May 20, 2025 | NYU Langone Health

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Obesity+Health 2025 a huge success!

On May 20, 2025 , we hosted our second annual Obesity+Health, a half-day conference that highlights pressing topics related to obesity and weight management care today with a focus on actionable solutions. The event brought together 125+ leaders from top employers, digital health companies, investors, payers, providers and pharmaceutical companies.

We created Obesity+Health to address the urgent need for open dialogue and trusted content in the area of obesity care management. For more information about future events, click here to join our email list or contact us at info@dhny.co. For a detailed overview and analysis of the event, click below to read our Executive Summary, presented by LifeMD.

Obesity+Health 2025 Highlights

Agenda:

Tuesday May 20, 2025

8:00 - 9:00 AM

Check-in & Breakfast

9:00 - 9:05 AM

Bunny Ellerin, CEO, DHNY

Welcome

9:05 - 9:35 AM

The Link Between Obesity and Cardiovascular Disease

Holly Lofton, MD, Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery & Medicine,
Director of Medical Weight Management Program, NYU Grossman School of Medicine
Nieca Goldberg, MD, Cardiologist, NYU Langone Health
Bunny Ellerin, CEO, DHNY, (moderator)

9:35 - 10:15 AM

How Employers are Managing Rx Spend

Kenny Cole, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Ochsner Health
Kim Duck, VP, Global Benefits, News Corp
Carmilla Tan, FSA, MAAA, Head of Benefits, CVS Health
Borislava Marcheva, Head of Market Engagement, Red Cell Partners (moderator)

10:15 - 10:45 AM

What’s in the Treatment Pipeline?

Louis Aronne, MD, FACP, DABOM, Sanford I. Weill Professor of Metabolic Research; Director, Comprehensive Weight Control Center, Weill Cornell Medicine,
Co-founder and Chief Medical Officer, FlyteHealth

10:45 - 11:10 AM

Break & Networking

11:10 - 11:50 AM

Use of AI in Weight Management and Maintenance

Delphine Groll, Co-Founder & COO, Nabla
Mary O’Connor, MD, FAAOS, Chief Medical Officer & Co-Founder, Vori Health
Lisa Shah, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Twin Health
Priya Jaisinghani, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, NYU Grossman School of Medicine (moderator)

11:50 - 12:30 PM

Impact of Mental Health on Weight Loss

Rachel Goldman, Ph.D., FTOS, FASMBS-IH, Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, NYU Grossman School of Medicine
Katherine Saunders, MD, EVP, Co-Founder, Flytehealth
Tom Tsang, MD, MPH, Chief Strategy Officer and Founder, Valera Health
Rob Rebak, Board Director, Calibrate (moderator)

12:30 PM

Lunch & Networking

Conference Speakers

  • Louis Aronne, MD, FACP, DABOM

    Sanford I. Weill Professor of Metabolic Research; Director, Comprehensive Weight Control Center,
    Weill Cornell Medicine

    Co-founder and Chief Medical Officer,
    FlyteHealth

  • Kenny Cole, MD, MS

    Chief Medical Officer
    Ochsner Health

  • Kim Duck

    VP, Global Benefits
    News Corp

  • Bunny Ellerin

    Co-Founder & CEO
    DHNY

  • Nieca Goldberg, MD

    Cardiologist
    NYU Langone Health

  • Rachel Goldman, Ph.D., FTOS, FASMBS-IH

    Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry
    NYU Grossman School of Medicine

  • Delphine Groll

    Co-Founder & COO
    Nabla

  • Priya Jaisinghani, MD

    Clinical Assistant Professor
    NYU Grossman School of Medicine

  • Holly Lofton, MD

    Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery & Medicine, Director of Medical Weight Management Program
    NYU Grossman School of Medicine

  • Borislava Marcheva

    Head of Market Engagement
    Red Cell Partners

  • Mary O'Connor, MD, FAAOS

    Chief Medical Officer &
    Co-Founder
    Vori Health

  • Rob Rebak

    Board Director
    Calibrate

  • Katherine Saunders, MD

    EVP, Co-Founder
    Flytehealth

    Obesity Physician
    Weill Cornell Medicine

  • Lisa Shah, MD

    Chief Medical Officer
    Twin Health

  • Carmilla Tan, FSA, MAAA

    Head of Benefits
    CVS Health

  • Tom Tsang, MD, MPH

    Chief Strategy Officer and Founder
    Valera Health