Center for Healthy Weight Team

Drs. Tom Robinson, Larry Hammer and Elizabeth Shepard

The Center for Healthy Weight team includes medical, nutrition, public health, psychiatric and research specialists. They come from the world-class medical staff at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital and the Stanford University School of Medicine.
 
Every member of the team is dedicated to:

• Preventing obesity in children
• Eliminating the problems caused by obesity
• Restoring or maintaining patient health
• Promoting child and family health and well-being

Doctors, nurses and clinicians from other medical specialties also consult with the Center for Healthy Weight team.

Center for Healthy Weight Directors

• Thomas N. Robinson, MD, MPH, Director
• Karen Kemby, MBA, Director, Business Development

Patient Care

Pediatric Weight Clinic

• Rebecca Bernard, PhD
• Meg Farquhar, MPH, MSW
• Susan Farrales-Nguyen, RN, MSN, FNP
• Richard Gee, PT
• Lawrence D. Hammer, MD, Director
• Rebecka Peebles, MD
• Thomas N. Robinson, MD, MPH
• W. Elizabeth Shepard, MD
• Ning Wan, MS, RD
• Emily Wortiska, MS, RD

Packard Pediatric Weight Control Program

• Andrea Chilton
• Marisol Murguia
• Cindy Zedeck, MA, Director

Adolescent Bariatric Surgery

• Craig T. Albanese, MD, Director
• Sanjeev Dutta, MD, MA
• Susan Farrales-Nguyen, RN, MSN, FNP
• John Morton, MD, MPH, FACS, Associate Director

Research

Basic and Translational Science 

• Gregory S. Barsh, MD, PhD, Director

Clinical Research and Clinical Trials

• Craig T. Albanese, MD
• Lawrence D. Hammer, MD
• James Lock, MD, PhD
• Rebecka Peebles, MD
• Darrell M. Wilson, MD, Director

Prevention Science

• Kathryn Azevedo, PhD
• Joel D. Killen, PhD
• Donna M. Matheson, PhD
• Thomas N. Robinson, MD, MPH, Director
• Dana Weintraub, MD

Public Policy Research

• Jay Bhattacharya, MD, PhD
• Lisa Chamberlain, MD, MPH
• Fernando S. Mendoza, MD, MPH
• Paul Wise, MD, MPH, Director

Community Programs

Community Programs  

• Candace Roney, Director

Training and Professional Education

Pediatric Weight Control Program Training Institute

• Krissy Connell, MS, Director
• Thomas N. Robinson, MD, MPH
• Cindy Zedeck, MA

Advocating for Public Policy Change

Advocating for Public Policy Change

• Lisa Chamberlain, MD, MPH, Co-Director
• Sherri Sager, Co-Director
• Sophia Yen, MD, MPH