John Batsis MD
Associate Professor, Division of Geriatric Medicine, School of Medicine, Department of Nutrition, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
John Batsis is an Associate Professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the Division of Geriatric Medicine, School of Medicine, with a joint appointment in the Department of Nutrition in the Gillings School of Global Public Health, in Chapel Hill, NC. Dr. Batsis provides clinical care in the outpatient and nursing home setting to older adults with obesity multimorbidity, and frailty. He is a fellow of the American College of Physicians, American Geriatrics Society, Gerontological Society of America, and the Obesity Society.
Dr. Batsis is a geriatrician and health services researcher funded by the National Institute on Aging, National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases, and has published over 185 papers. He is board certified in Internal Medicine, Geriatrics, and Obesity Medicine. His specific clinical and research interests are in how to use technology to improve health in older adults. His recent work has focused on translating large-dataset epidemiology-based work to clinical trials in older adults focusing on improving physical function during weight loss efforts. He is Chair-Elect of The Obesity Society’s Clinical Research Section, and member of the American Geriatrics Society’s research committee, Co-Chair of the Diversity in Research Subcommittee, and Chair of the Research Methods subcommittee. He is on the editorial boards of the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society and the Journal of Gerontological Medical Sciences.