AmandaVelazquezMDDABOM
Internal Medicine • Los Angeles, CAObesity Medicine & Nutrition
Director of Obesity Medicine
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Office
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
8700 Beverly Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90048Phone+1 800-954-8000
Education & Training
Boston UniversityNutrition and Obesity Medicine, Fellowship, 2016 - 2017
Indiana University School of MedicineResidency, Internal Medicine, 2013 - 2016
Southern Illinois University School of MedicineClass of 2013
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 2017 - 2026
MA State Medical License 2016 - 2017
IL State Medical License 2015 - 2015- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
- American Board of Obesity Medicine Obesity Medicine
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 50 citationsUpdates on obesity pharmacotherapy.Amanda Velazquez, Caroline M. Apovian
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 2018-01-01 - 7 citationsDevelopment and outcomes of an immersive obesity summit workshop for medical resident and fellow educationAmanda Velazquez, Katie Robinson, Jennifer L. Frederick, Robert F. Kushner
Clinical Obesity. 2019-10-01 - 33 citationsDevelopment of Obesity Competencies for Medical Education: A Report from the Obesity Medicine Education CollaborativeRobert F. Kushner, Deborah B. Horn, W. Scott Butsch, Joshua D. Brown, Katherine Duncan
Obesity. 2019-07-01
Press Mentions
Doctors Wish More People Over 65 Took OzempicAugust 16th, 2024
HEALTH WATCH: Advice on Staying Well While TravelingDecember 27th, 2019
Herpes Outbreak at Coachella? Health Officials Say They Haven’t Seen Evidence of That Despite Rampant Media ReportsApril 26th, 2019- Join now to see all
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