NHLBI Obesity Education Initiative Expert Panel on the Identification, Evaluation, and Treatment of Overweight and Obesity in Adults

• F. Xavier Pi-Sunyer, M.D., M.P.H.
  Chair of the Panel
  Chief, Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Nutrition
  Director, Obesity Research Center
  St. Luke's/Roosevelt Hospital Center
  Professor of Medicine
  Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
  New York, NY
• Diane M. Becker, Sc.D., M.P.H.
  Director
  Center for Health Promotion
  Associate Professor
  Department of Medicine
  The Johns Hopkins University
  Baltimore, MD
• Claude Bouchard, Ph.D.
  Professor of Exercise Physiology
  Physical Activity Sciences
  Laboratory
  Laval University
  Sainte Foy, Quebec
  CANADA
• Richard A. Carleton, M.D.
  Professor of Medicine
  Brown University School of Medicine
  Pawtucket, RI
• Graham A. Colditz, M.D., Dr.P.H.
  Associate Professor of Medicine
  Harvard Medical School
  Channing Laboratory
  Boston, MA
• William H. Dietz, M.D., Ph.D.
  Director
  Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity
  National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  Atlanta, GA
• John P. Foreyt, Ph.D.
  Professor of Medicine and Director
  Nutrition Research Clinic
  Baylor College of Medicine
  Houston, TX
• Robert J. Garrison, Ph.D.
  Associate Professor
  Department of Preventive Medicine
  University of Tennessee, Memphis
  Memphis, TN
• Scott M. Grundy, M.D., Ph.D.
  Director
  Center for Human Nutrition
  University of Texas
  Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
  Dallas, TX
• Barbara C. Hansen, Ph.D.
  Professor of Physiology
  Director of Obesity and Diabetes Research Center
  University of Maryland School of Medicine
  Baltimore, MD
• Millicent Higgins, M.D.
  Department of Epidemiology
  School of Public Health
  University of Michigan
  Ann Arbor, MI
• James O. Hill, Ph.D.
  Associate Director of Research
  Center for Human Nutrition
  University of Colorado Health Sciences Center
  Denver, CO
• Barbara V. Howard, Ph.D.
  President
  Medlantic Research Institute
  Washington, DC
• Robert C. Klesges, Ph.D.
  Professor
  University of Memphis Prevention Center
  University of Memphis
  Memphis, TN
• Robert J. Kuczmarski, Dr.P.H., R.D.
  Nutrition Analyst
  National Center for Health Statistics
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  Hyattsville, MD
• Shiriki Kumanyika, Ph.D., R.D., M.P.H.
  Professor and Head
  Department of Human Nutrition and Dietetics
  The University of Illinois at Chicago
  Chicago, IL
• R. Dee Legako, M.D.
  Prime Care Canyon Park Family Physicians, Inc.
  Edmond, OK
• T. Elaine Prewitt, Dr.P.H., R.D.
  Assistant Professor
  Department of Preventive Medicine and Epidemiology
  Loyola University Medical Center
  Maywood, IL
• Albert P. Rocchini, M.D.
  Chief of Cardiology
  University of Michigan Medical Center
  Ann Arbor, MI
• Philip L. Smith, M.D.
  Professor of Medicine
  Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
  The Johns Hopkins Asthma and Allergy Center
  Baltimore, MD
• Linda G. Snetselaar, Ph.D., R.D.
  Associate Professor
  Head of Preventive Nutrition Education
  Department of Preventive Medicine
  University of Iowa
  Iowa City, IA
• James R. Sowers, M.D.
  Professor of Medicine and Physiology
  Director
  Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Hypertension
  Wayne State University School of Medicine
  University Health Center
  Detroit, MI
• Michael Weintraub, M.D.
  Director
  Office of Drug Evaluation V
  Food and Drug Administration
  Rockville, MD
• David F. Williamson, Ph.D., M.S.
  Epidemiologist
  Division of Diabetes Translation
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  Chamblee, GA
• G. Terence Wilson, Ph.D.
  Oscar K. Buros Professor of Psychology
  Director, Rutgers Eating Disorders Clinic
  Piscataway, NJ

Ex-Officio Members

• Clarice D. Brown, M.S.
  Project Manager
  CODA Research, Inc.
  Silver Spring, MD
• Karen A. Donato, M.S., R.D.^*
  Executive Director of the Panel
  Coordinator
  NHLBI Obesity Education Initiative
  National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
  National Institutes of Health
  Bethesda, MD
• Nancy Ernst, Ph.D., R.D.^*
  Nutrition Coordinator
  Office of the Director
  Division of Epidemiology and Clinical Applications
  National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
  National Institutes of Health
  Bethesda, MD
• D. Robin Hill, Ph.D.^*
  Social Science Analyst
  Behavioral Medicine Branch
  Division of Epidemiology and Clinical Applications
  National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
  National Institutes of Health
  Bethesda, MD
• Michael J. Horan, M.D., Sc.M.^*
  Director
  Division of Heart and Vascular Diseases
  National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
  National Institutes of Health
  Bethesda, MD
• Van S. Hubbard, M.D., Ph.D.
  Director, NIH Division of Nutrition Research Coordination
  Chief, Nutritional Sciences Branch
  National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
  National Institutes of Health Bethesda, MD
• James P. Kiley, Ph.D.^*
  Director
  Airway Biology and Disease Program
  Division of Lung Diseases
  National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
  National Institutes of Health
  Bethesda, MD
• Eva Obarzanek, Ph.D., R.D., M.P.H.^*
  Research Nutritionist
  Prevention Scientific Research Group
  Division of Epidemiology and Clinical Applications
  National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
  National Institutes of Health
  Bethesda, MD

Consultant

• David Schriger, M.D., M.P.H., F.A.C.E.P.
  Associate Professor
  UCLA Emergency Medicine Center
  University of California at Los Angeles
  School of Medicine
  Los Angeles, CA

San Antonio Cochrane Center

• Elaine Chiquette, Pharm.D.
  V.A. Cochrane Center at San Antonio
  Audie L. Murphy Memorial Veterans Hospital
  San Antonio, TX
• Cynthia Mulrow, M.D., M.Sc.
  V.A. Cochrane Center at San Antonio
  Audie L. Murphy Memorial Veterans Hospital
  San Antonio, TX

Staff

• Adrienne Blount, B.S.
  R.O.W. Sciences, Inc.
  Rockville, MD
• Maureen Harris, M.S., R.D.
  R.O.W. Sciences, Inc.
  Rockville, MD
• Anna Hodgson, M.A.
  R.O.W. Sciences, Inc.
  Rockville, MD
• Pat Moriarty, M.Ed., R.D.
  R.O.W. Sciences, Inc.
  Rockville, MD

The panel acknowledges the assistance of Dr. Rashid Chotani, Johns Hopkins University; Dr. Robert Klesges, University of Memphis; Dr. Walter Pories, East Carolina University; Dr. Ivan Baines, NHLBI; Dr. Christine Kelly, NHLBI; Glen Bennett, NHLBI; Dr. Fred Heydrick, BioReview; Debbie Lurie, Prospect Associates; Estelle Schwalb, Prospect Associates; Lori McCray, R.O.W. Sciences, Inc.; and Niyati Pandya, R.O.W. Sciences, Inc.