The David Meyers’ Grand Rounds featuring Dr. Gordon

THE DAVID MEYERS' GRAND ROUNDS LECTURE SERIES

featuring

Mara Gordon, MD

An Introduction to Size-Inclusive Primary Care:

Decreasing Shame In A System Obsessed With Body Size

November 5, 2026 at 11am EST

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https://georgetown.zoom.us/j/96748652902

Dr. Mara Gordon is an assistant professor of family medicine at Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, a family physician who cares for patients of all ages, and National Public Real Talk With A Doc columnist. Dr. Gordon is a nationally-recognized expert on body image in medicine. Her work has appeared in the New York Times, the Atlantic, and the Philadelphia Inquirer. She has also been a guest on CBS Sunday Morning, Good Morning America, and the Tamron Hall Show. Her book HOW TO TAKE UP SPACE: A Doctor Takes On Diet Culture and Rediscovers What It Means To Be Healthy is forthcoming in April 2027 from Little, Brown Spark. You can follow along with her newsletter Your Doctor Friend on Substack.

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