Education

Medical School

Boston University School of Medicine
2008 Boston MA

Graduate School

Harvard Medical School
2015 Boston MA

Internship

Boston Combined Residency Program (BCRP)
2009 Boston MA

Residency

Boston Combined Residency Program (BCRP)
2011 Boston MA

Fellowship

Boston Children's Hospital
2014 Boston MA

Publications

  1. Effect of Adopting a Gluten-Free Diet on Exposure to Arsenic and Other Heavy Metals in Children With Celiac Disease: A Prospective Cohort Study. Am J Gastroenterol. 2024 Oct 09. View Abstract
  2. Survey of nutrition screening practices in pediatric hospitals across the United States. Nutr Clin Pract. 2024 Dec; 39(6):1483-1492. View Abstract
  3. Improving anthropometric measurements in hospitalized children: A quality-improvement project. Nutr Clin Pract. 2024 Jun; 39(3):685-695. View Abstract
  4. Comparing Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Findings in Children with Autism, Developmental Delay, or Typical Development. J Pediatr. 2024 Jan; 264:113737. View Abstract
  5. Effect of blenderized tube feeds on gastric emptying: A retrospective cohort study. JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr. 2023 07; 47(5):654-661. View Abstract
  6. Pediatric undernutrition defined by body composition-are we there yet? Am J Clin Nutr. 2020 12 10; 112(6):1424-1426. View Abstract
  7. Letter: is unrealised adult height resulting from paediatric Crohn's disease associated with a potential reduction in lifetime earnings? Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2020 08; 52(3):559-560. View Abstract
  8. Viscosity of Commercial Food-based Formulas and Home-prepared Blenderized Feeds. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2020 06; 70(6):e124-e128. View Abstract
  9. Reply. J Pediatr. 2020 05; 220:268. View Abstract
  10. Viscosity of Commercial Food Based Formulas and Home Prepared Blenderized Feeds. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2020 Feb 07. View Abstract
  11. Health Outcomes and Quality of Life Indices of Children Receiving Blenderized Feeds via Enteral Tube. J Pediatr. 2019 08; 211:139-145.e1. View Abstract
  12. A randomized study of dietary composition during weight-loss maintenance: Rationale, study design, intervention, and assessment. Contemp Clin Trials. 2018 02; 65:76-86. View Abstract
  13. Hepatic, adipocyte, enteric and pancreatic hormones: response to dietary macronutrient composition and relationship with metabolism. Nutr Metab (Lond). 2017; 14:44. View Abstract
  14. Relationship of insulin dynamics to body composition and resting energy expenditure following weight loss. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2015 Nov; 23(11):2216-22. View Abstract
  15. Relationship of peak growth hormone to cardiovascular parameters, waist circumference, lipids and glucose in HIV-infected patients and healthy adults. Clin Endocrinol (Oxf). 2009 Dec; 71(6):815-22. View Abstract
  16. Low-dose physiological growth hormone in patients with HIV and abdominal fat accumulation: a randomized controlled trial. JAMA. 2008 Aug 06; 300(5):509-19. View Abstract
  17. Effects of TNF-alpha neutralization on adipocytokines and skeletal muscle adiposity in the metabolic syndrome. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab. 2007 Jul; 293(1):E102-9. View Abstract
  18. Effects of etanercept in patients with the metabolic syndrome. Arch Intern Med. 2006 Apr 24; 166(8):902-8. View Abstract
  19. Effects of physiological leptin administration on markers of inflammation, platelet activation, and platelet aggregation during caloric deprivation. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2005 Oct; 90(10):5779-85. View Abstract
  20. Effects of growth hormone-releasing hormone on bone turnover in human immunodeficiency virus-infected men with fat accumulation. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2005 Apr; 90(4):2154-60. View Abstract
  21. Endocrine and metabolic effects of physiologic r-metHuLeptin administration during acute caloric deprivation in normal-weight women. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2004 Nov; 89(11):5402-9. View Abstract
  22. Growth hormone (GH) responses to GH-releasing hormone-arginine testing in human immunodeficiency virus lipodystrophy. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2005 Jan; 90(1):32-8. View Abstract
  23. Growth hormone-releasing hormone in HIV-infected men with lipodystrophy: a randomized controlled trial. JAMA. 2004 Jul 14; 292(2):210-8. View Abstract
  24. Relation of leptin pulse dynamics to fat distribution in HIV-infected patients. Am J Clin Nutr. 2004 Jun; 79(6):1103-9. View Abstract
  25. Acute regulation of adiponectin by free fatty acids. Metabolism. 2004 Jun; 53(6):790-3. View Abstract
  26. Nocturnal ghrelin pulsatility and response to growth hormone secretagogues in healthy men. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab. 2004 Sep; 287(3):E506-12. View Abstract
  27. Metabolic regulation of growth hormone by free fatty acids, somatostatin, and ghrelin in HIV-lipodystrophy. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab. 2004 Feb; 286(2):E296-303. View Abstract
  28. Characterization of leptin pulse dynamics and relationship to fat mass, growth hormone, cortisol, and insulin. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab. 2003 Aug; 285(2):E372-9. View Abstract

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