Nicolas Stettler, M.D.

As a pediatrician and epidemiologist trained in nutrition, Dr. Stettler has more than two decades of experience in the scientific and clinical aspects of nutrition, in particular as they relate to child health, obesity, and associated cardiovascular risk factors. A former member of the American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Nutrition, Dr. Stettler has experience in creating, reviewing, and commenting on the scientific aspects of professional organizations or governments policies related to child and infant nutrition. Through his medical training and teaching of clinical epidemiology at the University of Pennsylvania, where he was an Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Epidemiology, he has a broad understanding of various scientific and clinical aspects of human health and disease.

Dr. Stettler was the Principal Investigator of three NIH-funded grants, including one cohort study K23 and two randomized clinical trials R01. He therefore has an in-depth understanding of academic clinical research in domestic and international settings. As part of a sabbatical, he studied basis of marketing at the Wharton School of Business and examined the interactions between the food industry, science, and policy. He was a member of the Institute of Medicine Committee that examined the health risks and benefit of seafood as well as several other influential committees.

Dr. Stettler is recognized by a broad scientific network as an expert in child nutrition, including the epidemiology of the long-term impact of infant feeding and infant formula on health, the importance of various macro- and micronutrients on child health, energy balance, body composition, and the causes of obesity. He lectured on these topics at prestigious U.S. and international academic institutions and at scientific meetings. Other technical expertise include clinical epidemiology, analyses of existing surveys and medical databases, nutrition epidemiology, measurements of energy balance, obesity treatment and prevention, pediatric clinical care, tropical medicine, child growth and development, WIC and school nutrition policies, food and menu labeling, as well as Public Health Nutrition. His clinical experience includes taking care of the complex medical and nutritional issues of children with various health conditions, including obesity, hypercholesterolemia, cancer, metabolic diseases, diabetes, acute critical conditions, or prematurity.

Leibowitz KL, Moore RH, Ahima RS, Stunkard AJ, Stallings VA, Berkowitz RI, Chittams JL, Faith MS, Stettler N. Maternal obesity associated with inflammation in their children. World Journal of Pediatrics, in press.

Hussaini AE, Nicholson LM, Shera D, Stettler N, Kinsman S. Adolescent obesity as a risk factor for high level nicotine addiction in young women. Journal of Adolescent Health, in press.

Maruapula SD, Jackson JC, Holsten J, Shaibu S, Malete L, Wrotniak B, Ratcliffe SJ, Mokone GG, Stettler N, Compher C. Socioeconomic status and urbanization are linked with snacks and obesity in adolescents in Botswana. Public Health Nutrition, in press.

Druet C, Stettler N, Sharp S, Simmons R, Cooper C, Davey Smith G, Ekelund U, Levy-Marchal C, Jarvelin M, Kuh D, Ong K. Prediction of childhood obesity by infancy weight gain: An individual-level meta analysis. Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology, in press.

Florin TA, Shults J, Stettler N. Perception of overweight is associated with poor academic performance in U.S. Adolescents. Journal of School Health 2011; 81(11):663–670.

American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Nutrition and the Council on Sports Medicine and Nutrition. Clinical Report—Sports drinks and energy drinks for children and adolescents: Are they appropriate? Pediatrics 2011; 127(6):1182–1189.

Maqbool A, Stettler N, Stallings VA. Nutritional Requirements. In: Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics, 19th edition. Kliegman RM, Stanton B, St. Geme J, Schor N, Behrman RE (eds), Philadelphia: Saunders, 2011.

Stettler N, Bhatia J, Parish A, Stallings VA. Feeding Healthy Infants, Children, and Adolescents. In: Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics, 19th edition. Kliegman RM, Stanton B, St. Geme J, Schor N, Behrman RE (eds), Philadelphia: Saunders, 2011.

Stettler N. Infant feeding practices and subsequent development of adipose tissue. In: Early Nutrition: Impact on Short and Long-Term Health. van Goudoever H, Guandalini S, Kleinman R (eds), Basel, Switzerland: Karger, 2011.

Goldberg E, Barton S, Xanthopoulos MS, Stettler N, Liacouras CA. A descriptive study of complications of gastrostomy tubes in children. Journal of Pediatric Nursing 2010; 25:72–80.

Kral TVE, Moore RH, Stunkard AJ, Berkowitz RI, Stettler N, Stallings VA, Kabay AC, Tanaka LM, Faith MS. Adolescent eating in the absence of hunger and relation to discretionary calorie allowance. Journal of the American Dietetic Association 2010; 110(12):1896–1900.

