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Office
3101 Broadway
Kansas City, MO 64111- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Board certified Pediatrics, working in obesity and pediatric clinic. Full professor and Tenure rank
Education & Training
- University of Nebraska Medical Center College of MedicineResidency, Pediatrics, 2003 - 2004
- Lincoln Medical and Mental Health CenterResidency, Pediatrics, 1999 - 2002
- Universite libre de Cali Faculty of MedicineClass of 1989
Certifications & Licensure
- MO State Medical License 2019 - 2025
- KS State Medical License 2004 - 2024
- NE State Medical License 2004 - 2021
- MI State Medical License 2004 - 2020
- IA State Medical License 2015 - 2017
- American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Harold E Williamson Award COPIC Medical Foundation, 2017
- Heartland Latino Award, Health and Human Services, Education Award AAP, 2005
- America’s Best Doctors National Consumer Advisory Board, 2014
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 1 citationsChallenges and solutions to sustaining paediatric weight management programs in the United States.Amy L Christison, Adolfo J Ariza, Cristina Fernandez, Seema Kumar, Marsha B Novick, Melissa Santos, William B Stratbucker, Brooke R Sweeney, Alaina Vidmar, Shelley Kirk> ;Clinical Obesity. 2023 Jun 1
- A Narrative Review of Medical and Genetic Risk Factors among Children Age 5 and Younger with Severe Obesity.Mirza, N., Phan, T. T., Tester, J. M., Fals, A., Fernandez, C., Datto, G., Estrada, E., Eneli, I. U.> ;Childhood obesity (Print). 2018 May 24
- Human Papilloma Virus Vaccination Among Adolescents in a Community Clinic Before and After Intervention.Varman, M.,Sharlin, C.,Fernandez, C.,Vasudevan, J.,Wichman, C.> ;J Community Health. 2018 Jan 26
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Journal Articles
- Vitamin D Supplementation Practices in Breastfed Infants in Outpatient Pediatric ClinicsSaathoff, M., Hanson, C., Anderson-Berry, A., Lyden, E., and Fernandez, C., Journal of Infant, Childhood, and Adolescent Nutrition, 1/1/2014
- Addressing Prediabetes in Childhood Obesity Treatment Programs: Support from Research and Current PracticeHaemer, M., Grow, H., Fernandez, C., Lukasiewicz, G., Rhodes, E., Shaffer, L., Sweeney, B., Woolford, S., and Estrada, E., Childhood Obesity, 1/1/2014
- Vitamin D Status and Associations With Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Disease and Diabetes in Children Enrolled in a Medical Weight Management ProgramHanson, C., Anderson-Berry, A., Hoskins, S., Lyden, E., Bilek, L., Dolphens, T., Hartmann, K., Hawkins, MJ., and Fernandez, C., ICAN: Infant, Child & Adolescent Nutrition, 1/1/2014
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Association Between Prematurity and Childhood Obesity/Comorbid Conditions in the Children’s Hospital HEROES Patient PopulationAnderson Berry, A., Luybal, L., Fernandez, C., Lyden, E., and Hanson, C., Pediatric Research Forum, Omaha, NE, 1/1/2015
- Media and Medicine-How to Integrate Media Awareness Into Pediatric Primary CareBurton, M., Velasco, D., and Fernandez, C., Pediatric Research Forum, Omaha, NE, 1/1/2015
- The PHIT Project: Pilot Study of a Multi-Systemic Obesity InterventionClarke, B., Sheridan, S., Huang, T., and Fernandez, C., Pediatric Research Forum, Omaha, NE, 1/1/2015
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Lectures
- Young Physicians Leadership Alliance (YPLA) (Invitation Only)National Conference & Exhibition 2019 - American Academy of Pediatrics - New Orleans, LA - 10/25/2019
- Alcohol Use and AbuseOmaha, NE - 1/29/2015
- When to Call the PediatricianOmaha, NE - 1/1/2015
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Other
- HEROES Clinic, Children’s Physicians, and Children’s Hospital & Medical Center. Series of four Radio InterviewsFernandez C., RadioLobo
Omaha, NE - 1/1/2014 - A 17-Year-Old Male with Chronic Nausea and FatigueChemelewski, K., and Fernandez, C., What I Saw In Clinic, Department of Pediatrics
Creighton University School of Medicine - 1/1/2014 - Suspected Keratitis-Ichthyosis-Deafness (KID) SyndromeKramer, M., and Fernandez, C., What I Saw In Clinic, Department of Pediatrics
Creighton University School of Medicine - 1/1/2014 - Join now to see all
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
- Member
- Member
- ObesityMed Medicine AssociationMember
Other Languages
- Spanish
Hospital Affiliations
- Children's Mercy Kansas CityKansas City, Missouri
- Nebraska Medicine - Nebraska Medical CenterOmaha, Nebraska
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