Scott I. Kahan is an American physician, writer, and internationally recognized expert on obesity prevention and treatment.
He founded and directs the National Center for Weight and Wellness in Washington, D.C., which provides clinical treatment of obesity and weight-related health issues.
He holds a faculty appointment at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health,[1] where he has served as associate director of the Johns Hopkins University Weight Management Center and as a member of the core faculty of the Preventive Medicine Residency Program.
He served as External Reviewer for the National Institutes of Health and is a member of the Editorial Board for the Obesity Education Network.
He has delivered numerous invited presentations at professional and public conferences and events, including TEDx Manhattan and TEDMED.
He has been quoted in radio, television, newspaper and online news stories by media including CNN, C-SPAN, MSNBC, NPR, CBS Radio, Men's Health, Radio France, NBC, HITN, USA Today, Voice of Russia, U.S. News & World Report, Family Circle, the L.A. Times, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the Washington Post, Fox, PBS, AP, WebMD, and Time.