Dr. Lawrence Hammer

Professor

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Biography

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.

Research Interests

Experience

Emeritus Faculty

2012-01-01 — Present

Stanford University • Stanford, CA

Emeritus faculty in the Medical Center Line specializing in Pediatrics.

Chief, Division General Pediatrics

1985-01-01 — 1995-01-01

Stanford University • Stanford, CA

Led the Division of General Pediatrics.

Medical Director, Ambulatory Services

1991-01-01 — 2012-01-01

Lucile Packard Children's Hospital • Stanford, CA

Oversaw ambulatory services for pediatric patients.

Awards

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Kaiser Award for Excellence in Clinical Teaching

1986-01-01

Courses

PEDS 299 PEDS 280 PEDS 399 PEDS 370 PEDS 199

Requirements for Stanford University

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:26
Reading
Required:26
Writing
Required:26
Speaking
Required:26
Total
Required:100
GRE General
Verbal
Required:160
Quantitative
Required:165
Analytical Writing
Required:4.5
Overall
Required:4.5
Prerequisites
Bachelor degree from an accredited institution Strong background in mathematics and programming
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