About
Certified November 10, 2019
Dr. Angela Fals is a double board-certified pediatrician and obesity medicine physician who specializes in providing medically-supervised weight management for children and adolescents. She is the Medical Director of AdventHealth for Children’s (AHFC) Pediatric Weight and Wellness Program and heads the multidisciplinary clinical team combining medical therapies, counseling, and education to teach children healthy habits and skills for life. Dr. Fals is the medical consultant to Mission:Fit Possible, AHFC’s obesity prevention / wellness branch to local schools and has been instrumental in forming over 90 local, national and international partnerships to create the most comprehensive pediatric weight management program in Central Florida. She is a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics, Diplomate of the American Board of Obesity Medicine, and Certified Culinary Medicine Specialist through the American College of Culinary Medicine.
Dr. Fals has spearheaded AdventHealth (AH) Culinary Medicine and has formed interdepartmental advisory boards advocating for the integration of teaching kitchens and culinary gardens as integral components of healthcare systems providing whole person care. She leads a teaching team working with residents, attending physicians, medical students, and hospital employees providing the opportunity to confidently integrate Culinary Medicine into their own lives and their clinics for chronic disease prevention and treatment prenatally through adulthood.
She has been the recipient of several awards including the U.S. President’s Council on Fitness, Sports, & Nutrition Community Leadership Award and The Press Ganey Top Performer 99th Percentile Award in Patient Experience. For more than 20 years, she has been an advocate for healthy lifestyles and wellness in children, teens, and families.
