Elizabeth Parks Prout, MD, MSCE

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Elizabeth Parks Prout, MD, is a board certified nutrition pediatrician, a childhood obesity researcher, and Medical Director of the Adolescent Bariatric Surgery Program, part of the Healthy Weight Program at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.

Areas of Expertise: Lipid disorders - high cholesterol, Impaired glucose tolerance/pre-diabetes, Medical management of severely obese adolescents after the laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy, Medical management of severe obesity in children, Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, Nutrition, Preparation of severely obese adolescents before metabolic and bariatric surgery, Severe obesity in adolescents, Severe obesity in children under age 5, Vitamin D deficiency, Weight management
Locations: Main Hospital; Specialty Care, King of Prussia

Book appointment 215-590-3630

Education and Training

Medical School

MD - Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA

Internship

Pediatrics - Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA

Residency

Pediatrics - Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA

Fellowship

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

Board Certification

Pediatrics – American Board of Pediatrics
Physician Nutrition Specialist (PNS) – National Board of Physician Nutrition Specialists (NBPNS)

Undergraduate Degree

AB in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology - Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH

Graduate Degree

Masters of Science in Clinical Epidemiology - The University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

Additional Training

Certificate in Ambulatory Weight Management - Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA

Titles and Academic Titles

Attending Physician

Academic Investigator, Healthy Weight Program

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

Conditions Treated

Departments and Services

Publications

Papers

2016

Gerber JS, Bryan M, Ross RK, Daymont C, Parks EP, Localio AR, Grundmeier RW, Stallings VA, Zaoutis TE,: "Antibiotic Exposure During the First 6 months of Life and Weight Gain During Childhood" JAMA  March 2016.

Parks EP, Kazak A, Kumanyika S, Lewis L, Barg FK: Perspectives on Stress, Parenting and Child Obesity-related Behaviors in Black Families. Health Educ Behav January 2016.

2014

Parks EP, Zemel B, Moore RH, Berkowitz RI: Change in body composition during a weight loss trial in obese adolescents. Pediatr Obes 9(1): 26-35, February 2014 Notes: doi: 10.1111/j.2047-6310.2012.00139.x.

2013

Parks EP, Zemel B, Moore RH, Berkowitz RI: Change in body composition during a weight loss trial in obese adolescents. Pediatr Obes 2013 (epub ahead of print) Notes: doi: 10.1111/j.2047-6310.2012.00139.x.

Hill DL, Parks EP, Zemel BS, Shults J, Stallings VA, Stettler N: Resting Energy Expenditure and Adiposity Accretion among Children with Down Syndrome: A Three Year Prospective Study. Euro J Clin Nutr 67: 1087-1091, Oct 2013 Notes: doi:10.1038/ejcn.2013.137

2012

Huang SH, Parks EP, Kumanyika SK, Grier SA, Shults J, Stallings VA, Stettler N: Child-feeding practices among Chinese-American and non-Hispanic white caregivers. Appetite 58(3): 922-7, 2012.

Parks EP, Kumanyika S, Moore RH, Stettler S, Wrotniak BH, Kazak A: Influence of Stress in Parents on Child Obesity and Related Behaviors Pediatrics 130(5): e1096-1104, 2012.

2010

Parks EP, Kumanyika S, Stettler N. Practical application of the nutrition recommendations for the prevention and treatment of obesity in pediatric primary care. Pediatr Ann. 2010 Mar;39(3):147-53. doi: 10.3928/00904481-20100223-05. No abstract available.

Abstracts

2016

Parks EP: Perceptions of Adolescents with Severe Obesity Utilizing Social Media as a Peer Support Tool: A Qualitative Study Obesity Week, New Orleans, LA November 2016.

Park EP: Are the Influences of Environmental Factors on Severe Obesity in Adolescents Altered with an Obesity Intervention Program. Obesity Week, New Orleans, LA November 2016.

2015

Parks EP, Hill DL, Pool A, Moore RH: Baseline Demographic and Behavioral Predictors of Weight Loss in Severely Obese Adolescents. Obesity Week, Los Angeles, CA November 2015.

Parks EP, Bishop CT, Moore RH, Sarwer DB: The Implementation and Acceptability of Social Media in the Medical Weight Management of Severely Obese Youth. Obesity Week, Los Angeles, CA November 2015.

2014

Parks EP, Kazak A, Kumanyika S, Lewis L, Barg FK: Perceptions of Stress Among Blacks Affect Obesity Related Behaviors in Their Children. Obesity Week, Boston, MA November 2014.

Gerber JS,Parks EP, Ross R, Bryan M, Grundmeier R, Burrows E, Daymont C, Stallings V, Zaoutis T: The Impact of Early Life Antibiotic Exposure on Childhood Weight Gain. Infectious Diseases Week, Philadelphia, PA October 2014.

