Chairs

Rushika Conroy

Yun Yan

BOD Liaison

Takara Stanley

Advisor

Stephanie Chung

Mission Statement

To promote prevention and support excellence in the treatment of pediatric obesity and its comorbidities.

Goals and Objectives

The Pediatric Obesity SIG will:

  • Provide up-to-date recommendations and research findings in the diagnosis and
    management of obesity and related comorbidities
  • Educate subspecialists, primary care physicians, patients and the public regarding
    recommendations for the prevention and treatment of pediatric obesity
  • Advocate for appropriate treatment of pediatric obesity
  • Promote the treatment of pediatric obesity in a chronic disease model
  • Facilitate collaboration in practice methods and research opportunities

Next Steps:

One in five children (19%) in the United States has obesity; many will suffer from associated co-morbidities related to excess adiposity. We have had the opportunity to provide pediatric obesity education to PES members through our PES Obesity SIG MOC/CME Activity, developed by Obesity SIG members. This educational activity covers a variety of important topics in the management of pediatric obesity with additional pediatric obesity resources for PES membership planned in the year ahead. Working with the PES Education Committee and the Obesity Medicine Association (OMA), we have finalized plans for a joint PES/OMA Pediatric Endocrine Workshop, which will be held fall 2020. We are also working on an educational webinar collaboration with PES Silver Mission Alliance Partner, Rhythm Pharmaceuticals. LEAD (Listen, Empower, Advocate, and Drive change) for Rare Obesity provides resources for patients and families, including a risk assessment for possible rare genetic disorders of obesity and links to genetic testing opportunities.

SIG Members

  • Shruthi Arora
  • Marwan Bakhach
  • Pinar Gumus Balikcioglu
  • Megan Bensignor
  • Maria Victoria Salguero Bermonth
  • Nathan Bingham
  • Marisa Censani
  • Sri Nikhita Chimatapu
  • Cindy Chin
  • Stephanie Chung
  • Ellen Lancon Connor
  • Rushika Conroy
  • Vanessa Curtis
  • Elizabeth Dabrowski
  • Tanicia Daley
  • Michael Dedekian
  • Ayca Erkin-Cakmak
  • Elizabeth Estrada
  • Ilene Fennoy
  • Cydney Fenton
  • Jessica Ferris
  • Amy Fleischman
  • Evgenia Gourgari
  • Louise Greenspan
  • Neslihan Gungor
  • Olga Gupta
  • Manal Habib
  • Kelsee Halpin
  • Andrea Maria Haqq
  • Katherine Hefner
  • Milagros G. Huerta
  • Chijioke Ikomi
  • Rabab Jafri
  • Sarah Jiang
  • Alvina R. Kansra
  • Megan Moriarty Kelsey
  • Dorit Koren
  • Seema Kumar
  • Snigdha Reddy Likki
  • Sheela N. Magge
  • Sonali Malhotra
  • Madhusmita Misra
  • Obiageli Obi
  • Katie O'Sullivan
  • Moshe Phillip
  • Krishnaswamy Rao
  • Renee Robilliard
  • Jeffrey Roizen
  • M. Constantine Samaan
  • Ashley Shoemaker
  • Janet H. Silverstein
  • Kankadurga Singer
  • Vibha Singhal
  • Jennifer Sprague
  • Joel Steelman
  • Dennis M. Styne
  • Anju Sukumaran
  • Vidhu Thaker
  • Christine Trapp
  • Alaina Vidmar
  • Alyson Weiner
  • Yun Yan
  • Jack A. Yanovski