Weight Management and Obesity Medicine Fellowship
Welcome to Weight Management and Obesity Medicine Fellowship
It is a groundbreaking international program designed to empower healthcare professionals to become leaders in obesity and metabolic health management especially in the era obesity is one of the most pressing global health challenges.
The fellowship is developed and delivered by the World Institute of Critical Care & Emergency Medicine (WICCEM), this program brings together leading international experts, cutting-edge science, and innovative clinical practice to equip you with the knowledge and skills to drive real change.
Across two comprehensive modules, you’ll explore the full spectrum of weight management from the biological foundations of obesity to the most advanced therapeutic interventions, including pharmacotherapy, bariatric nutrition, digital health, and behavioral psychology. You’ll learn from global thought leaders, engage in interactive case discussions, and gain practical insights to apply directly in your clinical setting.
But this fellowship is more than just a course it’s a global community of clinicians, dietitians, researchers, and healthcare innovators united by one mission: to transform lives through effective, science-driven weight management.
By the end of this program, you will not only have mastered the principles of obesity medicine and nutrition science but will also emerge as a leader and advocate in advancing the standard of care in your community and beyond.
Welcome to a journey of learning, leadership, and impact.
Welcome to the Weight Management & Obesity Medicine Fellowship where science meets purpose, and learning drives transformation.
Intensive Care Nutrition Fellowship Recorded Webinar
Program Structure
- Asynchronous audio-video lectures.
- Recorded synchronous tutorials.
- Fellow-led teaching.
- Reflective practice on the national and international guidelines.
- Real-life clinical scenario discussions.
- Group discussion of complex cases.
- Critical appraisal of scientific papers.
- Critical appraisal of the available evidence with reflection on the local practice.
- MCQs with answers and explanations.
- Facilitated online discussion boards.
- Live webinars.
Timetable
Accreditation
Program
Director
Khaled Sewify
Senior Consultant Intensivist and Vice President of WICCEM.
Academic
Director
Mirey Karavetian
Nutrition Scientist – University of Toronto, Canada.
Director of Learning Design & Innovation
Wafa Ayesh
Senior Consultant Clinical Nutritionist and President of Middle East Alliance of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (MEAPEN)
Fellowship Coordinator
Mona Jouma
Lead clinical Dietitian, Mediclinic UAE
Mohamed Ramadan
Consultant Endocrinologist and Obesity Medicine, Saudi Arabia
Faculty
Ahmed El-Sohemy
Professor and Associate Chair, Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Toronto, Canada.
Alessandro Laviano
Associate professor of Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
Amr Mattar
Professor of ICU at Cairo University - Senior Consultant Nutritionist and President of Egyptian European Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition.
Carla Prado
University Professor, University of Alberta, Canada.
DaRong Wu
Director at 2nd Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine-, China
Derya Hyusein
Registered Dietitian RD, Founder & CEO of DietitianMED
Doaa Genena
Associate professor of Nutrition and Public Health
Alexandria University.
President of the Egyptian Clinical Nutrition
Physician Association
Eiman Al-Haini
Head of Nutrition Department, Directorate General of Khoula Hospital - President of Omani
Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics Society – Ministry of Health, Oman.
Enas Mogawer
Consultant IM & Endocrinologist, Director of Clinical Nutrition Program for Oncology Patients Al – Kasr El – Aini Hospital, Egypt
Fatima Al-Haddad
Chief Dietitian for the Government Hospitals – Kingdome of Bahrain.
Jenna Gillen
Associate Professor, Faculty of Kinesiology & Physical Education, University of Toronto, Canada.
Jeremy Alford
Psychologist, Coaching Psychologist, Eating Disorders & Obesity Expert, Lebanon
Kalliopi-Anna Poulia
Assistant Professor of Clinical Dietetics, Nutritionist, Dietitian in Greece.
Manal Ahmad
Clinical Dietitian PhD-candidate at the School of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism of the Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Maastricht University, the Netherlands
Marlain Swaiss
Clinical Dietitian. Director of the Jordanian Society of Enteral and Parenteral Nutrition
Medhat Araby Khalil Saleh
Professor of Public Health and Clinical Nutrition, Assiut Faculty of Medicine. Member of the Egyptian Scientific Board of Clinical Nutrition Fellowship. Master of diabetes and endocrinology, South Wales, UK
Mirey Karavetian
Nutrition Scientist – University of Toronto, Canada.
Michelle Cardel
Chief Nutrition Officer | WeightWatchers Adjunct Professor, Department of Health Outcomes & Biomedical Informatics Co-Director, Center for Integrative Cardiovascular and Metabolic Disease University of Florida | College of Medicine, United States.
Monica Tincopa
Transplant Hepatologist and Clinical Researcher, Assistant Professor, United States.
Prerna Kohli
Clinical Phycologist, India
Osama Tabara
Senior Consultant Clinical Pharmacist, President of IVPN Network, Abu Dhabi, UAE.
Contact Us
Program director
- Khaled Sewify
- khaled.sewify@wiccem.org
Program Administrator
- Mayssoun Wael
- Mayssoun.wael@icomgroup.org