Thank You Recent Locations! 

Thank you to everyone that sponsorsed, participated, and donated to one of these past events! 

2021 ASMBS Foundation’s Walk from Obesity

Connecticut
Meriden :: Saturday, September 25, 2021

Florida
New Port Richey :: Sunday, November 7, 2021

Indiana
Indianapolis :: Saturday, September 18, 2021

Kentucky
Paducah :: Saturday, September 25, 2021

Ohio
Cleveland :: Saturday, October 9, 2021

Texas
Dallas :: Saturday, October 16, 2021

Virtual Walk (Participate Anywhere!)
National Walk from Obesity Day :: Saturday, September 25, 2021


2020 ASMBS Foundation’s Walk from Obesity

National WFO Day - A Virtual Walk - September 26, 2020

Keep "Walking from Obesity" - #KeepWFO Virtual Social Media Campaign


2019 ASMBS Foundation’s Walk from Obesity
Locations, Presenting Sponsors, and Event Leaders

Atlanta, GA 
Presented By: Beltline Bariatric and Surgical
Event Leader(s): Airika Gibson

Boston, MA
Presented By: Brigham and Women’s Center for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital
Event Leader(s): Melissa Majumdar

Brownsville, TX
Presented By: Valley Baptist Medical Center Brownsville, Dr. Carlos Barba
Event Leader(s): Marcela Montemayor

Celebration, FL 
Presented By: AdventHealth Medical Group
Event Leader(s): Courtney Krantz, Willie Pallares

Charlotte, NC
Presented By: Novant Health Bariatric Solutions
Event Leader(s): Tiffany Gillespie, Astrid Falcone

Chicago, IL (March with the Surgeons)
Presented By: Lutfi Forward
Event Leader(s): John Steiner, Aida Lutfi

Cleveland, OH
Presented By: Cleveland Clinic, University Hospitals
Event Leader(s): Al Swope, Megan Inman

Connecticut
Presented By: Connecticut ASMBS State Chapter
Event Leader(s): Jane Sweeney

Dallas, TX
Presented By: Charlotte Hodges, MD, City Hospital at White Rock
Event Leader(s): Kendal Gheen, Charlotte Hodges, MD 

Egg Harbor Township, NJ
Presented By: AtlantiCare
Event Leader(s): Debbie Gullo, Rebecca Flanagan

Greenville, NC
Presented By: ECU Department of Surgery, Physicians East, Southern Surgical, Vidant Medical Center
Event Leader(s): Rebecca Scarborough

Indianapolis, IN
Presented By: Community Health Network, IU Health
Event Leader(s): Kimberly Wilkes-McKane, Sarah Muntel

Michigan (Traverse City)
Presented By: Michigan State Chapter of ASMBS
Event Leader(s): Nabeel Obeid, MD, Colleen Buda

NC Triangle (Durham)
Presented By: Duke Center for Metabolic and Bariatric, Rex Bariatrics, WakeMed Bariatrics
Event Leader(s): Megan Keesee, Keri Seymour 

New Orleans
Presented By: Ochsner Medical Center
Event Leader(s): Jessica Gorham, MD

New York, NY
Presented By: Bariatric Programs of NYC
Event Leader(s): Liz Goldenberg, Rachel Goldman

NorCal (Sunnyvale)
Presented By: El Camino Hospital, Good Samaritan Hospital
Event Leader(s): Karen Thomas, Dana Schroeder 

Northern NJ (Hackensack)
Presented By: Hackensack Meridian 
Event Leader(s): Erica Amianda, Susy Rodriguez

Oklahoma (Norman)
Presented By: Norman Regional Health System
Event Leader(s): Miranda Matlick, Emily Benham

Philadelphia, PA
Presented By: Pen Medicine – Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Program
Event Leader(s): Kim Knipe, Colleen Tewksbury

Pittsburgh, PA
Presented By: Allegheny Health Network
Event Leader(s): Mollie Spitler

Rhode Island
Presented By: Care New England
Event Leader(s): Jane Sylvestre, Sherry Peter

Seattle, WA
Presented By: Swedish Digestive Health Institute
Event Leader(s): Danyell Walker, Kirsti Kaarrwkoski

West Michigan (Muskegon)
Presented By: Life Without Limits, Dr. Gluck
Event Leader(s): Wanda Johnson, Debra Warren