The 20 Best Obesity in Children Doctors Near Me in Bronx, NY

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Last Updated: 04/28/2026

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MediFind found 3297 doctor with experience in Obesity in Children near Bronx, NY. Of these, 2595 are Experienced, 677 are Advanced and 25 are Distinguished.

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    Distinguished in Obesity in Children
    Pediatric Pulmonology
    Distinguished in Obesity in Children
    Pediatric Pulmonology

    Montefiore Weiler Hospital

    1825 Eastchester Road, 
    Bronx, NY 
     (1.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Hindi

    Deepa Rastogi, MD, is Division Chief, Pediatric Respiratory and Sleep Medicine at Montefiore Einstein. Dr. Rastogi’s clinical specialty is in taking care of children with asthma, particularly those with severe or difficult-to-control asthma. Dr. Rastogi is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Obesity in Children. She is also highly rated in 4 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Asthma in Children, Obesity in Children, Infantile Pneumothorax, and Infant Respiratory Distress Syndrome.

    Advanced in Obesity in Children
    Internal Medicine
    Advanced in Obesity in Children
    Internal Medicine

    Montefiore Wellness Center

    1180 Morris Park Avenue, 
    Bronx, NY 
     (0.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Dr. Machineni obtained his medical degree from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi, followed by a residency in internal medicine at the State University of New York at  Buffalo. He served as chief resident and primary care teaching physician at Buffalo General Hospital. He subsequently completed a clinical and research fellowship in obesity medicine and metabolism at Massachusetts General Hospital/ Harvard Medical School and stayed on as an instructor. Dr. Machineni studied energy balance and body fat regulation in animal models allowing the interpretation of clinical research findings and phenotypes in the context of physiology. Dr. Machineni is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Obesity in Children. He is also highly rated in 2 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Obesity, Obesity in Children, Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young, and Gastric Bypass.

    Advanced in Obesity in Children
    General Surgery
    Advanced in Obesity in Children
    General Surgery

    Medical Arts Pavilion General Surgery

    3400 Bainbridge Avenue, 
    Bronx, NY 
     (2.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Jenny Choi is a General Surgeon practicing medicine in Bronx, New York. Dr. Choi is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Obesity in Children. She is also highly rated in 7 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Obesity, Umbilical Hernia, Obesity in Children, Gastrectomy, and Sleeve Gastrectomy.

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    Distinguished in Obesity in Children
    Bariatric Medicine | General Surgery
    Distinguished in Obesity in Children
    Bariatric Medicine | General Surgery

    Northwell Health Physician Partners Bariatric Surgery At Lenox Hill

    186 East 76th Street, 1st Floor, 
    New York, NY 
     (7.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Marc Bessler is a General Surgeon and a Bariatric Medicine provider practicing medicine in New York, New York. Dr. Bessler is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Obesity in Children. He is also highly rated in 11 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Obesity, Obesity in Children, Hernia, Sleeve Gastrectomy, and Gastrectomy. Dr. Bessler is board certified in American Board Of Surgery.

    Experienced in Obesity in Children
    Experienced in Obesity in Children

    Montefiore Medical Group, Comprehensive Family Care Center

    1621 Eastchester Road, 
    Bronx, NY 
     (1.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Abby Robinson, MD, is an attending physician at the Children’s Hospital at Montefiore Einstein and Assistant Professor, Pediatrics at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Robinson is a general pediatrician who focuses on providing primary care for children with and without special health care needs. She is also interested in reducing health disparities and understanding the influence of socioeconomic factors on health. Dr. Robinson is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Obesity in Children. Her clinical expertise encompasses Scarlet Fever, Delayed Growth, Rotor Syndrome, and Obesity in Children.