Stettler N, Iotova V. Early growth patterns and long-term obesity risk. Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition and Metabolic Care 2010; 13(3):294–299.

Baker RD, Greer FR; Committee on Nutrition American Academy of Pediatrics. Diagnosis and prevention of iron deficiency and iron-deficiency anemia in infants and young children (0–3 years of age). Pediatrics 2010; 126:1040–1050.

Thomas DW, Byrne WJ, and the American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Nutrition, Section on Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition. Probiotics and prebiotics in pediatrics. Pediatrics 2010; 126:1217–1231.

Wrotniak BH, Medoff-Cooper B, Stettler N. The relationship between birth weight and feeding maturation in preterm infants. Acta Paediatrica 2009; 98:286–290.

Magge SN, Stettler N, Jawad A, Levitt Katz LE. Increased prevalence of abnormal glucose tolerance among obese siblings of children with Type 2 diabetes. Journal of Pediatrics 2009; 154:562–566.

Kranz S, Mitchell DC, Smiciklas-Wright H, Huang SH, Kumanyika SK, Stettler N. Consumption of recommended food groups among children from medically underserved communities. Journal of the American Dietetic Association 2009; 109:702–707.

Leibowitz K, Faith MS, Stettler N, Moore RH, Chittams J, Stallings VA, Stunkard AJ, Berkowitz RI. Cardiovascular disease risk factor associated waist circumference patterns in obese-prone children. International Journal of Pediatric Obesity 2009; 4:150–159.

Graham-Maar RC, Burke A, Stettler N. Ethnic and gender differences in the association between metabolic syndrome and suspected non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in a nationally representative sample of U.S. adolescents. Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition 2009; 49:442–449.

Kral TVE, Stunkard AJ, Berkowitz RI, Stettler N, Stallings VA, Kabay A, Faith MS. Energy density at a buffet-style lunch differs for adolescents born at high and low risk of obesity. Eating Behaviors 2009; 10:209–214.

Kleinman RE (ed). American Academy of Pediatrics Pediatric Nutrition Handbook, 6th Edition, 2009.

Stettler N. Living with obesity. Facts on File Inc., New York, NY, 2009.

Stettler N, Berkowitz RI, Cronquist J, Shults J, Wadden TA, Zemel BS, Leonard MB. Observational study of bone accretion during successful weight loss in obese adolescents. Obesity 2008; 16:96–101.

Magge SN, O’Neill KL, Shults J, Stallings VA, Stettler N. Leptin levels among prepubertal children with Down syndrome compared to their siblings. Journal of Pediatrics 2008; 152:321–326.

Wrotniak BH, Shults J, Butts S, Stettler N. Gestational weight gain and risk of overweight in the offspring at age seven years in a multicenter, multiethnic cohort study. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 2008; 87:1818–1824.

Kumanyika SK, Obarzanek E, Stettler N, Bell R, Field A, Fortmann SP, Franklin BA, Gillman MW, Lewis CE, Poston W, Stevens J, Hong Y. American Heart Association Scientific Statement: Population-based prevention of obesity: The need for comprehensive promotion of healthful eating, physical activity, and energy balance. Circulation 2008; 118:428–464.

Bhatia J, Greer FR, and the Committee on Nutrition. Clinical Report: Use of soy protein-based formulas in infant feeding. Pediatrics 2008; 121:1062–1068.

Daniels SR, Greer FR, and the Committee on Nutrition. Clinical Report: Lipid screening and cardiovascular health in childhood. Pediatrics 2008; 122:198–208.

Wagner CL, Greer FR, and the Section on Breastfeeding and Committee on Nutrition. American Academy of Pediatrics Clinical Report: Prevention of rickets and vitamin D deficiency in infants, children, and adolescents. Pediatrics 2008; 122:1142–1152.

Sugiyama T, Xie D, Graham-Maar RC, Inoue K, Kobayashi Y, Stettler N. Dietary and lifestyle factors associated with blood pressure among U.S. adolescents. Journal of Adolescent Health 2007; 40:166–172.

Elliot MR, Stettler N. Using a mixture model for multiple imputations in the presence of outliers: The Healthy for Life project. Journal of Applied Statistics 2007; 56(1):63–78.

Gupta N, Gehri M, Stettler NS. Early introduction of water and complementary feeding and nutritional status of children in Northern Senegal. Public Health Nutrition 2007; 10:1299–1304.

