The Annual Program Committee is charged with the development and programming of TOS’s annual meeting. The committee is responsible for identifying critical emerging topics and issues in obesity research and treatment and to develop symposia and other programming that effectively provides cutting edge information on these important topics to meeting participants.

2024 Members:

Susan Yanovski, MD, FTOS – Chair

John Thyfault – Co-Chair 

TRACK 1 – METABOLISM/INTEGRATIVE PHYSIOLOGY
Lauren Sparks, PhDTim Allerton, PhD – Chair
Saroja Voruganti, PhD – Co-Chair
Barbara Gower, PhD, FTOS
Maren Laughlin, PhD
E Matthew Morris, PhD

TRACK 2 – NEUROSCIENCE
Jonathan Flak, PhD – Chair
Kevin Williams, PhD – Co-Chair
Kristy Townsend, PhD
Vance Albaugh, MD, PhD
Julio Ayala, PhD

TRACK 3 – INTERVENTION/CLINICAL STUDIES
John Batsis, MD, FTOS – Chair
Joseph Skelton, MD – Co-Chair
Maria “Daniela” Hurtado Andrade, MD, PhD
Kimberly Gudzune, MD, FTOS
John Apolzan, PhD, FTOS

TRACK 4 – POPULATION HEALTH/POLICY
Mary Evans, PhD – Chair
Robert Siegel, MD – Co-Chair
Lara Dugas, PhD
Katherine N. Balantekin, PhD
Alpa Patel, PhD

TRACK 5 – CLINICAL/PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE
Laura Goetz, MD, MPH, DABOM – Chair
John Cleek, MD, FTOS – Co-Chair
Gretchen Ames, PhD
Deborah Horn, DO
Tiffany Cortes, MD

TRACK 6 – POLICY
John Clark, MD, PhD, ABOM – Chair
Ross Hammond, PhD – Co-Chair
Anna Grummon, PhD, MSPH
Brian D. Elbel, MPH, PhD
Ana M. Palacios, MD, PhD
Joshua Petimar, ScD
Sebastian Salathe

Marc-Andre Cornier, MD, FTOS – President
Anthony G. Comuzzie, PhD, FTOS – CEO
Anita Wiler, CMP, Sr. Director of Scientific Meetings – Staff Liaison
Darnella Parks, CMP, Manager of Scientific Meetings – Staff Liaison