Belinda Lennerz | Medical Services
Specialties
Programs & Services
Languages
- English
- German
Belinda Lennerz | Education
Medical School
Medical Faculty, Friedrich Alexander University
2005, Erlangen, Germany
Internship
St. Louis Children's Hospital
2007, St. Louis, MO
Residency
St. Louis Children's Hospital
2009, St. Louis, MO
Fellowship
Pediatric Endocrinology
Boston Children's Hospital
Boston, MA
Belinda Lennerz | Certifications
- American Board of Pediatrics (Endocrinology)
- American Board of Pediatrics (General)
Belinda Lennerz | Professional History
Dr. Lennerz completed medical school at Friedrich Alexander University in Germany in 2005. She did her pediatric residency at St. Louis Children’s Hospital from 2006-2009, followed by a fellowship in pediatric endocrinology at Boston Children’s Hospital from 2009-2011 and 2014-2015. Dr. Lennerz spent 3 years from 2011-2014 at Ulm University to obtain credentialing in pediatrics and pediatric endocrinology in Germany and acquire focused training in obesity. She has joined the endocrine division at Boston Children’s Hospital after finishing her fellowship in 2015.
Dr. Lennerz research focus is on understanding cerebral mechanisms that regulate food intake and energy homeostasis in obesity and type one diabetes. Past and recent projects focus on how these brain circuits can be modified by metabolic signaling in relation to food intake.
Belinda Lennerz | Publications
An Atypical Presentation of Cytokine Release Syndrome With Signs of Arthritis During Treatment With Teplizumab in a Pediatric Patient. Diabetes Care. 2025 Apr 01; 48(4):e49-e50. View An Atypical Presentation of Cytokine Release Syndrome With Signs of Arthritis During Treatment With Teplizumab in a Pediatric Patient. Abstract
Patient Characteristics Associated With Annual Nutrition Visits in Children With Type 1 Diabetes. Pediatr Diabetes. 2025; 2025. View Patient Characteristics Associated With Annual Nutrition Visits in Children With Type 1 Diabetes. Abstract
Sociodemographic inequities and use of hybrid closed-loop systems associated with obesity in youth with type 1 diabetes. Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2025 Mar; 221:112041. View Sociodemographic inequities and use of hybrid closed-loop systems associated with obesity in youth with type 1 diabetes. Abstract
Twelve-Month Outcomes after Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery among Youths Participating in a Structured Preparation and Follow-Up Program: Results of the Youth with Extreme Obesity Study. Obes Facts. 2024; 17(1):59-71. View Twelve-Month Outcomes after Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery among Youths Participating in a Structured Preparation and Follow-Up Program: Results of the Youth with Extreme Obesity Study. Abstract
Reply to R Kirwan et al. Curr Dev Nutr. 2022 May; 6(5):nzac038. View Reply to R Kirwan et al. Abstract
Behavioral Characteristics and Self-Reported Health Status among 2029 Adults Consuming a "Carnivore Diet". Curr Dev Nutr. 2021 Dec; 5(12):nzab133. View Behavioral Characteristics and Self-Reported Health Status among 2029 Adults Consuming a "Carnivore Diet". Abstract
Diets Varying in Carbohydrate Content Differentially Alter Brain Activity in Homeostatic and Reward Regions in Adults. J Nutr. 2021 08 07; 151(8):2465-2476. View Diets Varying in Carbohydrate Content Differentially Alter Brain Activity in Homeostatic and Reward Regions in Adults. Abstract
Serum IGF1 and linear growth in children with congenital leptin deficiency before and after leptin substitution. Int J Obes (Lond). 2021 07; 45(7):1448-1456. View Serum IGF1 and linear growth in children with congenital leptin deficiency before and after leptin substitution. Abstract
Carbohydrate restriction for diabetes: rediscovering centuries-old wisdom. J Clin Invest. 2021 01 04; 131(1). View Carbohydrate restriction for diabetes: rediscovering centuries-old wisdom. Abstract
[Innovative medical care concepts for adolescents with severe obesity]. Bundesgesundheitsblatt Gesundheitsforschung Gesundheitsschutz. 2020 Jul; 63(7):831-838. View [Innovative medical care concepts for adolescents with severe obesity]. Abstract
Health related quality of life associated with extreme obesity in adolescents - results from the baseline evaluation of the YES-study. Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2020 Mar 05; 18(1):58. View Health related quality of life associated with extreme obesity in adolescents - results from the baseline evaluation of the YES-study. Abstract
