SandraG.HassinkMD

Pediatrics • Wilmington, DE

Associate Professor, Pediatrics, Jefferson Medical College-Thos Jefferson Univ (Retired)

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Office
2602 Pennington Dr
Wilmington DE
Wilmington, DE 19810
Phone+1 302-229-8240

Fax+1 302-475-4652
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Education & Training

Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University/Nemours Children's Health, WilmingtonResidency, Pediatrics, 1982 - 1983
Tower Health/St. Christopher's Hospital for ChildrenResidency, Pediatrics, 1978 - 1982
Vanderbilt University School of MedicineClass of 1978

Certifications & Licensure

DE State Medical License 1982 - 2023
PA State Medical License Active through 2012
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

2 citations
Appraisal of Clinical Care Practices for Child Obesity Treatment. Part II: Comorbidities.
Asheley C Skinner, Amanda E Staiano, Sarah C Armstrong, Shari L Barkin, Sandra G Hassink, Jennifer E Moore, Jennifer S Savage, Helene Vilme, Ashley E Weedn, Janice Lie...> ;Pediatrics. 2023 Feb 1
3 citations
Appraisal of Clinical Care Practices for Child Obesity Treatment. Part I: Interventions.
Asheley C Skinner, Amanda E Staiano, Sarah C Armstrong, Shari L Barkin, Sandra G Hassink, Jennifer E Moore, Jennifer S Savage, Helene Vilme, Ashley E Weedn, Janice Lie...> ;Pediatrics. 2023 Feb 1
65 citations
Clinical Practice Guideline for the Evaluation and Treatment of Children and Adolescents With Obesity.
Sarah E Hampl, Sandra G Hassink, Asheley C Skinner, Sarah C Armstrong, Sarah E Barlow, Christopher F Bolling, Kimberly C Avila Edwards, Ihuoma Eneli, Robin Hamre, Made...> ;Pediatrics. 2023 Feb 1
4 citations
Executive Summary: Clinical Practice Guideline for the Evaluation and Treatment of Children and Adolescents With Obesity.
Sarah E Hampl, Sandra G Hassink, Asheley C Skinner, Sarah C Armstrong, Sarah E Barlow, Christopher F Bolling, Kimberly C Avila Edwards, Ihuoma Eneli, Robin Hamre, Made...> ;Pediatrics. 2023 Feb 1
1 citations
Agreement in Infant Growth Indicators and Overweight/Obesity between Community and Clinical Care Settings.
Holly A. Harris, Samantha M.R. Kling, Michele E. Marini, Sandra G. Hassink, Lisa Bailey-Davis, Jennifer S. Savage> ;Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. 2021 Mar 1
4 citations
Advanced Health Information Technologies to Engage Parents, Clinicians, and Community Nutritionists in Coordinating Responsive Parenting Care: Descriptive Case Series ...
Samantha M.R. Kling, Holly A. Harris, Michele E. Marini, Adam Cook, Lindsey B. Hess, Shawnee Lutcher, Jacob Mowery, Scott Bell, Sandra G. Hassink, Shannon B. Hayward, ...> ;JMIR Pediatrics and Parenting. 2020 Nov 24
1 citations
Parents and Adolescents: What’s the Right Mix in Obesity Treatment?
Sandra G. Hassink> ;Pediatrics. 2020 Sep 1
3 citations
Obesity and Hunger Threaten the Foundations of Child Health.
Sandra G. Hassink, Gerry Fairbrother> ;Academic Pediatrics. 2021 Apr 1
9 citations
Food Insecurity and Health: Practices and Policies to Address Food Insecurity among Children.
Heather Hartline-Grafton, Sandra G. Hassink> ;Academic Pediatrics. 2021 Mar 1
32 citations
Physical Distancing With Social Connectedness.
David A. Bergman, Christina Bethell, Narangerel Gombojav, Sandra Hassink, Kurt C. Stange> ;Annals of Family Medicine. 2020 May 1
14 citations
Weight Management in Primary Care for Children With Autism: Expert Recommendations.
Carol Curtin, Susan L. Hyman, Diane D. Boas, Sandra G. Hassink, Sarabeth Broder-Fingert, Lauren T. Ptomey, Meredith L. Dreyer Gillette, Richard K. Fleming, Aviva Must,...> ;Pediatrics. 2020 Apr 1
5 citations
US Pediatrician Practices on Early Nutrition, Feeding, and Growth.
Ellen O. Boundy, Amanda Fisher Boyd, Heather C. Hamner, Brook Belay, Janice L. Liebhart, Jeanne Lindros, Sandra G. Hassink, Mary Pat Frintner> ;Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior. 2020 Jan 1
