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    MediFind found 71 doctor with experience in Obesity in Children near Conover, NC. Of these, 49 are Experienced, 21 are Advanced and 1 are Distinguished.

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    71 providers found
      Advanced in Obesity in Children
      Advanced in Obesity in Children
      3411 Graystone Pl, 
      Conover, NC 
       (2.6 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      David Millsaps is a Pediatrics provider in Conover, North Carolina. Dr. Millsaps is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Obesity in Children. His top areas of expertise are Obesity in Children, Delayed Growth, Croup, and Autism Spectrum Disorder. Dr. Millsaps is currently accepting new patients.

      Advanced in Obesity in Children
      Advanced in Obesity in Children
      3411 Graystone Pl Se, 
      Conover, NC 
       (2.6 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Barbara Colosimo is a Pediatrics provider in Conover, North Carolina. Dr. Colosimo is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Obesity in Children. Her top areas of expertise are Obesity in Children, Delayed Growth, Asthma in Children, and Diarrhea. Dr. Colosimo is currently accepting new patients.

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      Advanced in Obesity in Children
      Family Medicine
      Advanced in Obesity in Children
      Family Medicine

      Newton Family Physicians PA

      767 W 1st St, 
      Newton, NC 
       (2.9 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Shannon Sherfey is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Newton, North Carolina. Dr. Sherfey is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Obesity in Children. Her top areas of expertise are Obesity in Children, Food Allergy, Cellulitis, and Sinusitis. Dr. Sherfey is currently accepting new patients.

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      Advanced in Obesity in Children
      Family Medicine
      Advanced in Obesity in Children
      Family Medicine

      Newton Family Physicians PA

      767 W 1st St, 
      Newton, NC 
       (2.9 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Alan Story is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Newton, North Carolina. Dr. Story is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Obesity in Children. His top areas of expertise are Obesity in Children, Food Allergy, Gout, and Glossitis. Dr. Story is currently accepting new patients.

      Advanced in Obesity in Children
      Advanced in Obesity in Children

      Newton Family Physicians PA

      767 W 1st St, 
      Newton, NC 
       (2.9 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Bartholomew Lopina is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Newton, North Carolina. Dr. Lopina is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Obesity in Children. His top areas of expertise are Obesity in Children, Sinusitis, Empyema, and Food Allergy. Dr. Lopina is currently accepting new patients.

      Advanced in Obesity in Children
      Family Medicine
      Advanced in Obesity in Children
      Family Medicine

      Newton Family Physicians PA

      767 W 1st St, 
      Newton, NC 
       (2.9 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      David Peltzer is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Newton, North Carolina. Dr. Peltzer is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Obesity in Children. His top areas of expertise are Obesity in Children, Food Allergy, Cellulitis, and Sinusitis. Dr. Peltzer is currently accepting new patients.

      Advanced in Obesity in Children
      Family Medicine
      Advanced in Obesity in Children
      Family Medicine

      Newton Family Physicians PA

      767 W 1st St, 
      Newton, NC 
       (2.9 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Hmong
      Accepting New Patients

      Ying Vang is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Newton, North Carolina. Dr. Vang is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Obesity in Children. His top areas of expertise are Obesity in Children, Food Allergy, Cellulitis, and Sinusitis. Dr. Vang is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Obesity in Children
      Family Medicine
      Experienced in Obesity in Children
      Family Medicine

      Wake Forest Health Network LLC

      305 1st St E, 
      Conover, NC 
       (0.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Spanish
      Accepting New Patients

      David Coffey is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Conover, North Carolina. Dr. Coffey is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Obesity in Children. His top areas of expertise are Transient Familial Hyperbilirubinemia, Thyroid Dysgenesis, Congenital Hypothyroidism, and Newborn Jaundice. Dr. Coffey is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Obesity in Children
      Family Medicine
      Experienced in Obesity in Children
      Family Medicine

      Wake Forest Health Network LLC

      305 1st St E, 
      Conover, NC 
       (0.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Spanish
      Accepting New Patients

      Brian Vierling is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Conover, North Carolina. Dr. Vierling is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Obesity in Children. His top areas of expertise are Hemorrhagic Proctocolitis, Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Gout, and Male Pseudohermaphroditism with Gynecomastia. Dr. Vierling is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Obesity in Children
      Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Obesity in Children
      Internal Medicine
      711 Fairgrove Church Rd Se, 
      Conover, NC 
       (2.7 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      David Cabral is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Conover, North Carolina. Dr. Cabral is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Obesity in Children. His top areas of expertise are Cirrhosis, Familial Combined Hyperlipidemia, Xanthoma, and Tick Paralysis. Dr. Cabral is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Obesity in Children
      Family Medicine | General Surgery
      Experienced in Obesity in Children
      Family Medicine | General Surgery

