Elizabeth Parks Prout, MD, MSCE
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics (Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition)
Attending Physician, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Department: Pediatrics
Contact information
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
3550 Market St. Rm 2041
Philadelphia, PA 19104
3550 Market St. Rm 2041
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: (267) 426-9721
Fax: 267-426-3960
Fax: 267-426-3960
Email:
proute@email.chop.edu
proute@email.chop.edu
Education:
AB (Biochemistry and Molecular Biology)
Dartmouth College, 1994.
MD
Tufts University School of Medicine, 1999.
MSCE (Clinical Epidemiology)
The University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 2010.
Permanent linkAB (Biochemistry and Molecular Biology)
Dartmouth College, 1994.
MD
Tufts University School of Medicine, 1999.
MSCE (Clinical Epidemiology)
The University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 2010.
Description of Research Expertise
Obesity Epidemiology, Health Disparities in Obesity, Childhood Obesity prevention and treatment, Community Based Research.Description of Clinical Expertise
Nutrition, ChildObesity treatment, Adolescent Bariatric Surgery (medical management)Selected Publications
Tewksbury C, Mahoney L, Leon S, Giovinazzo C,Collins J, Williams N, Dumon K, Parks Prout, E: Preoperative Physical Activity Status and Postoperative Outcomes in Adolescent Bariatric Surgery Patients. Poster Presentation, American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, San Francisco, CA June 2024.Parks EP, Allison KC, Bruton Y, Khalil T, Mitchell JA: Gamification to Promote Physical Activity in Youth and Mothers With Obesity. Pediatr Exerc Sci 1: 1-8, Feb 2024.
Rothman J, Shirley MK, Parks EP, Wu GD, Kelly A, Ford E, Zemel BS: African American mothers' perceptions of infant body size are prospectively associated with infant growth and BMI. Am J Hum Biol 35(7): e23890, July 2023 Notes: doi: 10.1002/ajhb.23890. Epub 2023 Mar 10.
Rouhi AD, Ghanem YK, Hoeltzel GD, Yi WS, Collins JL, Parks EP, Williams NN, Dumon KR: Quality and Readability of Online Patient Information on Adolescent Bariatric Surgery. Obes Surg 33(1): 397-399, January 2023 Notes: doi: 10.1007/s11695-022-06385-2. Epub 2022 Dec 5.
Watach AJ, Bishop-Gilyard CT, Ku H, Afolabi-Brown O, Parks EP, Xanthopoulos MS: A social media intervention for the families of young Black men with obstructive sleep apnoea. Health Educ J 81(5): 540-553, August 2022 Notes: doi: 10.1177/00178969221093924. Epub 2022 May 4.
Hoeltzel GD, Swendiman RA, Tewksbury CM, Parks EP, Williams NN,Dumon KR: How safe is adolescent bariatric surgery? An analysis of short-term outcomes. J Pediatr Surg 57(8): 1654-1659, August 2022 Notes: doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2021.08.018. Epub 2021 Sep 5.
Braddock AS, Phad A, Tabak R, Kumanyika S, Johnston S, Koopman R, Prout-Parks E, McQueen A: Assessing Racial and Ethnic Discrimination in Children: A Scoping Review of Available Measures for Child Health Disparities Research. Health Equity 5(1): 727-737, October 2021 Notes: doi: 10.1089/heq.2021.0008. eCollection 2021.
Batsis JA, Apolzan, JW, Bagley PJ, Blunt, HB, Gil S, Golden A, Gundarmraj S, Heymsfield S, Kahan, S, Kopatsis K, Port A, Parks Prout EP, Rubino, Domenica, Saunders K, Shean R, Tabaza L, Stanley A, Tchang B, Gundumaraj S, Kildambi, S.: A Systematic Review of Dietary Supplements and Alternative Therapies for Weight Loss. Obesity (Silver Spring) 29(7): 1102-1113, July 2021 Notes: doi: 10.1002/oby.23110.
Kohut TJ, Robbins JL, Parks EP, Katz LE, Brothers JA, Panganiban JA: Obesity and Childhood. Obesity and Diabetes: New Surgical and Nonsurgical Approaches, 2nd Edition. Springer, December 2020 Notes: Chapter.
Parks EP, Kumanyika S, Moore RH, Lewis L, Barg FK, Lee I, Pool A, Patel S, Bruton Y, Sarwer DB, Kazak AE: The Moderating Role of Coping Styles in the Relationship of Parent Stress Types and Child Obesity. Obesity November 2020.