Dr. Scott Cunneen on Discovery

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Dr. Cunneen holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Notre Dame, a master's degree in physiology from Georgetown University and a master's degree in human nutrition from the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. He earned his medical degree from Georgetown University. He served his internship and residency in general surgery at the Cedars-Sinai's Department of Surgery. In 1995 he was named Chief Resident in the Department of Surgery, and is currently Director of Bariatric Surgery at Cedars-Sinai hospital. In his wide-ranging interview, he makes it clear that bariatric surgery, long known as a weight-loss procedure, is now being used to combat the major health issues caused by obesity. Dr. Cunneen is also a published author having co-written WEIGHTY ISSUES: Getting the Skinny on Weight Loss Surgery (www.weightyissuesbook.com). He is currently working on his second book, 21 Things to Know About Diabetes and Weight Loss Surgery, to be published in 2016 by the American Diabetes Association.

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ContributorDr. Scott CunneenRead Full Bio

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Dr. Cunneen holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Notre Dame, a master's degree in physiology from Georgetown University and a master's degree in human nutrition from the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. He earned his medical degree from Georgetown University. He served his internship and residency in general surgery at the Cedars-Sinai's Department of Surgery. In 1995 he was named Chief Resident in the Department of Surgery, and is currently Director of Bariatric Surgery at Cedars-Sinai hospital. In his wide-ranging interview, he makes it clear that bariatric surgery, long known as a weight-loss procedure, is now being used to combat the major health issues caused by obesity. Dr. Cunneen is also a published author having co-written WEIGHTY ISSUES: Getting the Skinny on Weight Loss Surgery (www.weightyissuesbook.com). He is currently working on his second book, 21 Things to Know About Diabetes and Weight Loss Surgery, to be published in 2016 by the American Diabetes Association.

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Dr. Cunneen is clear that obesity is a disease. “It's a disease that actually is probably number one or two as far as doing really bad things to people in the United States.” He sees this epidemic as a mutilfactorial problem. Genetics haven’t change, so “it's cultural; it's environmental; it's types of jobs we have; and then it's the lack of education.  People really don't know what's healthy.  They know what tastes good.” He looks at bariatric surgery as a vehicle for people to see better long-term health outcomes. He talks about the importance of going through pre-surgical counseling and how people that do the work up front find greater success.

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