Dr. Susan Wolver, MD
Not yet claimedWeight loss doctor, Internal medicine doctor · Physician (MD)
Richmond, VA
Dr. Susan Wolver is an internal medicine physician who founded and directs the VCU Health Medical Weight Loss Program in Richmond, Virginia. She is a diplomate of the American Board of Obesity Medicine and has practiced medicine for more than 30 years.
About Dr. Susan Wolver, MD
Updated Sep 20, 2026 · next review Dec 19, 2026Dr. Susan Wolver is an internal medicine physician in Richmond, Virginia. She founded and directs the Medical Weight Loss Program at VCU Health, where she is also an associate professor. She earned her medical degree from Wake Forest School of Medicine in 1989 and has practiced for more than 35 years.
She is board certified in obesity medicine (2014) and is a diplomate of the American Board of Obesity Medicine. Before her VCU career, she trained in the U.S. Air Force and served about ten years as a military flight surgeon, then completed internal medicine residency at VCU. She is a Fellow of the Obesity Medicine Association and a Fellow of the American College of Physicians.
Much of her published work involves low-carbohydrate eating for weight and blood sugar control. She was first author of a 2021 study in Frontiers in Nutrition on a real-world low-carbohydrate diet that was linked with lower insulin doses, lower hemoglobin A1c, and weight loss, and she co-authored a 2025 review on low-carbohydrate diets. She has also studied metabolic health in liver transplant recipients and weight-related factors in people with opioid use disorder. She helps teach a four-week obesity medicine elective for fourth-year medical students.
She has spoken to the news media about weight-loss medicines. In December 2025 she was quoted by NBC News about a study on GLP-1 drugs and obesity-related cancer risk. CMS Open Payments records list $3,165.15 in industry payments to her across 6 records from 2021 to 2025, mostly from Novo Nordisk ($3,014.51) and Medtronic ($150.64). Payments from drug and device makers are common and legal, and are reported publicly.
- Directs VCU weight loss program
- She is the founder, medical director, and clinic director of the multidisciplinary VCU Medical Weight Loss Program in Richmond. vcuhealth.org
- Board certified in obesity medicine
- She became board certified in obesity medicine in 2014 and was the inaugural director of the VCU Medical Weight Loss Program. vcu.cloud-cme.com
- Medical school and experience
- She earned her medical degree from Wake Forest School of Medicine in 1989 and has over 35 years in practice. healthgrades.com
- Air Force flight surgeon background
- She trained in the U.S. Air Force and served roughly ten years as a military flight surgeon before her internal medicine residency at VCU. lowcarbmd.com
- Low-carbohydrate diet research
- She was first author of a 2021 Frontiers in Nutrition study on a real-world low-carbohydrate diet linked with reduced insulin dose, lower hemoglobin A1c, and weight loss. frontiersin.org
- Professional fellowships
- She is an associate professor, a Fellow of the Obesity Medicine Association, a Fellow of the American College of Physicians, and a member of the Society of Metabolic Health Practitioners. usnews.com
- Teaches medical students
- She co-leads a four-week fourth-year medical student elective on obesity medicine with Edmond Wickham, MD. news.vcu.edu
- Quoted on GLP-1 drugs
- In December 2025 NBC News quoted her on a study finding GLP-1 drugs likely have little or no effect on obesity-related cancer risk. nbcnews.com
- Program award
- Her contributor bio states the VCU Medical Weight Loss Program was named Best Medical Weight Loss Program in 2020. usnews.com
- Virginia medical license
- She holds Virginia Board of Medicine license number 0101046128. vahealthprovider.com
Worth knowing
- CMS Open Payments lists $3,165.15 in industry payments to her from 2021 to 2025 across 6 records, with most coming from Novo Nordisk ($3,014.51), a maker of weight-loss and diabetes drugs, and $150.64 from Medtronic. Such payments are common and legal but are worth knowing when weight-loss medicines are discussed. openpaymentsdata.cms.gov
- The research did not locate the contents of her Virginia Board of Medicine practitioner profile, so licensing and disciplinary details were not verified directly. vahealthprovider.com
- No personal social media accounts, newsletter, or private practice website were found for her; public information comes mainly from institutional and directory pages. vcuhealth.org
Industry payments (CMS Open Payments)
Open the CMS recordFederal 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
$3,165
6 payments
| 2021 | $0 |
| 2022 | $0 |
| 2023 | $68 |
| 2024 | $0 |
| 2025 | $3,097 |
Top payers
- Novo Nordisk Inc$3,015
- Medtronic, Inc.$151
Payment types
- Consulting Fee$2,790
- Food and Beverage$343
- Education$32
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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Practice location
VCU Health Medical Weight Loss Program
1250 E Marshall Street
Richmond, VA 23298
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