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Medical Advisory Panel

A passion for treating obesity shapes all we do.

The members of Robard’s Medical Advisory Panel are well-respected, highly trained experts in the field of obesity treatment who actively treat overweight and/or obese patients. In addition to continually reviewing and enhancing our obesity treatment protocols, they consult with Robard customers to advance modern approaches for evidence-based patient management and treatment.

Meet the industry leaders who help guide our programs, products and protocols.

HOLLY F. LOFTON, MD

Dr. Lofton is a Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine and Surgery at NYU Langone Health, where she has served as director of the Medical Weight Management Program at NYU Langone Health Weight Management Program since 2012. Here, she designed the popular New You weight loss program to help her patients obtain results while fostering nutrition education and placing emphasis on a healthy lifestyle. She has served on the board of the Obesity Action Coalition and on the Bariatric Medicine committee for the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery. She is currently involved in clinical research pertaining to the pharmacotherapy to treat weight regain after bariatric surgery as well as landmark clinical drug trials, including SELECT and SURMOUNT-1. In her faculty role, Dr. Lofton continues to educate trainees and other physicians about diagnosing and treating obesity as well as weight bias. She also educates the general public about the importance of maintaining a healthy weight through lectures, workshops, and media outlets such as The Today Show and CNN.

CHRISTOPHER CASE, MD

Dr. Christopher Case is a board-certified endocrinologist in Jefferson City, Missouri, practicing at Jefferson City Medical Group. He received his medical degree from Saint Louis University School of Medicine; completed his residency at St. Louis University; and did his fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine and at MD Anderson Cancer Center. He is certified by the American Board of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism.

As an endocrinologist, Dr. Case cares for patients with diabetes, obesity, osteoporosis, cholesterol disorders, diseases of the thyroid, and adrenal and pituitary glands. During his fellowship, he concentrated on obesity, weight loss, metabolic syndrome, and new developments in cardiovascular disease prevention. He also has an interest in clinical research as part of his patient care. Dr. Case is an exercise enthusiast and a fan of major league baseball and the Missouri Tigers. He is a native of Jefferson City, graduating as valedictorian from Helias High School.

KRISTIN CONLEY, DO, FACP

Kristin Conley, DO, FACP, is an internal medicine physician, Fellow of the American College of Physicians certified in obesity medicine and currently the CMIO at Frederick Health Hospital System, Frederick, Maryland. Dr. Conley began her medical career in the US Navy completing an internal medicine residency at Portsmouth Naval Medical Center and later serving as the Senior Medical Officer aboard the USS San Antonio (LPD-17). Following the Navy, she transitioned to civilian practice as an Internist with the Bon Secours Medical Group in Virginia where she worked in her first medical weight loss program. She later moved to the greater Washington, DC, region where she has developed a practice focusing on obesity medicine and new applications of nutrigenomics. She has been with Frederick Health for six years during which time she was a key physician champion and liaison in IT with implementing a new EMR. Dr. Conley is the proud wife of a Navy emergency physician and mother to three active, sharp “tweens,” with whom she enjoys spending her weekends volunteering and cheering on the sidelines at swim meets and soccer fields.

TROY SCHUMANN, MD

Troy Schumann, MD, is the Medical Director of St. Elizabeth Physicians Weight Management Center. He has served in this position for more than 13 years. Board Certified in both Family Practice and Bariatrics, Dr. Schumann currently resides in the Greater Cincinnati Area and has been serving patients in the region for the last 30 years.

DEAN F. TOMLIN, MD

Dr. Dean Tomlin is a board-certified physician and the founder of Tomlin Medical Weight Loss in the Greater Sacramento Area, California. Previously, he was a key medical provider at Keep It Off Medical Weight Loss, where his contributions helped the clinic earn the title of #1 Best Weight Loss Clinic for 2023, as recognized by the Sacramento Bee and Sacramento Favorites Magazine through public voting. Patients often commend Dr. Tomlin for his personal connection and supportive guidance throughout their weight loss and weight management journeys. Dr. Tomlin earned his medical degree from the George Washington University School of Medicine in Washington, DC, and completed his family practice residency at the Sutter Family Practice Residency Program in Sacramento. After practicing family medicine for 15 years, he dedicated himself full-time to obesity medicine in 2015. He is board certified in both family medicine and obesity medicine, with clinical interests that include weight management, ketogenic diets for weight loss, the weight reduced state, and therapeutic applications of ketones. Outside of his medical practice, Dr. Tomlin enjoys spending time with his family, exploring the outdoors and coaching basketball at the local high school in the small town of Colfax, California.
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*Disclaimer: Results based on Patient data from a Large Managed Healthcare Network and an Accredited Weight Management Center utilizing Robard products. Results may vary.

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