Aberra FN, Stettler N, Brensinger C, Lichtenstein GR, Lewis JD. The risk for active tuberculosis in inflammatory bowel disease patients. Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology 2007; 5:1070–1075.

Grier SA, Mensinger JL, Huang S, Kumanyika S, Stettler N. Fast food marketing and children’s fast food consumption: Exploring parental influences in an ethnically diverse sample. Journal of Public Policy and Marketing 2007; 26:221–235.

Stettler N, Zamorrodi A, Posner J. Predictive value of weight-for-age to identify overweight children. Obesity 2007; 15:3106–3112.

Stettler N. Nature and strength of epidemiological evidence for origins of childhood and adulthood obesity in the first year of life. International Journal of Obesity 2007; 31:1035–1043.

Stettler N. Invited commentary: Growing up optimally in societies undergoing the nutritional transition: Public health and research challenges. International Journal of Epidemiology 2007; 36:558–559.

Stettler N. Obesity risk factors and prevention in early life: Pre-gestation through infancy. In: Obesity Epidemiology and Prevention. Kumanyika S, Brownson RC (eds), New York: Springer, Chapter 18, pp. 403–428, 2007.

Whitt-Glover MC, O’Neill KL, Stettler N. Physical activity patterns in children with and without Down syndrome. Pediatric Rehabilitation 2006; 9:158–164.

Miech R, Kumanyika S, Stettler N, Link B, Phelan J, Chang VW. Trends in the association of poverty with overweight among U.S. adolescents: 1971–2004. Journal of the American Medical Association 2006; 295:2385–2393.

Graham-Maar RC, Schall JI, Stettler N, Zemel BS, Stallings VA. Elevated vitamin A intake and serum retinol in preadolescent children with cystic fibrosis. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 2006; 84:174–182.

Gidding SS, Dennison BA, Birch LL, Daniels SR, Gilman MW, Lichtenstein AH, Rattay KT, Steinberger J, Stettler N, Van Horn L. American Heart Association; American Academy of Pediatrics. Dietary recommendations for children and adolescents: A guide for practitioners: Consensus statement from the AHA. Circulation 2005; 112:2061–2075; also published in Pediatrics 2006; 117:544–559.

Committee on Nutrient Relationships in Seafood. Seafood choices: Balancing benefits and risks. The National Academies Press, Washington, D.C., 2006.

O’Neill KL, Shults J, Stallings VA, Stettler N. Child-feeding practices in children with Down syndrome and their siblings. Journal of Pediatrics 2005; 146:234–238.

Stettler N, Stallings V, Troxel AB, Jing Z, Schinnar R, Nelson SE, Ziegler EE, Strom BL. Weight gain in the first week of life and overweight in adulthood: a cohort study of European American subjects fed infant formula. Circulation 2005; 111:1897–1903.

Stettler N, Elliott MR, Kallan MJ, Auerbach SB, Kumanyika SK. High prevalence of overweight among pediatric users of community health centers. Pediatrics 2005; 116:381–8.

Stallings VA, Tomezsko JL, Schall JI, Mascarenhas MR, Stettler N, Scanlin T. Adolescent development and energy expenditure in females with cystic fibrosis. Clinical Nutrition 2005; 24:737–745.

Stettler N, Signer TM, Suter PM. Electronic games and environmental factors associated with childhood obesity in Switzerland. Obesity Research 2004; 12:896–903.

Yancey PG, Asztalos BF, Stettler N, Piccoli D, Williams DL, Connelly MA, Rothblat GH. SR-BI- and ABCAI- mediated cholesterol efflux to serum from patients with Alagille syndrome. Journal of Lipid Research 2004; 45:1724–1732.

The National High Blood Pressure Education Program Working Group on Blood Pressure in Children and Adolescents. The fourth report on the diagnosis, evaluation, and treatment of high blood pressure in children and adolescents. Pediatrics 2004; 114:555–576.

Stettler N. Comment: The global epidemic of childhood obesity: is there a role for the pediatrician? Obesity Reviews 2004; 5:1–3; also published in Obesity Reviews 2004; 5:91–92.

van Hanswijck de Jonge L, Waller G, Stettler N. The importance of ethnicity for seasonal variations in birth weight and infancy weight gain. Journal of Nutrition 2003; 133:1415–1418.

Stettler N, Kumanyika S, Katz S, Zemel BS, Stallings VA. Rapid infancy weight gain and young adulthood obesity in a cohort of African Americans. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 2003; 77:1374–1378.

