Obesity Medicine Physician - Kempsville

City/State

Norfolk, VA

Work Shift

First (Days)

Provider Specialty

Obesity Medicine

Overview:

Sentara Medical Group is seeking a Board-Certified Obesity Medicine Physician to join our outpatient Comprehensive Weight Loss Solutions team in the Kempsville area of Norfolk, Virginia, bordering on the city of Virginia Beach. This role offers a rewarding opportunity to make a meaningful impact in patients’ lives while working alongside an experienced, collaborative, and multidisciplinary care team dedicated to long-term weight management success through both surgical and non-surgical approaches. An excellent opportunity to join a nationally recognized, physician-led healthcare system with a mission to improve health every day.

Position Highlights:

• Full-time, outpatient-only Bariatric Medicine position

• M-F, 8am – 5pm, some afterhours call may be required - no weekends

• Work alongside 2 experienced physicians and 5 experienced APPs

• Established patient base with a waiting list—rapid panel build

• Diverse and high‑complexity case mix, including pre‑ and post‑bariatric surgery patients, medical weight management, and chronic disease optimization

Leadership & Strategic Responsibilities:

The ideal candidate will embrace a leadership-forward role, including:

• Supervision and clinical mentorship of experienced APPs, ensuring high-quality, evidence-based obesity care

• Vision-setting for the role of obesity medicine across the region/system, helping shape program growth, care pathways, and integration with primary care, endocrinology, bariatric surgery, and other specialties

• Participation in program development, quality improvement, and strategic initiatives

• Contribution to regional education, including provider training and community engagement related to obesity care

This leadership component elevates the position beyond a traditional clinical role and aligns with candidate expectations seen in high-demand obesity medicine markets.

Patient Panel Description:

This role manages a robust, high‑complexity panel of adults with obesity and related metabolic conditions, including:

• Patients pursuing non‑surgical medical weight management

• Optimizing individuals in the pre‑operative evaluation phase for bariatric surgery

• Post‑operative longitudinal follow‑up patients (nutrition, weight‑regain prevention, comorbidity management)

• Patients with multiple obesity‑related comorbidities, including diabetes, hypertension, NASH, OSA, and cardiovascular risk disorders

• Individuals requiring intensive lifestyle intervention, anti‑obesity pharmacotherapy, and chronic disease optimization

Benefits:

• Base salary plus RVU incentives

• Quality Performance Incentives up to 25K

• Sign on Bonus 15K

• Commencement Bonus 10K

• Generous CME allowance of $5,500 per year to advance your expertise

• Comprehensive benefits package including Health, Dental, Vision, Disability and more

• Retirement Package with Matching Contribution

• Malpractice and Tail coverage

• Fully Integrated EHR (Epic) with systemwide access to Dragon dictation and Dragon Copilot artificial intelligence for note creation

• Enjoy 36 days off annually to promote work-life balance, plus 1 floating holiday

Education:

Diplomate of the American Board of Obesity Medicine (DABOM), required

Experience:

Experience preferred

About Sentara Health:

Sentara Health is an award-winning, nonprofit healthcare system with over 2,000 providers working together to deliver outstanding, compassionate care to our communities. As an Obesity Medicine Physician here, you’ll be part of a team that is committed to quality, innovation, and improving patient outcomes every day.

Community Highlights:

Located in Coastal Virginia, Hampton Roads offers an exceptional quality of life for physicians and their families. Whether you’re drawn to beachfront living, suburban comfort, or rural charm, the region offers:

• Affordable housing and top-rated public/private schools

• Outdoor activities year-round: beaches, boating, hiking, and more

• Cultural amenities: concerts, sports, festivals, dining

• Easy travel to Washington, D.C., Richmond, and the Research Triangle

• Consistently ranked among the best places to live in the U.S.

At Sentara, we’re more than a health system, we’re a community of caregivers dedicated to transforming lives. If you’re ready to make a meaningful impact and grow your career in a supportive, innovative environment, please contact Lisa Satoski, Physician Recruiter Specialist at [email protected] to learn more!


We provide market-competitive compensation packages, inclusive of base pay, incentives, and benefits. The base pay range for full-time employment is $248,892.80 - $275,100.80 annually. Additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on-call pay, shift premiums, extra-shift incentives, or bonus opportunities. Compensation within the range may vary based on qualifications, experience, location, market conditions, and business needs. Note: If an annual salary is posted, it is based on a full-time colleague working 2,080 hours annually.

Sentara offers a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance; 401(k)/403(b) with employer match; paid time off (vacation, sick time, and holidays); paid parental and military leave; educational assistance or student loan repayment; and voluntary benefits.


Benefits: Caring For Your Family and Your Career

• Medical, Dental, Vision plans

• Adoption, Fertility and Surrogacy Reimbursement up to $10,000

• Paid Time Off and Sick Leave

• Paid Parental & Family Caregiver Leave

• Emergency Backup Care

• Long-Term, Short-Term Disability, and Critical Illness plans

• Life Insurance

• 401k/403B with Employer Match

• Tuition Assistance – $5,250/year and discounted educational opportunities through Guild Education

• Student Debt Pay Down – $10,000

• Pet Insurance

• Legal Resources Plan

• Colleagues may have the opportunity to earn an annual discretionary bonus if established system and employee eligibility criteria is met

Providers at Sentara are eligible for special benefits such as Annual CME Allowance and 100% malpractice and tail coverage.

Sentara Health is an equal opportunity employer and prides itself on the diversity and inclusiveness of its close to an almost 30,000-member workforce. Diversity, inclusion, and belonging is a guiding principle of the organization to ensure its workforce reflects the communities it serves.

In support of our mission “to improve health every day,” this is a tobacco-free environment.

For positions that are available as remote work,Sentara Health employs providers in the following states:

North Carolina, Nevada, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.