Desiree Sierra-Velez | Medical Services
Specialties
Programs & Services
- Adolescent Weight Loss (Bariatric) Surgery Program
- Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID) Program
- Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
- Growth and Nutrition Program
- Nutrition Center
Languages
- Spanish
Desiree Sierra-Velez | Education
Undergraduate School
University of Puerto Rico - Recinto Universitario de Mayaguez
2011, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico
Medical School
University of Puerto Rico - School of Medicine
2015, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Residency
Nicklaus Children's Hospital
2018, Miami, FL
Fellowship
MassGeneral Hospital for Children
2021, Boston, MA
Fellowship
Boston Children's Hospital
2022, Boston, MA
Desiree Sierra-Velez | Certifications
- American Board of Pediatrics (Gastroenterology)
- American Board of Pediatrics (General)
Desiree Sierra-Velez | Publications
Always check the film: Retained central venous catheter fragment in a patient with intestinal failure. JPGN Rep. 2024 Aug; 5(3):419-420. View Always check the film: Retained central venous catheter fragment in a patient with intestinal failure. Abstract
Keys to Achieving Clinically Important Weight Loss: Perceptions of Responders and Nonresponders in the Clinic and Community Approaches to Healthy Weight Trial. Child Obes. 2023 12; 19(8):507-514. View Keys to Achieving Clinically Important Weight Loss: Perceptions of Responders and Nonresponders in the Clinic and Community Approaches to Healthy Weight Trial. Abstract
Effects of a Pediatric Weight Management Intervention on Parental Stress. Child Obes. 2022 04; 18(3):160-167. View Effects of a Pediatric Weight Management Intervention on Parental Stress. Abstract
Planned Evaluation of the Healthy Weight Clinic Pediatric Weight Management and Implementation: Massachusetts-CORD 3.0. Child Obes. 2021 09; 17(S1):S55-S61. View Planned Evaluation of the Healthy Weight Clinic Pediatric Weight Management and Implementation: Massachusetts-CORD 3.0. Abstract
Pediatric liver transplant following near catastrophic head bleed: Lessons learned. Pediatr Transplant. 2020 03; 24(2):e13646. View Pediatric liver transplant following near catastrophic head bleed: Lessons learned. Abstract