Robert Howard Lustig MD MSL

Pediatric Endocrinology•San Francisco, CA

Professor of Pediatrics, UCSF

400 Parnassus AveFl 2San Francisco, CA 94143
Phone+1 415-353-2813
Fax+1 415-353-2466

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Education & Training

Rockefeller University HospitalFellowship, Pediatric Endocrinology, 1984 - 1987
University of California (San Francisco)Fellowship, Pediatric Endocrinology, 1983 - 1984
Washington University/B-JH/SLCH ConsortiumResidency, Pediatrics, 1980 - 1983
Weill Cornell MedicineClass of 1980

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Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 2001 - 2027
NY State Medical License 1984 - 2003
TN State Medical License 1995 - 2003
WI State Medical License 1990 - 1995
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Endocrinology

Clinical Trials

Safety and Efficacy of Laparoscopic Truncal Vagotomy for the Treatment of Obesity
COMPLETED
NA
Metabolic Impact of Fructose Restriction in Obese Children
COMPLETED
NA
Is Fructose Linked to Adiposity in Babies?
COMPLETED

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

2 citations
Personalized Nutrition in Pediatric Chronic Diseases.
Marlene Escobedo-Monge, Robert H Lustig, Sergey Suchkov, Sofia Blokh, Natalya Andronova
Metabolites. 2025-09-30
1 citations
Analysis of Tanner stage in children conceived after the diagnosis of infertility: the DESCRT study.
Jane Y Liu, Richard Hu, Robert H Lustig, David Huang, Amanda J Adeleye
Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics. 2025-04-01
Felix A. Conte, MD, 1935-2024: The Endocrinologist's Endocrinologist.
Walter L Miller, Stephen M Rosenthal, Stephen E Gitelman, Robert H Lustig, Dennis M Styne
Hormone Research in Paediatrics. 2025-01-01

Journal Articles

Isocaloric Fructose Restriction Reduces Serum D-lactate Concentration in Children with Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome
Yasmin Bains, Robert H Lustig, The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Press Mentions

The Doctors Are Real, but the Sales Pitches Are FraudsSeptember 5th, 2025
The One Thing an Endocrinologist Is Begging You to Stop Doing in 2025December 12th, 2024
Should Medicare, Medicaid Cover Anti-Obesity Drugs? Doctors Speak OutNovember 27th, 2024