Dr. Sean Wharton, MD, FRCPC, PharmD
Medical Director, Wharton Medical
Academic Staff, Women’s College Hospital
Clinical Staff, Hamilton Health Sciences
Internist, Toronto East General Hospital
Adjunct Professor, McMaster and York Universities
General Internal Medicine, Obesity Medicine
8:15 am - 8:35 am
LIVER
A Clinical Approach to Obesity
Objectives:
- Understand the pathophysiology of obesity.
- Understand the clinical pathway for treating obesity.
- Understand the new pharmacological agents for obesity management
Dr. Sean Wharton has his doctorate in Pharmacy and Medicine at the University of Toronto. He is the Medical Director of the Wharton Medical Clinic, a community-based internal medicine weight management and diabetes clinic. He is an assistant professor at the University of Toronto and Adjunct Professor at McMaster University in Hamilton and York University in Toronto. He is clinical staff at Hamilton Health Sciences. Dr. Wharton’s research focuses on bariatric medicine and type 2 diabetes. He is the co-lead author of the 2020 Canadian Clinical Obesity Guidelines and has published many peer-reviewed articles in international medical journals.
Dr. Wharton is involved in activism to achieve health equity in Canada. He founded the BMSA (Black Medical Students Association) at the University of Toronto in 2000. The BMSA is now a recognized mentorship organization across Canada.