Susie (Sue) Pedersen (born 1977) is a Canadian physician, a Specialist in Endocrinology & Metabolism, and a Diplomate of the American Board of Obesity Medicine. She is a member of the Expert Committee for the Diabetes Canada Clinical Practice Guidelines as a coauthor on the Weight Management Chapter. She is also lead author of the pharmacotherapy chapter of the 2019 Obesity Canada Clinical Practice Guidelines. She published the first

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on a portion control toll for

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(Pedersen et al. 2007).

Education

Pedersen earned an MD at the

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in 2000. She became an

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specialist in 2004, and went on to earn her subspecialty designation as Specialist in Endocrinology &

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at the University of Calgary in 2005.

Career

Pedersen began her endocrinology career with busy practices in both

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, and at the

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at the

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. For the year of 2009, Dr. Sue embarked on a research sabbatical at the

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in 2009 where she was involved in several areas of obesity research with a focus on bariatric surgery. She has a busy clinical practice at C-ENDO Diabetes & Endocrinology Clinic Calgary, and is the lead investigator in their research program in diabetes and obesity.

References

Bibliography

* Pedersen SD, Kang J, Kline JA. 2007. Portion control plate for weight loss in obese patients with

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mellitus: a controlled

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External links

* Dr Sue's Official Website: www.drsue.c
Dr. Sue's Website and Blog
*

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Interview
CBC Newsworld Video Interview link
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