AlbertaKongMD

Pediatrics • Albuquerque, NM

Adolescent Medicine

Assistant Professor, Pediatrics, University of New Mexico School of Medicine

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Office
3rd Ambulatory Care Ctr
2211 Lomas Blvd. Ne
Albuquerque, NM 87131
Phone+1 505-272-2345
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Education & Training

University of New Mexico School of MedicineResidency, Pediatrics, 1994 - 1997
University of Arizona College of MedicineClass of 1994

Certifications & Licensure

NM State Medical License 1994 - 2025
American Board of Pediatrics Adolescent Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014
Fellow (FAAP) American Academy of Pediatrics

Clinical Trials

Adolescents Committed to Nutrition and Physical Activity Start of enrollment: 2008 May 01
Completed
Not Applicable
ACTION PAC: Adolescents Committed to Improvement of Nutrition & Physical Activity Start of enrollment: 2014 Jan 01
Completed
Not Applicable

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Evaluating a web-based training curriculum for disseminating best practices for the care of newborns with neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome in a rural hospital, the ...
Heidi Rishel Brakey, Sarah G Sanders, Juhee Patel, Tim Ozechowski, Andrew L Sussman, Jessie Marquez, David R Smith, Heather Pratt-Chavez, Chloe Stoffel, Alberta S Kong> ;BMC Pediatrics. 2024 Apr 19
High Prevalence of Elevated Alanine Aminotransferase in American Indian Children Seen in a Pediatric Weight Management Clinic.
Kalyan Ray Parashette, Kathryn E Coakley, Alberta S Kong, Elizabeth Y Jimenez, Sylvia Negrete> ;The American Journal of Gastroenterology. 2024 Mar 28
Pediatric Hepatitis C Quality Improvement Project Improves Healthcare Access.
Monique K Vallabhan, Ricardo Castillo, Patricia Roldan, Natalie Rhoades, Alberta S Kong, Elizabeth Y Jimenez> ;Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition. 2023 Mar 1
1 citations
Teen and caregiver perspectives on success, clinician role, and family involvement in ACTION PAC, a weight management intervention trial.
Julia Meredith Hess, Elizabeth Yakes Jimenez, Timothy J Ozechowski, Grace McCauley, Sarah G Sanders, Donna Sedillo, Monique K Vallabhan, Alberta S Kong> ;PEC Innovation. 2022 Dec 1
Virtual Intrauterine Device Placement Training Improves Clinician Comfort.
Rachel A Sebastian, Jennifer Robinson, Erin Rayburn, Anna White, Andrea M Andersen, Irene Cantu, Cynthia C Harper, Susan Goodman, Alberta S Kong, Elizabeth Yakes Jimenez> ;Family Medicine. 2022 Jun 1
Individual differences in the effects of the ACTION-PAC intervention: an application of personalized medicine in the prevention and treatment of obesity.
Alena Kuhlemeier, Thomas Jaki, Elizabeth Y Jimenez, Alberta S Kong, Hope Gill, Chi Chang, Ken Resnicow, Dawn K Wilson, M Lee Van Horn> ;Journal of Behavioral Medicine. 2022 Apr 1
9 citations
Vacteens.org: A Mobile Web app to Improve HPV Vaccine Uptake.
W. Gill Woodall, Gregory D. Zimet, Alberta S. Kong, David B. Buller, Jeannyfer Reither, Lance A. Chilton, Valerie Myers, Randall Starling> ;Frontiers in Digital Health. 2021 Aug 25
1 citations
Capacity Building for a New Multicenter Network Within the ECHO IDeA States Pediatric Clinical Trials Network.
Robert D. Annett, Scott Bickel, John C. Carlson, Kelly J Cowan, Sara Cox, Mark J. Fisher, J. Dean Jarvis, Alberta S. Kong, Jessica S Kosut, Kurtis R Kulbeth, Abbot R. ...> ;Frontiers in Pediatrics. 2021 Jul 14
1 citations
Formative Evaluation for Implementation of a Low Literacy Pictorial Asthma Action Plan Delivered via Telehealth Improves Asthma Control.
Monique K. Vallabhan, Elizabeth Yakes Jimenez, Grace McCauley, Holly Willyard, Alberta S. Kong> ;American Journal of Medical Quality. 2020 Aug 22
8 citations
Estimated Physical Activity in Adolescents by Wrist-Worn GENEActiv Accelerometers.
Sarah G. Sanders, Elizabeth Yakes Jimenez, Natalie H Cole, Alena Kuhlemeier, Grace McCauley, M. Lee Van Horn, Alberta S. Kong> ;Journal of Physical Activity & Health. 2019 Sep 1
27 citations
Rural–Urban Differences in Baseline Dietary Intake and Physical Activity Levels of Adolescents
