CraigHalesMDMPH

Preventive Medicine • Lutherville, MD

Public Health & General Preventive Medicine

Medical Epidemiologist - Obesity Medicine

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Office
Johns Hopkins Medicine - Green Spring Station
10753 Falls Road Pavilion II
Lutherville, MD 21093
Phone+1 410-583-2990

Fax+1 410-583-2974
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Education & Training

Georgia State UniversityBS, Biostatistics, 2016
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public HealthResidency, Public Health and General Preventive Medicine, 2003 - 2005
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public HealthMPH, 2003 - 2004
Northwestern University The Feinberg School of MedicineClass of 2001, MD
Johns Hopkins UniversityBA, Natural Sciences, 1991 - 1995

Certifications & Licensure

MD State Medical License 2019 - 2024
DC State Medical License 2005 - 2020
IL State Medical License 2002 - 2003
American Board of Preventive Medicine Public Health & General Preventive Medicine
American Board of Obesity Medicine Obesity Medicine

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

12 citations
Special Diets Among Adults: United States, 2015-2018.
Bryan Stierman, Nicolas Ansai, Suruchi Mishra, Craig M. Hales> ;NCHS Data Brief. 2020 Nov 1
23 citations
Dietary Supplement Use in Children and Adolescents Aged ≤19 Years - United States, 2017-2018.
Bryan Stierman, Suruchi Mishra, Jaime J Gahche, Nancy Potischman, Craig M. Hales> ;MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 2020 Oct 30
367 citations
Trends in Obesity Prevalence by Race and Hispanic Origin-1999-2000 to 2017-2018
Cynthia L. Ogden, Cheryl D. Fryar, Crescent B. Martin, David S. Freedman, Margaret D. Carroll, Qiuping Gu, Craig M. Hales> ;JAMA. 2020 Sep 22
24 citations
A method for calculating BMI z-scores and percentiles above the 95th percentile of the CDC growth charts
Rong Wei, Cynthia L. Ogden, Van Parsons, David S. Freedman, Craig M. Hales> ;Annals of Human Biology. 2020 Sep 9
22 citations
Prevalence of prescription pain medication use among adults: United States, 2015-2018
Craig M. Hales, Crescent B. Martin, Qiuping Gu> ;NCHS Data Brief. 2020 Jun 1
1243 citations
Prevalence of Obesity and Severe Obesity Among Adults: United States, 2017-2018.
Craig M. Hales, Margaret D. Carroll, Cheryl D. Fryar, Cynthia L. Ogden> ;NCHS Data Brief. 2020 Feb 1
Trends in Preventive Visits Among U.S. Youth Where Weight and Height Were Recorded: 2005–2016
Loredana Santo, Pinyao Rui, Craig M. Hales, Hannah Arem, Cynthia L. Ogden> ;American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 2019 Nov 1
66 citations
Prescription drug use among adults aged 40–79 in the United States and Canada
Craig M. Hales, Jennifer Servais, Crescent B. Martin, Dafna Kohen> ;NCHS Data Brief. 2019 Aug 1
Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommended immunization schedule for adults aged 19 years and older--United States, 2013.
ACIP Adult Immunization Work Group, Bridges CB, Woods L, Coyne-Beasley T, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)> ;MMWR supplements.
Advisory committee on immunization practices recommended immunization schedule for adults aged 19 years or older--United States, 2015.
Kim DK, Bridges CB, Harriman KH, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), ACIP Adult Immunization Work Group> ;MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report.
28 citations
Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommended immunization schedule for adults aged 19 years or older - United States, 2014.
Carolyn B. Bridges, Tamera Coyne-Beasley, Elizabeth C. Briere, Amy Parker Fiebelkorn, Lisa A. Grohskopf, Craig M. Hales, Rafael Harpaz, Charles W. LeBaron, Jennifer L....> ;MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 2014 Feb 7
