Meet Our Team | Overview
At the New Balance Foundation Obesity Prevention Center, we are devoted to understanding, preventing, and treating childhood obesity. The team works with families, community organizations, and lawmakers to promote the health of children.
Leadership
Read more about Cara Ebbeling, PhD, MS
Co-Director, New Balance Foundation Obesity Prevention Center
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Read more about David Ludwig, MD, PhD
Co-director, New Balance Foundation Obesity Prevention
Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Carole Osterer, MBA, MEd
Program Manager, New Balance Foundation Obesity Prevention Center
Research
- Svetlana Azova, MD, Instructor of Pediatrics
- Maria Laso, BS, Clinical Research Assistant
- Belinda Lennerz, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
- Donna Lesperance, MA, MPH, Clinical Research Manager
- Zina McSweeney, DO, Fellow in Pediatric Endocrinology
- Hannah Michelson, BS, Clinical Research Assistant
- Shui Yu, MS, Biostatistician
Patient Care
Community Programs
- Shayna Bagshaw, MS, RD, LDN, Clinical Nutrition Research Coordinator
- Samantha Fast, MS, RD, LDN, Clinical Research Manager
- Katelyn Rebell, RD, LDN, CDCES, Clinical Nutrition Research Coordinator
- Brianna Roche, Boston Children’s fit kit Program Coordinator