Aparna Chandra, MD
Medical Director, Jersey Medical Weight Loss Center
Dr. Aparna Chandra is board-certified in Internal Medicine and Obesity Medicine. She is the Founder and Medical Director of Jersey Medical Weight Loss Center, which first opened in New Jersey in 2012 and expanded with a second office in Tampa, FL, in 2024.
She is a Fellow of the Obesity Medicine Association (OMA), where she also serves as a committee member, and an associate editor of its publication, The Obesity Pillars. She is an active member of the Obesity Action Coalition. Her expertise has been widely published in newspapers, health magazines, and medical websites. Under her direction, the center has been a multi-year "Obesity Care Week Champion" for its extensive advocacy and awareness efforts through radio, social media, and other channels. Additionally, Dr. Chandra is a nationally recognized speaker and mentor to physicians across the U.S. in Obesity Medicine.
Dr. Chandra's clinical focus includes adult/ adolescent obesity medicine, genetic disorders of obesity, diabetes, and the use of anti-obesity medications.