Lawrence D. Hammer
Academic Appointments
- Professor - Med Center Line, Pediatrics - General Pediatrics
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Contact Information
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Clinical Offices
Primary Care Clinic 730 Welch Rd 1st Floor Palo Alto, CA 94304 Tel Work (650) 497-8820 Fax (650) 724-4001Practices at Stanford Hospital and Clinics and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
- Academic Offices
Personal Information Email Tel (650) 725-8314 Tel (650) 725-8289Alternate Contact Louise Talhouk Administrative assistant Email Tel Work 725-8314Not for medical emergencies or patient use
Professional Overview
Clinical Focus
- Pediatrics, General
- General Pediatrics
Administrative Appointments
- Medical Director, Ambulatory Services, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital (1991 - 2012)
- Chief, Division of General Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics (1985 - 1995)
Honors and Awards
- Kaiser Award for Excellence in Clinical Teaching, Stanford University School of Medicine (1986)
Professional Education
| Residency: | Stanford University School of Medicine CA (1980) |
| Residency: | Stanford University School of Medicine CA (1979) |
| Fellowship: | The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia PA (1982) |
| Board Certification: | General Pediatrics, American Board of Pediatrics (1980) |
| Internship: | Stanford University School of Medicine CA (1979) |
| Medical Education: | Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine MD (1976) |
Graduate & Fellowship Program Affiliations
Scientific Focus
Current Research Interests
Dr Hammer has had a longstanding interest in factors influencing the development of childhood obesity. In particular, his studies have focused on early determinants of eating behavior, physical activity, and parenting behavior in relation to early feeding decisions and parental influences on diet and eating. With the current epidemic of child obesity and it's comorbidities, he is currently involved in the development of obesity toolkits for pediatric providers at the state and local level and in the development and evaluation of protocols for use of bariatric surgery in the treatment of morbidly obese adolescents.
Publications
- Improving healthy eating in families with a toddler at risk for overweight: a cluster randomized controlled trial. J Dev Behav Pediatr. 2012; (7): 529-34
- Childhood risk factors for thin body preoccupation and social pressure to be thin. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2007; (2): 171-8
- Puberty and gender interact to predict social anxiety symptoms in early adolescence. J Adolesc Health. 2007; (1): 102-4
- Methamphetamine use following bariatric surgery in an adolescent. Obes Surg. 2006; (6): 780-2
- Risk factors for childhood overweight: a prospective study from birth to 9.5 years. J Pediatr. 2004; (1): 20-5
- The relationship between parental factors at infancy and parent-reported control over children's eating at age 7. Appetite. 2004; (3): 247-52
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