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Eric Westman

Eric C. Westman, MD, MHS

Internal Medicine Doctor

About me

I am an associate professor of medicine, the director of the Duke Lifestyle Medicine Clinic, and medical director of the Duke Center for Smoking Cessation. I am board certified in internal medicine and obesity medicine, and I have a masters degree in clinical research. My clinical research and clinical care relate to lifestyle treatments for obesity, diabetes, and tobacco dependence, and I have over 90 peer-reviewed publications. I am currently the president of the American Society of Bariatric Physicians, and a fellow of the Obesity Society and the Society of General Internal Medicine. I am co-editor of the medical textbook, Obesity: Evaluation and Treatment Essentials, and co-author of The New Atkins for a New You, and Cholesterol Clarity.

Profile

My areas of focus

Primary care, Internal medicine

Languages I speak

English

Publications

View Eric Westman's publications here on PubMed

Education

Training

  • MD, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, 1986

Residency

  • Internal Medicine, University of Kentucky Medical Center, 1990

Fellowship

  • General Internal Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, 1992

Industry relationships and collaborations

This faculty member (or a member of their immediate family) has a working relationship (i.e. consulting, research, and/or educational services) with the companies listed below. These relations have been reported to the health system leadership and, when appropriate, management plans are in place to address potential conflicts.

  • KE Diet
  • Vivus, Inc.
  • american society of bariatric physicians
  • esai