Critical Insights on Childhood Obesity and Nutrition
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Description
Join Max Gomez of CBS News as he leads an engaging discussion with Columbia specialists on childhood obesity and nutrition. They will share useful tips for pediatricians on how to identify early warning signs, deliver a diagnosis, manage treatment options, and provide nutritional advice to parents.
Panelists:
Dr. Max Gomez: One of the most recognized medical correspondents in the country and recipient of seven New York Emmy Awards.
Dr. Jennifer Woo Baidal: Director of Pediatric Weight Management at Columbia University Irving Medical Center, NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital.
Dr. Elena Ladas: Director of Integrative Therapies Program at Columbia University Irving Medical Center, NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital.
Dr. Jeff Zitsman: Director of the Center for Adolescent Bariatric Surgery at Columbia University Irving Medical Center, NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital.
Dr. Ilene Fennoy: Medical Director of the Comprehensive Adolescent Bariatric Surgery Program at Columbia University Irving Medical Center, NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital.
Lunch and beverages will be served.