Robert I. Berkowitz, MD

Appointments and Referrals: 1-800-TRY-CHOP (1-800-879-2467)
MD - University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, CT
University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT
Yale University Child Study Center, New Haven CT
Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry – American Board of Psychiatry and NeurologyPsychiatry – American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
Psychiatrist
Director, Weight and Eating Disorders Research Program
Academic Investigator, Healthy Weight Program
Professor of Psychiatry, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Zhao J, Bradfield JP, Zhang H, Annaiah K, Wang K, Kim CE, Glessner JT, Frackelton EC, Otieno FG, Doran J, Thomas KA, Garris M, Hou C, Chiavacci RM, Li M, Berkowitz RI, Hakonarson H, Grant SF. Examination of all type 2 diabetes GWAS loci reveals HHEX-IDE as a locus influencing pediatric BMI. Diabetes. 2010 Mar;59(3):751-5. Epub 2009 Nov 23.
Zhao J, Li M, Bradfield JP, Zhang H, Mentch FD, Wang K, Sleiman PM, Kim CE, Glessner JT, Hou C, Keating BJ, Thomas KA, Garris ML, Deliard S, Frackelton EC, Otieno FG, Chiavacci RM, Berkowitz RI, Hakonarson H, Grant SF. The role of height-associated loci identified in genome wide association studies in the determination of pediatric stature. BMC Med Genet. 2010 Jun 14;11:96.
Zhao J, Bradfield JP, Li M, Wang K, Zhang H, Kim CE, Annaiah K, Glessner JT, Thomas K, Garris M, Frackelton EC, Otieno FG, Shaner JL, Smith RM, Chiavacci RM, Berkowitz RI, Hakonarson H, Grant SF. The role of obesity-associated loci identified in genome-wide association studies in the determination of pediatric BMI. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2009 Dec;17(12):2254-7. Epub 2009 May 28.