Dunn RL, Stettler N, Mascarenhas MR. Refeeding syndrome in hospitalized pediatric patients. Nutrition in Clinical Practice 2003; 18:327–332.

Nesbitt SD, Ashaye MO, Stettler N, Sorof JM, Goran MI, Parekh R, Falkner B. Overweight as a risk factor in children: a focus on ethnicity. Ethnicity and Disease 2003; 14:94–110.

Stettler N, Zemel BM, Kumanyika S, Stallings VA. Infant weight gain and childhood overweight status in a multicenter, cohort study. Pediatrics 2002; 109:194–199.

Stettler N, Bovet P, Shamlaye H, Zemel BS, Stallings VA, Paccaud F. Prevalence and risk factors for overweight and obesity in children from Seychelles, a country in rapid transition: The importance of early growth. International Journal of Obesity 2002; 26:214–219.

van Hanswijck de Jonge L, Stettler N, Kumanyika S, Birketvedt BS, Waller G. Environmental temperature during gestation and body mass index in adolescence: new etiologic clues? International Journal of Obesity 2002; 26:765–69.

Sentongo T, Semaeo E, Stettler N, Piccoli D, Stallings VA, Zemel BS. Vitamin D status in children, adolescents, and young adults with Crohn disease. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 2002; 76:1077–1081.

Stettler N. Environmental factors in the etiology of obesity in adolescents. Ethnicity and Disease 2002; 12:S1-41-45.

Stettler N, Zemel BS, Kawchak DA, Ohene-Frempong K, Stallings VA. Iron status of children with sickle cell anemia. Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition 2001; 25:36–38.

Sentongo TA, Rutstein RM, Rudy B, Stettler N, Stallings VA, Mulberg AE. Steatorrhea and growth in children with HIV infection: a cohort analysis. Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine 2001; 155:149–153.

Stettler N, Sentongo TA, Carroll M, Schears GJ, Mascarenhas MR. Impact of customized orders in a pediatric hospital. Nutrition in Clinical Practice 2001; 16:345-348.

Stettler N, Tershakovec AM, Zemel BS, Leonard MB, Boston RC, Katz SH, Stallings VA. Early risk factors for obesity: A cohort study of African American subjects followed from birth to young adulthood. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 2000; 72:378–383.

Stettler N, Kawchak DA, Boyle L, Propert KJ, Scanlin TF, Stallings VA, Zemel BS. Prospective evaluation of growth and body composition in children with cystic fibrosis. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 2000; 72:407–413.

Sentongo TA, Stettler N, Christian A, Han PD, Stallings VA, Baldassano RN. Growth after intestinal resection for Crohn’s disease in children, adolescents and young adults. Inflammatory Bowel Disease 2000; 6:265–269.

Mascarenhas M, Tershakovec AM, Stettler N. Nutrition interventions in childhood for the prevention of chronic diseases in adulthood. Current Opinion in Pediatrics 1999; 11:598–604.

Stettler N, Tershakovec AM, Leonard MB. Dieting, an early sign of eating disorder rather than a cause. British Medical Journal 1999; 318:1761.

Stettler N, Schutz Y, Jéquier E. Effect of low level pathogenic helminth infection on energy metabolism in Gambian children. The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 1998; 58:476–480.

Goma Epidemiology Group. Public health impact of Rwandan refugee crisis: What happened in Goma, Zaire, in July, 1994? Lancet 1995; 345:339–344.

Stettler N, Schutz Y, Whitehead RG, Jéquier E. Effect of malaria and fever on energy metabolism in Gambian children. Pediatric Research 1992; 31:102–106.

Stettler N, Schutz Y, Micheli JL, Jéquier E. Energetic and metabolic cost of growth in Gambian infants. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition 1992; 46:329–335.

Selected Presentations

Stettler N. Association between early growth patterns and obesity. Canadian Nutrition Society Annual Meeting Claude Roy Symposium on Child Health, Guelph, Ontario, Canada, June 4, 2011.

Stettler N. Research challenges in childhood obesity prevention. Division of Pediatric Clinical Research and Abbott Nutrition Luncheon Seminar Forum, University of Miami, Miami, FL, May 26, 2011.

Stettler N. Perinatal risk factors for the development of obesity. 9th International Symposium on Obesity and Related Diseases (ISORD), Albena, Bulgaria, May 22, 2011.

Stettler N. Academic system and research funding in the United States. Spring Meeting of Young Researchers and PhD Students at Medical University Varna (MUV), Varna, Bulgaria, May 19, 2011.

