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Seema Kumar, M.D.

  1. Pediatric Endocrinologist
  2. Pediatrician
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Publications

  1. Salama M, Pinto E Vairo F, Hentz R, Al Nofal A, Hassan S, Ibrahim SH, Lteif A, Creo A, Pittock S, Kumar S. Cardiometabolic Risk Markers in Children With Obesity and Variants in MC4R Pathway-related Genes. J Endocr Soc. 2024 Jul 26; 8 (9):bvae137 Epub 2024 July 25
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  2. Pinto E Vairo F, Kemppainen JL, Vitek CRR, Whalen DA, Kolbert KJ, Sikkink KJ, Kroc SA, Kruisselbrink T, Shupe GF, Knudson AK, Burke EM, Loftus EC, Bandel LA, Prochnow CA, Mulvihill LA, Thomas B, Gable DM, Graddy CB, Garzon GGM, Ekpoh IU, Porquera EMC, Fervenza FC, Hogan MC, El Ters M, Warrington KJ, Davis JM 3rd, Koster MJ, Orandi AB, Basiaga ML, Vella A, Kumar S, Creo AL, Lteif AN, Pittock ST, Tebben PJ, Abate EG, Joshi AY, Ristagno EH, Patnaik MS, Schimmenti LA, Dhamija R, Sabrowsky SM, Wierenga KJ, Keddis MT, Samadder NJJ, Presutti RJ, Robinson SI, Stephens MC, Roberts LR, Faubion WA Jr, Driscoll SW, Wong-Kisiel LC, Selcen D, Flanagan EP, Ramanan VK, Jackson LM, Mauermann ML, Ortega VE, Anderson SA, Aoudia SL, Klee EW, McAllister TM, Lazaridis KN. Correction: Implementation of genomic medicine for rare disease in a tertiary healthcare system: Mayo Clinic Program for Rare and Undiagnosed Diseases (PRaUD). J Transl Med. 2024 Apr 30; 22 (1):400
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  3. Skolnick V, Rajjo T, Thacher T, Kumar S, Kaufman T, Weaver A, Wi CI, Lynch BA. Association of Weight Trajectory With Severe Obesity: A Case-Control Study. Child Obes. 2024 Apr; 20 (3):169-177 Epub 2023 Apr 03
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  4. Kumar S, King E, Binns HJ, Christison A, Cuda SE, Yee JK, Joseph M, Kirk S. Diabetes screening outcomes in youth presenting for paediatric weight management: A report of the Paediatric Obesity Weight Evaluation Registry. Pediatr Obes. 2024 Apr; 19 (4):e13102 Epub 2024 Jan 31
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  5. Salama M, Balagopal B, Fennoy I, Kumar S. Childhood Obesity, Diabetes. and Cardiovascular Disease Risk. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2023 Nov 17; 108 (12):3051-3066
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  6. Biggs BK, Rodgers KV, Nayman SJ, Hofschulte DR, Loncar H, Kumar S, Lynch BA, Rajjo TI, Wilson DK. Translation of a family-based behavioral intervention for adolescent obesity using the RE-AIM framework and common steps from adaptation frameworks. Transl Behav Med. 2023 Sep 12; 13 (9):700-709
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  7. Sas DJ, Absah I, Phelan SM, Joshi AY, Creo AL, Behl S, Hanson KT, Kumar S. Patient Satisfaction Scores Impact Pediatrician Practice Patterns, Job Satisfaction, and Burnout. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2023 Jul; 62 (7):769-780 Epub 2022 Dec 22
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  8. Pinto E Vairo F, Kemppainen JL, Vitek CRR, Whalen DA, Kolbert KJ, Sikkink KJ, Kroc SA, Kruisselbrink T, Shupe GF, Knudson AK, Burke EM, Loftus EC, Bandel LA, Prochnow CA, Mulvihill LA, Thomas B, Gable DM, Graddy CB, Garzon GGM, Ekpoh IU, Porquera EMC, Fervenza FC, Hogan MC, El Ters M, Warrington KJ, Davis JM 3rd, Koster MJ, Orandi AB, Basiaga ML, Vella A, Kumar S, Creo AL, Lteif AN, Pittock ST, Tebben PJ, Abate EG, Joshi AY, Ristagno EH, Patnaik MS, Schimmenti LA, Dhamija R, Sabrowsky SM, Wierenga KJ, Keddis MT, Samadder NJJ, Presutti RJ, Robinson SI, Stephens MC, Roberts LR, Faubion WA Jr, Driscoll SW, Wong-Kisiel LC, Selcen D, Flanagan EP, Ramanan VK, Jackson LM, Mauermann ML, Ortega VE, Anderson SA, Aoudia SL, Klee EW, McAllister TM, Lazaridis KN. Implementation of genomic medicine for rare disease in a tertiary healthcare system: Mayo Clinic Program for Rare and Undiagnosed Diseases (PRaUD). J Transl Med. 2023 Jun 23; 21(1):410.
