Pediatric Weight Clinic

1174 Castro Street, Suite 250 Mountain View, CA 94040   Fridays,  8:30 am-12:00 pm

Phone: (650) 694-0600  Fax: (650) 694-0610

Dr. Tom Robinson with a Pediatric Weight Clinic patient.

The Pediatric Weight Clinic is the outpatient program for the Center for Healthy Weight. Its mission is to lead children and adolescents to:

• Improved weight control
• Overall better health and quality of life

The clinic provides comprehensive medical and psychological evaluation of overweight and obese children and adolescents. Our team works with each patient and family to develop a treatment program personalized to their situation and goals. The treatment program may include:

• Complete evaluation by the clinic’s multidisciplinary team to understand the potential causes and complications of the patient’s condition
• Family behavioral counseling
• Participation in the Packard Pediatric Weight Control Program, a family-based, group behavior program
• Visiting other specialists for related medical comorbidities (health problems that exist at the same time as the overweight/obesity problem)
• A family-centered plan to achieve weight reduction goals
• Adolescent bariatric surgery

Treatment decisions are made jointly by the Pediatric Weight Clinic team and clinicians across multiple clinical areas.

New Patients

New clinic patients must be referred by a primary care provider. The provider should fill out the Pediatric Weight Clinic Referral Form (PDF) and fax it to the Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Referral Center at (650) 721-2884.
 
Parents will be asked to fill out the parent questionnaire (PDF) (en español) and bring it to the first visit.
 
New clinic patients undergo a complete baseline evaluation by a pediatrician or adolescent medicine specialist who specializes in weight management. The effect of future treatments will be compared to this baseline. The evaluation includes:

• A detailed review of the patient’s medical history
• A complete physical examination
• Diagnostic testing, as needed
• A meeting with a registered dietitian to develop individual dietary and activity goals

Members of the Pediatric Weight Clinic Team