DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHIATRY
Center for Weight and Eating Disorders

Marion Vetter, MD, RD

Marion Vetter is currently a fellow in the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism at the University of Pennsylvania.  She also serves as the Medical Director at the Center for Weight and Eating Disorders.  Dr. Vetter earned her BS in Nutritional Science from Cornell University and completed her dietetic internship at the National Institutes of Health.  She received her medical degree from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and completed a primary care internal medicine residency at New York University, where she and several of her colleagues started a resident-run weight management clinic at Bellevue Hospital.

Dr. Vetter’s research interests include behavioral and dietary interventions for diabetes and obesity, and the antidiabetic mechanisms of bariatric surgery.  She can be contacted at the University of Pennsylvania, Center for Weight and Eating Disorders, 3535 Market Street, Suite 3108, Philadelphia, PA 19104.  Her e-mail address is marion.vetter@uphs.upenn.edu.

Recent publications include:

Vetter ML, Cardillo S, Rickels MR, Iqbal N.  Impact of bariatric surgery on type 2 diabetes mellitus: an entero-insular perspective.  Accepted for publication.

Vetter ML, Herring SJ, Sood M, Shah NR, Kalet AL.  What do resident physicians know about nutrition?  An evaluation of attitudes, self-perceived proficiency and knowledge.  J Am Coll Nutr 2008;27:298-98.

Vetter ML, Chauncey K.  Chapter 10:  Everything else.  In:  Deen D, Hark L, ed.  The Complete Guide to Nutrition in Primary Care.  Malden, Mass:  Blackwell Publishing;2007:201-220.