Lawrence J. Cheskin, M.D., FACP, Director, is a board-certified internist. He is director of the Johns Hopkins Weight Management Center and Associate Professor of International Health (Human Nutrition) at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Cheskin founded the Johns Hopkins Weight Management Center in 1990 and is known for his empathic "bedside manner." He is the principal investigator on several research grants and is a frequent contributor to research and popular articles on weight management.
Peggy Wrobleski, MPH, RD, LDN, earned degrees in community nutrition and food service management at Oregon State University, and a master's degree in public health nutrition at the University of North Caroline at Chapel Hill. She has focused her career on health promotion, disease prevention and weight management through consulting work with groups and individuals and as an adjuct university professor before arriving at Johns Hopkins Bayview. Before joining the Johns Hopkins Weight Management Center team, Wrobleski served as bionutrition manager at the Medical Center's General Clinical Research Center.
Param Dedhia, M.D., a professor at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, is experienced in internal medicine and geriatrics. He holds interest in developing and maintaining healthy lifestyles, as well as successful aging. Dedhia also practices at the Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, also lecturing on evidence-based medicine related to obesity. His interest in obesity stems from personal childhood experience and his struggle as an adult related to weight loss and weight maintenance.
Cynthia Finley, RD, LD, CNSD, Clinical Dietitian Specialist, received a bachelor's degree from the University of Maryland, College Park and completed an internship program with Mercy Medical Center in Baltimore, MD. She practiced dietetics in the clinical setting for almost 18 years before joining the Weight Management Center to provide counseling in obesity and weight loss. Lorraine Giangrandi, RD, LD, Clinical Dietitian Specialist, has served as a registered dietitian at Johns Hopkins Bayview since 1997. Certified by the American Dietetic Association (ADA) in both adult and childhood/adolescent weight management, she enjoys working with youth and promoting health within schools. Giangrandi earned a bachelor's degree in nutrition at Pennsylvania State University and completed a dietetic internship at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. She currently is pursuing a master's degree in human nutrition at Eastern Michigan University.
Amy Benbrook, MS, earned a masters degree in clinical psychology from Loyala College. In addition to working with members at the Johns Hopkins Weight Management Center, she works as a research coordinator at the Johns Hopkins Center for Restless Legs Syndrome. Denise Supik, MS, LCPC, earned a masters in clinical psychology from Loyola College and is a licensed clinical professional counselor. She specializes in the psychological treatment of obesity and its related problems. She has been with the Weight Management Center since 1994, and is experienced in both individual and group therapy.
Greg Freitag, MS, CSCS, earned a bachelors degree in kinesiology at the University of Maryland and a masters in clinical exercise physiology at the University of Florida. With personal knowledge of the struggles and challenges of trying to manage weight, Freitag is passionate about people with their weight loss endeavors. He feels an important component of the process is to adopt positive health and exercise behaviors for life. |
