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Lawrence D. Hammer is an Emeritus Professor of Pediatrics at Stanford University, specializing in General Pediatrics. He has served as the Chief of the Division of General Pediatrics and as the Medical Director for Ambulatory Services at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital. His educational background includes a medical degree from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, followed by an internship and residency at Stanford. Dr. Hammer's research interests focus on childhood obesity, particularly the factors influencing eating behaviors, parental influences, and the epidemic of child obesity and its comorbidities. He is involved in developing obesity toolkits for pediatric providers and creating evaluation protocols for the use of bariatric surgery in morbidly obese adolescents. He has received the Kaiser Award for Excellence in Clinical Teaching from Stanford University School of Medicine in 1986.
Stanford University • Stanford, CA
Emeritus faculty in the Medical Center Line specializing in Pediatrics.
Stanford University • Stanford, CA
Led the Division of General Pediatrics.
Lucile Packard Children's Hospital • Stanford, CA
Oversaw ambulatory services for pediatric patients.
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