Dr. Joseph A Skelton MD
Gastroenterologist (Pediatric) | Pediatric Gastroenterology
Medical Center Blvd Winston Salem NC, 27157Rating
3/5
About
Dr. Joseph Skelton is a pediatric gastroenterologist practicing in Winston Salem, NC. Dr. Skelton specializes in digestive system, liver or nutritional problems in children from the newborn period to their teens. Conditions such as irritable bowel syndrome, lactose intolerance, chronic constipation or obesity can all be treated by a pediatric gastroenterologist.
Education and Training
Georgetown University in Washington DC 1999
Board Certification
PediatricsAmerican Board of PediatricsABP
DermatologyAmerican Board of DermatologyABD- 2002
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Obesity and its therapy: from genes to community action.
- Body mass index in children with newly diagnosed inflammatory bowel disease: observations from two multicenter North American inception cohorts.
- Pediatric nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.
- Multidisciplinary treatment of pediatric obesity: nutrition evaluation and management.
- Motivational interviewing in a family-based pediatric obesity program: a case study.
- Appointment attendance in a pediatric weight management clinic.
- Adapting a tertiary-care pediatric weight management clinic to better reach Spanish-speaking families.
- Attrition in a Multidisciplinary Pediatric Weight Management Clinic.
- Etiologies of obesity in children: nature and nurture.
- TeleFIT: adapting a multidisciplinary, tertiary-care pediatric obesity clinic to rural populations.
- Attrition and family participation in obesity treatment programs: clinicians' perceptions.
- Telemedicine and Pediatric Obesity Treatment: Review of the literature and lessons learned.
- Diabetes prevention, weight loss, and social support: program participants' perceived influence on the health behaviors of their social support system.
- Prevalence and trends in obesity and severe obesity among children in the United States, 1999-2012.
- Pediatric Obesity Treatment in Children With Neurodevelopmental Disabilities: A Case Series and Review of the Literature.
Treatments
- Obesity
- Crohn's Disease
- Acid Reflux
- Constipation
- Pain
Professional Memberships
- Member Am Academy Of Pediatrics
- Member Obesity Society
- Member North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition
- Member The Obesity Society
- Member American Academy of Pediatrics
- Member North Carolina Pediatric Society
Fellowships
- Med Coll Wisc Affil Hosps 2006
- Medical College of Wisconsin, Pediatric Gastroenterology, WI, USA 2006
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