Department of Pediatrics

Daniels Weighs In on Clinical Utility of BMI

Written by Department of Pediatrics | June 10, 2024

Stephen R. Daniels, MD, PhD, MPH, [professor and L. Joseph Butterfield Chair in Pediatrics], is corresponding author of a commentary published June 3 in Pediatrics on a study that reinforces the clinical utility of body mass index, particularly in identifying increased adiposity in the obesity range of 8- to 19-year-olds. Jaime M. Moore, MD, MPH '19, assistant professor of pediatrics, is co-author.