Renee Euler, Elizabeth Yakes Jimenez, Sarah G. Sanders, Alena Kuhlemeier, M. Lee Van Horn, Deborah J. Cohen, Diana Gonzales-Pacheco, Alberta S. Kong> ;Preventing Chronic Disease. 2019 Jan 3
26 citations
Motivational Interviewing to Treat Adolescents With Obesity: A Meta-analysis.
Monique K. Vallabhan, Elizabeth Yakes Jimenez, Jacob L Nash, Diana Gonzales-Pacheco, Kathryn E. Coakley, Shelly R. Noe, Conni DeBlieck, Linda Summers, Sarah W. Feldste...> ;Pediatrics. 2018 Nov 1
15 citations
Risky Sex in High-Risk Adolescents: Associations with Alcohol Use, Marijuana Use, and Co-Occurring Use.
Arielle S. Gillman, Elizabeth A. Yeater, Sarah W. Feldstein Ewing, Alberta S. Kong, Angela D. Bryan> ;AIDS and Behavior. 2018 Apr 1
16 citations
Effect of Including Alcohol and Cannabis Content in a Sexual Risk-Reduction Intervention on the Incidence of Sexually Transmitted Infections in Adolescents: A Cluster ...
Angela D. Bryan, Renee E. Magnan, Arielle S. Gillman, Elizabeth A. Yeater, Sarah W. Feldstein Ewing, Alberta S. Kong, Sarah J. Schmiege> ;JAMA Pediatrics. 2018 Apr 1
11 citations
Training Primary Care Providers in the Use of Motivational Interviewing for Youth Behavior Change.
Monique K. Vallabhan, Alberta S. Kong, Elizabeth Yakes Jimenez, Linda Summers, Conni DeBlieck, Sarah W. Feldstein Ewing> ;Research and Theory for Nursing Practice. 2017 Aug 1
27 citations
Overweight adolescents’ brain response to sweetened beverages mirrors addiction pathways
Sarah W. Feldstein Ewing, Eric D. Claus, Karen A. Hudson, Francesca M. Filbey, Elizabeth Yakes Jimenez, Krista M. Lisdahl, Alberta S. Kong> ;Brain Imaging and Behavior. 2017 Aug 1
Outcome Evaluation of a Policy-Mandated Lifestyle and Environmental Modification Program in a National Job Training Center
Elizabeth Yakes Jimenez, Amanda Harris, Donald Luna, Daniel Velasquez, Jonathan Slovik, Alberta S. Kong> ;Journal of Community Health. 2017 Jun 1
2 citations
Association between circulating CCL2 levels and modifiable behaviors in overweight and obese adolescents: a cross-sectional pilot study.
Mackenzie J Bodo, Elizabeth Yakes Jimenez, Carole A. Conn, Alyssa Dye, Page Pomo, Deborah Kolkmeyer, Robert A. Orlando, Alberta S. Kong> ;Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology & Metabolism. 2016 Apr 1
11 citations
Usability Testing of an HPV Information Website for Parents and Adolescents
Randall Starling, Jessica A. Nodulman, Alberta S. Kong, Cosette M. Wheeler, David B. Buller, W. Gill Woodall> ;Online Journal of Communication and Media Technologies. 2015 Oct 15
29 citations
Investigating Stakeholder Attitudes and Opinions on School‐Based Human Papillomavirus Vaccination Programs
Jessica A. Nodulman, Randall Starling, Alberta S. Kong, David B. Buller, Cosette M. Wheeler, W. Gill Woodall> ;The Journal of School Health. 2015 May 1
12 citations
Beta-Test Results for an HPV Information Web Site: GoHealthyGirls.org—Increasing HPV Vaccine Uptake in the United States
Randall Starling, Jessica A. Nodulman, Alberta S. Kong, Cosette M. Wheeler, David B. Buller, W. G. Woodall> ;Journal of Consumer Health on the Internet. 2014 Sep 3
16 citations
Different models of HPV vaccine decision-making among adolescent girls, parents, and health-care clinicians in New Mexico
Christina M. Getrich, Lisa Broidy, Erin Kleymann, Deborah L. Helitzer, Alberta S. Kong, Andrew L. Sussman> ;Ethnicity & Health. 2014 Jan 23
11 citations
An Adaptive CBPR Approach to Create Weight Management Materials for a School-Based Health Center Intervention
Andrew L. Sussman, Carolyn Montoya, Olaf Werder, Sally M. Davis, Nina Wallerstein, Alberta S. Kong> ;Journal of Obesity. 2013 Jul 29
38 citations
School-Based Health Center Intervention Improves Body Mass Index in Overweight and Obese Adolescents
Alberta S. Kong, Andrew L. Sussman, Carolina Yahne, Betty J. Skipper, Mark R. Burge, Sally M. Davis> ;Journal of Obesity. 2013 Mar 26
4 citations
Interventions for treating overweight and obesity in adolescents.
Alberta S. Kong, Jeanne Dalen, Sylvia Negrete, Sarah G. Sanders, Patricia C. Keane, Sally M. Davis> ;Adolescent Medicine. 2012 Dec 1
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Professional Memberships

American Academy of Pediatrics - AAP
Fellow

Hospital Affiliations

University of New Mexico HospitalsAlbuquerque, New Mexico