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| Center for Healthy Weight Team |

Drs. Tom Robinson, Larry Hammer and Elizabeth Shepard
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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
- 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
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
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
Clinical Research and Clinical Trials
Prevention Science
Public Policy Research
Community Programs
Community Programs
Training and Professional Education
Pediatric Weight Control Program Training Institute
Advocating for Public Policy Change
Advocating for Public Policy Change
Lucile Packard Children's Hospital is located in Palo Alto, adjacent to Stanford University Hospital, approximately 20 miles north of San Jose, CA and 40 miles south of San Francisco.
Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
725 Welch Road
Palo Alto, California 94304
(650) 497-8000
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