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Global Obesity Prevention Center

Thomas N. Robinson, MD, MPH

Member, Scientific Advisory Board
Professor of Pediatrics and of Medicine Irving Schulman, MD Endowed Professor in Child Health, Stanford University
Director, Stanford Solutions Science Lab, Director, Center for Healthy Weight, Division of General Pediatrics and Stanford Prevention Research Center, Stanford University School of Medicine and Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford

Dr. Robinson originated the solution-oriented research paradigm and directs the Solutions Science Lab at Stanford. He is known for his pioneering obesity prevention and treatment research, including the concept of stealth interventions. His research applies social cognitive models of behavior to behavioral, social, environmental and policy interventions for children and families in real world settings. He is published widely in the scientific literature and a frequent appointee to expert and advisory panels for leading national and international scientific and public health agencies and organizations. Dr. Robinson also teaches undergraduate and graduate students at Stanford, and practices Pediatrics at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital. He received his B.S. and M.D. from Stanford University and his M.P.H. from the University of California, Berkeley. He trained in Pediatrics at Children's Hospital, Boston and Harvard Medical School.

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