Message from the Director, Lewis Landsberg, MD
Obesity is one of the major epidemics of our time. It threatens to lower, for the first time, the life expectancy of our next generation. The root causes are biological, evolutionary, psychological, sociological, economic, and political.
News
- 02.25.2013
- 02.13.2013
- 01.08.2013
About Us
The NCCO seeks to understand and address the global epidemic of obesity and to serve as an intellectual focus and home for obesity related research and programs throughout Northwestern University, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, and our clinical partners.
Meet Our Faculty
Joe Bass, MD/PhD
Chief, Division of Medicine-Endocrinology
Robert F. Kushner, MD, MS
Clinical Director, NCCOLewis Landsberg, MD
Director, NCCO
Franck Mauvais-Jarvis, MD/PhD
Research Director, NCCO
Boyd Metzger, MD
Professor Emeritus in Medicine-Endocrinology
Lisa Neff, MD, MS
Assistant Professor in Medicine-Endocrinology, Metabolism and Molecular Medicine
Alan M. Peaceman, MD
Chief, Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology-Maternal Fetal Medicine
Linda Van Horn, PhD, RD
Associate Dean for Faculty Development