Saba Khan, MD Saba Khan, MD, is the Medical Director of the Healthy Weight Program at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. Areas of Expertise: Pediatric obesity in children under 5, Food insecurity Locations: Main Campus Phone: 267-426-2782 Education and Training Medical SchoolBachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery - King's College London School of Medicine, London, England (with Honors) InternshipGeneral Pediatrics/Hematology-Oncology - Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY General/Pediatric/Vascular Surgery - Mayday University Hospital, London, UK Pediatrics/General Medicine - Kings’ College Hospital, London, UK ResidencyPediatrics - The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA FellowshipGeneral Academic Pediatrics - The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA Board CertificationPediatrics Titles and Academic Titles Medical Director, Healthy Weight ProgramAssistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania Conditions Treated Nutritional DisordersObesity Departments and Services Healthy Weight Program Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and NutritionChildhood Obesity Prevention Research Publications Posters and Presentations2014 Palakshappa D, Elgarten K, Grundmeier R, Bell L, Massey J, Biggs L, Tuttle A, Khan S, Implementing a Food Insecurity Screening Tool using the Electronic Medical Record at Three Academic Primary Care Centers. [Poster Presented at Pediatric Academic Society Meeting] May 2014. Awards and Honors 2000, Clayden Prize in Pediatrics, University of London 1998, Appletree Prize for Poetry 1996, 1st Prize at The United Nations Schools Public Speaking Competition, London, UK Editorial and Academic Positions Academic and institutional committees 2013-present, Obesity Advisory Board, member 2013-present, Breastfeeding Research Consortium, member 2013-present, Breast Feeding Support Group, Co-Founder Leadership and Memberships Memberships in professional organizations 2014-present, The Obesity Society 2011-present, Academy of Breastfeeding Med 2009-present, American Academy of Pediatrics 2009-present, American Board of Pediatrics