Dr. Ali Zentner received her undergraduate medical degree from McMaster University and completed her Internal Medicine Residency with an extra year of Cardiology training at the University of Calgary. She is a
Diplomate of the American Board of Obesity Medicine. She is a clinical associate at UBC Department of Internal Medicine. She has been in practice for over 25 years as a specialist in Obesity and Metabolic Medicine. With a wealth of clinical and practical experience, Dr. Zentner built Revolution Medical Clinic and serves as its Medical Director. The clinic has been recognized as a centre of excellence by the European
Association for the Study of Obesity. It is one of the largest multidisciplinary clinics in Canada run exclusively through the socialized health care system. Dr. Zentner is the founder and director of the Canadian Obesity Peer Support Program- an online and in person peer support educational platform for clinicians wanting to learn about obesity. (www.canadaobesitypeersupport.com) The program has trained over 600
clinicians in a peer support setting. Ali is also the founder and director of NO FAT SHAME (www.nofatshame.com) a multilevel educational program that addresses weight bias in medicine. The project involves patients and clinicians and educates medical trainees, doctors and nurses on weight sensitivity and
bias. It currently is working to promote weight sensitivity training in all medical schools and residency programs across Canada.