JackK.Der-SarkissianMD

Bariatric Medicine, Obesity Medicine & Nutrition

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Kaiser Permanente Southern California (Los Angeles)Residency, Family Medicine, 1994 - 1997
Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern CaliforniaClass of 1994

Diabetes Recognition Program National Committee for Quality Assurance, 2010-2013
Heart/Stroke Recognition Program National Committee for Quality Assurance, 2009-2012

PubMed

31 citations
Cohort Profile: The KPSC Children’s Health Study, a population-based study of 920 000 children and adolescents in southern California
Corinna Koebnick, Karen J. Coleman, Mary Helen Black, Ning Smith, Jack K. Der-Sarkissian
International Journal of Epidemiology. 2012-06-01
75 citations
The association of psoriasis and elevated blood lipids in overweight and obese children
Corinna Koebnick, Mary Helen Black, Ning Smith, Jack K. Der-Sarkissian, Amy H. Porter
The Journal of Pediatrics. 2011-10-01
43 citations
Extreme childhood obesity is associated with increased risk for gastroesophageal reflux disease in a large population-based study
Corinna Koebnick, Darios Getahun, Ning Smith, Amy H. Porter, Jack K. Der-Sarkissian
International Journal of Pediatric Obesity. 2011-06-30

Books/Book Chapters

Armenian Kesaria/Kayseri and Cappadocia
Chapter: A Tale of Twin Towns: Everek and Fenesse.
Der-Sarkissian, JackEditors: Ed. Richard G. Hovannisian.Mazda Publishers, Costa Mesa, CaliforniaEdition 1,2013
Armenian Smyrna/Izmir: The Aegean Communities
Chapter: Two Armenian Physicians in Smyrna: Case Studies in Survival
Jack Der-Sarkissian, MDEditors: Prof. Richard G. Hovannisian.Mazda Publishers, Costa Mesa2012
The Armenian Genocide: Cultural and Ethical Legacies
Chapter: Musical Perspectives on the Armenian Genocide: From Aznavour to System of a Down
Jack Der-Sarkissian, MDEditors: Prof. Richard G. Hovannisian..Transaction Publishers, Piscataway2007

Abstracts/Posters

Impact of a Clinical Quality Care Award (CQC) on Weight Management Program Engagement among Obese Adult Southern California (SC) Kaiser Permanente (KP) Patients
Jack K Der-Sarkissian, Christiane Wert Rivard, Obesity Week 2014, Boston Convention Center, 2014

Armenian American groups fight distrust, disinformation to encourage COVID-19 shotsDecember 24th, 2021
9 Health Clues Hiding Right on Your TongueMay 5th, 2021
Doctors Dole Out Prescriptions for ExerciseJuly 18th, 2016