Medical Weight Management Specialist Clinic
You Don't Need Another Diet
Obesity is a complex disorder—diets aren’t the answer. Let’s talk evidence-based medical care. Cortina Weight Medicine is a specialist medical weight management clinic covered under MSP for residents of British Columbia upon referral. We appreciate everyone’s weight history is unique, which is why medical treatment should be tailored just for you.
Our Specialist Services
Comprehensive specialist care tailored to meet your individual weight management needs, from personalized medical treatment plans to expert support and resources.
Medical Weight Management
Obesity is a complex medical disorder. Reviewing the right medications can be part of the solution.
Pre-Procedure Weight Management
When weight loss has been recommended prior to an elective medical procedure or surgery. Working in collaboration with your specialist team to facilitate medically necessary care.
Binge Eating Disorder and ADHD
Binge eating disorder and ADHD can disrupt eating patterns and drive weight gain. Effective management of these disorders can be essential to achieving overall weight management success.
Medical Nutrition Therapy
Combining nutrition therapy to medical weight management. Nutrition principles that optimize overall weight management outcomes.
Obesity is a medical condition—the solution is treatment
Obesity needs treatment, not another fad diet from diet culture. Options for medical treatment exist, and gone are the days when your medical team tells you to go figure this out on your own.
01.
Unlearn Diet Culture
Step away from diet culture—dieting won’t lead to sustainable health changes.
02.
Overhaul the Obesity Narrative
Obesity is not a math problem. This is a biological disorder where your brain stubbornly stores energy and defends against weight loss.
03.
Gain Control of Overeating
Explore the connection between ADHD, binge eating disorder, and weight gain to better target your weight management goals.
About me
As an American Board certified Obesity Physician, I will show you how optimizing your weight is about optimizing your physiology. It’s about bringing back order to the disorder of obesity – Dr. Sandra Cortina
Meet Dr. Sandra Cortina
Dr. Sandra Cortina is an internal medicine specialist and diplomate of the American Board of Obesity Medicine who practices obesity medicine in the heart of New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada as well as virtually through her online clinic accessible to all patients across the province. She has a special interest in ADHD and Binge Eating Disorder as well as managing the multifactorial causes of obesity that help ensure long-term treatment success.
Dr. Sandra Cortina MD, FRCPC, MPH, ABOM Dipl
