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Katherine H. Saunders, MD, DABOM

Saunders is a physician entrepreneur and a leading expert in obesity medicine. She is on the cutting edge of effective and compassionate obesity treatment. She practices at Intellihealth's clinical services affiliate, Flyte Medical, and teaches at Weill Cornell Medicine. Saunders received her undergraduate degree Phi Beta Kappa/summa cum laude from Dartmouth College and her medical degree from Weill Cornell Medical College, where she became a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society. She completed her internship and residency training in internal medicine at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medicine. Saunders was the first clinical fellow in obesity medicine at the Comprehensive Weight Control Center at Weill Cornell Medicine. She is a diplomate of the American Board of Internal Medicine and the American Board of Obesity Medicine. She hosts the Weight Matters podcast with Louis J. Aronne, MD, regularly speaks at international conferences, and publishes extensively on obesity medicine and weight management.

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