Join us for our first ever regional family summit, to learn, connect, and share.
Living with hypothalamic obesity can bring questions and challenges few people truly understand.
If you live in or around Texas, save the date for our first regional gathering in Austin! Join us to learn, connect, and share.
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9:45am – Check In
10:00am – Welcome and Keynote Presentation, Dr. Horne
11:00am – QA with Dr. Horne
11:45am – Presentation by Rhythm Pharmaceuticals
12:00pm – HO-friendly lunch
12:30pm – HO Nutrition, Marci Serota
1:00pm – Roundtable Discussions
2:00pm – Goodbye
Presenters:
Vincent Horne, MD, MS joined the faculty in Pediatric Diabetes and Endocrinology at Baylor College of Medicine / Texas Children’s Hospital in July 2017. He focuses on the care of children with late endocrine effects of cancer therapy and neuroendocrine disease, with particular interest in hypothalamic obesity. His aim is to provide expert and quality care to all children with endocrine disorders throughout childhood using a team driven and collaborative approach to patient care.
Marci Serota is the author of Hungry for Solutions: A Mother’s Quest to Defeat Hypothalamic and Childhood Obesity. A former registered dietitian nutritionist and certified yoga teacher, she holds a bachelor’s degree in dietetics from the University of Florida and completed her dietetic internship at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Marci combines her background in clinical nutrition with her experience as the parent of a brain tumor survivor with hypothalamic obesity to support families navigating this complex condition.
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