Lindora Clinic since 1971 personalized weight management
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Cynthia Stamper Graff is President and CEO of Lindora, the largest multi-site medical weight control system in the United States. A nationally recognized expert in the field of weight management, she has been actively involved in the growth and development of Lindora since 1988. Graff, a leader in integrating technology into the treatment of obesity, has been instrumental in developing Lindora's clinical program as well as the online and by-phone options. For three consecutive years, Lindora has been ranked one the "Top 500 Women Owned Businesses in America" by Working Woman magazine.

Graff is the author of Lean for Life Phase One: Weight Loss (with Jerry Holderman), Lean for Life Phase Two: Lifetime Solutions, and bodyPRIDE (with Janet Eastman and Marc C. Smith). She is also the founder of the Lean for Life Foundation, a nonprofit organization that promotes obesity research and educational programs, and funds weight control services to selected low-income, morbidly obese men, women, and children.

An Orange County Business Journal Women In Business award winner, Graff is a national Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award nominee. She has been a member of the Young Presidents Organization since 1993 and a member of Adaptive Business Leaders since 1998.

Graff holds a law degree from York University in Toronto, and a B.S. in business finance from California State University-Long Beach. She resides in Newport Beach, California.

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Marilyn Platfoot, Lindora's Chief Operating Officer, has over 25 years of retail experience in operations management of over 250 retail stores. In addition, she developed and opened over 150 "store within stores" across the country.

Before Lindora, she most recently held the position of Executive Vice President of Retail Operations and Joint Ventures for FAO, Inc., which included FAO Schwarz, Zany Brainy, and The Right Start. She developed and launched "Store Within a Store" within Saks Fifth Avenue and Saks Department Store Group.

Marilyn held additional positions at The Right Start, including Executive VP, with responsibilities of Retail Operations, Merchandising, Marketing, Human Resources, Training, and Real Estate. Her personal skills and expertise in merchandising, financial planning, information systems, marketing, human resources, real estate, store operations, and negotiating partnerships has prepared Marilyn well for her current role with Lindora.

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Sabina M. Kobylinski, D.O. is Lindora's Medical Advisor. She graduated from the University of Osteopathic Medicine in Des Moines, IA and completed her residency and internship at the Naval Hospital of Camp Pendleton in Oceanside, CA. Board certified in Family Practice, this military veteran served as Lieutenant Commander of the Medical Corps, United States Navy for 7 years. After serving her country, Dr. Kobylinski worked for FHP, Incorporated as a Staff Physician and as the head of the Family Practice Department of the Twentynine Palms Naval Hospital. Several years ago, she established and grew a successful private practice specializing in Family Medicine. Dr. Kobylinski maintained her practice which was mainly focused on disease prevention for 7 years.

The pandemic of obesity presents unique challenges in the field of disease prevention. Dr. Kobylinski's expertise in disease prevention makes her the ideal fit to lead Lindora's Medical staff. She is a member of the the Osteopathic Physicians Society of Southern California and of the American Society of Bariatric Physicians. She is also a Diplomate of the American Board of Family Practice.

She volunteers her time and skills as a physician to various charitable causes. She is married and has a daughter.