Zoobia Chaudhry, MD

410-616-7420

Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine

Healthful Eating, Activity & Weight Program

• Weight-Loss Team Aims to Change the Way Patients Think About Eating, Inside Tract  (Winter, 2018)
• Treatment of Obesity: Investigational Therapies, MedScape (October 11, 2023)
• Taking a New Obesity Drug and Birth Control Pills? Be Careful. WebMD (October 19, 2023)
• Dangers and Benefits of Treating Obesity via Telehealth. Health News (January 09, 2024)
• 13 Natural Weight Loss Remedies to Lose Weight and Keep it Off, AARP (April 17, 2026)
• Management of Obesity in Older Adults, MedScape (June 09, 2026)
• When Weight-Loss Drugs Don’t Work, New York Times

1. Kashlan D, Chaudhry Z. Weight Gain and Obesity Management in People With HIV. Topics in Antiviral Medicine. 2026.
2. Chaudhry ZW, Laudenslager M, Gudzune KA, Rajagopal S. Developing and implementing an obesity medicine fellowship program: Experience at a U.S. academic medical center. Obesity Pillars. 2025.
3. Bramante C, Wise E, Chaudhry Z. Care of the Patient After Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery. Annals of Internal Medicine. 2022.
4. Chaudhry ZW, Doshi RS, Mehta AK, et al. Systematic review of commercial weight-loss programs’ effect on glycemic outcomes. Obesity Reviews. 2016.
5. Gudzune KA, Doshi RS, Mehta AK, Chaudhry ZW, et al. Efficacy of commercial weight-loss programs: an updated systematic review. Annals of Internal Medicine. 2015

TIME: Nutrition and Behavior Change

Baltimore Magazine’s Top Doctor for Weight Management, 2019-2023

• Guest Speaker, Bermuda Hospitals Board, Medicine Grand Rounds, Obesity Medicine. How Can Internist Weigh In? Hamilton, Bermuda, (4/13/2022)
• Guest Speaker for a session with medical students, Sharif Medical and Dental College, Is Obesity A Disease or a Behavior Abnormality? Lahore, Pakistan, (4/1/2024)
• Guest Speaker for Women Leadership Conference, University of Management and Technology, The Reality of Weight Loss Struggles and How to Overcome Them,” Lahore, Pakistan, 11/26/2024
  • Established in 1990, University of Management and Technology (UMT) in Lahore, Pakistan offers diverse undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs, including notable schools like Health Sciences, Pharmacy, and Food and Agricultural Sciences. With over 25,000 students and a highly qualified faculty, including 275+ PhD holders, UMT emphasizes research and quality education, preparing students to excel in their fields.
• Guest Speaker, Pre-Conference Workshop, 9th International Conference, Shalamar Medical & Dental College, GLP-1 Agonists and Cardiovascular Outcomes: A New Era in CVD Treatment, Lahore, Pakistan (3/25/2025)
• Oral Presenter, Oxford Global Health and Bioethics International Conference 2025, The War in Gaza, the Silence of Medicine, and Interreligious Ethics as Foundation for Action-Oriented Strategizing: Observations from a Jewish and a Muslim Physician, Oxford, United Kingdom, (7/8/2025)
• Keynote Speaker, Academic Session on Metabolic Liver Disease, Department of Gastroenterology, Shaikh Zayed Hospital, in collaboration with the Pakistan Society of Hepatology (PSH), (1/17/2026)
  • Metabolic Dysfunction, Obesity, and the Liver: Clinical Challenges and Opportunities, Lahore, Pakistan. Shaikh Zayed Hospital, Lahore, is one of Pakistan’s premier tertiary-care and teaching hospitals, with a nationally recognized Department of Gastroenterology providing advanced clinical care, training, and research in hepatology and digestive diseases. The Pakistan Society of Hepatology (PSH) is a leading professional body dedicated to advancing hepatology practice, education, and research across Pakistan through academic sessions, clinical guidelines, and national collaborations. The session was followed by an interactive, case-based clinical discussion on metabolic liver disease with practicing clinicians and trainees.
• Guest Speaker, Academic Session at Juntendo University, Is Obesity A Disease or a Behavioral Abnormality? Tokyo, Japan (4/6/2026)
• Guest Speaker, Academic Session at Dokkyo Medical University Hospital, Is Obesity A Disease or A Behavior Abnormality?, Tochigi, Japan, (4/7/2026)