    Experienced in Obesity in Children
    Experienced in Obesity in Children

    Montefiore Medical Center

    111 East 210th Street, 
    Bronx, NY 
     (1.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, French, Spanish

    Andrew D. Racine, MD, PhD, was born in New York City, attended Harvard College and subsequently spent a year in Tanzania before returning to complete his MD, PhD (economics) at NYU and his pediatric training at the Boston Children’s Hospital. He is currently Senior Vice President, Montefiore Einstein, and Executive Director, Montefiore Medical Group. He holds appointments as Professor of Pediatrics at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and was previously a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) in Manhattan. His research collaborations at the NBER have involved the impact of a variety of public health programs on child health outcomes. He has also been heavily involved in child health advocacy at the local and national level with the American Academy of Pediatrics having served on the AAP’s national Committee on Child Health Financing and Chair of the National Task Force of Poverty and Child Health. Dr. Racine was recently appointed to the Board of Trustees of the NBER, sits on the Board of the New York Academy of Medicine, and is currently the President-elect of the American Academy of Pediatrics. Dr. Racine is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Obesity in Children. His clinical expertise encompasses Obesity in Children.

    Experienced in Obesity in Children
    Experienced in Obesity in Children

    Montefiore Medical Center Endocrinology

    1180 Morris Park, 2nd Floor, 
    Bronx, NY 
     (1.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Noah A. Bloomgarden, MD, is Associate Professor, Endocrinology and Director, Endocrinology Fellowship Program at Montefiore Einstein. He focuses on all aspects of endocrine disease with a special interest in the management of neuroendocrine and endocrine tumors. Dr. Bloomgarden is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Obesity in Children. He is also highly rated in 21 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Thyroid Cancer, Follicular Thyroid Cancer, Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer, and Glomus Tympanum Tumor.

    Experienced in Obesity in Children
    General Surgery
    Experienced in Obesity in Children
    General Surgery

    Montefiore Medical Center

    111 East 210th Street, 
    Bronx, NY 
     (1.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Joseph Vazzana is a General Surgeon practicing medicine in Bronx, New York. Dr. Vazzana is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Obesity in Children. He is also highly rated in 7 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Cholecystitis, Gallbladder Disease, Gallstones, Sleeve Gastrectomy, and Hernia Surgery.

    Experienced in Obesity in Children
    Endocrinology
    Experienced in Obesity in Children
    Endocrinology

    Montefiore Medical Center Endocrinology

    1180 Morris Park, 2nd Floor, 
    Bronx, NY 
     (1.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Simona Stefan is an Endocrinologist practicing medicine in Bronx, New York. Dr. Stefan is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Obesity in Children. Her clinical expertise encompasses Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Type 1 Diabetes (T1D), Calciphylaxis, and Autoimmune Polyglandular Syndrome Type 2.

    Experienced in Obesity in Children
    Pediatrics
    Experienced in Obesity in Children
    Pediatrics

    Montefiore Medical Group, Family Health Center

    1 Fordham Plaza, 5th Floor, 
    Bronx, NY 
     (1.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    James Yuan is a Pediatrics provider practicing medicine in Bronx, New York. Dr. Yuan is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Obesity in Children. His clinical expertise encompasses Obesity in Children, Menopause, Delayed Growth, and Umbilical Hernia.

    Experienced in Obesity in Children
    Experienced in Obesity in Children

    Montefiore Medical Group, Family Health Center

    1 Fordham Plaza, 5th Floor, 
    Bronx, NY 
     (1.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Teresa Pelletier is a Pediatrics provider practicing medicine in Bronx, New York. Dr. Pelletier is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Obesity in Children. Her clinical expertise encompasses Viral Gastroenteritis, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Delayed Growth, and Increased Head Circumference.

    Advanced in Obesity in Children
    Advanced in Obesity in Children

    TIGA Pediatrics

    3510 Bainbridge Avenue, S5, 
    Bronx, NY 
     (1.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Tosan Oruwariye is a Pediatrics provider practicing medicine in Bronx, New York. Dr. Oruwariye is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Obesity in Children. She is also highly rated in 1 other condition, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Obesity in Children, Delayed Growth, Pertussis, and Autism Spectrum Disorder.

    Advanced in Obesity in Children
    Endocrinology
    Advanced in Obesity in Children
    Endocrinology

    BronxCare Health System

    Bronx, NY 
     (1.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Sharon Kim is an Endocrinologist practicing medicine in Bronx, New York. Dr. Kim is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Obesity in Children. She is also highly rated in 16 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young, Hypothyroidism, and Hyperthyroidism.

