WELCOME TO
DR. JAMES HUFFNAGLE
​The Center For Medical Weight Loss
ABOUT DR. JAMES HUFFNAGLE
Hello! Dr James Huffnagle here! Can you believe it's already been over 2 years since l've closed my offices and retired from medicine. I SO miss my patients, staff, and acquired friends along the way, but am enjoying retirement. I thought I would take this opportunity to give a quick update about my current projects and future ideas, the state of medical weight loss today, and what might be the best course of action for patients investigating opportunities to lose weight.
People still ask me "why did you retire?" The answer for me is quite simple. After 31 years as a family practitioner and 25 years as an Obesity Medicine Association member, I felt I had reached all my personal and professional goals. Having enjoyed many aspects of medical practice: military medical practice, large group practice, and solo medical weight loss and family medicine practice, I felt I had experienced all I desired in medicine and was ready for new adventures. With three active state licenses, and a love of travel, I did think about
finishing where I started- a former army medical officer ending his career in the VA system but soon realized my time and energy was best spent with my wonderful wife and children, one of which is on the autistism spectrum. I am SO glad I made that choice. In 2024, I retired my 3 medical licenses, and am so enjoying my life after medicine. I am considering writing an E-book on the complexities of medical weight loss, from the physician's as well as patients' point of view.
It is challenging for patients today to navigate the landscape of medical weight loss. The arrival of the new GLP-1 inhibitors, ie. semaglutides, over these last several years, have given potential benefits and hopes for patients, as well as some concerns. My goal for patients, regardless of the treatment, was to guide them in a way to positively change their relationship with diet and exercise. A comprehensive approach to health improvement. Simply "taking medications" without this approach may not prove effective in the long run. I do suggest patients consider providers of the Obesity Medicine Association. They do seem to recommend this comprehensive approach. With all the providers out there, many newly engaged in medical weight loss, the OMA website can offer options in your area for providers that treat the whole patient, not just offer generic protocols. The website is a great resource for patients and outlines treatment options.
I do wish everyone all the Best with your personal and health endeavors and I will try to
keep everyone posted about future developments.
Jim Huffnagle MD
