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Robert F. Kushner is affiliated with Northwestern University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on medicine, with a significant emphasis on endocrinology, diabetes, and metabolism. The subfields of their work also include pharmacology, molecular biology, physiology, and surgery.

The scientist's research topics cover a range of subjects related to diabetes treatment and management, pharmacology and obesity treatment, metabolism in relation to diabetes and cancer, bariatric surgery and outcomes, obesity and health practices, diet and metabolism studies, and the relationship between obesity, physical activity, and diet.

Their frequent coauthors include:

  • Ildiko Lingvay
  • Thomas A. Wadden
  • Domenica Rubino
  • Melanie J. Davies
  • W. Timothy Garvey

The scientist has published extensively in several journals, with the most frequent publication venues being:

  • Obesity
  • Diabetes Care
  • JAMA
  • Journal of the Endocrine Society
  • Diabetes

Examples of recent papers authored in collaboration or related to their research include:

  • Once-Weekly Semaglutide in Adults with Overweight or Obesity, 2021, New England Journal of Medicine
  • Benefits and Risks of Bariatric Surgery in Adults, 2020, JAMA
  • Definition and diagnostic criteria of clinical obesity, 2025, The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology
  • Weight regain and cardiometabolic effects after withdrawal of semaglutide: The STEP 1 trial extension, 2022, Diabetes Obesity and Metabolism
  • Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Perioperative Nutrition, Metabolic, and Nonsurgical Support of Patients Undergoing Bariatric Procedures - 2019 Update: Cosponsored by American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists/American College of Endocrinology, The Obesity Society, American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, Obesity Medicine Association, and American Society of Anesthesiologists, 2020, Obesity

Throughout their career, Robert F. Kushner has contributed to 161 publications in medicine, with 44 of those focused specifically on endocrinology, diabetes, and metabolism. Their research integrates clinical approaches to obesity, diabetes management, bariatric surgery outcomes, and pharmacological treatments targeting metabolic conditions.

Best Publications

  • 2013 AHA/ACC/TOS Guideline for the Management of Overweight and Obesity in Adults A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines and The Obesity Society

    Michael D. Jensen;Donna H. Ryan;Caroline M. Apovian;Jamy D. Ard

  • Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Perioperative Nutritional, Metabolic, and Nonsurgical Support of the Bariatric Surgery Patient—2013 Update: Cosponsored by American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists, The Obesity Society, and American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery

    Jeffrey I. Mechanick;Adrienne Youdim;Daniel B. Jones;W. Timothy Garvey

  • 2013 AHA/ACC/TOS Guideline for the Management of Overweight and Obesity in Adults

    Michael D. Jensen;Donna H. Ryan;Caroline M. Apovian;Jamy D. Ard

  • Obesity in older adults: technical review and position statement of the American Society for Nutrition and NAASO, The Obesity Society.

    Dennis T. Villareal;Caroline M. Apovian;Robert F. Kushner;Samuel Klein

  • Recombinant leptin for weight loss in obese and lean adults: a randomized, controlled, dose-escalation trial.

    Steven B. Heymsfield;Andrew S. Greenberg;Ken Fujioka;Russell M. Dixon

  • Estimation of total body water by bioelectrical impedance analysis

    Robert F Kushner;Dale A Schoeller

  • Efficacy of Liraglutide for Weight Loss Among Patients With Type 2 Diabetes The SCALE Diabetes Randomized Clinical Trial

    Melanie J. Davies;Richard Bergenstal;Bruce Bode;Robert F. Kushner

  • Barriers to Providing Nutrition Counseling by Physicians: A Survey of Primary Care Practitioners

    R.F. Kushner

  • The Science of Obesity Management: An Endocrine Society Scientific Statement.

    George A Bray;William E Heisel;Ashkan Afshin;Michael D Jensen

  • A proposed clinical staging system for obesity

    A M Sharma;R F Kushner

  • American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists, The Obesity Society, and American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery Medical Guidelines for Clinical Practice for the perioperative nutritional, metabolic, and nonsurgical support of the bariatric surgery patient.

    Jeffrey I. Mechanick;Robert F. Kushner;Harvey J. Sugerman;J. Michael Gonzalez-Campoy

  • Is the impedance index (ht2/R) significant in predicting total body water?

    Robert F. Kushner;Dale A. Schoeller;Carla R. Fjeld;Lynn Danford

  • How much physical activity is needed to minimize weight gain in previously obese women

    Dale A. Schoeller;Kathyjo Shay;Robert F. Kushner

  • A 6-month randomized, placebo-controlled, dose-ranging trial of topiramate for weight loss in obesity.

    George A. Bray;Priscilla Hollander;Samuel Klein;Robert F Kushner

  • Obesity and quality of life.

    Robert F Kushner;Gary D Foster

  • AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGISTS, THE OBESITY SOCIETY, AND AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR METABOLIC & BARIATRIC SURGERY MEDICAL GUIDELINES FOR CLINICAL PRACTICE FOR THE PERIOPERATIVE NUTRITIONAL, METABOLIC, AND NONSURGICAL SUPPORT OF THE BARIATRIC SURGERY PATIENT

    Jeffrey I. Mechanick;Robert F. Kushner;Harvey J. Sugerman;J. Michael Gonzalez-Campoy

  • Clinical characteristics influencing bioelectrical impedance analysis measurements

    Robert F. Kushner;Rani Gudivaka;Dale A. Schoeller

  • Relative dilution spaces of 2H- and 18O-labeled water in humans

    Susan B. Racette;Dale A. Schoeller;Amy H. Luke;Kathyjo Shay

  • Single- and multifrequency models for bioelectrical impedance analysis of body water compartments.

    R. Gudivaka;D. A. Schoeller;R. F. Kushner;M. J. G. Bolt

  • 2013 AHA/ACC/TOS Guideline for the Management of Overweight

    Michael D. Jensen;H. Ryan;M. Apovian;Catherine M. Loria

Frequent Co-Authors

Dale A. Schoeller
Dale A. Schoeller University of Wisconsin–Madison
Caroline M. Apovian
Caroline M. Apovian Brigham and Women's Hospital
Thomas A. Wadden
Thomas A. Wadden University of Pennsylvania
W. Timothy Garvey
W. Timothy Garvey University of Alabama at Birmingham
Donna H. Ryan
Donna H. Ryan Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Melanie J. Davies
Melanie J. Davies University of Leicester
Harvey J. Sugerman
Harvey J. Sugerman Virginia Commonwealth University
David B. Sarwer
David B. Sarwer Temple University
Linda Van Horn
Linda Van Horn Northwestern University

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