Dr. Rita K. Kathawa, MD, Preventative Medicine Specialist
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Dr. Rita K. Kathawa, MD

Internist | Obesity Medicine

41400 Dequindre Rd Ste. 105 Sterling Heights MI, 48314

About

Dr. Rita Kathawa is a Bariatric Medicine specialist and is founder of Michigan Weight Loss Institute. She is a dual board certified physician in Internal Medicine and Obesity Medicine. As a bariatrician, she is an expert in the diagnosis, treatment and overall medical management of obesity and weight related comorbidities. She utilizes FDA approved medications along with lifestyle modifications and surgical referral when appropriate. Additionally, she works closely with bariatric surgeons to help augment surgical weight loss results and avoid/treat weight regain in the setting of bariatric surgery.

 

Dr. Rita Kathawa completed her undergraduate and graduate training in Nutritional Sciences at Wayne State University. She earned her MD degree at Michigan State University College of Human Medicine and completed residency at Ascension Health. She then pursued additional post graduate training in the field of Obesity Medicine through Harvard Medical School.

Education and Training

Michigan State University MD 2007

Board Certification

American Board of Internal Medicine

American Board of Obesity Medicine

Provider Details

Female Spanish, Arabic

Areas of expertise and specialization

Weight ManagementMedical NutritionIntegrative MedicineMetabolic Disease PreventionFatty Liver Disease (MASLD)Diabetes Prevention and ManagementObstructive Sleep Apnea SyndromesPost Bariatric Surgery ManagementHair Restoration (post bariatric treatments)

Awards

  • TOP OBESITY MEDICINE SPECIALIST 2024 2024 Women In Medicine Top Doctor 

Teaching and speaking

  • Dr. Kathawa is a public speaker on the topic of obesity- podcasts, radio shows, hospital grand rounds.

Favorite professional publications

  • Gendron, F., Karana, R., Cyr, L.D., Ferreira, M.P. 2013. ImmunomodulatoryEthnobotanicals of the Great Lakes. Elsevier: 453-461

Areas of research

Monogenic Obesity Syndromes 

Genetics of Obesity in Humans 

Dr. Rita K. Kathawa, MD's Practice location

Michigan Weight Loss Institute

41400 Dequindre Rd Ste. 105 -
Sterling Heights, MI 48314
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New patients: 586-287-7330
www.miweightlossinstitute.com

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