UTHealth Expert List

Deborah Bade Horn, D.O., M.P.H.,

Deborah Bade Horn, D.O., M.P.H.

• Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, McGovern Medical School at UTHealth
• Medical Director, UTHealth Center for Obesity Medicine and Metabolic Performance

Deborah Bade Horn, D.O., M.P.H., presents nationally on physical activity, obesity and weight-related co-morbidities.  Horn is also an exercise physiologist and works nationally and internationally on advocacy and peer education.  She is vice president of the American Society for Bariatric Physicians.

Previous interview: http://www.mysanantonio.com/lifestyle/article/With-a-little-help-4637129.php

Deanna Hoelscher, Ph.D., R.D.

• Director, Michael & Susan Dell Center for Healthy Living, UTHealth
• John P. McGovern Professor in Health Promotion, UTHealth School of Public Health Austin Regional Campus

Deanna M. Hoelscher, Ph.D., R.D., specializes in nutrition and physical activity programs for children; school-based obesity prevention programs; nutrition and physical activity related health policy; and measurement tools related to child nutrition and physical activity.

Previous Interview:  http://go.uth.edu/ABC_sugarydrinks

Kevin Hwang, M.D., M.P.H.

• Assistant Professor of Medicine, McGovern Medical School at UTHealth
• Medical Director, UT Physicians’ Medical Weight Loss Program

Kevin O. Hwang, M.D., M.P.H., specializes in a personalized approach to weight loss and employs scientifically based principles to help patients make healthy changes in nutrition and physical activity.

Steven Kelder, Ph.D., M.P.H.

• Co-Director, Michael & Susan Dell Center for Healthy Living, UTHealth
• Beth Toby Grossman Distinguished Professor in Spirituality and Healing, UTHealth
• Associate Regional Dean  and Professor, Department of Epidemiology, Human Genetics and Environmental Sciences, UTHealth School of Public Health Austin Regional Campus

Steven Kelder, Ph.D., M.P.H., has more than 15 years experience in design and evaluation of child and adolescent research. He is available to discuss interventions designed for promotion of physical activity and healthy eating, obesity prevention and substance use prevention. He is one of the lead investigators of the CATCH project, a research-based program that guides elementary schools, families and children in being healthy, reaching more than a million Texas children and others in the United States and other countries. 

Harold W. Kohl, III, Ph.D.

• Associate Regional Dean of Global Health and Professor, Department of Epidemiology, Human Genetics and Environmental Sciences, UTHealth School of Public Health Austin Regional Campus
• Faculty Member, Michael & Susan Dell Center for Healthy Living, UTHealth

Harold W. Kohl, III, Ph.D., is available to discuss the benefits of physical activity for adults and children, as well as community approaches for increasing physical activity. He is the chair of the President’s Council of Fitness, Sports & Nutrition Science Board. Kohl also led development of the 2008 U.S. Physical Activity Guidelines and was lead epidemiologist and team leader in the physical activity and health branch of the division of nutrition and physical activity at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Laura Moore, R.D., L.D.

• Dietetic Specialist, UTHealth School of Public Health
• Director, Dietetic Internship Program, UTHealth School of Public Health
• Faculty Member, Michael & Susan Dell Center for Health Living, UTHealth

Laura Moore, R.D., L.D., is a registered dietitian and director of the dietetic internship program at the UTHealth School of Public Health. She can discuss nutrition, obesity risk factors, diabetes, hypertension, meal planning and preparation, diets and weight loss.

Previous interview: http://go.uth.edu/goodingluten

Shreela Sharma, Ph.D., R.D.

• Assistant Director, Dietetic Internship Program, UTHealth School of Public Health
• Faculty Member, Michael & Susan Dell Center for Healthy Living, UTHealth
• Associate Professor, Department of Epidemiology, Human Genetics and Environmental Sciences, UTHealth School of Public Health

Shreela Sharma, R.D., Ph.D., is a registered dietitian and can discuss risk factors of obesity among children, nutrition and physical activity.

Previous Interview: http://go.uth.edu/ABC_obesity

Brad Snyder, M.D.

• Assistant Professor of Surgery, McGovern Medical School at UTHealth
• Director, Clinical Research, Minimally Invasive Surgeons of Texas at the UT Specialty Surgery Center
• Director of Research, University of Texas Bariatric Surgery Center.

Brad Snyder, M.D., is a board-certified general surgeon with advanced training and expertise in laparoscopic surgery for general and bariatric surgery. He offers all standard bariatric surgeries through laparoscopy and incision less bariatric surgery.

Previous Interview: http://go.uth.edu/d3rjjff2

Shannon Weston, M.P.H., R.D., L.D.

• Registered Dietitian, UT Health Services, part of UTHealth School of Nursing

Shannon Weston, M.P.H., R.D., L.D., provides a variety of services from medical nutrition therapy to nutrition counseling. She specializes in general wellness, adult weight-loss and weight management, customized diet and lifestyle plans, meal planning and preparation, sports nutrition and nutrition therapy for health conditions related to obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease and hypertension.

Carol Wolin-Riklin, M.A., R.D., L.D.

• Instructor, Department of Surgery, McGovern Medical School at UTHealth
• Metabolic and Bariatric Nutrition Coordinator, UT Physicians’ Minimally Invasive Surgeons of Texas

Carol Wolin-Riklin, M.A., R.D., L.D., specializes in nutrition research and education. She has experience in a variety of clinical settings including outpatient counseling and intensive care nutrition support. She works directly with researchers to design nutrition methodology for their protocols, devise and calculate protocol-specific diets and create nutrition-related educational materials. Her clinical practice includes working with patients at The University of Texas Bariatric & Metabolic Surgery Center.