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Chika Anekwe, MD, MPH
Contributor; Editorial Advisory Board Member, Harvard Health Publishing
Chika V. Anekwe, MD, MPH, is an obesity medicine physician at Massachusetts General Hospital Weight Center, and an instructor in medicine at Harvard Medical School. Her professional interests are in the areas of clinical nutrition, obesity, nonsurgical weight management, health policy, and community health outreach, with a special interest in underserved populations.
Twitter: @Chikagirl
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