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Helen Binns, MD, MPH

Director, Lead Evaluation Clinic and the Nutrition Evaluation Clinic; Director, Wellness & Weight Management Program Professor of Pediatrics and Preventive Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Director, Center on Obesity Management and Prevention (COMP); Associate Director, Pediatric Practice Research Group (PPRG), Stanley Manne Children's Research Institute

Language: English

Appointments & Referrals

1.800.543.7362 (1.800.KIDS DOC)

About Me

Clinical Interests: Infant growth, lead poisoning, nutrition, obesity, practice-based research

Specialties, Programs & Conditions

Specialties:

Advanced General Pediatrics & Primary Care

Programs & Conditions:

Wellness & Weight Management Program

Education & Training

Education: Northwestern University, 1981

Postgraduate Training: Fellowship in general academic pediatrics, Children's Memorial Hospital, 1987; Residency in pediatrics, Children's Memorial, 1984

Board Certifications: General Pediatrics

Professional Organizations: Ambulatory Pediatrics Association; American Academy of Pediatrics

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Research

Research Interests: Addiction; Environmental Health; Epidemiology; Nutrition, Dietetics; Obesity; Pediatrics

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Publications

Characteristics Associated with Successful Weight Management in Youth with Obesity
J Pediatr21235-43
Case Reports: Multifaceted Experiences Treating Youth with Severe Obesity
Int J Environ Res Public Health16 (6):
Characteristics of Children Referred to a Lipid Clinic Before and After the Universal Screening Guidelines
Clin Pediatr (Phila)58 (6): 656-664
Percent Body Fat Measurement in the Medical Management of Children with Obesity
Pediatr Ann47 (12): e487-e493
Choosing an accurate outcome metric for pediatric obesity care
Pediatr Diabetes20 (2): 152-153

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