Dr. Rees Checketts

A reintroduction feels appropriate. I have a degree in nutrition, medicine, am internal-medicine certified. My practice focuses on dysregulated metabolism and the treatment of obesity and other weight-related comorbidities. My goal is to help you understand what we now know.

I’ve never had alcohol. Let’s make a deal!

Had a great time visiting with Dr. Nessim on his podcast 🎤 instagram.com/reel/DWGHw66DA…

Look AHEAD: ~8% weight loss via lifestyle intervention → no CV benefit. SELECT: ~9% weight loss via semaglutide → 20% reduction in MACE. Same weight lost, different outcome. The mechanism matters. There were LOTS of benefits with wt loss. Just not decreased heart events 😔

Losing weight makes you hungrier. That’s not weakness. That’s leptin. When fat cells shrink → leptin drops → your brain screams “EAT.” The body defends its fat stores harder than you can white-knuckle a diet. This is biology. Not willpower.

If big pharma sold to big 3 distributors at net prices rather than list prices, patients would save on average 40pct on their specialty and brand medications. This isn't hard. @BernieSanders @HawleyMO @SenTedCruz @SenateGOP @SenWarren @AOC x.com/i/grok/share/a…

When we stop exercising and our diet lapses, weight is regained. When we stop our cholesterol medications, cholesterol rises. When we stop blood pressure (BP) meds, BP climbs. When we stop contraceptives, fertility increases. When we stop GLP1 medications, weight rises.

Here are some of the highlights on Retatrutide. 1️⃣ Binds 3 sites instead of 1 or 2 2️⃣ Weight loss approaches surgical outcomes 3️⃣ Similar side effect profile as semaglutide & tirzepatide 4️⃣ Side effects were dose dependent Still not available, but promising so far.

The cardio respiratory fitness required is incredible! What a specimen.

Well said. The goal is to blunt, not eliminate your appetite.

Retatrutide is coming! 1️⃣It treats obesity (up to 22% wt reduction). 2️⃣Reduces osteoarthritis symptoms. 3️⃣Alleviates metabolic disease burden (eg, insulin resistance). Side effects? Similar to our current GLP-1 agents. This will change lives. #obesitymedicine

Huge congratulations to my program director and dear colleague Juliana Simonetti @UofUHealth on her work on the @aace guidelines for obesity evaluation and treatment! Great to see @DrKarlNadolsky and Simonetti changing the field of #obesitymedicine. endocrinepractice.org/article/S1530-…

@DouglasAdlerMD @gautammaddineni As I complete fellowship and weigh out my options, this is very helpful for me.

I was in academics for 20 years, and was a full Professor of Medicine with Tenure. 5 years ago I left for a large private GI group. People often ask me about pros and cons of both worlds. Here are my top tips to consider. #gitwitter #medtwitter #MedX

I'll be at #OW2025 and would love to see you there! Let me know if you’re going and we can connect. Learn more and register here: invt.io/1txb8ojveh5

My last streak was more than two years long; hope to surpass it here. Thanks language learning platforms for making the world warmer, more inviting, and familiar. Learning another’s language tears down our perceived barriers! Muchísima gracias por todo ⁦@duolingo⁩!

@AF_Siegel_MD @CreightonGI @clivejmiranda @MohammedQasswal @MarcelluSingh @IMCreighton @AmCollegeGastro That’s amazing! Great work.

🚨 Excited to present 7️⃣ abstracts at #ACG2025 in sunny #Phoenix! 🏜️ ✨ Grateful to my incredible GI mentors at @CreightonGI for their guidance and support 🙏🏻 ACG Round Two - let’s go! 💪🏻🔥 #GITwitter #ACG2025 #MedTwitter

A view of the mountains from the lunch break room. It feels like I work in a postcard. @UofUInternalMed #obesitymedicine #internalmedicine

Today, I begin my fellowship in #ObesityMedicine with the @UofUInternalMed ! It is thrilling to continue my medical and nutrition training in #EvidenceBasedMedicine aimed at our most complicated and vexing healthcare challenges. Thanks, @UofUMedicine! #MedTwitter

@SChandanMD @MethodistHosp Congratulations on all of your success! It is an honor to have worked with you personally.

An incredibly humbling month draws to a close... 🏁 Finished #AEF training with ~2K procedures 🎯 Crossed 3K+ #GoogleScholar citations ✅ 200+ #PubMed indexed publications #GodIsKind 🛣️ 🔜 @MethodistHosp West, #Houston Excited to start the next phase of life! #GITwitter