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David E. Cummings is affiliated with the University of Washington in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Medicine, with extensive work in related subfields including Surgery, Physiology, Pharmacy, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, and Epidemiology. This diverse expertise underscores a broad approach to medical research, particularly in metabolic health and surgical outcomes.

Their contributions to scientific literature span multiple topics, emphasizing Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes, Diet and Metabolism Studies, Obesity and Health Practices, Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment, Body Contouring and Surgery, Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer, as well as Obesity, Physical Activity, and Diet. This range reflects a multidisciplinary approach to addressing complex health conditions linked to metabolism and obesity.

Among the recent notable publications authored or coauthored by David E. Cummings are:

  • Joint international consensus statement for ending stigma of obesity, 2020, Nature Medicine
  • Definition and diagnostic criteria of clinical obesity, 2025, The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology
  • The global burden of metabolic disease: Data from 2000 to 2019, 2023, Cell Metabolism
  • Bariatric and metabolic surgery during and after the COVID-19 pandemic: DSS recommendations for management of surgical candidates and postoperative patients and prioritisation of access to surgery, 2020, The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology
  • Long-Term Outcomes of Medical Management vs Bariatric Surgery in Type 2 Diabetes, 2024, JAMA

Their frequent coauthors include:

  • Philip R. Schauer
  • John P. Kirwan
  • Sangeeta R. Kashyap
  • David Arterburn
  • Mary-Elizabeth Patti

David E. Cummings commonly publishes in journals such as The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology, Diabetes, Diabetes Care, Diabetes Obesity and Metabolism, and Nature Medicine. These venues are well-regarded in fields related to endocrinology, metabolic disorders, and surgical interventions.

Best Publications

  • A Preprandial Rise in Plasma Ghrelin Levels Suggests a Role in Meal Initiation in Humans

    David E. Cummings;Jonathan Q. Purnell;R. Scott Frayo;Karin Schmidova

  • Plasma Ghrelin Levels after Diet-Induced Weight Loss or Gastric Bypass Surgery

    David E. Cummings;David S. Weigle;R. Scott Frayo;Patricia A. Breen

  • Central nervous system control of food intake and body weight

    G. J. Morton;D. E. Cummings;D. G. Baskin;G. S. Barsh

  • Metabolic Surgery in the Treatment Algorithm for Type 2 Diabetes: a Joint Statement by International Diabetes Organizations.

    Francesco Rubino;David M Nathan;Robert H Eckel;Philip R Schauer

  • Gastrointestinal regulation of food intake

    David E. Cummings;Joost Overduin

  • The Mechanism of Diabetes Control After Gastrointestinal Bypass Surgery Reveals a Role of the Proximal Small Intestine in the Pathophysiology of Type 2 Diabetes

    Francesco Rubino;Antonello Forgione;David E. Cummings;Michel Vix

  • Metabolic Surgery in the Treatment Algorithm for Type 2 Diabetes: A Joint Statement by International Diabetes Organizations

    Francesco Rubino;David M. Nathan;Robert H. Eckel;Philip R. Schauer

  • Joint international consensus statement for ending stigma of obesity.

    Francesco Rubino;Francesco Rubino;Rebecca M. Puhl;David E. Cummings;Robert H. Eckel

  • Ghrelin and the short- and long-term regulation of appetite and body weight.

    David E. Cummings

  • Elevated plasma ghrelin levels in Prader Willi syndrome.

    David E. Cummings;Karine Clement;Jonathan Q. Purnell;Christian Vaisse

  • Gastric bypass for obesity: mechanisms of weight loss and diabetes resolution.

    David E. Cummings;Joost Overduin;Karen E. Foster-Schubert

  • Plasma ghrelin levels and hunger scores in humans initiating meals voluntarily without time- and food-related cues.

    David E. Cummings;R. Scott Frayo;Corinne Marmonier;Roberte Aubert

  • Minireview: Hormonal and metabolic mechanisms of diabetes remission after gastrointestinal surgery.

    Joshua P. Thaler;David E. Cummings

  • Genetics and Pathophysiology of Human Obesity

    David E. Cummings;Michael W. Schwartz

  • Metabolic Surgery to Treat Type 2 Diabetes: Clinical Outcomes and Mechanisms of Action

    Francesco Rubino;Philip R. Schauer;Lee M. Kaplan;David E. Cummings

  • Genetically lean mice result from targeted disruption of the RIIβ subunit of protein kinase A

    David E. Cummings;Eugene P. Brandon;Josep V. Planas;Kouros Motamed

  • Ghrelin induces feeding in the mesolimbic reward pathway between the ventral tegmental area and the nucleus accumbens

    Amy M. Naleid;Martha K. Grace;David E. Cummings;Allen S. Levine;Allen S. Levine

  • The Diabetes Surgery Summit consensus conference: recommendations for the evaluation and use of gastrointestinal surgery to treat type 2 diabetes mellitus.

    Francesco Rubino;Lee M. Kaplan;Philip R. Schauer;David E. Cummings

  • Postprandial suppression of plasma ghrelin level is proportional to ingested caloric load but does not predict intermeal interval in humans.

    Holly S. Callahan;David E. Cummings;David E. Cummings;Margaret S. Pepe;Patricia A. Breen;Patricia A. Breen

  • Ghrelin Suppresses Glucose-Stimulated Insulin Secretion and Deteriorates Glucose Tolerance in Healthy Humans

    Jenny Tong;Ronald L. Prigeon;Harold W. Davis;Martin Bidlingmaier

Frequent Co-Authors

Geltrude Mingrone
Geltrude Mingrone King's College London
Michael W. Schwartz
Michael W. Schwartz University of Washington
David R. Flum
David R. Flum University of Washington
Lee M. Kaplan
Lee M. Kaplan Harvard University
Robert H. Eckel
Robert H. Eckel University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Harvey J. Grill
Harvey J. Grill University of Pennsylvania
G. Stanley McKnight
G. Stanley McKnight University of Washington
Diana L. Williams
Diana L. Williams University of Liverpool
Josep V. Planas
Josep V. Planas International Pacific Halibut Commission
Randy J. Seeley
Randy J. Seeley University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

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