Obesity
By Kevin Jiang
March 14, 2014
Mutations within the gene FTO have been implicated as the strongest genetic determinant of obesity risk in humans, but the mechanism behind this link remained unknown. Now an international team...Read more
By William Harms
October 19, 2011
Low-income women with children who move from high-poverty to lower-poverty neighborhoods experience notable long-term improvements in some aspects of their health, namely reductions in diabetes and extreme obesity, according to...Read more
Sara and Harold Lincoln Thompson Professor of Surgery, Executive Vice Chair, Department of Surgery
Dr. Alverdy is one of the University of Chicago Hospitals' most accomplished critical care surgeons and serves as the Director for the Surgical Treatment of Obesity Program. Dr. Alverdy specializes...Read more