Failure to Thrive
1000 W Carson St, Box 437
Torrance, CA 90502
dulce.alvarez@lundquist.org
The Failure to Thrive (FTT) clinic is a place where children with impaired growth and developmental concerns are evaluated and treated with the highest level of quality care, respect, and confidentiality. FTT is a term commonly used to refer to children who are unable to gain weight and grow (within normal range) as expected. Children with FTT usually have a weight that is below the normal growth chart (the 5th percentile) for their age.
The treatment of failure to thrive is carried out by our multi-disciplinary team of doctors, pediatric nurse practitioners, nutritionists, and occupational/physical therapists. Because many FTT patients require additional services our case manager provides home visits, individualized health education, and referrals to other community resources. Members of our team are bilingual and are sensitive to our multicultural population.
Leadership
She is a Past President of the American Academy of Pediatrics, Past President of the Ambulatory Pediatric Association (APA, now the Academic Pediatric Association), Past President of the Association of Pediatric Program Directors (APPD), Chair of the Residency Review Committee (RRC) for Pediatrics, Chair of the Council of RRC Chairs, Past President of the Council of Medical Specialty Societies (CMSS). She has served on the Board of Directors of the American Board of Pediatrics (ABP), the American Board of Emergency Medicine, and the Accreditation Council on Graduate Medical Education (ACGME).
She is a delegate from the AAP to the AMA and served on the AMA’s Council on Medical Education where she was Chair. She is currently on the Board of Directors of the Accreditation Council on Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the National Resident Match Program (NRMP), and the Stakeholder Council of the American Board of Medical Specialties.
In 2006, she was the recipient of the Joseph W. St. Geme Jr. Leadership Award, and in 2007, she received the Abraham Jacobi Memorial Award. She is the author of several hundred articles and book chapters and is the editor of Berkowitz’s Pediatrics: A Primary Care Approach, a textbook now in its 6th edition.
She is a Past President of the American Academy of Pediatrics, Past President of the Ambulatory Pediatric Association (APA, now the Academic Pediatric Association), Past President of the Association of Pediatric Program Directors (APPD), Chair of the Residency Review Committee (RRC) for Pediatrics, Chair of the Council of RRC Chairs, Past President of the Council of Medical Specialty Societies (CMSS). She has served on the Board of Directors of the American Board of Pediatrics (ABP), the American Board of Emergency Medicine, and the Accreditation Council on Graduate Medical Education (ACGME).
She is a delegate from the AAP to the AMA and served on the AMA’s Council on Medical Education where she was Chair. She is currently on the Board of Directors of the Accreditation Council on Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the National Resident Match Program (NRMP), and the Stakeholder Council of the American Board of Medical Specialties.
In 2006, she was the recipient of the Joseph W. St. Geme Jr. Leadership Award, and in 2007, she received the Abraham Jacobi Memorial Award. She is the author of several hundred articles and book chapters and is the editor of Berkowitz’s Pediatrics: A Primary Care Approach, a textbook now in its 6th edition.
