About ThinRx Weight Loss Centers

J. Jason James, DO, FACOI
Our directing physician is Dr. Jason James.  He and his family live in Clarksville, Tennessee where he has been very active in the medical community.  Dr. James is currently the chair of the Department of Medicine at Gateway Medical Center and a part-time member of the hospitalist group.

Dr. James received his primary medical training at the Pikeville College School of Osteopathic Medicine in Pikeville, Kentucky and thereafter completed a three-year residency in internal medicine at the University of North Texas in Fort Worth where he served as chief resident.  Dr. James and his family returned to Tennessee and settled in Clarksville where they now make their home.

Board Certification:	American Osteopathic Board of Internal Medicine, 2004 National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners, 2002
Licensure:	Tennessee State Board of Osteopathic Examiners, 2004
Honors:	Fellow, American College of Osteopathic Internists, 2008 Gateway Health System Physician Excellence Award, 2007
Memberships:	American College of Osteopathic Internists American Osteopathic Association American Society of Bariatric Physicians
Hobbies:	Watching the kids grow up Reading and watching historical non-fiction Watching politicians on TV Civil War reenacting Exercise

“I have spent most of my life as an overweight kid and an overweight adult.  I know what it is like to be concerned for my health and to be mocked for my appearance.  When I became a physician, I realized that I could not ask a patient to eat healthily, exercise and lose weight while I continued to do those things that I preached against.  When I was a medical resident, I made it my goal to make myself right with my patients.  In my life I have been as large as 265 pounds at 6 feet tall.  While it hasn’t always been easy (and I have certainly fallen off the boat several times), I have been able to maintain a healthy weight for the most part.  I understand where you are coming from, and I will try with my best effort to help you become who you want to be.”

"I have come to understand that we as medical doctors have done little to actually help our patients with an important problem in our society.  I believe that it is time that we “pull out all of the stops” and make it happen. ”       –Dr. James

“What is a DO?”
http://www.osteopathic.org/index.cfm?PageID=ado_whatis

Pikeville College, School of Osteopathic Medicine
http://www.pc.edu/pcsom/default.aspx

American Society of Bariatric Physicians
http://www.asbp.com