19 citations
US Pediatrician Practices and Attitudes Concerning Childhood Obesity: 2006 and 2017.
Brook Belay, Mary Pat Frintner, Janice L. Liebhart, Jeanne Lindros, Megan R. Harrison, Blake Sisk, Carrie Dooyema, Sandra G. Hassink, Stephen Cook> ;The Journal of Pediatrics. 2019 Aug 1
10 citations
Integrating and coordinating care between the Women, Infants, and Children Program and pediatricians to improve patient-centered preventive care for healthy growth.
Lisa Bailey-Davis, Samantha M.R. Kling, William Cochran, Sandra G. Hassink, Lindsey B. Hess, Jennifer Franceschelli Hosterman, Shawnee Lutcher, Michele E. Marini, Jaco...> ;Translational Behavioral Medicine. 2018 Nov 21
3 citations
Provider Observations of Youth with Early Onset Severe Obesity in Tertiary Care Obesity Programs.
Bethany J. Gaffka, Sandra G. Hassink, Melissa Santos, Ihuoma Eneli> ;Childhood Obesity. 2018 Sep 20
The Young Child with Severe Obesity: Commentary on the Characteristics of a Vulnerable Population and a Framework for Treatment
Susan J. Woolford, Sandra G. Hassink, Ihuoma Eneli> ;Childhood Obesity. 2018 Sep 20
13 citations
A patient-centered, coordinated care approach delivered by community and pediatric primary care providers to promote responsive parenting: Pragmatic randomized clinica...
Jennifer S. Savage, Samantha M.R. Kling, Adam Cook, Lindsey B. Hess, Shawnee Lutcher, Michele E. Marini, Jacob Mowery, Shannon B. Hayward, Sandra G. Hassink, Jennifer ...> ;BMC Pediatrics. 2018 Sep 4
10 citations
Early Child Care and Education: A Key Component of Obesity Prevention in Infancy.
Sandra G. Hassink> ;Pediatrics. 2017 Dec 1
10 citations
American Society of Clinical Oncology Summit on Addressing Obesity Through Multidisciplinary Provider Collaboration: Key Findings and Recommendations for Action.
Jennifer A. Ligibel, Catherine M. Alfano, Dawn L. Hershman, Janette K. Merrill, Karen Basen-Engquist, Zachary T. Bloomgarden, Wendy Demark-Wahnefried, Suzanne Dixon, S...> ;Obesity. 2017 Oct 31
3 citations
Reclaiming the Patient Encounter
Sandra G. Hassink> ;Academic Pediatrics. 2017 Sep 1
62 citations
Prioritizing Possibilities for Child and Family Health: An Agenda to Address Adverse Childhood Experiences and Foster the Social and Emotional Roots of Well-being in P...
Christina Bethell, Michele R Solloway, Stephanie Guinosso, Sandra G. Hassink, Aditi Srivastav, David E. Ford, Lisa Simpson> ;Academic Pediatrics. 2017 Sep 1
3 citations
Mobilizing during Infancy to Prevent Severe Obesity.
Sandra G. Hassink> ;The Journal of Pediatrics. 2017 Apr 1
Cook Fresh. Feasibility and Acceptability of Teaching Cooking Skills to Adolescents with Obesity.
Michell Fullmer, Ldn, Cnsc, Mary M Stephens, P Babu Balagopal, Karen Anthony, Sandra G. Hassink> ;Delaware Journal of Public Health. 2017 Mar 1
79 citations
Improving access and systems of care for evidence‐based childhood obesity treatment: Conference key findings and next steps
Denise E. Wilfley, Amanda E. Staiano, Myra Altman, Jeanne Lindros, Angela Lima, Sandra G. Hassink, William H. Dietz, Stephen Cook> ;Obesity. 2017 Jan 1
A Pediatric Perspective on Value-Based Insurance Design
Sandra G. Hassink> ;The Journal of Pediatrics. 2016 Aug 1
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Lectures

Pediatric Nutrition Challenges: From Failure to Thrive to Obesity
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - 11/29/2012

Authored Content

Parents and Adolescents: What’s the Right Mix in Obesity Treatment?September 2020

Press Mentions

The Increasing Availability and Risk of Injectable SkinninessApril 12th, 2023
Drugs and Surgery Help Treat Childhood Obesity over Diet and ExerciseFebruary 9th, 2023
Should a 13-Year-Old Have Bariatric Surgery?February 6th, 2023
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