OUR EVENTS.

Discover our future events

We’ve got exciting events coming up. Our goal is to enable everyone to learn about obesity and obesity prevention. Interested in speaking at our events?

Contact Us

Join us for Spring Journal Club:

Date: Wed 5/22 at The Press Hotel / UNION restaurant (390 Congress St. Portland, ME 04103)

Time: 6:30pm

To register, email newenglandobesitysociety@gmail.com.


Payment options include Zelle (newenglandobesitysociety@gmail.com), Venmo (@Chika-Anekwe), and check (contact us for mailing address).


Sponsored by Rhythm Pharmaceuticals.

Our Past Events

April 12, 2024

Article: “Effects of Heterozygous Variants in the Leptin-Melanocortin Pathway on Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Outcomes: a 15-Year Case-Control Study” published in Obesity Surgery.

Introduction: Heterozygous variants in the leptin-melanocortin pathway are associated with obesity. However, their effect on the long-term outcomes after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) is still unknown.

October 26, 2023

New England Obesity Society invites you to Journal Club!

Patient-Centered Care for Obesity: How Health Care Providers Can Treat Obesity While Actively Addressing Weight Stigma and Eating Disorder Risk. J Acad Nutr Diet. 2022 Jun;122(6):1089-1098. 

Featured speakers: Cardel MI, Newsome FA, Pearl RL, Ross KM, Dillard JR, Miller DR, Hayes JF, Wilfley D, Keel PK, Dhurandhar EJ, Balantekin KN.

September 20, 2023

Harnessing the Power of Community to Battle Obesity

Earn CE While Joining Peers & Experts Faculty

Q&A | Case Consults | Building a Network | Spread the Word

September 20, 2023

Fall 2023: Practice of obesity medicine in primary care setting

Featured speakers: Dr. Angela Fitch, Dr. Jeevarathna Subramanian, Maria Caprigno and Brooke Boyarsky Pratt

April 26, 2023

New England Obesity Society (NEOS) Pediatric Obesity

January 18, 2023

New England Obesity Society Metabolic Symposium