Zoobia Wazir Chaudhry, MD
Bariatric Medicine
Internal Medicine
Highlights
Johns Hopkins Affiliations:
- Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Faculty
About Zoobia Wazir Chaudhry
Physician’s Office Phone
410-616-7420
Primary Academic Title
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Background
Dr. Chaudhry is an assistant professor of medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Her areas of clinical expertise include Obesity Medicine.
Dr. Chaudhry earned her medical degree from Allama Iqbal Medical College in Pakistan. She completed her residency at the University of Iowa-Des Moines. Dr. Chaudhry has sought out additional training in patient-centered counseling and motivational interviewing through the Johns Hopkins Patient Engagement Program.
Dr. Chaudhry research is focused on understanding the prevention of weight gain in high-risk populations such as individuals with Type 2 diabetes mellitus and cancer survivors, as well as examining the evidence to support the efficacy of commercial weight-loss programs.
Dr. Chaudhry serves as the co-director of the course on nutrition and behavior change for first-year medical students at Johns Hopkins, and precepts both obesity medicine fellows, internal medicine and preventive medicine residents at Johns Hopkins.
Centers and Institutes
Recent News Articles and Media Coverage
Changing the Way Patients with Obesity Think About Eating, Inside Tract (Winter, 2018)
Selected Publications
Chaudhry ZW, Brown RV, Fawole OA, Wilson R, Gudzune KA, Maruthur NM, Segal J, Hutfless SM. Comparative effectiveness of strategies to prevent weight gain among women with and at risk for breast cancer: a systematic review. Springerplus. 2013 Jun 26;2(1):277
Bramante C, Wise E, Chaudhry Z. Care of the Patient After Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery. Ann Intern Med. 2022 May;175(5):ITC65-ITC80
Gudzune KA, Doshi RS, Mehta AK, Chaudhry ZW, Jacobs DK, Vakil RM, Lee CJ, Bleich SN, Clark JM. Efficacy of commercial weight-loss programs: an updated systematic review. Ann Intern Med. 2015 Apr 7;162(7):501-12. doi: 10.7326/M14-2238
Laudenslager M, Chaudhry ZW, Rajagopal S, Clynes S, Gudzune KA. Commercial Weight Loss Programs in the Management of Obesity: an Update. Curr Obes Rep. 2021 Jun;10(2):90-99
Courses & Syllabi
TIME: Nutrition and Behavior Change
Lectures & Presentations
Nutritional Management of the Post-Bariatric Patient, Conference, 41st Annual Topics in Gastroenterology and Hepato-Biliary Update Conference, Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD, 9/11/15
Locations
- Johns Hopkins Endoscopy & Surgery Center - Columbia
- 5450 Knoll North Drive, Suite 390, Columbia, MD 21045
- phone: 410-933-7495
- fax: 410-616-7421
- Johns Hopkins Health Care & Surgery Center - Green Spring Station, Lutherville
- 10753 Falls Road, Pavilion II, STE 305, Lutherville, MD 21093
- phone: 410-955-0670
- fax: 410-616-7421
Expertise
Education
Iowa Methodist Medical Center
Residency, Internal Medicine, 2007Allama Iqbal Medical College
Medical Education, MBBS, 2001Insurance
- Aetna
- CareFirst
- Cigna
- First Health
- Geisinger Health Plan
- HealthSmart/Accel
- Humana
- Johns Hopkins Health Plans
- MultiPlan
- Pennsylvania's Preferred Health Networks (PPHN)
- Point Comfort Underwriters
- Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
- UnitedHealthcare
- Veteran Affairs Community Care Network (Optum-VACCN)