CMHC Faculty Members

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Ken Fujioka, MD

San Diego, California

Ken Fujioka, MD

Obesity Medicine Scientist

About

Dr. Ken Fujioka is the director of the Nutrition and Metabolic Research Center at Scripps Clinic. He has special clinical interests in the medical management of diabetes in overweight people, and in helping those who are seriously overweight lose weight. Dr. Fujioka is a frequent lecturer at national conferences, speaking on the role of weight control and diabetes. Dr. Fujioka has published numerous research papers and has completed many clinical trials in the field of obesity and related diseases including diabetes, hypercholesterolemia and hypertension.

Education and Training

Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism Fellowship, University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, 1990
Residency, University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine, 1986
Internal Medicine Internship, University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine, 1984
Medical Degree, University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine, 1983

Professional Highlights

Reviewer: Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA); Obesity Research; Diabetes Care; Obstetrics and Gynecology; and Diabetes Obesity and Metabolism