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  9. Christison AL, Ariza AJ, Fernandez C, Kumar S, Novick MB, Santos M, Stratbucker WB, Sweeney BR, Vidmar A, Kirk S. Challenges and solutions to sustaining paediatric weight management programs in the United States. Clin Obes. 2023 Jun; 13 (3):e12577 Epub 2023 Jan 11
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  10. Salama M, Kumar S. High Birth Weight and Risk of Childhood Obesity. Indian Pediatr 2023 Feb 15; 60 (1):94-95
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  11. Bansal N, Kumar S, Brar PC. Update on management of paediatric dyslipidaemia. Curr Opin Endocrinol Diabetes Obes. 2023 Feb 1; 30 (1):52-64
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  12. Hamel BL, Kumar S, Heidenreich L, Joshi A, DaSilva C, Asumda FZ. A novel case of homozygous PAX1 mutation associated with hypoparathyroidism. Ther Adv Rare Dis. 2023 Jan-Dec; 4:26330040231158776 Epub 2023 Mar 11
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  13. Salama M, Biggs BK, Creo A, Prissel R, Al Nofal A, Kumar S. Adolescents with Type 2 Diabetes: Overcoming Barriers to Effective Weight Management. Diabetes Metab Syndr Obes. 2023; 16:693-711 Epub 2023 Mar 09
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  14. Magge SN, Wolf RM, Pyle L, Brown EA, Benavides VC, Bianco ME, Chao LC, Cymbaluk A, Balikcioglu PG, Halpin K, Hsia DS, Huerta-Saenz L, Kim JJ, Kumar S, Levitt Katz LE, Marks BE, Neyman A, O'Sullivan KL, Pillai SS, Shah AS, Shoemaker AH, Siddiqui JAW, Srinivasan S, Thomas IH, Tryggestad JB, Yousif MF, Kelsey MM, COVID-19 and Type 2 Diabetes Consortium. The Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic is Associated with a Substantial Rise in Frequency and Severity of Presentation of Youth-Onset Type 2 Diabetes. J Pediatr. 2022 Dec; 251:51-59.e2 Epub 2022 Aug 17
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  15. Kapellen T, Agwu JC, Martin L, Kumar S, Rachmiel M, Cody D, Nirmala SVSG, Marcovecchio ML. ISPAD clinical practice consensus guidelines 2022: Management of children and adolescents with diabetes requiring surgery. Pediatr Diabetes. 2022 Dec; 23 (8):1468-1477
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  16. Jackson S, Creo A, Kumar S. Are Clinicians Aggressive Enough in Treating Diabetes-Related Hyperlipidemia in Youth? Curr Atheroscler Rep. 2022 Jun; 24 (6):471-481 Epub 2022 Apr 11
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  17. Wang Z, Joshi A, Leopold K, Jackson S, Christensen S, Nayfeh T, Mohammed K, Creo A, Tebben P, Kumar S. Association of vitamin D deficiency with COVID-19 infection severity: Systematic review and meta-analysis. Clin Endocrinol (Oxf). 2022 Mar; 96 (3):281-287 Epub 2021 July 12
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  18. Tucker JM, Stratbucker W, King EC, Cuda S, Negrete S, Sweeney B, Kumar S, Borzutzky C, Binns HJ, Kirk S, POWER Work Group. Characteristics of paediatric weight management in the United States: Associations with program retention and BMI outcomes in the paediatric obesity weight evaluation registry (POWER). Pediatr Obes. 2022 Feb; 17 (2):e12848 Epub 2021 Sept 09
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  19. Tadese K, Ernst V, Weaver AL, Thacher TD, Rajjo T, Kumar S, Kaufman T, Wi CI, Lynch BA. Association of Perinatal Factors With Severe Obesity and Dyslipidemia in Adulthood. J Prim Care Community Health. 2022 Jan-Dec; 13:21501327211058982
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  20. Creo A, Sriram S, Vaughan LE, Weaver AL, Lteif A, Kumar S. Risk of substance use disorders among adolescents and emerging adults with type 1 diabetes: A population-based cohort study. Pediatr Diabetes. 2021 Dec; 22 (8):1143-1149 Epub 2021 Sept 30
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  21. Kerber AA, Pitlick MM, Kellund AE, Weaver AL, Kumar S, Joshi AY. Stable Rates of Low Vitamin D Status Among Children Despite Increased Testing: A Population-Based Study. J Pediatr. 2021 Dec; 239:212-218.e2 Epub 2021 July 20
