Weight Management

In this episode of the Clinical Consult, Dr. Kasey Goodpaster discusses clinical issues relevant to obesity, weight management and bariatric surgery. She also indicates comorbid mental health issues that often present with each of these conditions and strategies to combat mental health issues and address weight loss goals.

Kasey Goodpaster, PhD, is a clinical health psychologist at the Cleveland Clinic Bariatric and Metabolic Institute. She earned her PhD in Counseling Psychology from Purdue University 2014 after completing a predoctoral internship in health psychology and neuropsychology at St. Vincent Indianapolis Hospital. She completed a postdoctoral fellowship in bariatric psychology at the Cleveland Clinic before joining as staff in 2016. She currently serves as a member of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) Integrated Health Clinical Issues and Guidelines Committee.