Patient Care

The ECU Pediatric Healthy Weight Comprehensive Care Clinic provides multidisciplinary, family-centered medical care and treatment for at-risk, overweight and obese children and youth in eastern North Carolina.

The clinic serves children and youth who have a Body Mass Index (BMI) over the 95th percentile for their age and gender.
Patients see a pediatrician and dietitian during the initial evaluations. Typically blood is drawn at the first visit unless lab work has been done recently. Initial appointments usually last 3 to 4 hours.
Referrals are made to pediatric subspecialties (endocrinology, cardiology, etc.) or for physical therapy services as needed.
After the first visit, patients are scheduled for follow-up appointments with the dietitian and medical provider to monitor progress in achieving weight-related goals and trouble shoot any problems.

Hours of Operation

Location and Map

Making Referrals

Hours of Operation

Initial evaluations are scheduled on Monday, Tuesday and Friday mornings at 8:00 or 9:00 a.m. Since these are long appointments, please do not plan other activities until after 12:30 p.m.
Follow-up medical appointments are scheduled on Monday, Tuesday and Friday afternoons although some nutrition appointments can be scheduled at other times depending on the patient's needs.

Location and Map

The Pediatric Healthy Weight clinic is located in the ECU Pediatric Specialty Care office.

Address: 2150 Herbert Court, Greenville, NC 27834
Telephone number: 252-744-5437

Click here for a map to the Pediatric Specialty Care office. (Adobe Acrobat needed to view the map.)

If you need to reschedule your appointment, please call the appointment line at 252-744-3538.

Making Referrals

The Pediatric Healthy Weight clinic primarily serves children & adolescents in eastern North Carolina but will accept other patients depending on the situation upon request.

Interested Families
If your child is overweight, and you would like to have him or her assessed, please talk with your family doctor or pediatrician about your concerns. Ask your physician to make a referral to the ECU Pediatric Healthy Weight clinic (see below).

Provider Referrals
Primary care providers in eastern North Carolina can make referrals by calling (252) 744-3538 during normal business hours, Monday - Friday. Copies of the referral forms can also be downloaded here and faxed to (252) 744-3297.

Once referrals are made, our staff will contact the family to schedule an initial appointment. Additional visits will be scheduled every few months.