Diana Thiara, M.D., is an Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), where she also serves as Medical Director of the Weight Management Program and Program Director of the Obesity Medicine Fellowship. Her scholarly interests include medical education and patient programs for lifestyle change and weight management. She lectures nationally to primary care providers on medical and surgical approaches to weight loss. Dr. Thiara is board certified in internal medicine and serves as Director of Learning Pathways for the American Board of Obesity Medicine. She holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from Yale University and a medical degree from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. She completed her internal medicine residency and clinician educator fellowship at UCSF.