Pediatric Clinical Obesity and Nutrition Fellowship Brochure  (PDF)

For information about the Pediatric Clinical Obesity and Nutrition Fellowship, please contact program leadership

at ClinicalNutrition@cuanschutz.edu.

Matthew A. Haemer MD, MPH

Fellowship Program Director

Stephanie P. Gilley, MD, PhD Fellowship Associate Program Director

Carolina Jensen

Fellowship Coordinator

We are currently accepting applications for a start date of July 1 of the following year.

Eligibility: This program is designed for motivated physicians with an interest in a career that involves nutrition medicine. We encourage applications from members of under-represented minority groups. Physicians who are in the process of completing or have completed an ACGME-accredited residency training program that includes substantial pediatric training may apply (e.g., Pediatrics, Med/Peds, Family Medicine). The Pediatric Clinical Obesity and Nutrition Fellowship complies with the GME Eligibility and Selection Policy  (PDF)

Living in Denver, Colorado: The Mile High City is nestled at the eastern base of the Rocky Mountains and is the largest city in the region with a population of 2.9 million. Denver enjoys one of the best climates in the country, with 300 days/year of sunny skies. Although it snows in the winter, the snow melts quickly and temperatures are usually moderate. Hot summer days give way to cool summer evenings. The city is the home to dozens of highly rated restaurants and a vibrant nightlife. The city attracts many outdoor enthusiasts with its extensive system of hiking and bike trails and the largest city park system in the country. The Denver Center for the Performing Arts is the largest performing arts complex under one roof in the country and attracts many of the top national theater tours each year. Red Rocks Amphitheater, a natural amphitheater in the foothills west of town attracts the nation’s top touring musical talent throughout the summer. Denver is home to the Denver Broncos (NFL), the Denver Nuggets (NBA), the Colorado Rockies (MLB), the Colorado Avalanche (NHL), the Colorado Rapids (MLS) and the Colorado Mammoth & Outlaws (NLL[JC3] ). 

The University of Colorado, the state flagship school, and a world-class educational institution, is based in nearby Boulder. In addition, Denver is the gateway to the Rocky Mountains, which offer abundant recreational and sightseeing opportunities year-round. The state of Colorado is home to over 20 major ski areas, many of which are within 2 hours of the city.

Diversity Mission Statement 

The students, residents, faculty and administration of the University of Colorado School of Medicine (SOM) believe that diversity is a value that is central to the School’s educational, research, community service and health care missions. Therefore, the SOM is committed to recruiting and supporting a diverse student body, house staff, faculty and senior administration. The SOM adopts a definition of diversity that embraces race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, religion, political beliefs and socioeconomic status. The definition of diversity also includes life experiences, record of service and employment and other talents and personal attributes that can enhance the scholarly, clinical care and learning environment.

NOTE: Nutrition Fellowships are not ACGME-Accredited Programs.

Pediatric Clinical Obesity and Nutrition Fellowship Application  (PDF)

Current Clinical Fellows:

Tiera Nell, MD (2023-2024)
Mohamed Kuziez, MD (2023-2024)

Recent Clinical Fellows:

Anthony Wang, MD, PhD (2022-2023)

• Medical School: University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine
• Residency: Saint Louis University School of Medicine
• Clinical/Research Interests:

Allison Ta, MD (2021-2022)

• Medical School: Duke University
• Residency: Inova Fairfax Children’s Hospital
• GI Fellowship: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
• Clinical/Research Interests: Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Exclusive Enteral Nutrition in Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Pneumatosis, Malnutrition in critically ill patients, Gastroenterology Imaging, Sarcopenia

Stephanie W. Waldrop, MD, MPH (2020-2021)

• Medical School: Wayne State University School of Medicine
• Residency: Morehouse School of Medicine
• Current Position: T32 Nutrition Fellow
• Clinical/Research Interests:  My research interests include identifying potential epigenetic predictors of adiposity risk in childhood and the influence maternal 1-carbon nutrient intake may have on DNA methylation and adiposity in offspring.

Stephanie Gilley, MD, PhD (2019-2020)

• Medical School: Tufts University School of Medicine
• Residency: University of Colorado, Pediatrics
• Current Position: T32 Nutrition Fellow
• Clinical/Research Interests:  My research focuses on how early nutritional exposures in the first 1000 days impact long term health and development through the gut microbiome.

Martine Saint-Cyr, MD (2018-2019)

• Medical School: University of Connecticut School of Medicine
• Residency: Maria Fareri’s Children’s Hospital at New York Medical College
• GI Fellowship: Weill Cornell Medical College/New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center, Pediatric Gastroenterology fellowship
• Current Position: T32 Nutrition Fellow
• Faculty Position:   Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition on the Washington University School of Medicine’s (WUSM)/St. Louis Children's Hospital 
• Clinical/Research Interests: Nutrimetabolomics, inflammatory bowel disease and short bowel syndrome

Alexandra King, MD (2017-2018)

• Medical School: Ohio State University
• Residency: University of Illinois at Chicago
• Current Position:  Pediatric Primary Care, Assistant Clinical Director of the Child and Youth Center at UI Health
• Boarded, National Board of Physician Nutrition Specialists
• Clinical/Research Interests:  Breastfeeding, Weight Counseling and Management

Carina Kugelmas, MD (2016-2017)

• Medical School: Keck School of Medicine of USC
• Residency: University of Kentucky Medical Center
• Current Position: Emergency Medicine (Pediatric) Denver Health

Jaime Moore, MD, MPH (2015-2016)

• Medical School: University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
• Residency: The Ohio State University & Nationwide Children’s Hospital (Internal Medicine & Pediatrics)
• Current Position: Assistant Professor, Section of Nutrition, University of Colorado
• Clinical/Research Interests:  My research focuses on studying novel approaches to personalize obesity treatment using a combination of tools including lifestyle interventions, anti-obesity pharmacotherapy, and bariatric surgery to reduce obesity-related morbidity and to minimize disparities driven by the social determinants of health and by underlying diagnoses (e.g. intellectual/developmental disabilities, hypothalamic obesity).

Liliane Diab, MD (2014-2015) ​​

• Medical School: Damascus University
• Residency: University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio 
• Current Position:  Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Section of Nutrition, University of Colorado; Medical Director, Growth and Parenting Clinic, Children’s Hospital Colorado
• Boarded, National Board of Physician Nutrition Specialists
  

Matt Haemer, MD, MPH (2010-2011)

• Medical School:  Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
• Residency:  University of Washington
• Current Position:  Associate Professor, Pediatrics, Section of Nutrition, University of Colorado
• Clinical/Research Interests:  Childhood obesity treatment in tertiary, primary, and community settings, obesity-related health disparities, inpatient management of malnutrition, indirect calorimetry