Dr. Amy E. Rothberg is an endocrinologist and obesity medicine doctor in Ann Arbor, Michigan. She is a Clinical Professor of Internal Medicine in the Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology and Diabetes at the University of Michigan, and also a professor of nutritional sciences in the U-M School of Public Health (https://medschool.umich.edu/profile/3371/amy-e-rothberg).
She did her internal medicine internship and residency at the University of Michigan Medical Center, followed by a fellowship in metabolism, endocrinology and diabetes there, and then joined the faculty (https://www.uofmhealth.org/profile/1639280514/amy-elizabeth-rothberg). She graduated from Wayne State University medical school in 1996 (https://www.healthgrades.com/physician/dr-amy-rothberg-3bhdc).
Much of her work focuses on weight management and type 2 diabetes. She directs the MEND Weight Management Clinic and the University of Michigan Weight Management Program, a two-year behavior and lifestyle program with a research component, and she directs Rewind, a virtual weight management and diabetes treatment program (https://www.uofmhealth.org/profile/1639280514/amy-elizabeth-rothberg, https://medschool.umich.edu/profile/3371/amy-e-rothberg). She publishes research on these programs and was one of the authors of a 2021 international consensus report defining remission of type 2 diabetes (https://diabetesjournals.org/care/article/44/10/2438/138556/Consensus-Report-Definition-and-Interpretation-of).
Open Payments records from 2021-2025 list $28,948.13 in payments from industry to her across 29 records, with the largest from Novo Nordisk, Boehringer Ingelheim and Lilly. Payments from drug and device makers to doctors are common and legal, and are reported publicly.
Federal law requires drug and device companies to report what they pay clinicians: meals, travel, speaking, consulting, and research. Payments are common and legal; the point is that you can see them.
2021 to 2025
$28,948
29 payments
| 2021 | $0 |
| 2022 | $0 |
| 2023 | $11,404 |
| 2024 | $0 |
| 2025 | $17,545 |
Top payers
- Novo Nordisk AS$10,000
- Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.$9,681
- Lilly USA, LLC$7,850
- Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH$1,404
- Astellas Pharma US Inc$14
Payment types
- Consulting Fee$24,925
- Travel and Lodging$3,019
- Food and Beverage$1,004
A word of caution about these numbers
A payment does not mean your doctor is compromised or acting unethically. Most of these entries are drug samples left for patients, or lunch brought in for the office staff, and the amounts are usually small. Research funding and speaking at medical meetings are also normal parts of a clinical career.
As a rough guide, a total under $15,000 a year is usually not a concern. Much larger sums, especially from one company whose product your doctor recommends to you, are worth asking about. You are allowed to ask.
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