
J. David Prologo M.D.
Interventional Radiologist | Vascular & Interventional Radiology
6325 Hospital Pkwy Johns Creek Georgia, 30097About
Dr. Prologo is a dual-board certified obesity medicine physician and interventional radiologist. He is an internationally recognized expert in the management of complex pain and the implementation of interventional weight loss. Dr. Prologo is the author of a critically acclaimed non-fiction narrative describing innovative pathways to weight loss entitled The Catching Point Transformation: A 12-Week Weight Loss Strategy Based in Reality.
Education and Training
MD at Ohio State University
Board Certification
American Board of Obesity Medicine
Vascular & Interventional Radiology (Radiology)
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J. David Prologo M.D.'s Expert Contributions
Weight Loss: What is New in 2022?
J. David Prologo, MD, FSIR, ABOM-D (www.drprologo.com) is a dual board-certified obesity medicine physician and interventional radiologist. He is the author of the highly acclaimed Catching Point Transformation: A 12-Week Weight Loss Strategy Based in Reality. For more than fifty years we have...
Two New Rules to Help You Finally Get Over the Weight Loss Hump
No one who succeeds with any diet and exercise program does so through will power, discipline, and plain old fashioned grit. That just isn’t reality. People succeed because it’s easy for them. Their bodies are structured to succeed, to easily proceed with diet and exercise programs. They succeed...
Dear Obese Woman or Man: It Is Not Your Fault
For so many years we have been hearing old fashioned diet gurus and fitness experts say, “you just gotta want it,” and “it’s really all about willpower.” The reality, though, is that for those looking to make a change (vs. those who are already lean) - these principles don't apply.Listen,...
The End of Dieting? How Doctors Are “Zapping” Hunger Centers for Patients Who Want to Lose Weight
I remember as a young adult hearing my mother say, “Can’t they just zap my brain or something so I won’t’ eat?” Well, mom - it looks like that time is finally here.Zap 1. BAE. BAE stands for “bariatric artery embolization.” As it turns out, the hunger hormone is released into the blood...
95% of Dieters Failed in 2016. Time for a New Approach?
Can everyone just be honest for a few minutes? Does anyone think it is reasonable that 195 million people failed at their diets in the United States last year? Out of 205 million tries? That’s a 95% failure rate. Ninety. Five. Percent.The first point we should take home from this is that: If you...
Just Burn More Calories Than you Take in, Right? Not Quite
For years I have listened to popular fitness personalities preach that “A calorie is just a calorie." So, I’ve decided to use this opportunity to finally set it straight. A calorie is not just a calorie, and here’s why.First, the response to the lost calorie:A calorie foregone by Joe Fitness...
Mainstream Diets Often Similiar to Quitting Heroin
The sentinel change we seek to actually succeed and lose weight is a change to our body’s response to diet and exercise. To make a few comparisons, consider 1) the withdrawal of a heroin addict or 2) the power of the human sex drive. Both occur because of brain signaling disruption just like the...
Magic Coins That Keep You On Your Diet
The Catching Point TransformationChapter one explains that most of us exist behind an entry barrier, just beyond which lies a catching point. The catching point is that point in time when the whole thing “catches,” and people have that “ah-hah!” moment. Once beyond the catching point, our...
The Willpower Myth
At any given time in America, there are more than 200 million people on a diet. Each one of these people averages 4 to 5 formal attempts to lose weight each year, and more than 95% of them fail. (1-4) The explanations for this phenomenon? Laziness. Weakness. Lack of willpower. Science has...
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Patterns of immune responses evoked by allogeneic hepatocytes: evidence for independent co-dominant roles for CD4+ and CD8+ T-cell responses in acute rejection.
- Variable diagnostic approach to suspected pulmonary embolism in the ED of a major academic tertiary care center.
- CT diagnosis of fat embolism.
- Cryoablation vs. radiofrequency ablation for small renal masses.
- Temporal assessment of splenic function in patients who have undergone percutaneous image-guided splenic artery embolization in the setting of trauma.
- CT-guided cryoablation for palliation of secondary trigeminal neuralgia from head and neck malignancy.
- Coblation for metastatic vertebral disease.
- Palliative procedures for the interventional oncologist.
- Effect of the time to intervention on the outcome of thrombosed dialysis access grafts managed percutaneously.
- Incidence of hypercoagulable events after image-guided percutaneous cryoablation of renal tumors: a single-center experience.
- Ablation zones and weight-bearing bones: points of caution for the palliative interventionalist.
- Image-guided cryoablation for the treatment of painful musculoskeletal metastatic disease: a single-center experience.
- Inactivation of Bacteria on Explanted Dialysis Catheter Lumens with Fiber Optically Delivered Ultraviolet Light.
- Interventional stem cell therapy.
Areas of expertise and specialization
Faculty Titles & Positions
- Local, Regional, National and International Public Speaking -
Awards
- Society of Interventional Radiology Distinguished Clinical Trial Award 2018 Society of Interventional Radiology
- Top Doctor Award 2022 Castle Connolly
- Distinguished Plenary Presentation Award - Interventional Stem Cell Therapy 2016 Society of Interventional Radiology
- Fellowship Award 2017 Society of Interventional Radiology
- Top Reviewer 2017 Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology
Professional Society Memberships
- Society Of Interventional Radiology, American College of Radiology
Articles and Publications
- Multiple Peer-Reviewed Articles and Invited ReviewsThe Catching Point Transformation
What do you attribute your success to?
- God
Areas of research
- Interventional Pain ManagementInterventional Obesity Medicine
Hobbies / Sports
- Fishing, Fighting
Favorite professional publications
- Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology
Areas of research
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- Pain in the Right Arm: Causes and Home Remedies
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