Thomas Wadden
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Thomas A. Wadden | |
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| Born | September 3, 1952 |
| Other names | Tom Wadden |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Brown University University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
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| Discipline | Clinical psychology |
| Institutions | Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania Haverford College |
Thomas A. Wadden (born September 3, 1952) is a clinical psychologist who is known for his research on the treatment of obesity by methods that include lifestyle modification, pharmacotherapy, and bariatric surgery. He was the Albert J. Stunkard Professor of Psychology in Psychiatry at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania from 2007 to 2021.
Wadden is a fellow of The Obesity Society.[1] In 2015, The Obesity Society created the Thomas A. Wadden Award for Distinguished Mentorship, recognizing his education of scientists and practitioners in the field of obesity.[2]
Early life and education
[edit]Wadden is a native of Washington, D.C. and a graduate of the Landon School in Bethesda, Maryland. He received his bachelor's degree in psychology in 1975 from Brown University and his doctorate in clinical psychology in 1981 from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.[3]
Career
[edit]In 1982, Wadden was appointed to the faculty in the department of Psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania, where he began his clinical and research career on the treatment of obesity and its associated eating disorders. After a decade at Penn, he joined Syracuse University as professor of Psychology.[4] Later, he returned to University of Pennsylvania as professor of Psychology. In 2011, he was named the inaugural recipient of the Albert J. Stunkard Chair in Psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania.[5]
From 2005 to 2006, he was the president of The Obesity Society.[6]
Awards and honors
[edit]- 2015 - Thomas A. Wadden Award for Distinguished Mentorship (inaugural recipient), The Obesity Society[2]
- Fellow, The Obesity Society[1]
Selected publications
[edit]Books
[edit]- Wadden, Thomas A.; Van Itallie, Theodore B. (1992). Treatment of the Seriously Obese Patient. Guilford Press.
- Wadden, Thomas A.; Stunkard, Albert J. (1993). Obesity: Theory and Therapy (2nd ed.). Raven Press.
- Wadden, Thomas A.; Brownell, Kelly D. (1998). The LEARN Program for Weight Control: Special Medication Edition. American Health Publishing.
- Wadden, Thomas A.; Stunkard, Albert J. (2002). Handbook of Obesity Treatment. Guilford Press.
- Wadden, Thomas A.; Bray, George A. (2018). Handbook of Obesity Treatment (2nd ed.). Guilford Press.
Articles
[edit]- Wadden, TA; Stunkard, AJ (1985). "The psychological and social consequences of obesity". Annals of Internal Medicine. 103 (6 ( Pt 2)): 1062–1067. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-103-6-1062. PMID 4062126.
- Wadden, TA; Bailey, TS; Billings, LK (2021). "Effect of Subcutaneous Semaglutide vs Placebo as an Adjunct to Intensive Behavioral Therapy on Body Weight in Adults With Overweight or Obesity: The STEP 3 Randomized Clinical Trial". JAMA. 325 (14): 1403–1413. doi:10.1001/jama.2021.1831. PMC 7905697. PMID 33625476.
- Wadden, TA; Berkowitz, RI; Womble, LG (2005). "Randomized trial of lifestyle modification and pharmacotherapy for obesity". The New England Journal of Medicine. 353 (20): 2111–2120. doi:10.1056/NEJMoa050156. PMID 16291981.
- Wadden, TA; Webb, VL; Moran, CH; Bailer, BA (2012). "Lifestyle modification for obesity: new developments in diet, physical activity, and behavior therapy". Circulation. 125 (9): 1157–1170. doi:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.111.039453. PMC 3313649. PMID 22392863.
- Heymsfield, SB; Wadden, TA (2017). "Mechanisms, pathophysiology, and management of obesity". The New England Journal of Medicine. 376 (3): 254–266. doi:10.1056/NEJMra1514009. PMID 28099824.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "TOS Fellows" (PDF). The Obesity Society. Retrieved May 19, 2025.
- ^ a b "The Obesity Society - Awards". The Obesity Society. Retrieved May 19, 2025.
- ^ "CMHC Faculty Members". Cardio Metabolic Health. Retrieved May 20, 2025.
- ^ "A Weighty Solution". Syracuse University. Retrieved May 20, 2025.
- ^ "The Albert J. Stunkard Professorship of Psychiatry". University of Pennsylvania. Retrieved May 20, 2025.
- ^ "Past Presidents". The Obesity Society. Retrieved May 20, 2025.
External links
[edit]Thomas Wadden publications indexed by Google Scholar