About Dr. Walter Griffith’s Practice in St. Petersburg
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When choosing to partner with a doctor or psychiatrist to assist you in your weight loss journey, it’s understandable to first do your research. You want to retain a doctor with the relevant experience for the best results. If you are in the St. Petersburg or Tampa Bay area and looking for a qualified and friendly doctor, consider Dr. Walter Griffith. He started his medical practice over 25 years ago in Tampa Bay, where he provided a wide range of cosmetic weight loss solutions—not just nutritional and behavioral, but also medical. He has spent years working with countless patients throughout the local community and developing long-term relationships that deliver lasting results. As a medical doctor, his accomplishments include:
- Board Certification, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN)
- Distinguished Fellow, American Psychiatric Association
- George Ginsberg Fellow (national acclaim in educating psychiatrists)
- President, Greater Tampa Bay Psychiatric Society, Inc.
In addition, Dr. Griffith has extensive additional experience and medical directorships, further bolstering his experience as the ideal board-certified psychiatrist to kick-start your weight loss journey.
- A Shape for Life Medical Weight Loss Clinic
- Rader Institute for Eating Disorders
- Women’s Trauma Unit
- Private practice, psychiatry
- Psychopharmacology research
Education
- Cleveland Clinic Psychiatry, Chief Resident
- Cleveland Clinic Psychiatry Residency
- Ohio State University College of Medicine
- University of Notre Dame, B.B.A.
In other words, when you come to our wellness center at A Shape for Life, you can rest easy knowing you are in the hands of a fully capable and experienced medical doctor who will make sure you achieve the weight loss you desire—in a safe, controlled, and evidence-based way. Under the expertise of Dr. Griffith, medical weight loss has never been easier.
