Meet Our Team
Meet The Experts Behind Your Transformation
Discover the dedicated team of professionals at North Shore Weight Loss who are committed to guiding you on your journey to a healthier, happier you.
Our Dedicated Team
Dr. Tanya Adams
Lead Physician
Dr. Tanya Adams, a board-certified physician in family and lifestyle medicine, founded NSWL to address obesity as a medical issue. Inspired by her own successful 80-pound weight loss journey, she combines GLP-1 medication, diet, and lifestyle changes. Dr. Adams guides patients towards lasting health improvements, driven by her mission to provide effective weight loss solutions.
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Dr. Tanya Adams is a board-certified physician in both family medicine and lifestyle medicine, who has been in private practice since 2003. She founded NSWL to help others find their path to improved health by addressing obesity as a medical issue.
Dr. Adams’ own weight loss journey began in 2017 during a lunch with a close friend who was preparing for gastric sleeve surgery. Opting for a beach walk instead of lunch, she realized she needed to make a drastic change to escape the cycle of obesity. Despite having tried dieting, exercising, stimulants, and fat blockers with little success and significant drawbacks, she felt compelled to try a new approach. Faced with the possibility of surgery herself, she decided to combine treatments in a novel way, including a GLP-1 medication. At the time, she was on the verge of being classified as a type 2 diabetic, making this an off-label use of the drug.
Through a combination of GLP-1 medication, a sensible diet, appropriate medical support, supplements, lifestyle changes, and other prescription medications as needed, Dr. Adams has successfully lost and maintained an 80-pound weight loss for several years.
In her general practice, she has been guiding patients towards the physical and mental freedom that comes with using GLP-1 medications to heal the body. However, she recognized that more needed to be done. Obesity, a root cause of many chronic ailments, has become increasingly pervasive, and the Covid pandemic has exacerbated supply issues for these essential medications just as demand is soaring.
Driven by the need to help patients find and access effective weight loss tools, Dr. Adams assembled a team of experienced experts to make the dream of losing and maintaining weight a reality. She is excited to support others on their weight loss journeys.
Jelisa Dopwell
MSN, AGPCNP-BC, CLC, Nurse Practitioner
Jelisa Dopwell has been a Nurse Practitioner that specializes in Adult-Geriatric Care for over 5 years and a Registered Nurse for over 11 years. She completed her Bachelor of Science in Nursing at Hunter College in New York City then earned her Master of Science degree at Adelphi University in Long Island, NY. She will complete her Doctor Of Nursing Practice (DNP) Degree in December 2023 from the University at Buffalo. She holds a National Board Certification with the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) and certification as a lactation consultant. “My care philosophy is patient centered holistic treatment to achieve optimal health while providing high quality care”. It is a privilege to help you along your journey to the healthiest version of yourself. As someone who has faced the difficulties of weight loss I can personally relate to your individual experiences.
Marissa Galler
Nurse Practitioner
Marissa has been a Nurse Practitioner for 13 years mostly working in inpatient acute care on the Leukemia/Bone Marrow Transplant service. She recently became interested in optimizing wellness along with decreasing the stigma associated with obesity. She is grateful that science is making advancements to treat obesity as a medical disorder and not just a problem controlling the highs and lows with food.
Tracie Ackerman
Board Certified Nurse Practitioner
Tracie Ackerman is a Board Certified Nurse Practitioner in Adult as well as Acute Care. She received her Master’s of Science in Nursing from Stony Brook University. While working in cardiology for the past 18 years at South Shore University Hospital and Primary Care, she worked on completing her Post Master’s in Science of a Subspecialty in Adult Critical Care at Hofstra University. In addition to her professional experience, she is currently enrolled in the Integrative Medicine Certification program at Northwell. She has struggled with weight throughout her life. It was not until having an active family was she able to learn how to stop the yo-yo dieting circuit. With the support from Dr. Tanya Adams, was she able to learn how to manage her fight or flight response to food. Tracie’s interests include the love of the outdoors, ice hockey, skiing, yoga, and meditation. Her goal is to teach people how to make good choices when it comes to their diet and lifestyle.
Debra Hartnett
Board Certified Nurse Practitioner
Debra Hartnett is a Board-Certified Family Nurse Practitioner, who earned her Master of Science in Nursing degree from Pace University in NYC. She has held many positions in her 30+ years of nursing, working with both adult and pediatric populations. The majority of her career has been spent managing patients in critical care settings. Currently, she specializes in cardiology and holds certifications in Integrative Medicine and Reiki.
Her philosophy combines Eastern and Western medicine to create the optimal care plan for each individual. In her free time, she enjoys reading, yoga, traveling, spending time with family and friends, and snuggling with her dog.
“I have experienced the health benefits of weight loss and look forward to taking this journey with you.”
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What Our Clients Say
“I constantly worried and watched what I ate to the point where one local restaurant named a grilled chicken spinach dish after me! I saw a video about the new weight loss drugs and after gaining 10lbs, most likely due to menopause, I decided to try it. I was amazed by the appetite suppression and the “quiet” mind… no food noise. From September to December (12 weeks) I lost 20 pounds! I decided that this was such an amazing experience and combined with Dr. Adams to help everyone achieve similar results.”
– Stephanie, 53 years old
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