Key Opinion Leader (KOL) - Obesity Expert

Dr. Arya Sharma is widely recognized as one of Canada’s leading obesity experts. He has authored or co-authored more than 250 articles on the management of obesity and related cardiovascular disorders and has lectured on the subject all over the world. His research focuses on the evidence-based prevention and management of obesity and its complications. Dr. Sharma frequently travels to Europe, Asia, and South America to share his expertise. He has been a practicing physician for more than 20 years.

Dr. Arya Sharma - Canada's leading obesity expert
Dr. Arya Sharma, an obesity expert

Dr. Sharma was recently appointed Professor of Medicine & Chair in Obesity Research and Management at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada. He is also Scientific Director of the Canadian Obesity Network and President of the Canadian Association of Bariatric Physicians and Surgeons. He further uses his expertise as the Medical Director of Alberta Health Service’s Edmonton Region’s interdisciplinary Weight Wise program. Dr. Sharma was previously Professor of Medicine at Hamilton, Ontario’s McMaster University (where he was also a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair), the Franz-Volhard Klinik - Charit, Humboldt University Berlin, and the Free University of Berlin.

As a leading obesity expert, Dr. Sharma passionately believes educating the public on this chronic disease. He maintains a blog where he regularly writes about his thoughts on obesity, its prevention and management. He also makes regular public and media appearances to inform the public on the complexity and management of this disease.

Dr. Arya Sharma is available for speaking engagements, where he can share his knowledge as a leading obesity expert and key opinion leader with your audience.

PS: Requests for consulting and speaking engagements can be addressed to Dr. Sharma through sharma@obesitynetwork.ca

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Presentations

International

  1. Speaker: , 17th European Meeting on Hypertension, Milan, June 15-17, 2007
     
  2. Speaker: , 17th European Meeting on Hypertension, Milan, June 15-17, 2007
     
  3. Speaker: , 17th European Meeting on Hypertension, Milan, June 15-17, 2007
     
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National

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  2. Organizer and Faculty: , 2nd Canadian Obesity Network Summer Boot Camp, Dushesnay, Quebec, July 31 - August 8, 2007
     
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In The News

Weight stigma can itself increase weight gain: study

Jan. 26, 2012 Montreal Gazette – Dr. Arya Sharma, scientific director of the Canadian Obesity Network, says it's clear Western culture needs to stop stigmatizing weight gain and start understanding what causes it. "If we don't stop looking at obesity as a character flaw instead of a complex health condition, then we won't be addressing the underlying issues. Shaming, blaming and taxing aren't constructive or positive strategies." Read the article

Fat, obese and other dirty words for weight problems

Jan. 17, 2012 National Post – “What I always tell people is ‘obesity is not a four-letter word,’” said Dr. Sharma, who is also professor of medicine and chairman in obesity research and management at the University of Alberta. “They don’t look at it as a medical definition, which of course it is [since it’s a] BMI-based definition. They look at it as a stereotype. And because of the negative imagery that is very commonly used when talking about obesity … when you see those images [of morbidly obese people] you think ‘that’s not me.’” Read the article

‘Obesity’ a dirty word when discussing body weight: study

Jan. 8, 2012 Montreal Gazette – The findings come as Canada's leading obesity organization - the Canadian Obesity Network - prepares to release recommendations to doctors on managing obesity that will advise doctors seek permission before even raising the issue of excess weight or offering any advice, and that any such discussion be done in private, said Dr. Arya Sharma, the network's scientific director. Read the article

Exercise is about a lot more than burning calories

Dec. 22, 2011 Chatelaine – James S. Fell: "Dr. Arya Sharma taught me about how exercise can improve “ingestive behaviour,” meaning it positively changes eating behaviours to achieve weight loss — I knew this one too, but never pushed it that much." Read the article

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