Dr. Cynthia Joyce Kapphahn M.D., M.P.H.
Adolescent Specialist | Adolescent Medicine
1174 Castro St Suite 250a Mountain View CA, 94040About
Dr. Cynthia Kapphahn is an adolescent specialist practicing in Mountain View, CA. Dr. Kapphahn works with patients who are in the adolescent age, or generally between the ages of 11 and 19 years old. As an adolescent-specialist, Dr. Kapphahn treats many common health issues that pre-teens and teenagers face, from mental, to behavioral, to physical conditions. Some of these issues may include growth and hormone problems, sports injuries, eating disorders, substance abuse and more. Adolescent specialists perform medical exams, histories and diagnostic tests, and develop individualized treatment plans for each patient.
Education and Training
Yale School of Medicine 1987
Board Certification
PediatricsAmerican Board of PediatricsABP- Adolescent Medicine
PediatricsAmerican Board of PediatricsABP- 1990
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Adolescent girls' and boys' preferences for provider gender and confidentiality in their health care.
- Higher caloric intake in hospitalized adolescents with anorexia nervosa is associated with reduced length of stay and no increased rate of refeeding syndrome.
- Gastrointestinal Issues in Adolescents with Eating Disorders.
- Schools sites for research: land of opportunity--and dilemma.
Treatments
- Eating Disorders
- Anemia
- Heart Disease
- Malnutrition
- Pain
- Anorexia
- Bulimia Nervosa
Fellowships
- UCSF Medical Center, San Francisco, CA 1993
- UCSF Medical Center CA 1993
- Ucsf Med Center 1993
Publications
- JOURL OF ADOLESCENT HEALTHHigher Caloric Intake in Hospitalized Adolescents With Anorexia Nervosa Is Associated2013
- jourl of adolescent healthA self-defense program reduces the incidence of sexual assault in kenyan adolescent girls.2013
- JOURL OF ADOLESCENT HEALTHAn Eleven Site tiol Quality Improvement Evaluation of Adolescent Medicine2011
- JOURL OF ADOLESCENT HEALTHFincing mental health services for adolescents2006
- JOURL OF ADOLESCENT HEALTHFincing mental health services for adolescents: A background paper2006
- JOURL OF ADOLESCENT HEALTHAdolescent girls' and boys' preferences for provider gender and confidentiality1999
- JOURL OF ADOLESCENT HEALTHAccess to medical care for adolescents1999
- JOURL OF ADOLESCENT HEALTHMeeting the health care needs of adolescents in maged care: A background paper1998
- JOURL OF ADOLESCENT HEALTHSchools sites for research: Land of opportunity - And dilemma1996
- JOURL OF ADOLESCENT HEALTHTHE IMPACT OF HEALTH-INSURANCE STATUS ON ADOLESCENTS UTILIZATION OF SCHOOL1995
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