MEET DR. BANSAL

Vivek Bansal, MD, MPH, FACE (Endocrinology, Obesity Medicine)

Dr. Bansal grew up in Rishikesh in the Himalayan foothill beside the Ganges River, India. He got exposed to Purposeful Eating and holistic living very early on in life. He is an avid yoga practitioner and a vegetarian by choice. He believes in forming a healthy relationship with food. He is a big proponent of eating right and at the right time. He grabbed the concepts of Purposeful and thoughtful from Ancient Ayurveda from his Grandmother.

He attended medical school at the BRD Medical College of Gorakhpur and completed his residency in Internal Medicine at RWJ Trinitas Regional Medical Centre in New Jersey.

His great interest in metabolic conditions led him to pursue and complete his subspecialty fellowship training in Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism at Case Western University Hospital in Cleveland. During his fellowship he lost his dad to Congestive Heart Failure. His father was Obese this was the turning point in his life when he decided to be American Board Certified in Endocrinology, Diabetes, Metabolism & Obesity Medicine. He worked as the Medical Director of Medical Weight loss for Hunterdon Medical Center. His Patients were very satisfied with the results and being able to sustain them. He achieved a sense of fulfillment when he saw his patients not only lose weight but also sustain the results.

Dr. Bansal is passionate about helping those who struggle with excess weight. Through his own struggles with losing weight, Dr. Bansal discovered that medical and non-medical tools could be useful. Dr. Bansal has personal experience of losing 30-40 pounds two separate times and knows that it is not easy to lose weight.

During the early part of his initial seven years as a practicing endocrinologist, Dr. Vivek developed an interest in helping his patients achieve weight loss to treat diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, joint pains, and infertility. He witnessed the dramatic improvements in these conditions as his patients were often able to reduce or discontinue multiple medications previously required to treat these conditions. But more than anything, he witnessed the dramatic improvement in overall well-being and personal health in each of his patients. Thus sprouted his passion for the field of medical weight loss (obesity medicine).

Dr. Vivek Bansal is among a small number of physicians in the country board certified in Obesity Medicine by the American Board of Obesity Medicine (ABOM). He is also board certified in Internal Medicine (2019) and Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism (2015). He is a member of the Obesity Medicine Association (OMA), American Medical Association (AMA), American College of Physicians (ACP), and American Association of Endocrinology (AACE).

“I personally appreciate how difficult it is to lose and maintain a healthy weight. In previous years, I was extremely active in competitive sports, exercising at least 2-3 hours per day through high school, college, and even medical school. As a result, I was able to eat without limitation and thus did not need to learn healthy eating habits. However, with the extensive time commitments of medical training, building and growing a medical practice, and devoting (wonderful) time to my family — I gradually gained more than 40 pounds over the years. With the strategies and techniques that I have learned over the years through my professional training, I have personally lost most of this weight. However, on a daily basis, I continue to appreciate the struggles, temptations, and triggers that cause weight gain and weight regain. At Enlyve Me Weight and Wellness, we develop and implement individualized treatment plans, we set realistic goals, and we help you reach these goals.” —Vivek Bansal