Research Interests

  • Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases
  • Obesity
  • Pediatrics
  • Primary Care

Biography

  • Director, Pediatric Practice Research Group, Stanley Manne Children's Research Institute
  • Research Associate Professor of Pediatrics (Smith Child Health Research), Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Education and Background

  • Fellowship, Garrahan Hospital of Pediatrics 1995
  • Residency, Garrahan Hospital of Pediatrics 1992
  • Internship, Iconozo Local Hospital 1988
  • Internship, Federico Lleras General Hospital 1987
  • MD, Metropolitan University 1986

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