Naji Alamuddin, M.D.

University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, 3535 Market St., Suite 3021, Philadelphia, PA 19104

Email: Naji.Alamuddin@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

Dr. Naji Alamuddin is an Adjunct Associate Professor of Medicine at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. He is an endocrinologist, diabetologist, and obesity medicine specialist at King Hamad University Hospital in Bahrain, and serves as Professor of Medicine and Deputy Head of the School of Medicine at RCSI Bahrain.

Dr. Alamuddin earned his medical degree from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, a Master’s in Translational Research from the University of Pennsylvania, and a Master of Education for Health Professionals from Johns Hopkins University. He completed his internal medicine residency at Pennsylvania Hospital and a fellowship in endocrinology, diabetes, and metabolism at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, subsequently joining the faculty at Penn as an Assistant Professor of Medicine. He is currently enrolled in the Global Executive MBA program at INSEAD.

He is board-certified in internal medicine and endocrinology, diabetes, and metabolism, and is a Diplomate of the American Board of Obesity Medicine, where he also serves on the Maintenance of Certification Committee.

Dr. Alamuddin’s research centers on the treatment of obesity through behavioral, pharmacological, and surgical approaches, with a particular focus on metabolic changes associated with weight loss and bariatric surgery. He has led complex mechanistic human studies and has extensive research experience in lipid metabolism and obesity. He was previously awarded an NIH K12 Mentored Clinical Scientist Development Award and has published in Journal of Clinical Investigation, Circulation, Journal of Clinical Oncology, Obesity, and Obesity Surgery.

Publications:

1. Alamuddin N, Wadden TA. Behavioral Treatment of the Patient with Obesity. Endocrinol Metab Clin North Am. 2016 Sep;45(3):565-80. doi: 10.1016/j.ecl.2016.04.008. PMID: 27519131.
2. Alamuddin N, Bakizada Z, Wadden TA. Management of Obesity. J Clin Oncol. 2016 Dec 10;34(35):4295-4305. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2016.66.8806. Epub 2016 Nov 7. PMID: 27903153.
3. Alamuddin N, Vetter ML, Ahima RS, Hesson L, Ritter S, Minnick A, Faulconbridge LF, Allison KC, Sarwer DB, Chittams J, Williams NN, Hayes MR, Loughead JW, Gur R, Wadden TA. Changes in Fasting and Prandial Gut and Adiposity Hormones Following Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy or Roux-en-Y-Gastric Bypass: an 18-Month Prospective Study. Obes Surg. 2017 Jun;27(6):1563-1572. doi: 10.1007/s11695-016-2505-5. PMID: 28004304.
4. Butler AE, Obaid J, Wasif P, Varghese JV, Abdulrahman R, Alromaihi D, Atkin SL, Alamuddin N. Effect of Date Fruit Consumption on the Glycemic Control of Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: A Randomized Clinical Trial. Nutrients. 2022 Aug 25;14(17):3491. doi: 10.3390/nu14173491. PMID: 36079749; PMCID: PMC9458144.
5. Verma S, Alamuddin N, Alawadi F, Alkandari H, Almahmeed W, Assaad-Khalil SH, Haddad J, Husemoen LLN, Lombard L, Malik RA, Mashaki Ceyhan E, Sabbour H, Tombak G, Yadav G, Salek S. Prevalence of Diabetes and Cardiovascular Risk in the Middle East and Africa: Primary Results of the PACT-MEA Study. Circulation. 2023 Apr 18;147(16):1251-1255. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.123.064345. Epub 2023 Mar 6. PMID: 36877670;