Full Name
Katherine H. Saunders, MD, DABOM
Job Title
Obesity Medicine Expert and Co-Founder
Company
FlyteHealth
Speaker Bio
Dr. Katherine H. Saunders is a physician innovator and an internationally recognized expert in Obesity Medicine. She is on the cutting edge of effective and compassionate obesity treatment. Dr. Saunders co-founded FlyteHealth, a software and clinical services company scaling and democratizing access to comprehensive medical obesity care. She practices at Flyte, and she is on faculty at Weill Cornell Medicine.
Dr. Saunders received her undergraduate degree Phi Beta Kappa/Summa Cum Laude from Dartmouth College and her medical degree from Weill Cornell Medical College, where she became a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society. She completed her residency training in Internal Medicine at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medicine, where she served as ambulatory chief resident. Dr. Saunders was the first clinical fellow in Obesity Medicine Weill Cornell Medicine and one of the first Obesity Medicine fellows in the country. Dr. Saunders is a diplomate of the American Board of Internal Medicine and the American Board of Obesity Medicine.
Dr. Saunders is a world-renowned thought leader. Her TED talk, “Why your body fights weight loss,” has educated hundreds of thousands of individuals about obesity. Dr. Saunders hosts the Weight Matters podcast with Dr. Louis Aronne, she regularly speaks at international conferences, and she publishes extensively on Obesity Medicine. Dr. Saunders has authored more than 50 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters, and she has been featured in multiple national media outlets, including Newsweek, Science, The Wall Street Journal, TIME, Bloomberg, Forbes, Politico, The Atlantic, Associated Press, Women’s Health, and USA Today. Dr. Saunders also makes frequent guest appearances on a variety of podcasts, radio shows and TV shows including PBS NewsHour and ABC’s Good Morning America, Live News Spotlight, and Nightline.
Dr. Saunders’ recent awards and recognition include the Women at Weill Investment Competition, Brown Brothers Harriman 22 Women to Watch in 2022, Medika Life Top 30 Influencers Transforming Wellness in 2023, the Health Innovators’ Top Health Innovators to Watch in 2023 and New York Super Doctors 2023.
Dr. Saunders received her undergraduate degree Phi Beta Kappa/Summa Cum Laude from Dartmouth College and her medical degree from Weill Cornell Medical College, where she became a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society. She completed her residency training in Internal Medicine at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medicine, where she served as ambulatory chief resident. Dr. Saunders was the first clinical fellow in Obesity Medicine Weill Cornell Medicine and one of the first Obesity Medicine fellows in the country. Dr. Saunders is a diplomate of the American Board of Internal Medicine and the American Board of Obesity Medicine.
Dr. Saunders is a world-renowned thought leader. Her TED talk, “Why your body fights weight loss,” has educated hundreds of thousands of individuals about obesity. Dr. Saunders hosts the Weight Matters podcast with Dr. Louis Aronne, she regularly speaks at international conferences, and she publishes extensively on Obesity Medicine. Dr. Saunders has authored more than 50 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters, and she has been featured in multiple national media outlets, including Newsweek, Science, The Wall Street Journal, TIME, Bloomberg, Forbes, Politico, The Atlantic, Associated Press, Women’s Health, and USA Today. Dr. Saunders also makes frequent guest appearances on a variety of podcasts, radio shows and TV shows including PBS NewsHour and ABC’s Good Morning America, Live News Spotlight, and Nightline.
Dr. Saunders’ recent awards and recognition include the Women at Weill Investment Competition, Brown Brothers Harriman 22 Women to Watch in 2022, Medika Life Top 30 Influencers Transforming Wellness in 2023, the Health Innovators’ Top Health Innovators to Watch in 2023 and New York Super Doctors 2023.