      Vohra Wound Physicians Of Ny PLLC

      3331 Tate Boulevard Se, 
      Hickory, NC 
       (2.8 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Steven Ferguson is a General Surgeon in Hickory, North Carolina. Dr. Ferguson is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Obesity in Children. His top areas of expertise are Diabetic Macular Edema (DME), Peptic Ulcer, Necrosis, and Cellulitis. Dr. Ferguson is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Obesity in Children
      General Surgery | Vascular Surgery | Surgical Oncology
      Experienced in Obesity in Children
      General Surgery | Vascular Surgery | Surgical Oncology

      Wake Forest University Health Sciences

      810 Fairgrove Church Rd Se, 
      Hickory, NC 
       (2.8 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Jonathan Hata is a General Surgeon and a Vascular Surgeon in Hickory, North Carolina. Dr. Hata is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Obesity in Children. His top areas of expertise are Obesity, Gallstones, Choledocholithiasis, Sleeve Gastrectomy, and Gastrectomy. Dr. Hata is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Obesity in Children
      Family Medicine
      Experienced in Obesity in Children
      Family Medicine
      767 W 1st St, 
      Newton, NC 
       (2.9 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Alan Forshey is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Newton, North Carolina. Dr. Forshey is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Obesity in Children. His top areas of expertise are Epidural Hematoma, Miller-Fisher Syndrome, Guillain-Barre Syndrome, and Chronic Polyradiculoneuritis.

      Experienced in Obesity in Children
      Family Medicine
      Experienced in Obesity in Children
      Family Medicine
      3221 W Main St, 
      Claremont, NC 
       (4.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Mark Hawkins is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Claremont, North Carolina. Dr. Hawkins is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Obesity in Children. His top areas of expertise are Vitamin D Deficiency, Melorheostosis with Osteopoikilosis, Melorheostosis, and Osteopenia. Dr. Hawkins is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Obesity in Children
      Family Medicine
      Experienced in Obesity in Children
      Family Medicine

      Catawba Valley Medical Group Inc

      1985 Startown Rd, 
      Hickory, NC 
       (4.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Hmong, Spanish
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Paul Sykes is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Hickory, North Carolina. Dr. Sykes is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Obesity in Children. His top areas of expertise are Hypertensive Heart Disease, Nephrosclerosis, Renovascular Hypertension, and Cellulitis. Dr. Sykes is currently accepting new patients.

      Daniel S. Senft
      Distinguished in Obesity in Children
      Family Medicine
      Distinguished in Obesity in Children
      Family Medicine

      Atrium Health Primary Care Lincoln Family Medicine

      447 McAlister Road, Suite 2400, 
      Lincolnton, NC 
       (15.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Daniel Senft is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Lincolnton, North Carolina. Dr. Senft is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Obesity in Children. His top areas of expertise are High Cholesterol, Hypothyroidism, Obesity in Children, and Lysosomal Acid Lipase Deficiency. Dr. Senft is currently accepting new patients.

      Advanced in Obesity in Children
      Pediatrics
      Advanced in Obesity in Children
      Pediatrics
      240 18th Street Cir Se, 
      Hickory, NC 
       (5.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients

      Joy Lowry is a Pediatrics provider in Hickory, North Carolina. Dr. Lowry is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Obesity in Children. Her top areas of expertise are Obesity in Children, Viral Gastroenteritis, Croup, and Diarrhea. Dr. Lowry is currently accepting new patients.

      Advanced in Obesity in Children
      Advanced in Obesity in Children
      240 18th Street Cir Se, 
      Hickory, NC 
       (5.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Spanish
      Accepting New Patients

      Kelly Bridgeman is a Pediatrics provider in Hickory, North Carolina. Dr. Bridgeman is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Obesity in Children. Her top areas of expertise are Obesity in Children, Zoon Vulvitis, Diarrhea, and Croup. Dr. Bridgeman is currently accepting new patients.

      Advanced in Obesity in Children
      Advanced in Obesity in Children
      240 18th Street Cir Se, 
      Hickory, NC 
       (5.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Spanish
      Accepting New Patients

      Kiran Harrill is a Pediatrics provider in Hickory, North Carolina. Dr. Harrill is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Obesity in Children. Her top areas of expertise are Croup, Obesity in Children, Viral Gastroenteritis, and Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria (CSU). Dr. Harrill is currently accepting new patients.

      Advanced in Obesity in Children
      Advanced in Obesity in Children
      240 18th Street Cir Se, 
      Hickory, NC 
       (5.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Spanish
      Accepting New Patients

      Alyssa Henson is a Pediatrics provider in Hickory, North Carolina. Dr. Henson is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Obesity in Children. Her top areas of expertise are Obesity in Children, Croup, Viral Gastroenteritis, and Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria (CSU). Dr. Henson is currently accepting new patients.

