BioSketch: Robert D. Murray MD

Robert D. Murray, MD
Professor, Chief
Center for Healthy Weight and Nutrition
Department of Pediatrics (Nationwide Children's Hospital)
College of Medicine
The Ohio State University

Robert Murray, MD, is Director of Columbus Children’s Hospital’s Center for Healthy Weight and Nutrition and a Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at The Ohio State University College of Medicine. Dr. Murray spent 20 years at Children’s Hospital in the field of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition and served as the Director of the Borden Center for Nutrition and Wellness. He served for three years as the Pediatric Medical Director for Ross Labs, a division of Abbott Labs before returning to Children’s in his current role.

Dr. Murray has worked on the issue of obesity prevention in children for more than a decade. He is the chair-elect of the American Academy of Pediatrics Council on School Health and has been their representative to the national Action for Healthy Kids initiative, promoting school policies that combat obesity. Dr. Murray is also the Chair of the health sector for Central Ohio’s Healthy and Fit project, a community-wide effort to coordinate local resources aimed at curbing obesity.