. Mason

Edward E. Mason, MD, PhD
1983-1985

John D. Halverson, MD

John D. Halverson, MD
1985-1987

J. Patrick O’Leary, MD

J. Patrick O’Leary, MD
1987-1989

Cornelius Doherty, MD

Cornelius Doherty, MD
1989-1990

George S. M. Cowan, Jr., MD

George S. M. Cowan, Jr., MD
1990-1991

John H. Linner, MD

John H. Linner, MD
1991-1992

Boyd E. Terry, MD

Boyd E. Terry, MD
1992-1993

Otto L. Willbanks, MD

Otto L. Willbanks, MD
1993-1994

Alex M.C. Macgregor, MD

Alex M.C. Macgregor, MD
1995-1996

Kenneth G. MacDonald, MD

Kenneth G. MacDonald, MD
1996-1997

S. Ross Fox, MD

S. Ross Fox, MD
1997-1998

Henry Buchwald, MD, PhD

Henry Buchwald, MD, PhD
1998-1999

Latham Flanagan, Jr., MD

Latham Flanagan, Jr., MD
1999-2000

Robert E. Brolin, MD

Robert E. Brolin, MD
2000-2001

Kenneth B. Jones, Jr., MD

Kenneth B. Jones, Jr., MD
2001-2002

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Walter J. Pories, MD
2002-2003

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Alan C. Wittgrove, MD
2003-2004

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Harvey J. Sugerman, MD
2004-2005

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Neil Hutcher, MD
2005-2006

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Philip R. Schauer, MD
2006-2007

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Kelvin Higa, MD
2007-2008

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Scott Shikora, MD
2008-2009

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John Baker, MD
2009-2010

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Bruce Wolfe, MD
2010-2011

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Robin Blackstone, MD
2011-2012

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Jaime Ponce, MD
2012-2013

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Ninh Nguyen, MD
2013-2014

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John Morton, MD
2014-2015

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Raul Rosenthal, MD, FASMBS
2015-2016

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Stacy Brethauer, MD, FASMBS
2016-2017

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Samer Mattar, MD
2017-2018

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Eric DeMaria, MD, FASMBS
2018-2019

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Matthew Hutter, MD, MPH, FASMBS
2020-2021

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Shanu N. Kothari, MD, FASMBS
2021-2022

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Teresa LaMasters, MD, FACS, DABOM, FASMBS
2022-2023, Current President

Integrated Health Presidents

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Georgeann Mallory, RD
1991-1996

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Mary Lou Walen
1996-1999

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Tracy Martinez, BSN, RN, CBN
1999-2004

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Deborah Cox, RN
2004-2006

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Bobbie Lou Price, BSN, RN, CBN
2006-2008

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William Gourash, MSN, CRNP
2008-2010

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Laura Boyer, RN CBN
2010-2012

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Karen Schulz, MSN, RN, CBN
2012-2014

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Christine Bauer, MSN, RN, CBN
2014-2016

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Karen Flanders, MSN, ARNP, CBN
2016-2019

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Lisa West-Smith, PhD, LISW-S
2019-2020

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Nathaniel Sann, MSN, FNP-BC
2020-2023
Current IH President

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