Physicians

Department / Division
Medicine / General Internal Medicine

Address
4220 North Roxboro Street
Durham, NC 27704

Appointment Telephone
919-620-4061

Office Telephone
919-620-4061

Fax Telephone
919-477-3110

Training

• MD, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, 1986

Residency

• Internal Medicine, University of Kentucky Medical Center, 1990

Fellowship

• General Internal Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, 1992

Other Training

• MHS, Biometry, Duke University School of Medicine, 1994

Clinical Interests
Evaluation and treatment of complicated lifestyle-related conditions including type 2 diabetes, obesity, polycystic ovary syndrome, metabolic syndrome, sleep apnea, fatty liver, and tobacco dependence

Research Interests

My research interest is disease prevention.  Because smoking and obesity are the major causes of morbidity and mortality in modern society, my research involves clinical trials examining new therapies for smoking cessation and obesity.

I serve as Medical Director of the Duke Center for Nicotine and Smoking Cessation Research, in collaboration with Jed Rose in the Department of Psychiatry.  I am course coordinator for a Fourth-Year Medical Student Elective on the Medical Management of Obesity, and I am a faculty member of the Duke Clinical Research Training Program.

I belong to the Society of General Internal Medicine, the Society for Nicotine and Smoking Cessation Research, NAASO: The Obesity Society, and the American Society of Bariatric Physicians. I am also on the Editorial Board of Nutrition & Metabolism.

Industry Relationships and Collaborations (What's this?)

This physician (or a member of their immediate family) has a working relationship (i.e. consulting, research, and/or educational services) with the companies listed below. These relations have been reported to the health system leadership and, when appropriate, management plans are in place to address potential conflicts.

• Atkins Nutritionals

Representative Publications
Westman EC, Feinman RD, Mavropoulos JC, Vernon MC, Volek JS, Wortman JA, Yancy WS, Phinney SD. Low-carbohydrate nutrition and metabolism. Am J Clin Nutr. 2007 Aug;86(2):276-84. (2007) Abstract

Westman EC, Yancy WS Jr, Humphreys M. Dietary treatment of diabetes mellitus in the pre-insulin era (1914-1922). Perspect Biol Med. 2006;49(1):77-83. (2006) Abstract

Yancy WS Jr, Olsen MK, Guyton JR, Bakst RP, Westman EC. A low-carbohydrate, ketogenic diet versus a low-fat diet to treat obesity and hyperlipidemia: a randomized, controlled trial. Ann Intern Med. 2004 May 18;140(10):769-77. (2004) Abstract

Westman EC, Mavropoulos J, Yancy WS, Volek JS. A review of low-carbohydrate ketogenic diets. Curr Atheroscler Rep. 2003 Nov;5(6):476-83. (2003) Abstract

Joseph AM, Norman S, Ferry L, Prochanzka A, Westman EC, Steele B, Sherman S, Cleveland M, Antomucio D, Hartman N, McGovern P. Safety of transdemical nicotine therapy in patients with cardiac disease: a randomized controlled trial. New Engl J Med 1996; 335: 1792-8. (1996)