Metabolic health for teens and their families.
Your family, your food, your life — we bring personalized medical and nutritional expertise. No generic diet. No counting calories. No hunger. Just you, your teen and their providers.
MEDICINE MEETS NUTRITION
METABOLIC HEALTH AND OBESITY
Dr. Diego Ize-Ludlow, MD
Pediatric Endocrinologist
Board-certified pediatric endocrinologist with deep expertise in childhood obesity and the metabolic conditions that often accompany it — including insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes.
His approach is individualized: for some children, metabolic nutrition is the foundation; for others, GLP-1 receptor agonists are an important part of the plan. He has substantial experience with both.
Trained in pediatrics at Nicklaus Children's Hospital in Miami and in pediatric endocrinology at the University of Pittsburgh. Former Division Chief, with numerous peer-reviewed publications and textbook chapters in pediatric endocrinology.
Medical Nutrition Therapy for Metabolic Health
Dr. Maribel Cedillo, DMSc, RD
Registered Dietitian
Registered dietitian with more than 25 years of clinical and research experience in pediatric and adult metabolic care, and co-founder of Ekilibra — a medical nutrition therapy practice for weight management and metabolic disease.
At the Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, she helped establish the pediatric Weight Management and Wellness Center, designing the treatment program and the behavioral-change curriculum that anchored care for children with obesity and their families.
She spent a decade in pediatric endocrinology and diabetes research, contributing to landmark NIH-funded studies on insulin resistance and the onset of type 1 diabetes. Doctor of Medical Science (Northeastern); MS Nutrition & Dietetics (FIU).
Dr. Ize-Ludlow brings the medical lens — evaluating each child's metabolic picture, deciding what approach is right for them, and managing any medications that are part of the plan.
Dr. Cedillo brings the nutrition lens — designing and guiding the medical nutrition therapy that supports long-term metabolic health, and walking alongside the family as the plan is put into practice.
Together, we share one goal: a healthier child aily equipped to support them.
100% telehealth, built around your family
No app to manage. No calories to count. Just real visits with real clinicians who know your teen by name.
In-depth evaluation
Family kickoff
Honest 90-day review
Book your discovery call.
A brief, no-cost conversation to help your family understand whether Ekilbra is the right fit. No commitment beyond the visit.