Adipose Tissue_Appetite_and Obesity

Obesity SIG: Obesity Unfiltered: Complicated Cases That Divide the Room

Monday, June 15, 2026

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CT

Location: ENDOExpo; ENDO Booth

SIG Moderator(s)

Dimpi Desai, MD

Clinical Associate Professor
Stanford University

SIG Speaker(s)

Jaime Almandoz, MD, MBA, DABOM, FTOS

Professor of Medicine, Medical Director Weight Wellness Program
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, TX, United States

Disclosure(s):

Jaime Almandoz: Abbvie: Consultant (); Amgen: Consultant (); Boehringer Ingelheim: Advisory Board (), Consultant (); Eli Lilly & Company: Advisory Board (), Consultant (); Haleon: Advisory Board (), Consultant (); Kailera: Advisory Board (), Consultant (); Metsera: Advisory Board (), Consultant (); Novo Nordisk: Advisory Board (), Consultant (); Rhythm Pharmaceuticals: Advisory Board (), Consultant (); RIvus: Consultant ()

In daily endocrine practice, the hardest cases rarely come with clear answers. In this highly interactive session, a moderator will present real-world, complex, and controversial cases in obesity medicine that challenge current guidelines and conventional thinking.
Expert panelists will share how they approach these gray-zone scenarios, unpacking their clinical reasoning, risk-benefit analysis, and decision-making frameworks. Audience members will weigh in through live polling and discussion, comparing their instincts with those of the experts.