Dr. Kimberly Gudzune

Dr. Gudzune is a physician-leader with over a decade of clinical, academic, and scientific leadership in obesity medicine, having practiced in the field since 2010 and authored more than 130 peer-reviewed publications, including in JAMA and Annals of Internal Medicine. She is board-certified in internal medicine and obesity medicine and is an elected Fellow of The Obesity Society. She has shaped national clinical guidance and professional standards for the field, including as chair of the American Diabetes Associations Professional Practice Committee for Obesity to develop the first-ever Standards of Care in Overweight and Obesity. At Johns Hopkins, she founded both a multidisciplinary obesity medicine clinical program and one of the first obesity medicine fellowships in the country. Her research focuses on how obesity influences healthcare experiences and the efficacy of obesity prevention and treatment strategies, including lifestyle interventions and obesity medications. She previously served as the Medical Director for the American Board of Obesity Medicine overseeing the certification exam development for U.S. and Canadian physicians and as Chief Medical Officer for the American Board of Obesity Medicine Foundation. She is currently Affiliate Faculty in the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Dr. Gudzune earned her both MD and MPH from Tulane University. She completed residency in Internal Medicine at the University of Maryland, followed by a Clinical Research Fellowship in the Division of General Internal Medicine at Johns Hopkins.