Team of Experts - Medical
Peter Howard Jones, MD FACP
Medical Director, Weight Management Programs
Methodist Wellness Services
Co-Director, Center for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention
Peter Howard Jones, MD, is an associate professor in the Department of Medicine, Section of Atherosclerosis and Lipid Research at the Baylor College of Medicine. He also serves as Co-Director of The Center for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention, and as the Medical Director for The Methodist Wellness Services Weight Management Programs.
Dr. Jones received his BS in chemistry in 1974 at Washington and Lee University; he was a summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa student. He completed his MD at the Baylor College of Medicine in 1977 as the Michael E. DeBakey Scholar. He completed his internal medicine residency at Baylor, and is board certified in internal medicine. He is also a Fellow of the American College of Physicians, and a Fellow of the Council on Arteriosclerosis and Thrombosis of the American Heart Association.
He has served in a number of academic, scientific and community committees and has published more than 70 clinical abstracts, articles, and chapters in textbooks.
An accomplished speaker, Dr. Jones has made presentations at national and international symposia on topics that include drug therapy for dyslipidemias, new frontiers in lipid drug therapy, and diabetic dyslipidemia and coronary heart disease.
Nurses
Weekly medical monitoring is provided by Registered Nurses or Licensed Vocational Nurses. These professionals are the first-line medical personnel overseeing each participant’s medical progress throughout the treatment program. In addition to weekly weight and blood pressure checks, they will note any medical problems related to the fasting that may arise, monitor each participants’ monthly lab values and regularly interact with the Medical Director.
Dietitians
Registered and Licensed Dietitians monitor participants’ nutritional progress throughout the program. From fasting to transition to maintenance, the dietitian is there to provide guidance and nutrition education to the participants with the goal of empowering each person to make healthy food choices. All of the dietitians have either bachelor's or master's degree in nutrition and at least three years of clinical experience in general clinical nutrition. Most have specializations in obesity, diabetes and kidney disease.
Behaviorists
Behavior change is one of the most difficult aspects of weight loss and weight maintenance. The team of behaviorists or professional counselors work with the participants to enable them to become healthier by offering behavioral tools, sharing their knowledge, expertise and guidance as the participant begins and continues the process of losing and maintaining weigh loss. All of the behavioral staff are at least master's prepared and licensed professional counselors with a minimum of 3 years experience working with individuals, couples and groups.
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