About
Dr. Tro Kalayjian founded Toward Health and serves as its Chief Medical Officer. He holds dual board certifications in internal medicine and obesity medicine, with deep expertise in diabetes, hypertension, and lipid management. His clinical focus spans food addiction, ketogenic and low-carb dietary therapy, intermittent fasting, lean mass hyper-responder physiology, and GLP-1 therapies.
Dr. Kalayjian lost over 150 pounds after previously weighing 350 pounds, an experience that reshaped his entire clinical philosophy. He co-hosts the LowCarb MD podcast alongside Dr. Brian Lenzkes, Dr. Jason Fung, and Megan Ramos, which launched in late 2018. He has co-authored multiple peer-reviewed publications on topics including ketogenic diets for food addiction, intermittent fasting for hypertriglyceridemia, and the lean mass hyper-responder phenotype. Dr. Kalayjian speaks regularly at national conferences, including Low Carb Denver 2023, and serves as a member of the American Armenian Health Providers Organization. He has donated Butterfly iQ ultrasounds to Armenian refugee relief efforts.
Education & Training
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Board-certified in internal medicine and obesity medicine; expertise in diabetes, hypertension, and lipid management
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Who is Dr. Kalayjian right for?
Dr. Kalayjian works well with adults managing type 2 diabetes, obesity, food addiction, or complex lipid disorders. Patients who have struggled with traditional calorie-counting approaches and want a carbohydrate-focused strategy benefit from his clinical method. He is a strong fit for anyone navigating GLP-1 therapy or looking to reduce or eliminate medications through metabolic intervention. His experience with the lean mass hyper-responder phenotype makes him a good resource for patients with unusual cholesterol responses to low-carb eating.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Dr. Kalayjian focuses on type 2 diabetes, obesity, food addiction, hypertriglyceridemia, hypercholesterolemia, hypertension, and metabolic syndrome. He also treats patients with binge eating and those presenting with the lean mass hyper-responder cholesterol phenotype. His clinical work consistently targets the root metabolic causes behind these conditions.
Dr. Kalayjian uses therapeutic carbohydrate reduction, ketogenic and low-carb dietary therapy, and intermittent fasting as primary clinical tools. He focuses on controlling appetite rather than counting calories. Remote monitoring with continuous glucose monitors and blood pressure tools allows him to track patient progress in real time.
Yes. Dr. Kalayjian holds board certifications in both internal medicine and obesity medicine. He is a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) with expertise in diabetes, hypertension, and lipid management.
Dr. Kalayjian has co-authored multiple peer-reviewed papers. His publications cover ketogenic diets for food addiction and binge eating, intermittent fasting for hypertriglyceridemia reversal, diabetes management without significant weight loss, and the lean mass hyper-responder phenotype. These papers appear in journals including the Journal of Eating Disorders, Current Opinion in Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Obesity, and Frontiers in Nutrition.
Yes. Dr. Kalayjian has expertise in GLP-1 therapies including Ozempic and Mounjaro. Toward Health also offers a GLP-1 Off-Ramp Program for patients who want to transition off these medications using dietary and metabolic strategies.
Yes. Dr. Kalayjian sees patients through telemedicine. Toward Health delivers care remotely using a clinic-at-home model supported by remote monitoring technology, making geographic location less of a barrier.
Dr. Kalayjian lost over 150 pounds after previously weighing 350 pounds. That experience directly shaped his clinical approach to obesity and metabolic disease. He brings both scientific training and lived experience to his work with patients managing weight and metabolic conditions.
Dr. Kalayjian speaks regularly at national conferences on weight loss, obesity, intermittent fasting, and metabolic disease. He presented at Low Carb Denver 2023 and co-hosts the LowCarb MD podcast. He also serves as an expert speaker for the Nutrition Network's Addictive Eating online training.
Doctor profile last updated April 10, 2026