Stettler N. Research-based childhood obesity prevention. Weekly Lecture in Pediatrics for Residents and Medical Students at University Multi-profile Hospital for Active Treatment, St. Marina, Varna, Bulgaria, May 19, 2011.

Stettler N. Long-term benefits of breastfeeding. Presentation, First Annual Canadian Perinatal and Pediatric Nutrition Conference, Montreal (Québec), Canada, April 15, 2011.

Stettler N. Early weight gain and later obesity. Presentation, Neonatal Nutrition Conference, Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, TX, March 9, 2011.

Stettler N. The intersection of obesity policy and science. Presentation, Campaign to End Obesity Congressional Workshop Series: The Intersection of Obesity Policy and Science, Washington, DC, November 16, 2010.

Stettler N. Infancy weight gain in the context of a comprehensive approach to childhood obesity prevention. Presentation, RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, CA, November 1, 2010.

Stettler N. The role of research in the on-going national childhood obesity prevention efforts. Presentation, Arkansas Children’s Hospital Research Institute, Little Rock, AR, September 30, 2010.

Stettler N. Evidences for programming of obesity in humans before age two years. Presentation, Department of Nutrition and Exercise Physiology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, September 9, 2010.

Stettler N. Perinatal period as a critical period for the development of obesity. Presentation, Weekly Scientific Meeting of the Department of Pediatrics (Grand Rounds), St. Justine University Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, September 30, 2009.

Stettler N. Consideration and practical experience: What to do and not to do in starting up an intervention. Presentation, Meeting of the QUALITY Team, St. Justine University Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, September 30, 2009.

Stettler N. How can we increase choline awareness? Panel, The Choline Coalition Choline Science Summit, Washington, DC, September 10, 2009.

Stettler N. Rapid infancy weight gain and subsequent obesity: Epidemiological evidences. Presentation, Boston Obesity Nutrition Research Center 2009 Annual Program, Boston, MA, June 15, 2009.

Stettler N. Cardiovascular risk reduction in children. Presentation, AHA Council on Epidemiology and Prevention and the Council on Nutrition, Physical Activity and Metabolism Spring Joint Conferences, Palm Harbor, FL, March 12, 2009.

Stettler N. Origins of obesity in infancy and childhood. Presentation, David Baker Day, Crozer-Chester Medical Center, Upland, PA, October 30, 2008.

Stettler N. Prevention of obesity. Presentation, David Baker Day, Crozer-Chester Medical Center, Upland, PA, October 30, 2008.

Stettler N. Cardiac kids! New guidelines for pediatric healthcare. Presentation, DeSales University, Center Valley, PA, October 27, 2008.

Stettler N. Implications of rapid growth in human infancy. Presentation, Symposium on Early Life Risk Factors for Obesity, The Obesity Society 2008 Annual Scientific Meeting, Phoenix, AZ, October 6, 2008.

Stettler N. Epidemiological evidence for fetal and infancy growth patterns as predictors of obesity. Presentation, Harvard School of Public Health Nutrition Seminar Series, Boston, MA, May 12, 2008.

Stettler N. Fetal and infancy programming of obesity. Presentation, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Center for Human Nutrition Seminar Series, Baltimore, MD, March 6, 2008.

Stettler N. Epidemiological evidences for obesity programming during fetal life and infancy. Presentation, Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, January 14, 2008.

Stettler N. Origines de l’obésité humaine dans la première année de vie (Origins of Human Obesity in the First Year of Life). Presentation, Physiology Institute, Lausanne University, Switzerland, December 19, 2007.

Stettler N. Practices in childhood obesity prevention and treatment: Assessment in office-based settings. Presentation, American Heart Association Childhood Obesity Research Summit, Arlington, VA, December 6, 2007.

Stettler N. Enhancing prevention through behavior modification in primary care: The Smart Steps Project. Presentation, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, April 26, 2007.

Stettler N. Weight gain in the first week of life and overweight in adulthood: A cohort study of European American subjects fed infant formula. Presentation, Ground-Breaking Studies in the Study of Cardiovascular Medicine – Circulation Editor’s Choices: 2005–2006, American Heart Association Scientific Sessions, Chicago, IL, November 12, 2006.

Stettler N. Disparities in the epidemiology of obesity and related cardiovascular risk factors. Presentation, Health Disparities and Cardiometabolic Disease: Addressing the Epidemic (Symposium), Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, October 20, 2006.

Stettler N. Association of fetal and infant growth with obesity. Presentation, Childhood Obesity Symposium, Columbia University, New York, NY, April 6, 2006.

