Dr. Zoltan Pataky is senior lecturer at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Geneva and deputy-head of the Service of Therapeutic education for chronic diseases of the Geneva University Hospital. Dr. Pataky is a specialist of internal medicine who focuses on developing and implementing patient educational programs for patients with diabetes and obesity. His main area of research is the prevention and treatment of both obesity and diabetes related complications. His recent interest in research focus on elucidating the role of the reward system and food addiction in obesity.