Medical Information
Our Medical Advisory Board
Contact: Gail Manginelli
The Medical Advisory Board members provide ongoing counsel to update the education and lifestyle strategies Jenny Craig provides clients to enhance the effectiveness of the Program. The new members follow:
Steven N. Blair, PED Professor of Exercise Science and Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina
Dr. Blair's research focuses on the associations between lifestyle and health, with a specific emphasis on exercise, physical fitness, body composition and chronic disease.
Nehama Dresner, MD Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Obstetrics Gynecology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and Director, Wellsprings Health Associates, Specialists in Women’s Health and Medical Psychiatry
Dr. Dresner is a board-certified psychiatrist with specialized training in women’s health issues. She is Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry and Obstetrics/Gynecology at Northwestern University Medical School, and Director of Wellsprings Health Associates: Specialists in Women’s Health.
Frank Greenway, MD Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Dr. Greenway's area of research is in the treatment of obesity with an emphasis on pharmacological and nutriceutical interventions. He is Professor and Medical Director of the Pennington outpatient research clinic in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
G. Alan Marlatt, PhD University of Washington
Dr. Marlatt's research and clinical focus includes the prevention and treatment of addictive behaviors. He is an internationally recognized psychologist and currently a Professor of Psychology and Director of the Addictive Behaviors Research Center at the University of Washington.
Jenny Craig’s Medical Advisory Board has existed since 1989. Dr. Greenway and Dr. Marlatt are founding members and have served on the Board for 15 years. Dr. Blair has been a member for 10 consecutive years. The Medical Advisory Board members play a pivotal role in the development of the nutritional and exercise components of the Program as well as the design of the Maintenance Program.
Editor’s Note: Call Gail Manginelli at (760) 696-4160
if you are interested in speaking with any members of Jenny Craig’s
Medical Advisory Board for expert information.