Dr. Fatima Cody Stanford practices and teaches at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School. She is one of the first fellowship-trained obesity medicine physicians in the world. Dr. Stanford has served as a health communications fellow for the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and as a behavioral sciences intern at the American Cancer Society. She also completed a media internship at the Discovery Channel, and was the recipient of the Gold Congressional Award – the highest honor the U.S. Congress bestows upon America’s youth.
Education and Training
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Master of Business Administration, Quantic School of Business and Technology, 2021
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Obesity Medicine and Nutrition Fellowship, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, 2015
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Master of Public Administration, Harvard University Kennedy School of Government, 2015
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Zuckerman Fellow, Harvard Center for Public Leadership
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Internal Medicine and Pediatrics Residency, University of South Carolina, 2012
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Medical Degree, Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine, 2007
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Master of Public Health, Emory University, 2001
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Bachelor of Arts, Emory University, 2000
Professional Highlights
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Dr. Anthony E. Karpas Memorial Lecture Award, Georgia Society of Endocrinology, 2022
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Memorial Award Lecture, Department of Nutrition Federal University of Santa Catarina, 2022
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Distinguished Alumni Award, Emory University Rollins School of Public Health, 2021
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Dr. Edmond and Rima Cabbabe Dedication to the Profession Award, American Medical Association (AMA), 2021
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Grant Rodkey Award, Massachusetts Medical Society (MMS), 2021
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Clinician of the Year, The Obesity Society, 2020
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Clinician of the Year Award, Suffolk District Medical Society Community, 2019
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Reducing Health Disparities Award, MMS, 2019
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Harold Amos Diversity Award, Harvard Medical School, 2017
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Award for Women’s Health, MMS, 2017
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Young Leadership Award, American College of Physicians (ACP) Massachusetts Chapter, 2015
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Inspirational Physician Award, AMA, 2015
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Joseph E. Johnson Leadership Award, ACP, 2013
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Paul Ambrose Award for national leadership among resident physicians, AMA, 2009
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Foundation Leadership Award, AMA, 2005