Biography

Dr Wyatt is Associate Professor in the Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Diabetes in the Department of Medicine at the University of Colorado Denver’s Anschutz Medical Campus. She received her undergraduate degree at The University of Texas and her medical doctorate from Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. Dr Wyatt completed her internal medicine and endocrinology training at the University of Colorado. She is a practicing physician and clinical researcher at the Anschutz Health and Wellness Center and is the Medical Director of the Wellness Clinic, which specializes in long-term strategies for weight management. Dr Wyatt has more than 18 years of clinical experience in weight reduction using behavioral treatment, dietary therapy, physical activity interventions, weight loss medications, and surgery. Recently, she became the medical expert for Season 4 of ABC’s Extreme Weight Loss TV show. Dr Wyatt has spent much of her research time investigating what makes people successful during their weight loss journey by following more than 10,000 “successful losers” in the National Weight Control Registry. She also has investigated the reasons why Colorado is the leanest state in the nation. Dr Wyatt’s passion for and expertise in helping obese individuals successfully transform their bodies, minds, and lifestyles has made her a popular clinician, speaker, and obesity educator. She shares much of what she has learned in a new book that she co-authored titled State of Slim: Fix Your Metabolism and Drop 20 Pounds in 8 Weeks on the Colorado Diet.

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