Fatima Cody Stanford

At-a-Glance

Associate Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH)/Harvard Medical School (HMS).
One of the first fellowship-trained obesity medicine physicians globally.
Among the most highly cited obesity medicine physician-scientists with over 200 peer-reviewed publications.
Recognized for shifting the global perception of obesity as a chronic disease.
Serves on the boards and executive committees for organizations including the American Medical Association (AMA) and The Obesity Society.
Holds an MD from Medical College of Georgia, an MPH from Emory University, an MPA from Harvard Kennedy School, and an Executive MBA from Quantic School of Business and Technology.

Biography

Fatima Cody Stanford is an American obesity medicine physician, internist, and pediatrician, and an Associate Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School. She practices and teaches at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH)/Harvard Medical School (HMS) as one of the first fellowship-trained obesity medicine physicians worldwide. Dr.