Dr. Vijaya Surampudi is an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Human Nutrition and work in the Center of Obesity and Metabolic Health (COMET). She is a Board Certified in Internal Medicine, Endocrinology and a Physician Nutrition Specialist.

Dr. Surampudi is also currently the Assistant Director of the UCLA Weight Management program (RFO) and supports the multidisciplinary bariatric surgery group as a Bariatric Endocrinologist.

Currently, Dr. Surampudi's primary areas of practice are treatment and prevention of obesity and obesity-associated diseases. Her practice focuses using nutrition therapy to help treat and prevent pre-diabetes/diabetes, high cholesterol, hypertension and weight management.

Additional Certifications

• Board Certified "Physician Nutrition Specialist" - 2016