Leaders in Obesity Medicine
Meet our talented team
Courtney Younglove, MD, FOMA, FACOG, DABOM
Dr. Younglove understands your battle with obesity. She began her struggles with excess weight in adolescence. Before getting her degree in Obesity Medicine, she gained and lost the same forty pounds at least twenty times. She is also a busy single mother of three boys and understands how tempting it is to forego healthy foods to get something on the table between school, work, and obligations. She brings her personal life experience into the exam room along with her medical knowledge. Dr. Younglove has a passion for living a healthy life and believes that everyone deserves the opportunity to live a life of wellness: physically, emotionally, and mentally.
Dr. Younglove is board-certified in both Obesity Medicine and Obstetrics and Gynecology. She has earned her fellowship in the Obesity Medicine Association – a designation earned by only about 100 people so far – and she was elected to the Obesity Medicine Association’s Board of Trustees in 2024. She received her undergraduate degree from The University of Kansas in 1997 and her Doctor of Medicine from The University of Kansas School of Medicine four years later. She has practiced medicine in the greater Kansas City area for over 25 years and has practiced Obesity Medicine since 2015. Throughout her career, Dr. Younglove has received many awards, including the Dr. Raymond E. Dietz Meritorious Service Award in 2025.
Alex Lee, DNP, FNP-BC
Alex began her nursing career in the neonatal intensive care unit and the operating room. She returned to school to obtain her doctorate in clinical nursing and during her training, developed a passion for chronic disease prevention and treatment as well as mental health. She wrote her doctoral dissertation about the association between poor wound healing in patients with diabetes and depression. Alex and her husband, Ryan, live with their two little girls in Overland Park, Kansas. When Alex isn’t working or snuggling with her daughters, she enjoys gardening and all kinds of exercise.
