Sean Wharton

Dr. Wharton has his doctorate in both Pharmacy and Medicine. He completed medical school at UofT and his residency in Internal Medicine at McMaster University. His interest in ethnicity and medicine led him to the study of hypertension and then to obesity under the guidance of Dr. Arya Sharma, an international recognized leader in obesity research. Dr. Wharton is the medical director of the Wharton Medical Clinic, a community based internal medicine weight management clinic. He also works as internal medicine specialist at Toronto East General Hospital. Dr. Wharton research includes the clinical aspects of bariatric medicine and diabetes research. Peer reviewed articles include; feasibility of an interdisciplinary program for obesity management in Canada. Diabetes management is a focus for Dr. Wharton, as 25% of overweight and obese patients have this chronic medical condition. Dr. Wharton is the lead author of the weight management chapter for the 2013 Canadian Diabetes Association Guidelines; his co-authors are Dr. Arya Sharma and Dr. David Lau. Dr. Wharton is a member of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons, the Canadian Obesity Network, the Canadian Association of Bariatric Surgeons and Physicians