Our teams: METHODS

I am a professor of nutrition at Université Paris Cité and a researcher at the Methods Team (INSERM- Sorbonne Paris Cité Epidemiology and Statistics Research Centre).
I am the Head of the Nutrition Department at Georges Pompidou European Hospital, Paris. This department is based on a multidisciplinary team dedicated to the management of severe obese patients. We also have a strong collaboration with the bariatric surgery department.

Research interests

  • Obesity, diabetes and bariatric surgery epidemiology
  • Evaluation of pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments

Key publications

  • Bliddal H, Bays H, Czernichow S, Uddén Hemmingsson J, Hjelmesæth J, Hoffmann Morville T, Koroleva A, Skov Neergaard J, Vélez Sánchez P, Wharton S, Wizert A, Kristensen LE; STEP 9 Study Group. Once-Weekly Semaglutide in Persons with Obesity and Knee Osteoarthritis. N Engl J Med. 2024;391(17):1573-1583.
  • Ying A, Arima H, Czernichow S, Woodward M, Huxley R, Turnbull F, Perkovic V, Neal B. Effects of blood pressure lowering on cardiovascular risk according to baseline body-mass index: a meta-analysis of randomised trials. Lancet. 2015;385(9971):867-74.
  • Hinnouho GM, Czernichow S, Dugravot A, Nabi H, Brunner EJ, Kivimaki M, Singh-Manoux A. Metabolically healthy obesity and the risk of cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes: the Whitehall II cohort study. Eur Heart J. 2015;36(9):551-9.
  • Thereaux J, Veyrie N, Barsamian C, Corigliano N, Beauchet A, Poitou C, Oppert JM, Czernichow S, Bouillot JL. Similar postoperative safety between primary and revisional gastric bypass for failed gastric banding. JAMA Surg. 2014;149(8):780-6.
  • Rassy N, Van Straaten A, Carette C, Hamer M, Rives-Lange C, Czernichow S. Association of Healthy Lifestyle Factors and Obesity-Related Diseases in Adults in the UK. JAMA Netw Open. 2023;6(5):e2314741.
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