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Childhood Obesity Prevention Research
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The work of this group of investigators is supported by the Healthy Weight Program at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. In addition to the work they do for CHOP, some of our researchers are also affiliated with other organizations.

Investigators

Patricia DeRusso, MD, MS, FAAP

Lindsey G. Albenberg, DO

L. Charles Bailey, MD, PhD

Robert I. Berkowitz, MD

Chanelle Bishop-Gilyard, PsyD, MS, MA

Frederic D. Bushman, PhD

Michal A. Elovitz, MD

Chris Feudtner, MD, PhD, MPH

Alex Fiks, MD

Christopher B. Forrest, MD, PhD

Jeffrey S. Gerber, MD, PhD

Marsha Gerdes, PhD

Saba Kahn, MD

Gurpreet Kalra, MS, CCRP

Bassil M. Kublaoui, MD, PhD

James D. Lewis, MD, MSCE

Hongzhe Li, PhD

Barbara Medoff-Cooper, PhD, MS, BSN

Jeremy J. Michel, MD, MHS

Deepak Palakshappa, MD

Thomas J. Power, PhD

Elizabeth Parks Prout, MD, MSCE

Sani Roy, MD

Justine Shults, PhD, MS

Victoria L. Vetter, MD, FAAP, FACC

Senbagam Virudachalam, MD, MSHP

Charmaine Smith Wright, MD, MSHP

Gary D. Wu, MD

Melissa S. Xanthopoulos, PhD

Babette S. Zemel, PhD


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