Dr. Steven Smith Elected to Leading Scientific Society for Obesity

Published: 
October 13, 2009

Florida Hospital - Burnham Researcher Elected Councilor of Leading Scientific Society for Obesity

 

ORLANDO, Fla., Oct. 13, 2009 - Florida Hospital and Burnham Institute for Medical Research at Lake Nona researcher, Dr. Steven R. Smith, was recently elected to a three-year position as Councilor for The Obesity Society, a leading scientific society dedicated to the study of obesity. His new post begins at the 2009 Annual Scientific Meeting on Oct. 23 in Washington, D.C.       

Dr. Smith is an internationally-renowned researcher who focuses on obesity, diabetes and the metabolic origins of cardiovascular disease. He was recently appointed as the executive director of Florida Hospital and Burnham Institute's Translational Research Institute for Metabolism and Diabetes in Orlando, Fla. The institute aims to bridge the discoveries in the basic sciences and the application of this knowledge in the clinical care setting. This process is commonly referred to as translational research.

Dr. Smith earned his medical degree from the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio, Texas, in 1988. He completed a residency in internal medicine at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas, Texas, in 1991. He subsequently completed a two-year fellowship in clinical endocrinology and metabolism at the Ochsner Clinic and Hospital in New Orleans, La. Most recently, he was a faculty member at Pennington Biomedical Research Center in Baton Rouge, La., for 15 years. Dr. Smith has been published in more than 100 peer-reviewed scientific manuscripts, reviews and chapters.

Since 1982, The Obesity Society has been committed to encouraging research on the causes and treatment of obesity, and to keeping the medical community and public informed of new advancements. The Obesity Society's Annual Scientific Meeting is the largest conference in North America focusing on obesity research, prevention, treatment and management.

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