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• Patricia DeRusso

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Education

MD - George Washington School of Medicine, Washington, DC

MS in Nutrition - Boston University, Boston, MA

BS in Nutrition - University of Vermont, Burlington, VT

Internship

The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA

Residency

Pediatrics - The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA

Fellowship

Clinical Fellow and Adjunct Senior Fellow in Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition - The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Research Fellow and National Institutes of Health Intramural Research Fellow - Pediatric Scientist Development Program at National Institute of Child and Human Development, Bethesda, MD

Board Certification

Pediatrics

Pediatric Gastroenterology

Year Appointed

2012

Special Interests

• Pediatric nutrition
• Obesity prevention and treatment
• Quality improvement

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