Overview
Dr. Altepeter is a triple board certified physician focusing on Obesity Medicine. She treats both children and adults for medical weight management.
She has a special interest and experience with pediatric obesity.
Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 9 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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1400 Forest Glen Rd Ste 335, Silver Spring, MD 20910
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Altepeter has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.
Clinical Research
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Areas of Expertise
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