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Susan Wnuk

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Assistant ProfessorDepartment of PsychiatryUniversity of Toronto

Susan Wnuk

Assistant Professor

Department of Psychiatry

Temerty Faculty of Medicine

University of Toronto

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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8 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 2 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.

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Research

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Latest papers

Consensus-based clinical and research recommendations for use of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists in the context of eating disorders: a modified Delphi study.
World psychiatry : official journal of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA) · 2026 · senior author
A Longitudinal Study Exploring the Influence of Weight Bias Internalization and Weight-Based Discrimination on Pathological Eating After Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery.
Obesity surgery · 2026 · senior author
A Randomized-Controlled Trial Examining Telephone-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Patients After Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery: 18 Month Follow-up Results.
Obesity surgery · 2025

All 28 publications

Latest funding

Telephone-Based Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Post-Operative Bariatric Surgery Patients to Manage COVID-19 Pandemic Related Mental Health and Distress (TELE-BARICARE): A Randomized Controlled Trial to Determine Effectiveness and Adaptation for Marginalized Populations
CIHR · 2021 · Co-investigator
$311,536
Ethical and Policy Implications Related to Food Addiction in Obesity: A Planning and Knowledge Exchange Initiative to Develop a Research Network
CIHR · 2016 · Co-investigator
$20,000
Telephone-Based Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Post-Operative Bariatric Surgery Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial
CIHR · 2016 · Co-investigator
$489,600

All 4 grants and awards

28 publications.

Consensus-based clinical and research recommendations for use of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists in the context of eating disorders: a modified Delphi study.

Keshen A, Koning E, Allison KC, Amaro A, Bartel S, Belliveau P, Boniferro L, Brar S, Butalia S, Bulik CM, Chao AM, Couturier J, Dennis K, Dixon L, El-Ziftawi D, Gao C, Gamberg S, Goldstone AP, Dalle Grave R, Guerdjikova AI, Halliday TM, Hahn M, Harris A, Himmerich H, Horton WB, Jericho M, Langman B, Lightbody A, Klein DA, Mayer LES, McElroy SL, Mindrum M, Peiper NC, Price C, Raffoul A, Richards J, Schaefer LM, Steinglass J, Taylor VH, Tchang BG, Trappenberg N, Walsh BT, Weintraub MA, White A, Wnuk S

World psychiatry : official journal of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA)2026Senior authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.1002/wps.70096 PMID: 42742590

A Longitudinal Study Exploring the Influence of Weight Bias Internalization and Weight-Based Discrimination on Pathological Eating After Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery.

Park KE, Reid R, Cassin SE, Sockalingam S, Wnuk S

Obesity surgery2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1007/s11695-026-08651-z PMID: 42024222

A Randomized-Controlled Trial Examining Telephone-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Patients After Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery: 18 Month Follow-up Results.

Cassin SE, Park KE, Leung SE, Ma C, Tomlinson G, Hawa R, Wnuk S, Jackson T, Urbach D, Okrainec A, Brown J, Sandre D, Sockalingam S

Obesity surgery20254 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1007/s11695-025-08163-2 PMID: 40887513

Anxious Attachment Style Predicts Dietary Adherence 1-Year Post-bariatric Surgery.

Wnuk S, Azim B, Guimond TH, Gougeon L, Sockalingam S

Obesity surgery20245 citationsFirst author

DOI: 10.1007/s11695-024-07246-w PMID: 38664283

Efficacy of Telephone-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Weight Loss, Disordered Eating, and Psychological Distress After Bariatric Surgery: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

Sockalingam S, Leung SE, Ma C, Tomlinson G, Hawa R, Wnuk S, Jackson T, Urbach D, Okrainec A, Brown J, Sandre D, Cassin SE

JAMA network open202332 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.27099 PMID: 37535357

The Impact of Telephone-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy on Mental Health Distress and Disordered Eating Among Bariatric Surgery Patients During COVID-19: Preliminary Results from a Multisite Randomized Controlled Trial.

