Raoul Manalac, MD, DABOM

Raoul Manalac, MD, DABOM, is a board-certified internal medicine physician and diplomate of the American Board of Obesity Medicine. Dr. Manalac serves as Senior Director of Scientific Affairs and External Evidence at Ro, where he evaluates the latest research to best understand what it means for patients and how Ro can integrate insights and advancements into clinical offerings and technology.

Additionally, Dr. Manalac regularly publishes and presents research on obesity care. His research focuses on the use of the latest pharmacological interventions (e.g. GLP-1s) and covers weight loss, metabolic, and quality of life outcomes, as well as emerging topics like the experience of food noise and the application of digital health tools.

Prior to joining Ro, Dr. Manalac was an assistant professor of clinical research at the Pennington Biomedical Research Center. He is also a certified hypertension specialist and certified by the American Board of Clinical Lipidology as a clinical lipidologist.