Penn Medicine Provider
Psychiatry
Thomas Wadden, PhD
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Psychiatry Market Street

About me

  • Director, Weight & Eating Disorders
  • Emeritus Professor of Psychiatry

Education and training

  • Graduate School: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  • Fellowship: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

My Locations

Penn Medicine hospital privileges

  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Advanced Practice Provider
  • Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Advanced Practice Provider
Dr. Wadden is a Penn Medicine provider.

Qualifications and experience

My research

Wadden TA, Volger S, Sarwer DB, et al A two-year randomized trial of obesity treatment in primary care practice , N Eng J Med, 365: 2011,1969-79


Wadden TA, Webb VL, Moran CH, Bailer BA Lifestyle modification for obesity: new developments in diet, physical activity, and behavior therapy , Circulation, 125: 2012,1157-70


Tsai AG, Wadden TA In the clinic: obesity , Ann Intern Med, 159: 2013,ITC3-1-ITC3-15


Wadden TA, Hollander P, Klein S, et al Weight maintenance and additional weight loss with liraglutide after low-calorie-diet-induced weight loss: the SCALE Maintenance randomized study , Int J Obes (Lond) , 37: 2013,1443-51


Wadden TA, Butryn ML, Hong PS, Tsai AG Behavioral treatment of obesity in patients encountered in primary care settings: a systematic review , JAMA, 312: 2014,1779-91