Sockalingam S, Leung SE, Ma C, Hawa R, Wnuk S, Dash S, Jackson T, Cassin SE

Obesity surgery202233 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1007/s11695-022-05981-6 PMID: 35218006

Telephone-based cognitive behavioural therapy for patients with postoperative bariatric surgery to manage COVID-19 pandemic-related mental health issues and distress (TELE-BARICARE): a protocol for a randomised controlled trial.

Sockalingam S, Leung SE, Agic B, Ma C, Hawa R, Wnuk S, Dash S, Jackson T, Akbar N, Forhan M, Cassin SE

BMJ open20222 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-067393 PMID: 36109026

Correction to: The Impact of Telephone-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy on Mental Health Distress and Disordered Eating Among Bariatric Surgery Patients During COVID-19: Preliminary Results from a Multisite Randomized Controlled Trial.

Sockalingam S, Leung SE, Ma C, Hawa R, Wnuk S, Dash S, Jackson T, Cassin SE

Obesity surgery20221 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1007/s11695-022-06015-x PMID: 35303261

The impact of COVID-19 pandemic on bariatric patients' self-management post-surgery.

Youssef A, Cassin SE, Wnuk S, Leung S, Jackson T, Sockalingam S

Appetite202121 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2021.105166 PMID: 33610640

"If you're offered help, take it": A qualitative study examining bariatric patients' experience of telephone-based cognitive behavioural therapy.

Santiago VA, Cassin SE, Wnuk S, Du C, Hawa R, Parikh SV, Sockalingam S

Clinical obesity20217 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1111/cob.12431 PMID: 33251753

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Susan Wnuk

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Consensus-based clinical and research recommendations for use of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists in the context of eating disorders: a modified Delphi study.

A Longitudinal Study Exploring the Influence of Weight Bias Internalization and Weight-Based Discrimination on Pathological Eating After Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery.

A Randomized-Controlled Trial Examining Telephone-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Patients After Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery: 18 Month Follow-up Results.

Anxious Attachment Style Predicts Dietary Adherence 1-Year Post-bariatric Surgery.

Efficacy of Telephone-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Weight Loss, Disordered Eating, and Psychological Distress After Bariatric Surgery: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

The Impact of Telephone-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy on Mental Health Distress and Disordered Eating Among Bariatric Surgery Patients During COVID-19: Preliminary Results from a Multisite Randomized Controlled Trial.

Telephone-based cognitive behavioural therapy for patients with postoperative bariatric surgery to manage COVID-19 pandemic-related mental health issues and distress (TELE-BARICARE): a protocol for a randomised controlled trial.

Correction to: The Impact of Telephone-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy on Mental Health Distress and Disordered Eating Among Bariatric Surgery Patients During COVID-19: Preliminary Results from a Multisite Randomized Controlled Trial.

The impact of COVID-19 pandemic on bariatric patients' self-management post-surgery.

"If you're offered help, take it": A qualitative study examining bariatric patients' experience of telephone-based cognitive behavioural therapy.

Telephone-Based Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Post-Operative Bariatric Surgery Patients to Manage COVID-19 Pandemic Related Mental Health and Distress (TELE-BARICARE): A Randomized Controlled Trial to Determine Effectiveness and Adaptation for Marginalized Populations

Ethical and Policy Implications Related to Food Addiction in Obesity: A Planning and Knowledge Exchange Initiative to Develop a Research Network

Telephone-Based Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Post-Operative Bariatric Surgery Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Telephone-Based Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Bariatric Surgery Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Frequent collaborators

Sanjeev Sockalingam

Raed Hawa

Stephanie Cassin

Timothy Jackson

Clement Ma

Allan Okrainec

Satya Dash

George Tomlinson

David Urbach

Lauren Thomson

Peter Cram

Richard Yanofsky

Yasmin Nasirzadeh

Melinda Maggisano

Valerie Taylor

Branka Agic

Nadine Akbar

Mary Forhan

Maria Mylopoulos

Christopher Meaney

Aaron Keshen

Amanda Raffoul

Sonia Butalia

Robert Maunder

David Wiljer

Margaret Hahn

Kathleen Sheehan