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Charles Thomas Wood

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Pediatrics, General Pediatrics and Adolescent Health
3116 N. Duke Street, Durham, NC 27704
Dept of Pediatrics, Box 31374, Durham, NC 27710

Overview


Dr. Wood’s research focuses on interventions to prevent obesity during early childhood. His approaches include behavior change strategies, clinical risk prediction tools, and electronic health record clinical decision support. He examines the interactions between appetitive behaviors, feeding strategies, and childhood adiposity to develop pragmatic interventions in the primary care setting. Dr. Wood is involved in teaching and clinical care in the primary care and inpatient newborn settings. He maintains broad engagement in both observational and interventional research relevant to the practice of evidence-based pediatric primary care.

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Assistant Professor of Pediatrics · 2021 - Present Pediatrics, General Pediatrics and Adolescent Health, Pediatrics
Member of the Duke Cancer Institute · 2022 - Present Duke Cancer Institute, Institutes and Centers

Recent Publications


Neighborhood Environmental and Contextual Factors Improve Prediction of Childhood Body Mass Index: An Application of Novel Graph Neural Networks.

Journal Article AJE Adv · September 24, 2025 Childhood obesity is a major risk factor for adult cardiovascular disease. Current obesity-prediction models were not developed in diverse populations and do not include heterogeneous social, environmental, and climate factors that may impact body mass ind ... Full text Link to item Cite

Parent-focused behavioural interventions for the prevention of early childhood obesity (TOPCHILD): a systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis.

Journal Article Lancet · September 20, 2025 BACKGROUND: Childhood obesity is a global public health issue, which has prompted governments to invest in prevention programmes. We aimed to investigate the effectiveness of parent-focused early childhood obesity prevention interventions globally. METHODS ... Full text Link to item Cite

Parent-Reported Measures of Weight-Related Health Behaviors in Early Childhood: A Scoping Review.

Journal Article Child Obes · September 12, 2025 Background: Pediatricians support families in establishing healthy behaviors, yet there is limited information on valid and pragmatic questionnaires for assessing weight-related health behaviors in early childhood (≤24 months). The objective of this review ... Full text Link to item Cite
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Recent Grants


Evaluating EHR-based Prediction of Obesity using WHO Weight Velocity Standards and Peak BMI

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center · 2025 - 2027

POWER: Predicting Obesity with Enhanced EHR Resources

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development · 2022 - 2027

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Education, Training & Certifications


University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill · 2015 M.P.H.
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Medical School · 2009 M.D.