Our Practice

Medical Weight Loss NY

Our Mission

To help people struggling with obesity to reclaim their health, energy, and confidence… so they can live a long, full, and vibrant life.

We are Central New York’s leading experts in helping people achieve and maintain significant weight loss.

Led by Dr. Wendy Scinta, with over 18 years of experience as a board-certified physician specializing in weight loss, our team of medical and nutritional professionals has helped thousands of patients lose excess weight for good.

Every member of our team is passionate about helping people overcome obesity and reclaim their health; and we are committed to a practice where patients not only achieve their goals for weight loss, but also feel supported and cared for each step of the way.

With a full team of medical and nutritional experts behind you, you will finally understand why weight loss has been a never-ending struggle, and what you need to do differently to achieve real, lasting change. And you’ll have the support you need to finally reach your goal weight, and live your life on your own terms.

Your Support Team at Medical Weight Loss NY

Your Support Team at Medical Weight Loss NY

Dr. Wendy Scinta
Dr. Wendy Scinta

Dr. Wendy Scinta

Board Certified Obesity Medicine Physician

Nutritionist Martha

Martha Pascucci, RD

Nutritionist

Julie Cannizzo

Julie Cannizzo, NP

Dr. Danielle Weekes

Danielle G. Weekes, MD

MD

Julie Cannizzo

Julie Cannizzo, NP

Julie graduated from Le Moyne college in 1991 with a Bachelor of Science in Psychology. She went on to Syracuse University to earn a Bachelor of Science in Nursing in 1996 and a Master of Science as an Adult Nurse Practitioner in 1998. She received a Post-Master’s FNP Certificate from SUNY Health Science Center and she is a member of the Obesity Medicine Association.

Prior to joining Medical Weight Loss of NY in 2014, her experience includes gynecological care and health education and counseling for diabetic and hyperlipidemic patients. She enjoys encouraging and helping patients improve their quality of life through weight loss.

Nutritionist Martha

Martha Pascucci, RD

NUTRITIONIST

Martha is a registered dietician with a Nutrition degree from Cornell University and certificates in Training in Adult Weight Management and Pediatric Weight Management from the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. Her practice specialty is weight management.

Martha joined Medical Weight Loss of NY in 2014 where she’s passionate about helping individuals across their lifespan achieve and maintain their weight goals through individually designed weight loss plans.

Dr. Danielle Weekes

Danielle G. Weekes, MD

Dr. Weekes earned a medical degree from Meharry Medical College. At Rochester Institute of Technology, for undergraduate studies, she majored in Biochemistry, with emphasis on Spanish and Sociology. She also matriculated at Vanderbilt University and Linda Loma University for general surgery residency training.

Dr. Weekes pursued a research Fellowship in Orthopaedics at the Rothman Institute, where her focus was real-time patient outcomes after a sports-related injury, including depression, body image, expectations, and postoperative performance. She has authored many publications in the orthopaedics realm.

Since the pandemic, Dr. Weekes is using her training and expertise in obesity medicine to help patients reverse comorbidities and to pre-emptively prevent disease through education.