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Sarah Commisso Armstrong

Professor of Pediatrics
Pediatrics, General Pediatrics and Adolescent Health
Box 3675 Med Ctr, Durham, NC 27710
3116 N Duke Street, Durham, NC 27704
Office hours Monday - Friday 8am - 5pm  

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Professor of Pediatrics · 2021 - Present Pediatrics, General Pediatrics and Adolescent Health, Pediatrics
Chief, Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Health · 2021 - Present Pediatrics, General Pediatrics and Adolescent Health, Pediatrics
Professor in the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health · 2020 - Present Family Medicine and Community Health, Community Health, Family Medicine and Community Health
Professor in Population Health Sciences · 2020 - Present Population Health Sciences, Basic Science Departments
Affiliate, Duke Global Health Institute · 2016 - Present Duke Global Health Institute, University Institutes and Centers
Member in the Duke Clinical Research Institute · 2017 - Present Duke Clinical Research Institute, Institutes and Centers

Previous Appointments & Affiliations


Member of the Duke Clinical Research Institute · 2017 - 2024 Duke Clinical Research Institute, Institutes and Centers
Professor of Pediatrics · 2019 - 2020 Pediatrics, General Pediatrics and Adolescent Health, Pediatrics
Professor in Population Health Sciences · 2019 - 2020 Population Health Sciences, Basic Science Departments
Professor in the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health · 2019 - 2020 Family Medicine and Community Health, Community Health, Family Medicine and Community Health
Associate Professor in the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health · 2014 - 2019 Family Medicine and Community Health, Community Health, Family Medicine and Community Health
Associate Professor of Pediatrics · 2014 - 2019 Pediatrics, General Pediatrics and Adolescent Health, Pediatrics
Associate Professor Track V in Population Health Sciences · 2018 - 2019 Population Health Sciences, Basic Science Departments
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics · 2010 - 2014 Pediatrics, General Pediatrics and Adolescent Health, Pediatrics
Medical Instructor in the Department of Pediatrics · 2006 - 2010 Pediatrics, General Pediatrics and Adolescent Health, Pediatrics

Leadership & Clinical Positions at Duke


Division Chief, General Pediatrics and Adolescent Health
Director, Duke Children's Healthy Lifestyles Program
Co-Director, Duke Center for Childhood Obesity Research
Co-Medical Director, Duke Research at Pickett Road

Academic Positions Outside Duke


Chair, Section on Obesity · 2020 - 2023 American Academy of Pediatrics
Executive Committee, Section on Obesity · 2015 - 2022 American Academy of Pediatrics
Executive Council Member · 2018 - 2021 Society for Pediatric Research
Co-Director, Research Scholars Program · 2012 - 2020 Academic Pediatric Association