Craig Primack
Dr. Primack is co-medical director of Scottsdale Weight Loss Center located in Scottsdale, Arizona. Scottsdale Weight Loss Center (SWLC) is a medical weight management center providing comprehensive weight loss programs to the residents of the Scottsdale, Chandler, Phoenix and the surrounding areas. Founded by Robert Ziltzer, M.D and Craig Primack, M.D., SWLC provides direct physician-supervised weight loss programs which include custom diets, meal replacements, strong support and education to promote lifelong solutions for managing your weight. Since 2006, SWLC has helped clients lose nearly 88,000 pounds. For more information, visit www.scottsdaleweightloss.com. Born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, Dr. Primack attended the University of Illinois before earning his medical degree from Loyola University Chicago- The Stritch School of Medicine. He then came to Arizona in 1997 to complete a combined medical residency program in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics at Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center and Phoenix Children’s Hospital. Dr. Primack specializes in medical weight loss and is board certified by The American Board of Bariatric Medicine in addition to board certifications in Internal Medicine and in Pediatrics. Dr. Primack is an active member of the American Society of Bariatric Physicians and the Obesity Society. He has been listed as one of Phoenix Magazine’s Top Docs in 2010, 2009, and 2008, as well as one of Scottsdale 101 magazine’s Top 101 Doctors. He has recently been elected to the National Board of Directors for the American Society of Bariatric Medicine (ASBP), a society of over 1500 physicians that treat obesity. He believes in a comprehensive approach to weight loss. As a medical weight loss doctor, Dr. Primack focuses on prescribing weight loss programs that are tailored to his patients’ individual needs and clinically proven to provide safe and significant weight loss and as well as lessening the severity of weight related conditions including diabetes and hypertension. Dr. Primack has personally lost 30 pounds and has successfully kept it off for over six years. He is an avid cyclist and runner, and has completed one full marathon and several half marathons. He and his wife Allyson are the proud parents of three young children.
