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Sylvia Gonsahn-Bollie
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Dr. Sylvia Gonsahn-Bollie, MD, is an award-winning physician with over ten years of clinical experience and a dual board-certified obesity specialist. Dr. Bollie founded Embrace You Weight & Wellness to address the disparities in personalized obesity care. However, Dr. Bollie is more than a doctor. She is a wellness coach who has maintained 60lb weight loss for eight years and bestselling author of "Embrace You: Your Guide to Transforming Weight Loss Misconceptions Into Lifelong Wellness." "Embrace You: Your Guide" is Healthline.com's "Best Weight Loss Book of 2022." and one of Livestrong's "Top 8 Weight Loss Books of 2022." Prior to specializing in obesity medicine, Dr. Bollie had seven years of primary care, internal medicine experience. She is trained in medical education leadership and a former chief resident. An early adopter of social media, Dr.Bollie enjoys finding creative ways to educate and empower people with health information.
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