About Dr. Cluff

Douglas M. Cluff, M.D. is a Family Physician who practices in North Irving, Texas, with North Texas Health Care Associates - Family Medicine.  For more information, see DrCluff.com.

Dr. Cluff has a passion for weight management. This passion began to develop when he started putting on weight around the time he got married (1992). Through his entire training he gathered information, made observations, and developed strategies which helped to reverse his own weight gain, after which he has helped many others. He has been actively treating weight problems for 12 years.

Dr. Cluff has a great deal of experience in treating obesity, and his SvelteLife program has evolved and become more and more refined and helpful over the years.  In 2003 he self-published a book called SvelteSelf®, which he named after his trademarked goal-setting system, now called The SvelteMap.  Between 2003 and 2006 he conducted a weekly support group called SvelteShops, which have now evolved into the current format.  In 2007 he published his book, SvelteLife:  The New Weight Loss Reality, and this year he released a companion workbook, The SvelteLife 15-Day Jump-Start.  He is currently working on his next book, See You Thin:  The Svelte Way of Life, due out soon.  It will represent a book version of his SvelteShops and contain additional valuable information (click This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it if you would like to be informed when it becomes available).

Dr. Cluff also has a strong interest in childhood obesity.  He originally developed a kids' version of SvelteLife called "SvelteKids," and later changed the name to KidTLC ("TLC" stands for Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes).  He has served as a member of the Dallas Childhood Obesity Coalition and the City of Irving Childhood Obesity Task Force.

Dr. Cluff also has interests in pediatrics, women's health, thyroid disorders, sports injuries, preventive medicine, adolescent health, dermatology, and minor office procedures. His hobbies include competitive volleyball, racquetball, computers, writing, playing piano, singing, watching movies, and spending time with his wife, Sandra, and six children, ages 4-16. He is also fluent in Spanish.

Dr. Cluff received his Medical Doctor (M.D.) degree at the Texas Tech University School of Medicine in Lubbock, Texas, and did his Family Medicine Residency at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Conroe, Texas. Prior to medical school he performed genetic and immunological research at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas, Texas. He is a member of the American Medical Association, American Academy of Family Physicians, Texas Medical Association, and Dallas County Medical Society. Dr. Cluff is Board Certified by the American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM).

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