Elizabeth Parks Prout, MD, MSCE

Locations: Main Hospital; Specialty Care, King of Prussia
MD - Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA
Pediatrics - Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA
Pediatrics - Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA
Nutrition - The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Pediatrics – American Board of PediatricsPhysician Nutrition Specialist (PNS) – National Board of Physician Nutrition Specialists (NBPNS)
AB in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology - Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH
Masters of Science in Clinical Epidemiology - The University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Certificate in Ambulatory Weight Management - Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA
Attending Physician
Academic Investigator, Healthy Weight Program
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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
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
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