Food and Nutritional Sciences

    College of Agricultural & Life Sciences

    UNIVERSITY of WISCONSIN-MADISON UW-MADISON

    Luke Funk

    Professor of Surgery

    Our research group uses mixed-methods approaches and clinical trials to identify barriers to obesity care and test interventions designed to increase use of obesity treatments.

    funk@surgery.wisc.edu

    (608) 263-1036

    600 Highland Ave
    MC 7375
    Madison, WI 53792-0001

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    Education

    • MD, Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine, Maywood, IL
    • MPH, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA
    • General Surgery Residency, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA
    • Fellowship in Minimally Invasive Surgery, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH

    Nearly 80% of U.S. adults meet criteria for overweight/obesity. All three evidence-based obesity treatment options – behavioral weight management, obesity medications and bariatric surgery – are significantly underutilized. As a surgeon scientist, my long-term goal is to optimize access and outcomes of obesity care for adults with overweight/obesity. Our group uses quantitative (e.g., database analysis) and qualitative research methods (e.g., interviews and focus groups) and conducts clinical trials aimed at improving outcomes for adults with obesity. Our research group is located at both the University of Wisconsin-Madison and William S. Middleton Veterans Memorial Hospital.

    Avant-Garde Health General Surgery Research All-Stars (2024)

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