Methylphenidate in children with monogenic obesity due to LEPR or MC4R deficiency improves feeling of satiety and reduces BMI-SDS-A case series. Pediatr Obes. 2020 01; 15(1):e12577. View Methylphenidate in children with monogenic obesity due to LEPR or MC4R deficiency improves feeling of satiety and reduces BMI-SDS-A case series. Abstract
Refinement of the critical genomic region for hypoglycaemia in the Chromosome 9p deletion syndrome. Wellcome Open Res. 2019; 4:149. View Refinement of the critical genomic region for hypoglycaemia in the Chromosome 9p deletion syndrome. Abstract
Treatment of Hypothalamic Obesity with Dextroamphetamine: A Case Series. Obes Facts. 2019; 12(1):91-102. View Treatment of Hypothalamic Obesity with Dextroamphetamine: A Case Series. Abstract
Do adolescents with extreme obesity differ according to previous treatment seeking behavior? The Youth with Extreme obesity Study (YES) cohort. Int J Obes (Lond). 2019 01; 43(1):103-115. View Do adolescents with extreme obesity differ according to previous treatment seeking behavior? The Youth with Extreme obesity Study (YES) cohort. Abstract
Functional and Phenotypic Characteristics of Human Leptin Receptor Mutations. J Endocr Soc. 2019 Jan 01; 3(1):27-41. View Functional and Phenotypic Characteristics of Human Leptin Receptor Mutations. Abstract
Authors' Response. Pediatrics. 2018 08; 142(2). View Authors' Response. Abstract
Management of Type 1 Diabetes With a Very Low-Carbohydrate Diet. Pediatrics. 2018 06; 141(6). View Management of Type 1 Diabetes With a Very Low-Carbohydrate Diet. Abstract
Early childhood BMI trajectories in monogenic obesity due to leptin, leptin receptor, and melanocortin 4 receptor deficiency. Int J Obes (Lond). 2018 09; 42(9):1602-1609. View Early childhood BMI trajectories in monogenic obesity due to leptin, leptin receptor, and melanocortin 4 receptor deficiency. Abstract
Food Addiction, High-Glycemic-Index Carbohydrates, and Obesity. Clin Chem. 2018 01; 64(1):64-71. View Food Addiction, High-Glycemic-Index Carbohydrates, and Obesity. Abstract
A Structured, Manual-Based Low-Level Intervention vs. Treatment as Usual Evaluated in a Randomized Controlled Trial for Adolescents with Extreme Obesity - the STEREO Trial. Obes Facts. 2017; 10(4):341-352. View A Structured, Manual-Based Low-Level Intervention vs. Treatment as Usual Evaluated in a Randomized Controlled Trial for Adolescents with Extreme Obesity - the STEREO Trial. Abstract
[Case series: BMI long courses in patients with extreme juvenile obesity. Short- and long-term success of long-term inpatient treatment]. MMW Fortschr Med. 2016 08; 158 Suppl 5:1-7. View [Case series: BMI long courses in patients with extreme juvenile obesity. Short- and long-term success of long-term inpatient treatment]. Abstract
Biologically inactive leptin and early-onset extreme obesity. N Engl J Med. 2015 Jan 01; 372(1):48-54. View Biologically inactive leptin and early-onset extreme obesity. Abstract
Effects of sodium benzoate, a widely used food preservative, on glucose homeostasis and metabolic profiles in humans. Mol Genet Metab. 2015 Jan; 114(1):73-9. View Effects of sodium benzoate, a widely used food preservative, on glucose homeostasis and metabolic profiles in humans. Abstract
Monogenic forms of childhood obesity due to mutations in the leptin gene. Mol Cell Pediatr. 2014 Dec; 1(1):3. View Monogenic forms of childhood obesity due to mutations in the leptin gene. Abstract
Plasma insulin levels in childhood are related to maternal factors--results of the Ulm Birth Cohort Study. Pediatr Diabetes. 2014 Sep; 15(6):453-63. View Plasma insulin levels in childhood are related to maternal factors--results of the Ulm Birth Cohort Study. Abstract
Bariatric surgery in adolescents and young adults--safety and effectiveness in a cohort of 345 patients. Int J Obes (Lond). 2014 Mar; 38(3):334-40. View Bariatric surgery in adolescents and young adults--safety and effectiveness in a cohort of 345 patients. Abstract
Effects of dietary glycemic index on brain regions related to reward and craving in men. Am J Clin Nutr. 2013 Sep; 98(3):641-7. View Effects of dietary glycemic index on brain regions related to reward and craving in men. Abstract
A case of phace syndrome and acquired hypopituitarism? Int J Pediatr Endocrinol. 2012 Jun 30; 2012(1):20. View A case of phace syndrome and acquired hypopituitarism? Abstract
Brain activation during input from mechanoinsensitive versus polymodal C-nociceptors. J Neurosci. 2006 May 17; 26(20):5492-9. View Brain activation during input from mechanoinsensitive versus polymodal C-nociceptors. Abstract