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Inbar Kirson, MD, FACOG, Diplomate ABOM

Diplomate of the American Board of Obesity Medicine

Board Certifications
  • Board Certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Practice Locations

Areas of Expertise

  • Metabolic Health
  • Weight Management
  • Obstetrics and Gynecology

Biography

Dr. Kirson has a passion for teaching and a genuine commitment to educating her patients and the community on leading a healthy lifestyle. Dr. Kirson has been seen all around the Chicago area giving seminars and lectures focusing on how to use food as your best medicine. She extends this love for teaching to her everyday encounters with patients using picture diagrams and detailed explanations to empower patients with knowledge and to ensure their understanding of what is happening in their body. Dr. Kirson earned her medical degree at Rush University Medical Center and completed her residency at Lutheran General Hospital in Obstetrics and Gynecology where she earned numerous awards for her compassion, excellence in care and teamwork in the treatment of patients. Dr. Kirson went on to pursue advanced training and education in Obesity Medicine and is a Diplomate of the American Board of Obesity Medicine. Dr. Kirson combines her 20 plus years of clinical experience with her passion for improving metabolic wellness to help every patient achieve their optimal health. She has a special interest in helping women with metabolic difficulties related to PCOS, menopause, postpartum weight loss, and the various stages in a woman’s life.

Fun Fact: Dr. Kirson was born in Haifa, Israel, where the delivering Ob/Gyn Fellow later became her Maternal Fetal Medicine Attending in Residency at Lutheran General Hospital– it is indeed a small world!

Helping patients understand the why, how and when of making lifestyle changes sets them up for greater success. And there is no greater joy than sharing in their journey to a healthier life. "

Inbar Kirson, MD, FACOG, Diplomate ABOM

Education

Medical School

Rush Medical College, Chicago, IL- Doctor of Medicine

Residency

Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge, IL- Obstetrics and Gynecology

Affiliations and Associations

  • Obesity Medicine Association
  • The Obesity Society
  • Nutrition and Metabolism Society
  • American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Publications

  • Michael D. Moen, Michael Noone, Inbar Kirson. Povidone-Iodine Spray Technique Versus Traditional Scrub-Paint Technique for Preoperative Abdominal Wall Preparation. President’s Prize Paper, presented at the Society of Gynecologic Surgeons, March 2002
  • Inbar Kirson, James Keller. Are Multiple Measures of Hepatic Dysfunction Necessary in Patients with Pregnancy Induced Hypertension? Lutheran General Hospital, Dept. Ob/Gyn, Abstract submitted to the Society of Perinatal Obstetricians meeting. August 1999.
  • James Dolan, Inbar Kirson. Implications of the NSABP-P1 Breast Cancer Prevention Trial for the Obstetrician/ Gynecologist. Submitted for publication to the American Journal of Ob/Gyn. July 1999.

View Dr. Kirson's Media

  • What is Metabolic Health?

  • Understanding Metabolic Health

Podcasts

Patient Stories

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