Outstanding M.D. Instructor/Fellow, Colorado Nutrition Obesity Research Center
(2023)
CDC-Hubert Global Health Award, CDC
(2023)
Research Interests
My research interests are focused in novel approaches to weight management in different populations. My primary interest is in developing tailored and patient-centered approaches to weight management in transgender and gender diverse people, particularly as a means of decreasing health disparities and increasing access to gender-affirming surgeries. I am also interested in prevention of cancer recurrence through preventing and reversing weight gain that can accompany cancer diagnosis and treatment.
Teaching
Assistant Professor
(2023)
School of Medicine,
Family Medicine
Obesity Medicine
Publications
Taormina JM, Iwamoto SJ. Filling a gap in care: addressing obesity in transgender and gender diverse patients. Int J Obes (Lond). 2023 Sep;47(9):761-763. PubMed PMID: 37414875
Taormina JM, Gilden AH, Iwamoto SJ. Meeting the Body Mass Index Requirement for Gender-affirming Surgery Using Antiobesity Medication. JCEM Case Rep. 2023 May;1(3):luad067. PubMed PMID: 37388627
Ahn YJ, Taormina JM, Tchang BG, Srivastava G, Schmidt SL, Kaplan LM. Letter to the Editor of ObesityPillars from the Obesity Medicine Fellowship Council. Obes Pillars. 2023 Jun;6:100068. PubMed PMID: 37990652
Taormina JM, Camidge DR. Editorial Related to Leeuw et al.: The Evolution of Expectations: How Our Views On "Acceptable" Toxicities Are Changing With Prolonged Lung Cancer Treatments. J Thorac Oncol. 2023 Aug;18(8):967-969. PubMed PMID: 37479325
Kowalsky RJ, Stoner L, Perdomo SJ, Taormina JM, Jones MA, Credeur DP, Gibbs BB. Validity and reliability of peripheral pulse wave velocity measures in a seated posture. Hypertens Res. 2020 Aug;43(8):845-847. PubMed PMID: 32152481
Perdomo SJ, Gibbs BB, Kowalsky RJ, Taormina JM, Balzer JR. Effects of Alternating Standing and Sitting Compared to Prolonged Sitting on Cerebrovascular Hemodynamics. Sport Sci Health. 2019 Aug;15(2):375-383. PubMed PMID: 31814853
Kowalsky RJ, Perdomo SJ, Taormina JM, Kline CE, Hergenroeder AL, Balzer JR, Jakicic JM, Gibbs BB. Effect of Using a Sit-Stand Desk on Ratings of Discomfort, Fatigue, and Sleepiness Across a Simulated Workday in Overweight and Obese Adults. J Phys Act Health. 2018 Oct 1;15(10):788-794. PubMed PMID: 30139293
Taormina JM, Kowalsky RJ, Perdomo SJ, Jones MA, Barone Gibbs B. Characteristics associated with lower blood pressure when using a sit-stand desk. J Hypertens. 2018 May;36(5):1207-1208. PubMed PMID: 29578965
Barone Gibbs B, Kowalsky RJ, Perdomo SJ, Taormina JM, Balzer JR, Jakicic JM. Effect of alternating standing and sitting on blood pressure and pulse wave velocity during a simulated workday in adults with overweight/obesity. J Hypertens. 2017 Dec;35(12):2411-2418. PubMed PMID: 28704258
Food, Nutrition and Metabolism - Weight Loss and Dieting
Wellness and Prevention - Exercise and Physical Fitness
Wellness and Prevention
Wellness and Prevention - LGTBQIA+ Ally
Clinical Interests
I am interested in providing comprehensive weight management care, with an emphasis on pharmacologic treatment of obesity. I am also interested in increasing access to gender-affirming surgeries for transgender and gender diverse adults, and provide weight management support for presurgical optimization, when necessary.
General Information
Medical Schools:
MD, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
(2019)
Undergraduate Schools:
BS, Carnegie Mellon University (PA)
(2015)
Residency Programs:
UPMC Medical Education (St Margaret Hospital) Program, Family Medicine (2022)
Fellowships:
University of Colorado (University Hospital) Program, Obesity Medicine
(2023)