David R. Weber, MD, MSCE
Associate Professor of Pediatrics (Endocrinology and Diabetes) at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Attending Physician, Division of Endocrinology & Diabetes , The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Medical Director, Center for Bone Health , The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Director, Nutrition Core, Center for Human Phenomic Sciences, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and The Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Department: Pediatrics
Contact information
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Endocrinology & Diabetes
7th Floor HUB- Office 7547
3500 Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Endocrinology & Diabetes
7th Floor HUB- Office 7547
3500 Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-590-3174
Email:
weberd@email.chop.edu
weberd@email.chop.edu
Education
BA (Biology)
Carleton College, 2002.
MD (Medicine)
University of Kansas School of Medicine, 2007.
MSCE (Clinical Epidemiology)
University of Pennsylvania, 2013.
Permanent linkBA (Biology)
Carleton College, 2002.
MD (Medicine)
University of Kansas School of Medicine, 2007.
MSCE (Clinical Epidemiology)
University of Pennsylvania, 2013.
Selected Publications
1. Weber DR, Ahmet A, Kinnett K, Lautatzis ME, , McMillan HJ, Apkon S, Bansal S, Benjamin RW, Clemens PR, Crane JL, Fiscaletti M, Lam C, McAdam L, Rutter M, Merchant N, Nasomyont N, Nicolau S, Phung K, Renthal N, Scavina M, Sorbara J, Tamaroff J, Tian C, Wood C, Aversa T, Bello L, Corbetta S, Cumbo F, De Sanctis L, Di Iorgi N, Ferlin A, Fintini D, Mercuri ME, Panicucci C, Tornese G, Schrader R, Selby KA, Veerapandiyan A, Choong Wong S, Ward LM, Sbrocchi AM, on behalf of The OPTIMIZE DMD Consortium. : Adrenal Insufficiency in Individuals with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Treated with Glucocorticoids: Insights from the Past, Current Challenges, and Future Directions. J. Neuromuscul. Dis August 2026 Notes: In Press.Ziolkowski SL, Weber DR, Baker JF: Percent body fat misclassifies patients with sarcopenia as obese: support for fat mass index in obesity assessment. JES 10(8), June 2026.
Strashun S*, Bamba V, Kelly A, Hatch-Stein J, Gruccio D, Weber DR: Deficits in Areal and Volumetric Bone Mineral Density Persist After Adjustment for Body Size in a Cohort of Young Individuals with Turner Syndrome. International Congress of Children’s Bone Health, Montreal, Canada, Poster Presentation June 2026.
Sbrocchi AM , Weber DR , Wong SC , Fiscaletti M, Di Iorgi N, Merchant N, Molina MOF, Renthal N, Wood C, Wang M, Manesh R, Halloun R, De Angelis F, Buccella F, Zito I, Schrader R, Furlong P, Ward L: An International Learning Health Network Advancing Bone and Endocrine Health in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. International Congress of Children’s Bone Health, Montreal, Canada, Poster Presentation June 2026.
Weber, DR Wasserman H, Gatineau G, Kalkwarf H, Levine M, Zemel B.: Revised Reference Ranges for Trabecular Bone Score in Children 5 to 20 Years of Age. International Congress of Children’s Bone Health, Montreal, Canada, Poster Presentation June 2026.
Chatty P, Sanders V, Calabria C, Levine M, Mancilla E, McClean C, Weber, DR: X-Linked Hypophosphatemic Rickets Due to a Novel Inversion Involving PHEX. International Congress of Children’s Bone Health, Montreal, Canada, Poster Presentation June 2026.
Lin KY, Bucha A, McSweeney K, Karaj A, Tamaroff J, Wade K, O’Malley S, Chung N, Cilenti, NA, Mesaros C, Blair I, Serai S, Farmer J, Bryant K, Weber DR, Lu Y, O. Harhay M, Paridon SM, Seifert E, Putt M, Zamani, M, Baur, JA, Lynch DR, McCormack SE: Safety and efficacy of individualized exercise and NAD+ precursor supplementation in Friedreich’s ataxia in the USA: a randomized controlled trial. Lancet Neurol 25(5): 469-481, May 2026.
Nasomyont N, Appel A, Apkon S, Hoskin J, Surampudi PN, Truba N, Vargas G, Veerapandiyan A, Wood CL, Moeschen P, Werth C, Ahmet A, Bansal S, Bratland L, Crane JL, Fiscaletti M, Halloun R, Kinnett K, Lam C, McAdam L, McMillan HJ, Rutter M, Sbrocchi AM, Scavina M, Tamaroff J, Tian C, Ward LM, Weber DR, Wong SC, Renthal NE, on behalf of the OPTIMIZE DMD Consortium: Navigating Sexual Health and Fertility in Individuals with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy: Current Standards of Care and Future Directions. J. Neuromuscul. Dis May 2026 Notes: Online ahead of print.
Wood CL, Babalola F, Benjamin RW, Lam C, McAdam L, Nicolau S, Sbrocchi AM, Scavina M, Sorbara JC, Ahmet A, Apkon S, Bharill S, Fiscaletti M, Kinnett K, McMillan HJ, Merchant N, Nasomyont N, Molina FHO, Renthal NE, Smith P, Surampudi PN, Tamaroff JG, Tian C, Ward LM, Weber DR, Wong SC, Crane JL, Rutter MM, on behalf of the OPTIMIZE DMD Consortium: Optimizing Care for Growth and Puberty in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy: A Survey of Clinical Practice in the OPTIMIZE DMD Consortium. Muscle Nerve May 2026 Notes: online ahead of print.
Weber DR, Moretti A, Dittrich ATM, Panicucci C, Liguori S, de Groot I, Kroneman M, Schlüterh S, Claeys KG, Crabtree NJ, Erasmus CE, del Fattore A, Guglieri M, Iolascon G, Kostera-Pruszczyk A, de Visser M, Wong SC, Wood CL, Voermans, NC, Ward LM: Key Principles and Disease-Specific Considerations to Guide Management of Bone Health and Osteoporosis among Individuals with Neuromuscular Disorders: The Path Forward. Muscle Nerve 73(5): 712-730, May 2026.