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Academic
Babak Orandi
Lead researcher, New York University study on GLP-1 prescribing to children
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press citations on 1 topic since 4 Sept 2026 · last quoted 22 Sept 2026
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Babak Orandi: key facts
- Kind of voice
- Academic
- Role
- Lead researcher, New York University study on GLP-1 prescribing to children
- Quoted on
- Children's health
- Tracked press citations
- 2
- Most recently quoted
- 22 Sept 2026
- First quoted
- 4 Sept 2026
04 The signal · where Babak Orandi sits on children's health
Ranked 35= of 100 voices quoted in the press on children's health, level with 47 others on 2 citations.
Ranked on press citations on this topic only, not across all topics. Joint positions share a rank.
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Dr Helen StewartClinicianOfficer for Health Improvement (and Consultant in Paediatric Emergency Medicine, Sheffield Children's Hospital), Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH)17 - 2=
Lynn WoolseyUnionChief Nursing Officer, Royal College of Nursing9 - 2=Dr Mike McKeanClinicianVice-president for policy of the RCPCH9
- 35=Alistair BaxterClinicianconsultant anaesthetist and clinical director of surgery, anaesthesia, and theatres, Royal Hospital for Children and Young People in Edinburgh2
- 35=Esther van SluijsAcademicprofessor of behavioural epidemiology at Loughborough University2
- 35=Babak OrandiAcademicLead researcher, New York University study on GLP-1 prescribing to children2
- 35=Harriet CorbettClinicianconsultant paediatric urologist at Alder Hey children's hospital in Liverpool2
- 35=Peter GrayAcademicco-founder of Let Grow, author of 2023 Journal of Pediatrics paper2
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05 On the record · press
What Babak Orandi has said
By outlet · linked articles
- independent.co.uk1
- newscientist.com1
Where Babak Orandi has been quoted
- 01Should we use GLP-1 drugs to treat obesity in children? | New Scientistnewscientist.com · 22 Sept 2026
- 02GLP-1 use in kids under-12 soars - even without FDA approvalindependent.co.uk · 4 Sept 2026
Verbatim
“It's still an open question as to what the effects are of GLP-1 drugs on children's development and we don't really know what that looks like yet, but we do know what it looks like for kids with obesity, and the risk of not treating is real”
“The careful use of GLP-1s remains a valuable tool in confronting the obesity epidemic among young Americans”
Related media coverage
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