Dr. Angela Fals is a board-certified pediatrician and obesity medicine physician who specializes in providing medically supervised weight management for children and adolescents. She is medical director of AdventHealth for Children's Pediatric Weight and Wellness Program and heads the multidisciplinary team with innovative and engaging approaches that combine medical therapies, counseling, education, and physical fitness routines to teach children healthy habits they can carry into adulthood. For the past 20 years she has been an advocate for health and wellness in children and teens.Dr. Fals earned her medical degree and completed her residency training in pediatrics at Loma Linda University School of Medicine and Loma Linda University Children's Hospital, respectively. She is a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics, Diplomate of the American Board of Obesity Medicine, and a Certified Culinary Medicine Specialist.Dr.

Fals is a popular national and international speaker on pediatric obesity. She has worked with colleagues in pediatric weight management programs around the country to establish treatment protocols and conduct national multisite research studies. She is co-founder and leader of the AdventHealth Health and Wellness Advisory Board as well as the AdventHealth Culinary Medicine Governance Board.Dr. Fals has served on local boards, including the Center for Health and Wellbeing's Crosby Wellness Center Medical Advisory Board, and has worked closely with more than 90 partnerships, including long-time funder Orlando Magic Youth Foundation and Edible Education Experience (EEE) at the Emeril Lagasse Foundation Kitchen House and Culinary Garden.In 2016, Dr. Fals received the U.S.

President's Council on Fitness, Sports, & Nutrition Community Leadership Award. Under her leadership, Healthy 100 Kids Weight and Wellness Program has been recognized by the U.S. Surgeon General and by Florida Congressman Daniel Webster's floor speech in the House of Representatives.Dr. Fals enjoys a daily workout of walking, biking, Pilates or power stretching, and dance or exercise HIIT workouts. She enjoys making healthy cooking recipes, and, in moments of rare down time, loves snuggling on the sofa next to a window with soft music and a good book.