We really care
about the success
of our patients
The Team
Dr. Nachida Hamidi, MD Founder & CEO
Dr. Nachida Hamidi, is a Diabetologist and Obesity specialist board certified by the American Board of Obesity Medicine and the American Board of Internal Medicine.
After completing her internal medicine residency training and working as an academic hospitalist at Lincoln Medical Center in New York, she moved to Greenville, North Carolina and worked as a primary care physician at a community health clinic.
Driven by her clinical interest in Diabetes and Obesity and her passion to educate and empower her patients, she also completed a Diabetes and Metabolism Fellowship at East Carolina University.
After completing her fellowship, she went on to write a book called “Diabetes for Primary Care: A Step-by-Step Approach”. As a Diabetes specialist, she realized the impact of weight on Diabetes and multiple other diseases, and her primary focus became prevention. This journey has led her to focus on specialized obesity treatments.
Dr. Nachida owns a successful private practice offering a comprehensive weight loss program, with the help of a multidisciplinary team of health coaches by her side.
Seeing patients’ lives improve physically, mentally, and emotionally with weight loss success, as well as being able to lessen the need for medications, and improve long-term health makes me feel that working in obesity medicine is the most rewarding phase of my career.
—Dr. Nachida
Meet the Coaches
Amy Dinella, PHD, NBC-HWC
Amy Dinella is a Board Certified Health and Wellness Coach, NBC-HWC, with a doctorate in psychology and over 16 years of experience in healthcare. Working to create a sustainable path to health and wellness through mindfulness, active listening, and creating goals that meet you where you are now.
Kathryn Speed, MS, NBC-HWC
Kathryn Speed is a Board-Certified Health & Wellness Coach specializing in Lifestyle Medicine. She earned her M.S. degree in Exercise Science from UNCG. Empowering clients to utilize their strengths in creating sustainable healthy habits is a passion of hers. She and her husband have two teenagers that love sports and two dogs that love walks.
Lauren O’Brien Mbae, MBA, NBC-HWC
Lauren O’Brien Mbae, MBA, NBC-HWC, is a Board Certified Health Coach with additional training in Emotional Eating Psychology, Nutrition, and Culinary Coaching. Lauren specializes in helping clients understand the signs of emotional eating, how to honor their body, and trust the body’s cues, while establishing healthy habits that will result in longterm success for her clients.
Seval Deniz, MA, NBC-HWC
Seval Deniz, MA, NBC – HWC, is a Board Certified Health and Wellbeing Coach who brings a wealth of expertise and a compassionate approach to our weight loss clinic. Trained at Duke University, she specializes in evidence-based coaching strategies that empower individuals to achieve lasting, positive changes in their lives. Seval is committed to offering personalized, holistic support that helps clients set and achieve SMART goals, overcome obstacles, and cultivate a fulfilling lifestyle.