Sarah Armstrong
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Dr. Armstrong's clinical and research interests are in the prevention and treatment of childhood and adolescent obesity. As director of the Duke Children's Healthy Lifestyles Program, Dr. Armstrong oversees a cohort of over 3000 overweight children and teenagers. Research questions of particular interest include sustaining effective outpatient management of overweight and obese children in a primary care setting, and factors that determine level of reimbursement.
Publications
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Atteh E, Armstrong S, Skinner A, Wood C. Increased BMI Velocity is Associated with Elevated Patient Health Questionnaire-9 Scores in Adolescents with Obesity. Child Obes. 2024 Dec 10;Armstrong SC, Eneli I, Osganian SK, Wagner BE, Waldrop SW, Kelly AS. Pediatric Obesity Pharmacotherapy: State of the Science, Research Gaps, and Opportunities. Pediatrics. 2024 Nov 1;154(5).Lang JE, Carrion VM, Bhammar DM, Howard JB, Armstrong SC. A Randomized Trial of Inspiratory Training in Children and Adolescents With Obesity. Child Obes. 2024 Oct;20(7):517–25.Kelly AS, Armstrong SC, Michalsky MP, Fox CK. Obesity in Adolescents: A Review. JAMA. 2024 Sep 3;332(9):738–48.
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