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Ken Fujioka MD

Ken Fujioka MD

Board of Directors, American Board of Obesity Medicine; President-Elect, National Board of Physician Nutrition Specialists; Founding Director, Center for Weight Management, and Director, Nutrition and Metabolic Research Center, Scripps Clinic, Department of Diabetes and Endocrine, San Diego, California

Dr. Fujioka is currently director of Nutrition and Metabolic research and Obesity Telemedicine at Scripps Clinic in the Department of Diabetes and Endocrine. Dr. Fujioka is proud to say that he is certified in Obesity medicine by ABOM and currently President-elect of the National board of physician nutrition specialist.

Dr. Fujioka has authored over 100 papers in Peer reviewed journals on weight management and related comorbid disease. He has participated as a PI on over 100 clinical trials and sub PI on numerous NIH grants.

He has authored a comprehensive standard of care for the California State Medical board (1997) on obesity treatment and lectured to numerous political groups (Sacramento, Washington DC, etc) on obesity treatments.

He currently spends half his time doing research and half his time seeing patients.

Disclosures

Dr. Fujioka reports the following, as of January 2020:


The following pharmaceutical companies are companies that I have done business with over the past 12-24 months. Below I have outlined my relationship with these companies. These companies have a diet, metabolic or weight loss agent, or device that I have researched or have been asked to consult about. I do not sit on any of the financial boards of these companies. I also do not own individual stocks of any of these companies. I am not employed as an employee by any of these companies.  Consulting is usually done on a scientific advisory board. Research grants go directly to Scripps Clinic and Scripps Health.

 

Company

Research Grant

Consulting Agreement

Speakers Bureau

 

 

 

 

Novonordisk

no

Yes

Yes

Gelesis

No

Yes

no

KVK-tech

No

Yes

no

Amgen

No

Yes

no

Sunovion

No

Yes

no

Phenomix

No

Yes

no

Boehringer Ingelheim

No

Yes

no

Janssen Global Services

No

Yes

no

Roivant

No

Yes

no

Takeda

No

Yes

yes


Addtionally, Dr. Fujioka has no agreements with the company that has Setmelanotide or Rhythm pharma.