Michael Regan, MD
Strategic Advisor, Alan Health; CMO, Network of Virtual Physicians · Alan Health
Emergency and obesity medicine physician advising virtual weight-loss and metabolic-health protocol design
About
Michael Regan, MD trained in emergency medicine at UMass Memorial after earning his MD from SUNY Upstate, then spent more than a decade in Massachusetts emergency departments and rose to Chief of Emergency Medicine at Norwood Hospital. His career later moved toward obesity medicine and virtual care after his own experience with obesity, sleep apnea, and renal failure. He is board-certified in emergency medicine and obesity medicine, licensed in all 50 states plus DC, serves as CMO at Network of Virtual Physicians, and advises Alan Health on virtual weight-loss care.
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What to Know
Signature approach
Regan's obesity-medicine work starts from physiology, stigma reduction, and virtual access, shaped by both ER medicine and his own metabolic-health story. In advisory roles, he helps build protocols that match medication, lab context, and follow-up cadence to the patient's biology. His emergency-medicine background adds a practical escalation lens when symptoms call for in-person care.
What sets them apart
- Emergency medicine plus obesity medicine. ABEM emergency medicine and 2024 obesity medicine certification give him both acute-care judgment and chronic metabolic-care training.
- All-state licensure. Licensure in all 50 states plus DC is operationally meaningful for national virtual-care platforms.
- Crisis-tested leadership. At Norwood Hospital, he led emergency medicine through COVID-19 and coordinated a full evacuation after a microburst flood.
- Category-wide telehealth view. CMO work at NVP, Alan Health advisory work, and affiliations with AIR Physician Academy, Trimly, Nutrisense, Dynamic Health Institute, and Ro give him a broad view of virtual obesity care.
Before You Book
- Alan role. Regan advises Alan Health on clinical strategy; patient intakes route through the Alan Medical Group physician network.
- If you want him personally. His current public physician work centers on Network of Virtual Physicians and related telehealth affiliations, so confirm the care channel before assuming a direct consult.
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Focus areas
Patient types
Credentials
Education
BS, Biology
University of Massachusetts Lowell (2003)
MD
SUNY Upstate Medical University (2007)
Board certifications
Emergency Medicine
American Board of Emergency Medicine
Verifies training in diagnosing and stabilizing acute illness and injury, the background behind his attention to escalation when a metabolic symptom needs in-person care.
Obesity Medicine
American Board of Obesity Medicine
Earned in 2024. Certifies specialist training in the medical treatment of obesity and metabolic disease — the evidence-based framework behind GLP-1 and weight-management protocols.
Residency
Emergency Medicine
UMass Memorial Medical Center
Years in practice
16
NPI
1215134325
Affiliations
Consulting Physician
Thought Leadership
Publications
- Cervical spinal cord tumor causing complex regional pain syndrome · Mayo Clinic Proceedings, 2011
- The prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in consecutive new patients seen over a 6-month period in general rheumatology clinics · Clinical Rheumatology, 2011
- Vitamin D deficiency: the time to ignore it has passed · International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases, 2010
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