37 citations
Prescription Drug Use in the United States, 2015-2016.
Crescent B. Martin, Craig M. Hales, Qiuping Gu, Cynthia L. Ogden> ;NCHS Data Brief. 2019 May 1
5 citations
Diabetes and Prediabetes Among Adults in Los Angeles County and the United States, 1999-2006 and 2007-2014.
Craig M. Hales, Margaret D. Carroll, Tony Kuo, Paul A. Simon> ;National Health Statistics Reports. 2019 Apr 1
290 citations
Differences in Obesity Prevalence by Demographics and Urbanization in US Children and Adolescents, 2013-2016
Cynthia L. Ogden, Cheryl D. Fryar, Craig M. Hales, Margaret D. Carroll, Yutaka Aoki, David S. Freedman> ;JAMA. 2018 Jun 19
277 citations
Differences in Obesity Prevalence by Demographic Characteristics and Urbanization Level Among Adults in the United States, 2013-2016.
Craig M. Hales, Cheryl D. Fryar, Margaret D. Carroll, David S. Freedman, Yutaka Aoki, Cynthia L. Ogden> ;JAMA. 2018 Jun 19
97 citations
Trends in Prescription Medication Use Among Children and Adolescents-United States, 1999-2014.
Craig M. Hales, Brian K. Kit, Qiuping Gu, Cynthia L. Ogden> ;JAMA. 2018 May 15
1148 citations
Trends in Obesity and Severe Obesity Prevalence in US Youth and Adults by Sex and Age, 2007-2008 to 2015-2016
Craig M. Hales, Cheryl D. Fryar, Margaret D. Carroll, David S. Freedman, Cynthia L. Ogden> ;JAMA. 2018 Apr 24
277 citations
Prevalence of Obesity Among Youths by Household Income and Education Level of Head of Household — United States 2011–2014
Cynthia L. Ogden, Margaret D. Carroll, Tala H.I. Fakhouri, Craig M. Hales, Cheryl D. Fryar, Xianfen Li, David S. Freedman> ;MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 2018 Feb 16
1 citations
BMI Trajectories in Youth and Adulthood
Cynthia L. Ogden, David S. Freedman, Craig M. Hales> ;Pediatrics. 2018 Jan 1
246 citations
Prevalence of Obesity Among Adults, by Household Income and Education — United States, 2011–2014
Cynthia L. Ogden, Tala H.I. Fakhouri, Margaret D. Carroll, Craig M. Hales, Cheryl D. Fryar, Xianfen Li, David S. Freedman> ;MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 2017 Dec 22
36 citations
Intelligence and Academic Achievement With Asymptomatic Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infection.
Adriana S. Lopez, Tatiana M. Lanzieri, Angelika H. Claussen, Sherry S. Vinson, Marie Turcich, Isabella Iovino, Robert G. Voigt, A. Chantal Caviness, Jerry A. Miller, W...> ;Pediatrics. 2017 Nov 1
384 citations
Hypertension Prevalence and Control Among Adults: United States, 2015-2016.
Cheryl D. Fryar, Yechiam Ostchega, Craig M. Hales, Guangyu Zhang, Deanna Kruszon-Moran> ;NCHS Data Brief. 2017 Oct 1
1555 citations
Prevalence of Obesity Among Adults and Youth: United States, 2015-2016.
Craig M. Hales, Margaret D. Carroll, Cheryl D. Fryar, Cynthia L. Ogden> ;NCHS Data Brief. 2017 Oct 1
24 citations
Hypertension Prevalence, Awareness, Treatment, and Control Among Adults Aged ≥18 Years - Los Angeles County, 1999-2006 and 2007-2014.
Craig M. Hales, Margaret D. Carroll, Paul A. Simon, Tony Kuo, Cynthia L. Ogden> ;MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 2017 Aug 18
24 citations
Hepatitis C Antibody Testing in a Commercially Insured Population, 2005–2014
Cheryl Isenhour, Susan Hariri, Craig M. Hales, Claudia Vellozzi> ;American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 2017 May 1
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Press Mentions

CDC Extends BMI-for-Age Growth Charts to Monitor Severe Obesity in Children, AdolescentsDecember 16th, 2022
Examining Use of Medications Linked with Weight GainNovember 24th, 2022
Examining Use of Medications Linked with Weight GainJanuary 14th, 2022
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Professional Memberships

American College of Preventive Medicine - ACPM
Member
The Obesity Society
Member