Sarah Armstrong

Sarah Armstrong is a Professor of Pediatrics at Duke University, serving as Chief of the Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Health and Co-Director of the Duke Center for Childhood Obesity Research (DCCOR). She holds affiliations in the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, Population Health Sciences, and the Duke Clinical Research Institute. Her clinical focus is pediatric nutrition and obesity treatment, overseeing the Duke Children's Healthy Lifestyles Program managing over 3,000 overweight children. Dr. Armstrong’s research emphasizes community partnerships, mobile health interventions, and innovative strategies to improve obesity care. She leads NIH-funded grants addressing pediatric obesity’s economic, metabolic, and policy dimensions.

• Education: MD from University of Virginia (2000), Pediatric Residency at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (2003).
• Grants: Over $6M in NIH/industry funding for projects like clinic-parks partnerships, DNA-based dietary assessments, and GLP-1 prescribing safety.
• Awards: Recognition as a leader in childhood obesity research (no specific honors listed).
• Labs/Teams: Leads DCCOR, a multidisciplinary center advancing obesity prevention and treatment through policy, training, and community engagement.

Her articles highlight obesity’s mental health connections, microbiome metabolism, and the impact of parks-based interventions. She advocates for healthcare reimbursement reforms and addresses disparities in obesity treatment access.