Medical Director, Concorde Pediatrics of Northwell Health, New York, NY

Dr. Dyan Hes is the medical director of Concorde Pediatrics in New York City and a past director of the American Board of Obesity Medicine. She is board certified in pediatrics and obesity medicine. Dr. Hes completed her residency in Social Pediatrics at New York’s Albert Einstein School of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center. Prior to joining Northwell, Dr. Hes worked at Gramercy Pediatrics, which she founded in 2010 and where she worked for 12 years. In addition, she developed and served as director of the Pediatric Weight Management Program at New York Methodist Hospital. In conjunction with the Park Slope YMCA, Dr. Hes created the Be Fit program for overweight children. Since its inception, the program has served as a successful model for collaboration between hospitals and community centers nationwide.

An active advocate for pediatric and adolescent nutrition and weight management, Dr. Hes was honored by Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz for her efforts to combat obesity among Brooklyn youth. In 2006, she served as an expert witness at the New York City Department of Health hearing to ban trans fat in restaurant food.

Dr. Hes has been a regular medical correspondent on CBS This Morning, CBS Evening News, WPIX News, and FOX News. She has contributed to numerous articles on pediatrics in newspapers, periodicals, and internet sites. Dr. Hes has consistently been named one of New York’s Top Doctors by Castle and Connolly from 2011-2024.

Dr. Hes resides in New York City with her teen daughter and her young adult son. She also spends time in Miami working as a local medical news contributor. Her hobbies include movies, Pilates, paddleboarding, and power walking with her dogs Dice and Dobby.