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

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:

Academic General Pediatrics

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

Most recent publications

Characteristics of Children Referred to a Lipid Clinic Before and After the Universal Screening Guidelines Clin Pediatr (Phila)9922819834282
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
Use of Metformin for Weight Management in Children and Adolescents With Obesity in the Clinical Setting Clin Pediatr (Phila)57 (14): 1677-1685
Evaluation of Pediatrician Adherence to the American Academy of Pediatrics Health Supervision Guidelines for Down Syndrome Am J Intellect Dev Disabil123 (5): 387-398
Exergaming for Health: A Randomized Study of Community-Based Exergaming Curriculum in Pediatric Weight Management Games Health J5 (6): 413-421
Influence of Office Systems on Pediatric Vaccination Rates Clin Pediatr (Phila)56 (3): 231-237
Recognition of elevated blood pressure in an outpatient pediatric tertiary care setting J Pediatr166 (5): 1233-1239.e1
Physicians' Lack of Adherence to National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Guidelines for Pediatric Lipid Screening Clin Pediatr (Phila)54 (12): 1200-5
Initial steps for quality improvement of obesity care across divisions at a tertiary care pediatric hospital Int J Environ Res Public Health11 (9): 9680-93