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Lloyd N. Werk, MD, MPH
Chief, Division of General Pediatrics, Nemours Children's Hospital
Biography
Dr. Lloyd Werk has specific interests in quality improvement interventions, in how information technology can enhance healthcare delivery, and in the prevention of childhood obesity. He serves as Chief of the Division of General Pediatrics at the Nemours Children's Hospital and his responsibilities in the Nemours Office of Quality and Safety revolve around developing systems and measures to help clinicians reach institutional goals in quality and health outcomes. In addition, he is co-Director of an integrated multidisciplinary weight management program focusing on the medical, nutritional and psychosocial assessment and management of obesity, as well as it's related multiple comorbidities. He extends prevention work beyond the Orlando clinic's walls and into the community as Director of the Nemours Florida Prevention Initiative for central Florida. He has academic appointments with University of Central Florida, Florida State University and University of South Florida. Dr. Werk completed his undergraduate degree at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore Maryland in 1983. He earned a Doctor of Medicine degree from Tel Aviv University in Tel Aviv, Israel in 1987 and a Master of Public Health degree with concentration in Epidemiology & Biostatistics from Boston University School of Public Health in Boston, Massachusetts in 1999. He completed a pediatric residency at Children's Hospital of Buffalo in Buffalo, New York, and practiced primary care pediatrics for several years on Long Island, New York, prior to completing a general academic pediatrics fellowship at Boston University in Boston, Massachusetts.
Education & Training
Fellowship
Pediatrics - Boston Medical Center, 1999
Internship
Pediatrics - Children's Hospital of Buffalo, 1988
Residency
Pediatrics - Children's Hospital of Buffalo, 1990
Medical/Dental School
- BA - Johns Hopkins University, Biology, 1979-1983
- MD - Tel Aviv University Sackler Sch of Medicine, Medicine, 1983-1987
- - Children's Hospital of Buffalo, Residency, Pediatrics, 1987-1990
- MPH - Boston University School of Public Health, Epidemiology & Biostatistics, 1997-1999
- - Boston University School of Medicine, Fellowship, General Academic Pediatrics, 1997-1999
Board Certifications
American Board of Pediatrics/General Pediatrics
- Health Systems/Service Administration
- Healthcare Delivery/Implementation
- Nutrition and Metabolism Science
- Outcomes
- Diaz, M. C. G., Werk, L. N., Crutchfield, J. H., Jr, Handy, L. K., Franciosi, J. P., Dent, J., & Wysocki, T. (2021). A provider-focused intervention to promote optimal care of pediatric patients with suspected elbow fracture. Pediatric Emergency Care, 37(12), E1663-E1669. doi:10.1097/PEC.0000000000001417
- Ramos, M. F., Weber, J., Thompson, J. A., Werk, L., Shuell, J., Woods, K., & Bamdad, T. (2021). Evaluation of "Healthy Way to Grow": An Obesity Prevention Program in Early Care and Education Centers. Early Childhood Education Journal, 49(4), 553-566. doi:10.1007/s10643-020-01102-z
- Hartley, D. M., Jonas, S., Grossoehme, D., Kelly, A., Dodds, C., Alford, S. M., & Walsh, K. E. (2020). Use of EHR-Based Pediatric Quality Measures: Views of Health System Leaders and Parents. American Journal of Medical Quality, 35(2), 177-185. doi:10.1177/1062860619850322
View Full Publication - Myers, J., Werk, L. N., Hossain, M. J., & Lawless, S. (2020). Quality Improvement Project to Promote Identification and Treatment of Children With Obesity Admitted to Hospital. American Journal of Medical Quality, 35(5), 411-418. doi:10.1177/1062860619898534
View Full Publication - Diaz, M. C. G., Handy, L. K., Crutchfield, J. H., Jr, Cadilla, A., Hossain, J., & Werk, L. N. (2020). Impact of a Personalized Audit and Feedback Intervention on Antibiotic Prescribing Practices for Outpatient Pediatric Community-Acquired Pneumonia. Clinical Pediatrics, 59(11), 988-994. doi:10.1177/0009922820928054
View Full Publication - Phan, T.-L. T., Tucker, J. M., Siegel, R., Christison, A. L., Stratbucker, W., Werk, L. N., & Stubblefield, S. (2019). Electronic gaming characteristics associated with class 3 severe obesity in youth who attend the pediatric weight management programs of the COMPASS Network. Childhood Obesity, 15(1), 21-30. doi:10.1089/chi.2018.0156
View Full Publication - Hill, S. G., Phan, T.-L. T., Datto, G. A., Hossain, J., Werk, L. N., & Abatemarco, D. (2019). Integrating childhood obesity resources into the patient-centered medical home: Provider perspectives in the United States. Journal of Child Health Care, 23(1), 63-78. doi:10.1177/1367493518777308
View Full Publication - Diaz, M. C. G., Wysocki, T., Crutchfield, J. H., Jr, Franciosi, J. P., & Werk, L. N. (2019). Provider-Focused Intervention to Promote Comprehensive Screening for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis by Primary Care Pediatricians. American Journal of Medical Quality, 34(2), 182-188. doi:10.1177/1062860618792667
View Full Publication - Stephens, T. N., Joerin, A., Rauws, M., & Werk, L. N. (2019). Feasibility of pediatric obesity and prediabetes treatment support through Tess, the AI behavioral coaching chatbot. Translational Behavioral Medicine, 9(3), 440-447. doi:10.1093/tbm/ibz043
View Full Publication - Werk, L. N., Diaz, M. C., Cadilla, A., Franciosi, J. P., & Hossain, M. J. (2019). Promoting Adherence to Influenza Vaccination Recommendations in Pediatric Practice. Journal of Primary Care and Community Health, 10. doi:10.1177/2150132719853061
View Full Publication - Phan, T.-L. T., Barnini, N., Xie, S., Martinez, A., Falini, L., Abatemarco, A., & Werk, L. N. (2018). Feasibility of using a commercial fitness tracker as an adjunct to family-based weight management treatment: Pilot randomized trial. JMIR mHealth and uHealth, 6(11). doi:10.2196/10523
- Wysocki, T., Diaz, M. C. G., Crutchfield, J. H., Jr, Franciosi, J. P., & Werk, L. N. (2017). Electronic health record as a research tool: Frequency of exposure to targeted clinical problems and health care providers' clinical proficiency. Journal of Biomedical Informatics, 70, 14-26. doi:10.1016/j.jbi.2017.04.016
View Full Publication - Stubblefield, S., Datto, G., Phan, T.-L. T., Werk, L. N., Stackpole, K., Siegel, R., & Gentile, D. A. (2017). Problem Video Gaming among Children Enrolled in Tertiary Weight Management Programs. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, 20(2), 109-116. doi:10.1089/cyber.2016.0386
View Full Publication - Axley, J. D., & Werk, L. N. (2016). Relationship between abdominal adiposity and exercise tolerance in children with obesity. Pediatric Physical Therapy, 28(4), 386-391. doi:10.1097/PEP.0000000000000284
View Full Publication - Tucker, J., Moore, M., Rooy, J., Wright, A., Rothschild, C., & Werk, L. N. (2015). Reliability of Common Lower Extremity Biomechanical Measures of Children with and Without Obesity. Pediatric Physical Therapy, 27(3), 250-256. doi:10.1097/PEP.0000000000000152
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