3RD INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON OBESITY AND METABOLIC DISEASES 2019
THEME - INITIATIVE TOWARDS FAT TO FIT
Date and Venue
25 - 26 Mar, 2019
Bangkok, Thailand
Keynote Speakers
Meet Our Speakers
Greet and meet our Speakers of 03rd International Conference On Obesity and Metabolic Diseases 2019

Ms. Rasmieh Alzeidan
Rasmieh Alzeidan has completed her Ph.D. in 2015 from Birmingham city University UK. She is a senior researcher, in the College of Medicine, King Saud University; she has published 17 papers in reputable journals and has been serving as master degree students' supervisor for the consecutive two years, as well as a peer reviewer in a reputed journal.

Dr. Majid Hajifaraji
Dr. Hajifaraji has completed his Ph.D. in nutrition from KCL. He is a Research Associate Prof. and has been Director of National Nutrition and Food Technology Research Institute of Iran and Dean of School of Nutrition and Food Technology at Shahid Beheshti Univ. of Medical Sciences from 2010- 2015 and President of Iranian Nutrition Society (INS) from 2011- 2015.

Masahiro Onuma

M. Raj Lakshman
Professor Lakshman is currently the Director of Research Laboratories and the Chief of Lipid Research at the VA Medical Center, Washington, D.C. He also has joint appointments as a Professor in the Departments of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology as well as in the Department of Medicine, the George Washington University, Washington, D.C.

Prof. Dr. Volker Lange

Dr Myriam Abboud

Prof Václav Bunc

Dr.Kampon Sriwatanakul

Prof Mickey Schienowitz

Dr Aimon Kopera

Lama Alnaeli

Prof Asma Deeb

Prof Mohammed A. Gomaa
Professor of Otorhinolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, Minia University, Egypt. Research fellow at The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center from 1996 to 1998, working on head and neck cancer.

Dr Mohit Bhandari
Dr Mohit Bhandari is a Bariatric, Metabolic and Robotic surgeon based out of Indore, India. He has the rare distinction of performing the highest number of bariatric and metabolic procedures in Asia Pacific region. Till date, Dr. Mohit has delivered more than 9000 bariatric procedures. He has been the pioneer in starting Robotic Bariatric surgery in the country and was the first surgeon in the country to perform Robotic Duodenal Switch. He is the founder and director of Mohak Bariatrics and Robotics, a dedicated Bariatric and Robotic Surgery Hospital. He is also an Endoluminal weight loss specialist and is credited with performing one of the first Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty in the Asian subcontinent.

Dr Walee Chamulitrat

Dr. Mahir Khalil Ibrahim Jallo

Dr. Helmut Brath
Head of the Diabetes Outpatient Clinic at Health Centre South in Vienna, Austria
Professor Steen Larsen

Dr.Vineeta Sharma, PhD
PhD from AIIMS, New Delhi and postdoctoral training from University of Michigan and UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland
Dr. Nicolas Wiernsperger
Dr. N.Wiernsperger is a physiologist, with a Ph.D. from University Basel (Switzerland). After 10years as head of Dept of Brain Microcirculation at Novartis, he was head of International Pharmacological Devpt at Lipha/MerckKgA in Lyon. He was also head of a private/public research Unit on Diabetic Microvascular Complications at Lyon University, to which he is still affiliated as Emeritus Scientist.
He has been an author/co-author of about 150 publications as well as 2 scientific books. In addition to being a regular reviewer for key scientific journals, he has been visiting a professor at several universities and gave close to 250 conferences over the world. He is presently a private consultant for pathophysiological and pharmacological aspects of cardiometabolic diseases.

Dr. Xiu Liu

Prof Areerat Suputtitada, M.D.
She is also the committee member of Academic Physiatrists (AAP) Global Academic Physiatry Task Force at the USA and the International Networking Committee of American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine. Recently, Professor Dr. Areerat Suputtitada receives an award as the Global Ageing Influencer 2018 and lifetime award of the top 100 Global Ageing Influencer, she is also contributing as the chairperson of Medical advisors of Father Ray Foundation and Redemptorist Foundation for people with Disabilities.

