Patients

Dr. Sharma is currently not accepting patients. Individuals seeking obesity treatment are advised to contact the Capital Health Weight Wise Program.

Capital Health

Corporate Office
Walter C. Mackenzie Health Sciences Centre
8440 112 Street
Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2B7
Phone (780) 407-1000 (8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.)

Capital Health “Link”

Health Advice and Information 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Phone: (780) 408-LINK (408-5465)
TTY (Teletypewriter): telecommunication for the deaf impaired(780) 496-8822
Outside the local calling area toll-free: 1-866-408-LINK
Email: chl@cha.ab.ca

Capital Health External Links

Presentations

International

  1. Speaker: Blood pressure changes with sibutramine versus placebo in randoized, double-blind controlled trials: a retrospective analysis, 17th European Meeting on Hypertension, Milan, June 15-17, 2007
     
  2. Speaker: Medical and surgical management of obesity, Obesity and Hypertension Working Group, 17th European Meeting on Hypertension, Milan, June 15-17, 2007
     
  3. Speaker: Reducing cardiometabolic risk, Obesity Topical Workshop, 17th European Meeting on Hypertension, Milan, June 15-17, 2007
     
  4. View more international presentations »

National

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

Should we battle obesity with surgery?

Mar. 17, 2010 CBC Radio Winnipeg – Dr. Sharma talks to CBC Winnipeg's Terry McLeod about the need for bariatric surgery Read the article

Label us Confused

Mar. 8, 2010 Edmonton Journal – "When you list things like trans fats and protein, you're assuming consumers understand how much of this they need, how important it is for their diet, whether it's a good or bad thing, and what a portion size is," says Sharma, chairman of obesity research at the University of Alberta. Read the article

Obesity: Lifestyle Choice or Lifestyle Chance?

Feb. 22, 2010 Arya M. Sharma, Special to the National Post – When it comes to lifestyle's impact on obesity--is it not far more often a question of lifestyle chance than of choice. Read the article

Research to study heart disease, obesity

Feb. 1, 2010 CBC News – Dr. Arya Sharma, Obesity Research Chair at the University of Alberta, said the study is aimed at broadening the existing body of research that shows links between obesity and heart failure, and to come up with better treatment methods. Read the article

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