ABOUT US
Dr. Wallach (also known as Dr. Jamie) is well experienced in the pediatric and nutrition professions. She has over twenty years of experience in the nutritional field and a cumulative 15 years in the medical field. She began her professional career as a Registered Dietitian after graduating from University of California at Davis with a Bachelor of Science degree in Dietetics in 1984.
After working as a dietitian in the areas of cardiovascular, diabetic, and pediatric nutrition, Dr. Wallach entered medical school in 1989 at Chicago Medical School and then entered pediatric residency at Stanford University in 1993. During her seven years as a private pediatrician in the Los Gatos area, Dr. Wallach has been constantly confronted by the reality of the growing national problem of childhood obesity and overweight.
She left her private practice in December of 2004 to focus full-time on helping children and adolescents become healthier and to lead longer, more productive lives. Her position in the local pediatric community among her peers and previous patients from her general pediatric practice has given her an advantageous start to her practice.
Dr. von Almen (also known as Dr. Kris) has worked in the field of pediatric weight management for over twenty years. He is a co-author of Trim Kids, (for parents of overweight kids), and the Handbook of Pediatric Obesity: Clinical Management. He is also a co-author of numerous scientific articles published in popular and scientific journals including Journal of the American Medical Association, Health Psychology, Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, American Journal of Disease in Childhood, Journal of the American Dietetic Association, and Obesity Research. Over the past five years, he has specialized in training health professionals around the world to run their own Committed to Kids programs and has lectured extensively on the topic. Dr von Almen serves as faculty for the American Dietetic Association’s credentialing course for Pediatric and Adolescent Weight Management.
Dr. Kristian von Almen received his doctorate in applied developmental psychology in 1987 from the University of New Orleans. He is co-founder and former director of the Committed to Kids Weight Management program that was initiated 20 years ago at Louisiana State University Medical Center and Children's Hospital of New Orleans. CTK is a multidisciplinary treatment for child, teen and family overweight, and Dr. von Almen developed and implemented the behavioral treatment portion of the program. He relocated to San Jose and has been an integral part in the conception and implementation of BACTK, along with Dr. Wallach, the program’s founder and director.
Hartmut Broring, M.S. was born 1967 in Cloppenburg, Germany. He first came to the United States as an intern in 1992 working for the Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired in San Francisco; returning here as a permanent resident after finishing his Masters degree in Exercise/Sports Therapy (majored in Cardiopulmonary and Orthopedic Rehabilitation) at the University of Cologne Germany in June of 1995.
He founded BACK IN FORM in 1996, a company dedicated to fitness training, exercise therapy and health education. In 2001 Hartmut was recognized by IDEA (the leading association of fitness professionals) as a MASTER TRAINER, the highest level of recognition for Personal Trainers. Hartmut has memberships with the American College of Sports Medicine, IDEA and The Fitness Educators of Older Adults Association. As a father of two Hartmut's interest has shifted towards fitness and health for children and teens over the past six years. FIT-4-KIDS, a program addressing the needs of overweight children and teens is currently offered through the City of San Jose and BACK IN FORM, Inc. |