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      Last Updated: 10/30/2025

      What is the definition of Obesity in Children?

      Obesity in children means having a weight that is higher than what is healthy for a child's height. Obesity is a serious, chronic condition. Over time, it can lead to other health problems, including diabetes, heart disease, and some cancers.

      When should I see an Obesity in Children doctor near Conover, NC?

      There are various reasons why you may want to see a specialist, such as: 

      • Your primary care provider recommends it. 
      • Your condition requires expert knowledge and specialized care. 
      • Your symptoms persist or worsen despite treatment. 
      • You need specialized testing or procedures. 
      • You want a second opinion.  

      What should I consider when choosing an Obesity in Children doctor near Conover, NC?

      It’s important to see a provider with expertise in your specific condition. Each provider profile in MediFind’s doctor database includes information on which conditions they treat, years of experience, research contributions, languages spoken, insurance plans accepted, and more.  

      How does MediFind rank Obesity in Children doctors near Conover, NC?

      MediFind’s rankings are based on a variety of data sources, such as the number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials and industry conferences, as well as the number of patients that provider sees for a given condition. Note that MediFind’s provider database is not based on user reviews, and providers do not pay to be included in the database. 

      What types of insurance are accepted by Obesity in Children doctors near Conover, NC?

      Most profiles in MediFind’s doctor database include a list of insurance plans accepted by that provider. However, it’s a good idea to contact the provider’s office to make sure they still accept your insurance, then doublecheck by contacting your insurance plan to confirm they’re in network. 

      How can I book an appointment online with an Obesity in Children doctor near Conover, NC?

      MediFind offers direct scheduling for certain providers using the “Request Appointment” button on that provider’s profile. If the schedule option is not available for a provider, tap the red “Show Phone Number” button on their profile to get their contact information. If you prefer to find providers who offer online scheduling, select “Schedules online” under the “Availability” category of the filter feature on the left side of the Obesity in Children doctor search results page. 

      Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Obesity in Children doctor?

      Second opinions are an opportunity to confirm a diagnosis and its root cause, learn about alternative treatment options, or simply gain peace of mind. Many people, especially those with serious diagnoses, get second opinions so they can understand all their options and make informed decisions, so don’t hesitate to get one if you have any doubts or need more information or clarification regarding your care. Note that some insurance plans require second opinions, while others don’t cover second opinions, so be sure to confirm with your insurance provider first.   

      How can I prepare for my appointment with an Obesity in Children doctor near Conover, NC?

      Prepare for your appointment by gathering the following items: 

      • Copies of medical records (dating back at least one year) 
      • Your medical history, including illnesses, medical conditions, surgeries, and other doctors you see 
      • Family history of disease 
      • List of current prescription drugs, over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal remedies or supplements including names and doses 
      • Allergies to medications, food, latex, insects, etc.  
      • List of questions and concerns 
      • Your insurance card 

      You might also contact the provider’s office to see if they offer transportation or childcare services or if you’re allowed to bring a loved one for support or to take notes during your visit. 

      What questions should I ask my Obesity in Children doctor?

      Here are some sample questions: 

      • Can you explain in simple terms what this condition is and how it’s treated? 
      • What symptoms or side effects should I watch for? 
      • What tests will be involved, and when can I expect results? 
      • Are there other specialists I need to see? 
      • What’s the best way to reach you if I have follow-up questions? 

      How can I learn about the latest clinical trials and research advances my Obesity in Children doctor may know about?

      MediFind’s Clinical Trials tool asks you a series of questions to help you narrow down your search by health condition, age, gender, location, how far you’re willing to travel, and more. Each question you answer filters down the number of trials until you find the ones that are most relevant to you. 

      MediFind’s Latest Advances tool features summaries of recent articles published in medical journals. We use cutting-edge technology to scour medical publication databases for the latest research advancements on any given condition, then we simplify this information in a way that’s useful and easy to understand. 

      Can I filter my search to show male or female Obesity in Children doctors near Conover, NC?

      Look for the filter feature on the left side of the Obesity in Children doctor search results page. Select “Female” or “Male” under the “Gender” category to search for female or male providers exclusively. If the “Any” option is selected, it will pull results for both male and female providers. 

      Can I filter my search to find an Obesity in Children doctor that offers video calls?

      Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the Obesity in Children doctor search results page. Select “Offers telehealth visits” under the Availability category to search for providers who offer virtual appointments (video calls). 

      Reviewed on: 11/11/24  

      By: MediFind Medical Staff 

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