Angela Fitch, MD, FACP, FOMA

Dr. Angela Fitch is a leader in the field of obesity medicine. She is the current President of the Obesity Medicine Association and the 2017 winner of their Clinician of the Year Award. She served as Chair of the Clinical Management Section of the Obesity Society in 2015–2016. She practiced primary care for 10 years before becoming a diplomate of the American Board of Obesity Medicine in 2012. She comes to knownwell by way of Boston, where she divides her time between academia, activism, and medicine. She is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Harvard University, the former co-director of the Massachusetts General Hospital Weight Center, a board member of the Obesity Action Coalition, and a founding member of the Massachusetts Coalition for Action on Obesity. Dr. Fitch is board-certified in obesity medicine, internal medicine, and pediatrics.