Boelig MB, Collins JL, Mehta S, Parks EP, Williams NN, Aggarwal R: Bariatric Surgery for Adolescent Obesity: A Systematic Review of 1,322 Patients. International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders 14th World Congress, Montréal, Canada August 2014.

2013

Boelig MM, Collins JL, Mehta S, Parks EP, Williams NN, Aggarwal R: Bariatric Surgery for Pediatric Obesity: A Systematic Review of 1,322 Patients The Obesity Society 31st Annual Scientific Meeting, Atlanta, GA November 2013.

Parks EP, Hill DL, Wrotniak BH, Kumanyika S, Cucchiara AJ, Stettler N : Racial Differences in Health Related Quality of Life (HRQOL) in Obese and Severely Obese Adolescents The Obesity Society 31st Annual Scientific Meeting, Atlanta, GA November 2013.

Shank LM, Zemel BS,4, Stettler N, Parks EP, Tipton AE, Lowe MR: Reliability and Validity of the Child Version of the Power of Food Scale. The 2013 International Conference on Eating Disorders, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, May, 2013 2013.

2012

Parks EP, Kumanyika SK, Stettler N, Kazak AE, Moore RH, Wrotniak B: The Relationship of Multiple Parent Stressors with Child Obesity and Related Behaviors. Obesity 2012.

Parks EP, Stettler N, Choudury R: Differences in the Decrease in Health Related Quality of Life (HRQOL) Associated with Obesity between Black and White Adolescents. Obesity 2012.

Books

Chapters

2014

Parks EP, Maqbool A, Shaikhkhalil A, Groleau V, Dougherty KA, Stallings VA: Nutritional Requirements. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics 20th edition. Kliegman et al. (eds.). Elsevier, 2014.

Parks EP, Shaikhkhalil A, Groleau V, Wendel D, Stallings VA: Feeding Healthy Infants, Children, and Adolescents. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics 20th Edition. Kliegman et al. (eds.). Elsevier, 2014.

2011

Maqbool A, Prout E, Doughterty K, Stallings V. Adolescence. In: Bowman B, Russel, editors. Present knowledge in nutrition 10th ed. Washington DC: International Life Sciences Institute; 2011.

2010

Kumanyika S, Holsten J, Parks EP. The socio-cultural context for obesity prevention and treatment in children and youth: influences of ethnicity and gender. In: Freemar M, editor. Pediatric obesity: etiology, pathogenesis, and treatment. New York: Springer;  2010. p. 423-36.

Posters and Presentations

Poster Presentations

2016

Finnerty DD, Panganiban JA, Frasso R, Parks EP: Perceptions of Adolescents with Severe Obesity Utilizing Social Media as a Peer Support Tool: A Qualitative Study. The College of Physicians of Philadelphia Annual Student Poster Session  May 2016.

Lectures by Invitation

2016

Parks Prout E. Stress and Childhood Obesity: Theory and Practice. Children's Hospital of Philadelphia; 2016 Nov; Philadelphia PA.

Parks Prout E. Perspectives of Adolescents using Social Media as a Peer Support Tool: A Qualitative Study. APHA 2016 Annual Meeting, American Public Health Association; 2016 Oct; Denver, CO.

Parks Prout E. Utilizing African-American Parents to Reverse the Associations of Stress on Childhood Obesity. TEDx Talk 2016, 7th AACRON National Workshop; 2016 Aug; Philadelphia, PA.

Awards and Honors

2022, Philadelphia Magazine's Top Doctors in Pediatrics

2011, Nutrition Leadership Institute, Dannon Institute USA

2007, American Heart Association Early Career Development Award for Minorities

2002, Outstanding Resident Community Service Research Award, Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA

Editorial and Academic Positions

Editorial positions

2015-present, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Childhood Obesity
2015-present, Ad Hoc Reviewer, JAMA Pediatrics
2014-present, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Clinical Science and Practice
2013-present, Appetite, Ad Hoc Reviewer
2013-present, Pediatric Obesity, Ad Hoc Reviewer
2012-present, PLOS Medicine, Ad Hoc Reviewer
2011-Present, Pediatrics, Ad Hoc Reviewer
2010-present, Health Psychology, Ad Hoc Reviewer
2009-present, Obesity, Ad Hoc Reviewer

Academic positions

2016-present, Member, The Obesity Society Clinical Committee
2012-present, Chair, CHOP-Penn Bariatrics Review Committee
2011-present, Member, Healthy Weight Program Clinical Care and Outreach Committee, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
2011-present, Chair, Healthy Weight Program Adolescent Bariatric Surgery Planning Committee, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
2008-present, Nutrition Support Continuous Quality Improvement Committee, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Leadership and Memberships

Memberships in professional organizations

African-American Collaborative Research Network

American Academy of Pediatrics, Fellow

American Heart Association, Council on Nutrition Metabolism and Physical Activity

American Society for Nutrition

American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition

Obesity Society