Stettler N. Early weight gain and later obesity. Presentation, Neonatal Nutrition Conference, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, March 6, 2006.

Stettler N. Infant growth and adult obesity: Evidence from observational studies. Presentation, The 3rd International Congress on Developmental Origins of Heart and Disease (DOHaD), Toronto, Ontario, November 19, 2005.

Stettler N. Epidemiology of obesity in childhood & related factors. Presentation, 8th Annual David Barker Pediatric Lecture Series, Crozer- Chester Medical Center, Upland, PA, October 20, 2005.

Stettler N. Hyperlipidemia in children. Presentation, Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Vineland, NJ, September 23, 2005.

Stettler N. Infancy weight gain and later obesity. Presentation, USDA/ARS Children’s Nutrition Research Center at Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, August 18, 2005.

Stettler N. Medical management of obese children and adolescents. Presentation, New Jersey Conference on Childhood Obesity, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, April 15, 2005.

Stettler N. What Infants, children, and adolescents are currently eating. Presentation, The American Heart Association Scientific Conference on Optimal Nutrition for Cardiovascular Health in Children, Newark, DE, February 4, 2005.

Stettler N. Obesity in youth. Presentation, The National Black Caucus of State Legislators 28th Annual Conference, Philadelphia, PA, December 1, 2004.

Stettler N. Early rapid weight gain as a risk factor for obesity. Presentation, Breastfeeding and Early Life Weight Gain as Predictors of Obesity (Symposium), North American Association for

Stettler N. Restauration scolaire: Un Tour D’Europe et des Etats-Unis (School Nutrition: An Overview of Europe and the United States). Presentation, Colloque Alimentation de l’enfant and de l’adolescent, Paris, France, June 10, 2004.
the Study of Obesity 2004 Annual Scientific Meeting, Las Vegas, NV, November 16, 2004.

Stettler N. Infancy growth patterns: Opportunities for obesity prevention? Presentation, American Heart Association 44th Annual Conference on Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology and Prevention featuring the L.J. Filer Symposium on Prevention of Overweight and its Consequences Beginning in Youth, San Francisco, CA, March 3, 2004.

Stettler N. Infancy growth patterns and obesity later in life. Presentation, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, November 20, 2003.

Stettler N. Infancy and the development of obesity later in life. Presentation, North American Association for the Study of Obesity 2003 Annual Scientific Meeting, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, October 11, 2003.

Stettler N. Infancy as a critical period for the development of obesity. Presentation, Bristol-Myers Squibb/Mead Johnson Nutrition Research Colloquium, New Harmony, IN, June 23, 2003.

Stettler N. A lifecourse approach to obesity: Opportunities for early prevention? Presentation, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, February 10, 2003.

Stettler N. Early risk factors for the development of obesity. Presentation, Motts Children’s Health Center: Annual Tuuri Day Conference, A Call to Action to Prevent and Decrease Overweight and Obesity 2001, Flint, MI, October 16, 2002.

Stettler N. Childhood obesity and hypertension. Presentation, 30th Annual Institute and Conference National Black Nurse Association, Houston, TX, July 25, 2002.

Stettler N. Early risk factors for the development of obesity. Presentation, Conference on Early Determinants of Adulthood CVD and Related Risk Factors, Lausanne, Switzerland, October 30, 2001.

Stettler N. The role of environmental factors in etiology of obesity in adolescents. Presentation, 16th Annual International Interdisciplinary Conference on Hypertension and Related Risk Factors in Ethnic Populations, Las Vegas, NV, July 9, 2001.

Stettler N. Nutritional status and obesity in children from Seychelles. Seminar, Strong Center for Developmental Disability, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, May 7, 2001.

• Fellow to Attending Physician, the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, 1997–2011
• Resident to Associate Chief of Clinic, Pediatrics, University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland, 1993–1997
• Nutrition Research Fellow in The Gambia, West Africa, Physiology Institute, Lausanne and Dunn Nutrition Group, Cambridge University, UK, 1992–1993
  
  

• The Obesity Society (Fellow)
• American Academy of Pediatrics (Fellow)
• Society for Pediatric Research
• American Heart Association (Council on Epidemiology and Prevention, Council on Cardiovascular Disease in the Young, Council on Nutrition, Metabolism, and Physical Activity) (Fellow)
• American Society for Nutrition (formerly American Society for Nutritional Sciences and American Society for Clinical Nutrition to Member)
• Swiss Medical Society
• Swiss Pediatric Society
• European Society for Pediatric Research