Thao-Ly Tam Phan, MD, MPH is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Thomas Jefferson University, a Research Scientist with the Nemours Center for Healthcare Delivery Science, and Medical Director of the Nemours Healthy Weight and Wellness Clinic.  Dr. Phan’s research interests are inspired by her experiences as a pediatrician working with families of children with obesity and centered around understanding psychosocial risk factors that contribute to disparities in health outcomes among children with obesity and developing interventions to engage families of children with obesity of diverse backgrounds in treatment, leveraging technology.  Dr. Phan has been the recipient of several grants including an APA Research in Academic Pediatrics Initiative on Diversity award (sponsored by the NIDDK), a K23 career development award (sponsored by the NICHD), an INBRE-ISPCTN supplement award (sponsored by the NIGMS), and two research projects funded by the DE-CTR to understand and address disparities in child health outcomes resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.  Dr. Phan is currently a research project lead for the Nemours REACH Center, a NIGMS Center of Biomedical Research Excellence and Co-Chair for the ISPCTN’s Obesity Working Group, serving as site PI for several ISPCTN clinical trials.