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About Dr. Griffith

About Dr. Walter Griffith’s Practice in St. Petersburg

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When choosing to partner with a doctor or psychiatrist to assist you in your weight loss journey, it’s understandable to first do your research. You want to retain a doctor with the relevant experience for the best results. If you are in the St. Petersburg or Tampa Bay area and looking for a qualified and friendly doctor, consider Dr. Walter Griffith. He started his medical practice over 25 years ago in Tampa Bay, where he provided a wide range of cosmetic weight loss solutions—not just nutritional and behavioral, but also medical. He has spent years working with countless patients throughout the local community and developing long-term relationships that deliver lasting results. As a medical doctor, his accomplishments include: 
  • Board Certification, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN)
  • Distinguished Fellow, American Psychiatric Association
  • George Ginsberg Fellow (national acclaim in educating psychiatrists)
  • President, Greater Tampa Bay Psychiatric Society, Inc.

In addition, Dr. Griffith has extensive additional experience and medical directorships, further bolstering his experience as the ideal board-certified psychiatrist to kick-start your weight loss journey. 
  • A Shape for Life Medical Weight Loss Clinic
  • Rader Institute for Eating Disorders
  • Women’s Trauma Unit
  • Private practice, psychiatry
  • Psychopharmacology research

Education
  • Cleveland Clinic Psychiatry, Chief Resident
  • Cleveland Clinic Psychiatry Residency
  • Ohio State University College of Medicine
  • University of Notre Dame, B.B.A.
In other words, when you come to our wellness center at A Shape for Life, you can rest easy knowing you are in the hands of a fully capable and experienced medical doctor who will make sure you achieve the weight loss you desire—in a safe, controlled, and evidence-based way. Under the expertise of Dr. Griffith, medical weight loss has never been easier.
Schedule your initial appointment by calling (727) 577-1203 today!
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