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Linda Anegawa

Linda Anegawa, MD, is an award-winning physician-educator, writer, and consultant dedicated to the treatment of metabolic and weight-related disease. She believes that good health is a matter of mindset and a gradual process of self-discovery, rather than a rigid and unrealistic standard.<br>​​​​​​​ <br> Dr. Anegawa graduated from the University of Pennsylvania’s Perelman School of Medicine and completed residency at Stanford University. &nbsp;She has extensive experience caring for patients and developing weight loss and lifestyle medicine programs. &nbsp;Dr. Anegawa also speaks nationally on topics relating to the disease of obesity.&nbsp; Her work has earned her numerous teaching awards, including the Kaiser Foundation Most Outstanding Clinical Teaching award.&nbsp;<br>​​​​​​​ <br> Dr. Anegawa is board certified in Obesity Medicine and Internal Medicine, and is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians. A winner of the Pacific Business News Top Doctor Award and the Honolulu Annual Top Doctors Award, Dr. Anegawa and her expertise on metabolic and weight-related disease have been featured in <em>US News</em> <em>&amp; World Report</em>, HuffPost, Yahoo News, <em>Women’s Health</em>, and <em>Oprah</em> magazine, among others. &nbsp;Learn more at anegawa-md.com.