When patients walk through the doors of Seger | MD in San Antonio, they are often exhausted. They have tried every fad diet, counted every calorie, and felt the sting of blame when those short-term restrictions inevitably failed.
If you have ever been in those shoes, we want you to meet our co-founder: Dr. Jennifer Seger—affectionately known by her patients and colleagues as “Dr. Jenny.”
Dr. Jenny is a board-certified family medicine and obesity medicine specialist. She does not view weight loss as a simple matter of willpower. Instead, she treats obesity as a complex chronic disease that requires highly personalized, science-backed care. While she is deeply passionate about working one-on-one to help individuals take control of their health, her influence extends far beyond our San Antonio clinic. She is a nationally recognized leader, author, and educator shaping the very future of metabolic medicine.
🏛️ National Leadership and Board Service
Dr. Jenny’s career is defined by her advocacy for better clinical education and improved patient access to care. Believing that healthcare providers need rigorous standards to treat metabolic disease effectively, she has lent her expertise to the field’s most prestigious governing bodies:
- American Board of Obesity Medicine (ABOM): Dr. Jenny serves as a vital gatekeeper for clinical excellence. She completed two terms as a Director on the ABOM Governing Board and continues to serve as an official ABOM exam item writer, crafting the rigorous certification questions that test the knowledge of the next generation of weight-loss physicians.
- Obesity Medicine Association (OMA): Recognizing her years of service and leadership, she was named a Fellow of the OMA (FOMA) and previously served on the OMA Board of Trustees.
- Local Leadership: Right here in Texas, she serves as the President of the San Antonio Obesity Society, spearheading local advocacy and working to expand regional access to care.
📝 Scientific Contributions and Key Publications
Dr. Jenny does not just follow the latest guidelines in weight loss—she helps write them. Her scientific articles and textbook contributions are heavily utilized by clinicians worldwide to treat obesity safely and effectively:
- The Obesity Algorithm® (Lead Co-Author): In 2013, Dr. Jenny served as a lead co-author for the OMA’s foundational Obesity Algorithm, a widely used clinical tool that guides physicians through evidence-based obesity patient care.
- National Obesity Guidelines (Co-Author): She served as a co-author on the landmark 2020 AACE/ACE/ASMBS/TOS/OMA Obesity Guidelines, establishing standard-of-care practices across the medical community.
- Bariatric Times (Co-Clinical Editor): As the co-clinical editor of Bariatric Times, Dr. Jenny regularly publishes editorials covering complex modern topics, ranging from managing medical “nonresponders” to overcoming insurance barriers for patients.
- Textbook Authorship: She authored a pivotal chapter in Quality in Obesity Treatment, a premier comprehensive textbook utilized in medical education.
🎓 Educating the Next Generation
Dr. Jenny noticed early on that standard medical school curricula historically left a massive gap in comprehensive weight-management training. To change this, she acts as an adjunct faculty member in the Department of Family Medicine at the UT Health Science Center Long School of Medicine.
She created a dedicated Obesity Medicine elective, giving medical students and residents hands-on opportunities to learn about nutrition, pharmacotherapy, metabolic health, and the biology of fat loss before they enter independent practice.
❤️ Whole-Person Care in San Antonio
Despite her national lectures, board meetings, and clinical research trials, Dr. Jenny frequently notes that she has “the best job in the world.”
At Seger | MD, her true passion is building long-term, compassionate partnerships with her patients. By combining advanced science—like GLP-1 medications and metabolic testing—with personalized lifestyle plans, she helps patients break free from the cycle of chronic dieting so they can experience true, vibrant health.
Want to partner with a national leader for your health journey? Contact Seger | MD in San Antonio to schedule an evaluation with Dr. Jenny and our comprehensive medical team.
