Credits Available: 5.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™, 5.00 AAFP Prescribed credits

Description: Obesity is associated with significant comorbid conditions including type 2 diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular disease, and cancer, as well as reduced quality of life and poorer mental health. While primary care providers often manage obesity-related comorbidities, obesity itself is not often directly addressed and remains undertreated. This educational program supports the consistent delivery of evidence-based obesity counseling and treatment in primary care settings. It focuses on improving the understanding and skills of primary care clinicians in working with their patients to manage their weight through evidence-based actions based in cultural humility.

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Target Professions: DO, MD, Nurse Practitioner, Nurse, Physician Assistant, MBBCh, MBBS, Pharmacist
Target Specialties: Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, Geriatrics, Preventive Medicine, Obstetrics/Gynecology, Hospitalist, Women's Health, Emergency Medicine, Pharmacy, Clinical Pharmacy

Ledyenska Ballesteros

Gonzaba Medical Group
Physician Associate

Ledyenska Baez Ballesteros is a board-certified PA with concentrations in internal medicine and obesity medicine. She earned her Master of Science Degree from the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio, TX in 2007.
PA Ballesteros is currently employed at Gonzaba Medical Group in San Antonio, where she has practiced internal medicine since 2011. In 2015, PA Ballesteros created the clinic’s obesity medicine program, which she still runs. The program emphasizes on weight management for adults (primarily elderly) with chronic medical, psychological, and physical conditions. It also focuses on weight management for those with financial hardships. PA Ballesteros is dedicated to educating and helping her patients in caring for their health. She has also remained active in educating her peers in the medical community on obesity and its management through local and national conference presentations and social media platforms.
She received the Obesity Management in Primary Care Certificate in 2019 followed by the Certificate of Advanced Education in Obesity Medicine in 2020.
PA Ballesteros currently serves as President-Elect for PAs in Obesity Medicine. The national organization provides aid and education to PAs practicing bariatrics and obesity medicine and those interested in helping their patients with obesity.
She is also secretary and board member of San Antonio Obesity Society and a member of AAPA, Bexar County PA Society, Texas Association of PAs, Association of PAs and NPs, Obesity Action Coalition, and the Obesity Medicine Association.
On her personal time, she enjoys spending time with her husband and their two young children.