Dr. Dina Peralta-Reich, M.D., FOMA, FAAP
Dr. Dina Peralta-Reich is the Director of New York Weight Wellness Medicine, a practice she founded based on medical mindfulness as an integrative approach to weight wellness. Double Board Certified in Obesity Medicine and Pediatrics, Dr. Peralta-Reich is also the Director of Pediatric Hospitalist Medicine at Lenox Hill Hospital and a fellow of the Obesity Medicine Association and the American Academy of Pediatrics.
With over 15 years of clinical experience in pediatrics, newborn care, and obesity medicine, Dr. Dina’s unique approach to weight wellness spans all ages and life stages, focusing on integrated weight wellness, pediatric and adolescent weight management, and postpartum wellness. In her positions at world-class hospitals, she has held key roles, including developing practice guidelines for adolescent metabolic surgery candidates and designing clinical pathways for overweight and obese adolescent patients with multi-specialty support and a stepwise treatment approach at Lenox Hill Hospital.
Born in the Republic of Panamá, she also organizes annual medical missions to Central America in collaboration with Penn State University, bringing comprehensive healthcare to underserved communities.
Dr. Dina Peralta-Reich is the Director of New York Weight Wellness Medicine, a practice she founded based on medical mindfulness as an integrative approach to weight wellness. Double Board Certified in Obesity Medicine and Pediatrics, Dr. Peralta-Reich is also the Director of Pediatric Hospitalist Medicine at Lenox Hill Hospital and a fellow of the Obesity Medicine Association and the American Academy of Pediatrics.
With over 15 years of clinical experience in pediatrics, newborn care, and obesity medicine, Dr. Dina’s unique approach to weight wellness spans all ages and life stages, focusing on integrated weight wellness, pediatric and adolescent weight management, and postpartum wellness. In her positions at world-class hospitals, she has held key roles, including developing practice guidelines for adolescent metabolic surgery candidates and designing clinical pathways for overweight and obese adolescent patients with multi-specialty support and a stepwise treatment approach at Lenox Hill Hospital.
Born in the Republic of Panamá, she also organizes annual medical missions to Central America in collaboration with Penn State University, bringing comprehensive healthcare to underserved communities.
