ChristyTurerMDMHS

Associate Professor of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

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1801 Inwood Rd
Dallas, TX 75390
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I am a triple-boarded/triple-practicing pediatrician, internist, and obesity-medicine specialist, with additional training and experience in health-services research and applying clinical informatics to conduct dissemination/implementation research.
The central goal of my past and present research is to identify what primary-care providers can do to promote improvement in weight status and health outcomes in patients with overweight and obesity.

UT Houston School of Biomedical InformaticsMS, Applied Clinical Informatics, 2016
Duke University HospitalFellowship, 2008 - 2010
Duke University HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine/Pediatrics, 2004 - 2008
Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineClass of 2004

Member Society of Pediatric Research, 2014
Member Dannone Nutrition Leadership Institute, 2011
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2011
Physician Practice Connections Recognition Program National Committee for Quality Assurance, 2011-2014
Patient-Centered Medical Home Recognition Program National Committee for Quality Assurance, 2011-2014
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PubMed

174 citations
Branched chain amino acids are novel biomarkers for discrimination of metabolic wellness
Bryan C. Batch, Svati H. Shah, Christopher B. Newgard, Christy B. Turer, Carol Haynes
Metabolism. 2013-07-01
259 citations
Childhood and Adolescent Adversity and Cardiometabolic Outcomes: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association.
Shakira F. Suglia, Karestan C. Koenen, Renée Boynton-Jarrett, Paul S. Chan, Cari Jo Clark
Circulation. 2017-12-18
92 citations
Do the Five A's Work When Physicians Counsel About Weight Loss?
Stewart C. Alexander, Mary E. Cox, Christy B. Turer, Pauline Lyna, Truls Østbye
Family Medicine. 2011-03-01

Urgent Need for Low-Cost in-Home Diagnostics for Obstructive Sleep ApneaDecember 5th, 2017
FDA: Risk of Opioid Use in Cough Medicines Outweighs BenefitsSeptember 11th, 2017
Kids Facing Grown-up Illnesses like Eating Disorders, ObesitySeptember 5th, 2017

Primary Care, Communication, and Improving Children's HealthNational Institutes of Health/National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute2014–2018
Supplement pilot award for fellow sub-study: Role of Stressful Life Events in Emotional Health of School-Age Children with Overweight and ObesityNIH/CTSA2016
Supplement pilot award: Primary Care, Communication, and Improving Children's HealthNIH/CTSA2015