Rajesh Aggarwal, MD, PhD, FRCS, FACS is the Founder and CEO of twenty30 health, a care coordination platform for metabolic and obesity management for individuals and providers. He is also a practicing physician. Dr. Aggarwal has practiced in the United Kingdom and in the US as GI and bariatric surgeon. Dr. Aggarwal was an early adopter of robotic/VR technology. After 20 years of practicing medicine, he transitioned to a new role as a partner in a digital health start-up and also serves as an investor and advisor for early-stage companies. While at Thomas Jefferson University, Dr. Aggarwal spent nearly 4 years building and running its venture arm to co-develop, validate and scale early-stage digital health start-up companies, including Livongo, Commure, Neuroflow and DinaCare. He received his medical degree from Royal Free Hospital and University College London Medical School.
People with obesity should be offered a range of suitable treatments as well: behavioral, nutrition, exercise, medication and surgery, through a coordinated and holistic approach under one roof, with a care coordinator. Like cancer, obesity is a heterogeneous disease and recommendations and responses to all treatment modalities will be heterogeneous as well.