ABOUT

Holly Wyatt is the Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Diabetes at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. She received her undergraduate degree at The University of Texas, her Medical Doctorate from Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas and completed her internal medicine and endocrinology training at The University of Colorado. She is a practicing physician and clinical researcher at The Anschutz Health and Wellness Center (AHWC) and is the Medical Director for the Wellness Clinic that specializes in long-term strategies for weight management. Dr. Wyatt has over 18 years of clinical experience in weight reduction using behavioral treatment, dietary therapy, physical activity interventions, weight loss medications and surgery. Recently she became the medical expert for Season 4 and Season 5 of ABC’s “Extreme WeightLoss” TV show. Dr. Wyatt has spent much of her research career investigating what makes people successful during their weight loss journey by following over 10,000 “successful losers” in the National Weight Control Registry. She also has investigated the reasons why Colorado is the leanest state in the nation. Her passion and expertise for helping obese individuals successfully transform their bodies, minds and lifestyles has made her a popular clinician, speaker and obesity educator. She shares much of what she has learned in her new book titled State of Slim.