GLP-1 Weight Loss Drugs – Pros and Cons
Featured Speaker
GLP-1 drugs have taken the world by storm as the magic solution for weight loss, but are they right for everyone?
Join the discussion and learn why semaglutide medications were originally developed and gain a better understanding of the pros and cons of their use.
About Dr. Bhagia
Dr. Vinita Bhagia is the Chief of Endocrinology at Kelsey-Seybold Clinic. She earned her Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery degrees in 2001 at Lady Hardinge Medical College in New Delhi, India. She completed her Internal Medicine residence at The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston in 2007, followed by her fellowship in Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolism in 2009, when she served as Chief Fellow.
Over the course of her career, Dr. Bhagia has cared for her patients at the Endocrine & Psychiatry Center in Houston from 2009 to 2011. She also served as Endocrinology Section Chief at the Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center from 2011 to 2017 and as an Assistant Professor of Endocrinology at the University of Illinois at Chicago. After relocating back to Houston in 2017, Dr. Bhagia cared for patients at the Diagnosis Clinic until joining Kelsey-Seybold in 2019.
RSVP to Attend
This event is free to attend with an RSVP. If you’d like to help offset the cost of lunch and parking, we welcome a suggested donation of $10 to The Women’s Fund. For questions or assistance about the event, please contact RSVP@thewomensfund.org.
| Date | Speaker | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday, June 4 | Vinita Bhagia, MD | GLP-1 Weight Loss Drugs – Pros and Cons |
| Friday, August 28 | Lakshmi Srivaths, MD | Heavy Menstrual Bleeding: Facts and Fallacies |
| Thursday, December 10 | Asha Davidson, MD, MPH | A Shared Table: Conversations About Food, Body, and Worth |
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