Referral Directory

Physician Contact:

LeAnn Kridelbaugh, M.D., FAAP

Hospital Contact:

Michelle Ferris, LCSW

Key Contact:

Brenda Cardona
Melissa Dunn, PT
Catherine Gorman-Moore
Janna Hill, RD, LD
Melissa Jeter, CMA
Diane Klein, LMSW - Social Worker
Yvonne Rivera, MA
Ronda Sisak, RD, LD, RMT, CPT - Dietitian
Micah Wright, LMSW

Phone numbers:

214-456-LEAN (5326)
Fax 214-456-6819

Description of services:

• Family-focused, multidisciplinary weight management program for children with BMI > 95th percentile for age
• Lifestyle modification, physical activity, and nutrition education provided in 12 weekly group sessions
• Initial evaluation by multidisciplinary team to determine readiness and clinic follow-up upon completion of the program

Procedures performed or problems diagnosed and treated:

The program provides patients and their families intensive weight management therapy to support them in achieving and maintaining lifelong habits of good nutrition and healthy activities.

Information for referral sources:

Physician referral form (PDF)

Criteria for eligibility:

• Ages 6-18 years and BMI > 95th percentile
• Participation of at least one caregiver in program
• Favorable score on Readiness to Change Questionnaire
• Primary care physician referral

Please provide the following when calling to schedule a patient for a diagnostic evaluation:

• Patient name and date of birth
• Current weight, height, and BMI
• A copy of the most recent growth chart
• Any obesity related problems
• Medication history
• Fasting labs including cholesterol, HDL, LDL, triglycerides, AST, ALT, GGT, insulin, glucose, and hemoglobin A1C

Why Children's Medical Center?

• The LEAN (Lifestyle, Exercise And Nutrition) Families Program is the first and only comprehensive pediatric weight management program in North Texas.
• Children’s is the first and only hospital in the nation to receive disease-specific certification by The Joint Commission for Pediatric Obesity.
• The program provides medical evaluation and support from experts in pediatric nutrition and childhood obesity.
• The LEAN Families program is led by a board-certified pediatrician with certification as a physician nutrition specialist.
• The LEAN Families program teaches healthy lifestyle behaviors such as good nutrition and physical activity to the entire family. After completing the program, the patient and family are more likely to retain the healthy habits learned for the rest of their lives.

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