Associate Professor
UNC School of Medicine
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
Dr. Batsis is a Clinician and Health Services Researcher with a joint appointment in the Division of Geriatric Medicine and Department of Nutrition. His specific clinical and research interests are in the synergistic impact of obesity and low muscle mass and strength (sarcopenia) on important outcomes relevant to older adults, including physical function and mortality. His recent work has focused on translating large-dataset epidemiology-based work to clinical trials in older adults focusing on body composition changes during weight loss efforts. Importantly, he leverages his ongoing experience in providing clinical care in the outpatient and nursing home settings to older adults with multimorbidity and frailty which inform his research work. He engages in transdisciplinary team science with research focusing on developing and applying technology to enhance health, function, and quality of life in older adults. He also focuses on methods relevant to understanding the heterogeneity of aging. Dr. Batsis is funded by the National Institutes of Health having published over 215 papers. He is Chair of The Obesity Society’s Clinical Research Section, co-Chair of the Obesity Section of the Gerontological Society of America, and a member of international consortiums including the Global Leadership Initiative for Sarcopenia and the Sarcopenic Obesity Global Leadership Initiative.
Nutrition in Clinical Practice Course (separate registration required)
Saturday, May 31, 2025
7:00 AM – 3:45 PM ET
Disclosure(s): Medcorp: Consultant (Terminated)
Regeneron: Consultant (Ongoing)
Saturday, May 31, 2025
9:15 AM – 9:45 AM ET
Disclosure(s): Medcorp: Consultant (Terminated)
Regeneron: Consultant (Ongoing)
Saturday, May 31, 2025
9:45 AM – 10:15 AM ET
Disclosure(s): Medcorp: Consultant (Terminated)
Regeneron: Consultant (Ongoing)