Dr. Jamy Ard is a nationally and internationally recognized leader in obesity research and treatment. His clinical research is focused on studying strategies to treat obesity in adults using a variety of state-of-the-art approaches, ranging from surgery and medications to lifestyle therapy with remote monitoring. Dr. Ard Is focused on treating adults who either suffer trom obesity disparities or where obesity treatment is particularly challenging. In the clinic, he is also exploring how to use new obesity treatments to improve the control, or bring about the resolution, of chronic diseases like type 2 diabetes. Dr. Ard is President-Elect of The Obesity Society.