    Advanced in Obesity in Children
    Endocrinology
    Advanced in Obesity in Children
    Endocrinology

    Ernst SY And Menon

    Bronx, NY 
     (1.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Marcia Palace is an Endocrinologist practicing medicine in Bronx, New York. Dr. Palace is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Obesity in Children. She is also highly rated in 10 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young, Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Hypothyroidism, and Idiopathic Hypercalciuria.

    Advanced in Obesity in Children
    Endocrinology
    Advanced in Obesity in Children
    Endocrinology

    Urban Health Plan

    1065 Southern Blvd, 
    Bronx, NY 
     (2.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Christopher Mejia is an Endocrinologist practicing medicine in Bronx, New York. Dr. Mejia is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Obesity in Children. He is also highly rated in 13 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Hypothyroidism, Hyperthyroidism, and Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young.

    Advanced in Obesity in Children
    Advanced in Obesity in Children

    Morris Heights Health Center At Walton

    25 East 183rd Street, 
    Bronx, NY 
     (2.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Chidiadi Ododo is a Pediatrics provider practicing medicine in Bronx, New York. Dr. Ododo is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Obesity in Children. She is also highly rated in 1 other condition, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Obesity in Children, Viral Gastroenteritis, Eyelid Bump, and Roseola.

    Advanced in Obesity in Children
    Advanced in Obesity in Children

    3050 Grand Concourse

    Bronx, NY 
     (2.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Anastassios Kyriakakos is a Pediatrics provider practicing medicine in Bronx, New York. Dr. Kyriakakos is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Obesity in Children. He is also highly rated in 1 other condition, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Obesity in Children, Asthma in Children, Delayed Growth, and Autism Spectrum Disorder.

    Advanced in Obesity in Children
    Advanced in Obesity in Children

    Morris Heights Health Center At Burnside

    85 West Burnside Avenue, 
    Bronx, NY 
     (2.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Wanda Mccoy is a Pediatrics provider practicing medicine in Bronx, New York. Dr. Mccoy is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Obesity in Children. She is also highly rated in 1 other condition, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Obesity in Children, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Developmental Dysphasia Familial, and Delayed Growth.

    Experienced in Obesity in Children
    Endocrinology
    Experienced in Obesity in Children
    Endocrinology

    Medical Arts Pavilion Endocrinology

    3400 Bainbridge Avenue, 2nd Floor, 
    Bronx, NY 
     (2.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Dr. Vafa Tabatabaie received her medical degree from Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences in Tehran, Iran. After several years of research on thyroid cancer in Toronto, Canada, she came to Montefiore in 2007 as a researcher in the Division of Endocrinology under the direction of Drs. Norman Fleischer and Martin Surks. She graduated from the Internal Medicine Residency Program in 2011, during which her enthusiasm and teaching skills were recognized with the Award for Outstanding House Officer in Internal Medicine, and she completed the Endocrinology Fellowship Program in 2013. She joined the Einstein Montefiore Division of Endocrinology faculty later that year. Dr. Tabatabaie is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Obesity in Children. She is also highly rated in 11 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Osteoporosis, Thyroid Cancer, Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer, Thyroidectomy, and Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT).

    Experienced in Obesity in Children
    General Surgery
    Experienced in Obesity in Children
    General Surgery

    Montefiore Greene Medical Arts Pavilion

    3400 Bainbridge Avenue, 
    Bronx, NY 
     (2.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Spanish

    Minimally Invasive Surgery. Dr. Camacho is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Obesity in Children. He is also highly rated in 10 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Hernia, Diastasis Recti, Obesity, Sleeve Gastrectomy, and Gastric Bypass. Dr. Camacho is board certified in American Board Of Surgery.

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    Last Updated: 04/28/2026

    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 Bronx, NY?

    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 Bronx, NY?

    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 Bronx, NY?

    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 Bronx, NY?

    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 Bronx, NY?

    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 Bronx, NY?

    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 Bronx, NY?

    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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