Upon completing his residency in Emergency Medicine at Howard University, Dr. A. Roy Heron, Jr., studied nutrition and created his moderately low carbohydrate diet in 1981 -- years ahead of the current trends in weight loss. Dr. Heron was appointed to the State Board of Health, Commonwealth of Virginia for four years (1992 -1996); he is also a former president of the Alexandria Medical Society (2000). 

Since 1980, Dr. Heron, an Internist in Northern Virginia, has prescribed to his patients a moderate carbohydrate diet for weight loss and improved health.  The Department of Agriculture’s new Food Guide Pyramid, developed a plan in 2005 similar to the Heron diet plan finally validating his (Heron’s) innovative approach to healthy eating.  Today, Dr. Heron and  the Doctor’s Weight Loss Centers (DWLC) and Body Contouring Centers staff continue to counsel, guide and motivate patients of any age to successful and healthy weight loss.  Dr. Heron’s program is based on a real food, holistic approach to weight loss. Through a maintenance program, he  teaches you how to eat those foods that you love to eat and attain long-lasting weight loss results.

In 2005, Dr. Heron trained and became the first Bariatric Specialist in the country to master the laser procedure for the removal of cellulite utilizing a non-invasive laser called VelaSmooth. In April 2007, Dr. Heron upgraded body contouring methods utilizing an improved VelaShape instrument. Dr. Heron is a certified member of the Society of Aesthetics in Medicine completing Laser Lipo-suction training in 2007. Dr. Heron now offers Smartlipo, the newest Laser Body Sculpting technique in the country, making him the only qualified physician in weight loss, laser liposuction and skin sculpting.

Despite all his accomplishments, Dr. Heron feels there is no greater personal reward than seeing his patient’s joy as they realize their weight loss goals and achieve the figure that they have desired all their lives.