SusanWolverMD

Obesity Medicine & Nutrition

Associate Professor, Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Medical College of Virginia School of Medicine

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1250 E Marshall Street
Internal Medicine, PO Box 980102
Richmond, VA 23298
Phone+1 804-828-0761

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Dr. Susan Wolver, based in Richmond, VA, specializes in Internal Medicine with subspecialties in Obesity Medicine and Nutrition. She completed her medical education at Wake Forest School of Medicine and subsequent training in the US Air Force and Virginia Commonwealth University Health System. Dr. Wolver practices at VCU Health and is experienced in medical weight loss. Her recent publications explore topics such as metabolic health in liver transplant recipients and biopsychosocial factors affecting weight in individuals with opioid use disorder. She is also involved in a clinical trial assessing the effects of a low carbohydrate ketogenic diet on liver and cardiometabolic health.

Virginia Commonwealth University Health SystemResidency, Internal Medicine, 2003 - 2006
National Capital ConsortiumInternship, Transitional Year, 1989 - 1990
Wake Forest School of Medicine of Wake Forest Baptist Medical CenterClass of 1989

PubMed

Sex and Gender Differences in Weight-Related Biopsychosocial Factors Among Adults Receiving Buprenorphine for Opioid Use Disorder.
Anna Beth Parlier-Ahmad, Taylor A Ochalek, Melanie K Bean, Susan E Wolver, Salvatore Carbone
Substance Use & Addiction Journal. 2024-12-15
Liver transplant recipients have worse metabolic body phenotype compared with matched non-transplant controls.
Chandra Bhati, Danielle Kirkman, Mikael F Forsgren, Hiba Kamal, Hiba Khan
JGH Open. 2024-09-01
1 citations
Reduced metabolic flexibility is a predictor of weight gain among liver transplant recipients.
Anh T Bui, Rahul Chaudhari, Chandra Bhati, Susan Wolver, Samarth Patel
Liver Transplantation. 2024-02-01

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