Prof. Jeanne Freeland-Graves
She has explored nutritional, environmental and psychological/social influences on weight in minority, low-income women postpartum. Her manganese work was used for dietary recommendations and development of reference (toxicity) doses. Other research involved relationships of zinc with metabolic syndrome, bioavailability, and taste acuity. She is Director of International Nutrition and conducts research and programs globally.

Dr. Theodore J. Angelopoulos
- The development of Lifestyle interventions for the prevention and treatment of metabolic disease.
- The role of regularly repeated exercise in modifying risk factors for cardio-metabolic disease.
- The impact of dietary sugars in the development of adiposity and cardio-metabolic disease.
Welcome to International Conference On Obesity 2019

Event Venue
Novotel Sukhumvit 20 – Bangkok
Centrally located in the heart of Sukhumvit, Bangkok's most vibrant district and only 30 minutes' drive from Suvarnabhumi International Airport, it is surrounded by all the life, excitement and energy that the city is famed for, and within easy walking distance of many attractions including Bangkok's newest shopping district, the EmQuartier, the upmarket Emporium Department Store, the Dinosaur Planet Theme Park , Asok BTS and Sukhumvit MRT public transportation stations, and the Airport Rail Link.
Each of the hotel's 244 rooms perfectly blends clean modern lines and traditional Thai style, allowing you to unwind in an atmosphere of unmatched calm and relaxation. All rooms feature the fullest range of contemporary comforts, including complimentary Wi-Fi, modern furnishings, large LCD TVs and bright, stylish, bathrooms.
Dining options, which offer something to suit every taste, include the "Gourmet Bar" and "Food Exchange," Novotel's latest dining concepts that serve superb local and international cuisine, and "Sky on 20," our rooftop bar on the 26th Floor, the perfect venue to round off the evening with a nightcap while taking in the colors and lights of the Bangkok nightscape, (opening soon). The hotel's meeting facilities are perfect for every type of occasion, and offer cutting edge technical equipment and a professional planning and catering service.
They include a Large Ballroom with natural daylight for up to 1000 people, 6 additional Meeting Rooms, and 3 private Dining Rooms across three floors of function space. The friendly and dedicated staff at the Novotel Bangkok Sukhumvit 20 look forward to welcoming you, and to ensure that you receive the impeccable service and comfort that every Novotel is known for around the world!
Scientific Sessions / Tracks
- Obesity
- Side effects of Obesity in Pregnancy
- Cancer and Obesity
- Diabetes and Obesity
- Cardiovascular and Obesity
- Dietary and Lifestyle Changes
- Role of exercise in the management
- Nutritional deficiencies in the obese.
- Management of nutrition after Bariatric
- Genetics and Transplantation of Diabetes
- Endocrinology Disorders and Treatment
- Obesity and Cardiac issues
- New Directions in Obesity Treatment
- Preface to Obesity and Overweight
- Genetic Obesity
- Pediatric Obesity
- Omega-3 Fats: An Essential Contribution
- Diabetes and Obesity Treatment
- Health Management after Bariatric surgery
- Obesity Counselling
- Weight Loss Medication
- Physical activity and Yoga
- Current Research on Obesity
- Advance Treatment of Obesity
- Physical methods to Cure Obesity
- Newer drugs to treat obesity
- Diabesity: A Dual Challenge
- How to manage diet-related challenges
- Statins & use in a present era
- Nutrition Therapy for Diabetes
- Diabetes, Metabolism, and Obesity
- Recent Technologies for Diabetes Care and Management
- Childhood Diabetes & Obesity
- Cardio-Diabetes
- Genomic Endocrinology
- Eating Disorders
- Bariatric Therapy
- Bariatric Surgery in Infertility