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John A. Batsis, MD, FACP, AGSF, FGSA, FTOS (he/him/his)

Associate Professor
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

JOHN A. BATSIS, MD, FACP, FTOS, AGSF, FGSA is an Associate Professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the Division of Geriatric Medicine, School of Medicine, with a joint appointment in the Department of Nutrition in the Gillings School of Global Public Health, in Chapel Hill, NC. Dr. Batsis provides clinical care in the outpatient and nursing home setting to older adults with obesity multimorbidity, and frailty. He is a fellow of the American College of Physicians, American Geriatrics Society, Gerontological Society of America, and the Obesity Society.

Dr. Batsis is a geriatrician and health services researcher. His specific clinical and research interests are in the synergistic impact of obesity on important outcomes relevant to older adults, including physical function and quality of life. His recent work has focused on translating large-dataset epidemiology-based work to clinical trials in older adults focusing on body composition changes during weight loss efforts. Importantly, he leverages his ongoing experience in providing clinical care to older adults with multimorbidity and frailty which inform his research work that provides opportunities to enhance the delivery of care to this high-risk population. He additionally has a keen interest in using technology, including telemedicine and remote patient monitoring, to enhance health promotion efforts among older adults.

Dr. Batsis is funded by the NIA and has published over 190 papers. He is heavily involved at the national level as a long-standing member of the GSA . He recently was appointed to the editorial boards of the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society and the Journal of Gerontological Medical Sciences. Recently is the co-chair of the Obesity intrerest group at GSA and involved in promoting equitable care in this population.

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