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  22. Ashraf AP, Sunil B, Bamba V, Breidbart E, Brar PC, Chung S, Gupta A, Khokhar A, Kumar S, Lightbourne M, Kamboj MK, Miller RS, Patni N, Raman V, Shah AS, Wilson DP, Kohn B. Case Studies in Pediatric Lipid Disorders and Their Management. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2021 Nov 19; 106 (12):3605-3620
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  23. Kumar S, Mankowski RT, Anton SD, Babu Balagopal P. Novel insights on the role of spexin as a biomarker of obesity and related cardiometabolic disease. Int J Obes (Lond). 2021 Oct; 45 (10):2169-2178 Epub 2021 July 12
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  24. Weckwerth JA, Dahl AR, Pittock ST, Kumar S, Rosen CB, Grothe RM, Furuya KN. Liver Transplantation and Development of Diabetes in an Adolescent Male With HNF1B Disease. JPGN Rep. 2021 Aug; 2 (3):e085 Epub 2021 June 25
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  25. Driano JE, Creo AL, Kumar S, Chattha AJ, Lteif AN. Ovarian Steroid Cell Tumor Masquerading as Steroid-Unresponsive Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia. AACE Clin Case Rep. 2021 Jul-Aug; 7 (4):261-263 Epub 2021 Feb 17
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  26. Kumar S, Ashraf AP, Lteif A, Lynch J, Aye T. Pediatric Endocrinology: Perspectives of Pediatric Endocrinologists Regarding Career Choice and Recruitment of Trainees. Endocr Pract. 2021 Jul; 27 (7):743-748 Epub 2020 Dec 15
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  27. Lei S, Medina Inojosa JR, Inojosa JRM, Kumar S, Lee AT, Scott CG, Lerman A, Lerman LO, Senecal CG, Lin W, Zhang X, Cohen P, Lopez-Jimenez F. Effectiveness of a Weight Loss Program Using Digital Health in Adolescents and Preadolescents. Child Obes. 2021 Jul; 17 (5):311-321 Epub 2021 Apr 06
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  28. Biggs BK, Wilson DK, Quattlebaum M, Kumar S, Meek A, Jensen TB. Examination of Weight-Loss Motivators and Family Factors in Relation to Weight Management Strategies and Dietary Behaviors among Adolescents with Obesity. Nutrients. 2021 May 20; 13 (5)
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  29. Singhal S, Kumar S. Current Perspectives on Management of Type 2 Diabetes in Youth. Children (Basel). 2021 Jan 10; 8 (1)
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  30. Borzutzky C, King E, Fox CK, Stratbucker W, Tucker J, Yee JK, Kumar S, Cuda S, Sweeney B, Kirk S, On Behalf Of The Power Work Group. Trends in prescribing anti-obesity pharmacotherapy for paediatric weight management: Data from the POWER Work Group. Pediatr Obes. 2021 Jan; 16(1):e12701. Epub 2020 Sep 02.
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  31. Cristiani V, Kumbamu A, Asiedu GB, Johnson SK, Gewirtz O'Brien JR, Ziebart G, Mogen MR, Lynch B, Kumar S. Use of Community Based Participatory Research to Design Interventions for Healthy Lifestyle in an Alternative Learning Environment. J Prim Care Community Health. 2021 Jan-Dec; 12:21501327211014749
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  32. Kaufman TK, Gentile N, Kumar S, Halle M, Lynch BA, Cristiani V, Fischer K, Chaudhry R. Impact of Point-of-Care Decision Support Tool on Laboratory Screening for Comorbidities in Children with Obesity. Children (Basel). 2020 Jun 27; 7 (7) Epub 2020 June 27
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  33. Iqbal AM, Kumar S, Hansen J, Heyrman M, Spee R, Lteif A. Association of Adverse Childhood Experiences with Glycemic Control and Lipids in Children with Type 1 Diabetes. Children (Basel). 2020 Jan 18; 7 (1)
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  34. Dahl A, Kumar S. Recent Advances in Neonatal Diabetes. Diabetes Metab Syndr Obes. 2020; 13:355-364 Epub 2020 Feb 12
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  35. Creo A, Anderson H, Cannon B, Lteif A, Kumar S, Tebben P, Iqbal AM, Ramakrishna A, Pittock S. Patterns of amiodarone-induced thyroid dysfunction in infants and children. Heart Rhythm. 2019 Sep; 16 (9):1436-1442 Epub 2019 Mar 21
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  36. Biggs BK, Tsai Owens M, Geske J, Lebow JR, Kumar S, Harper K, Grothe KB, Cunningham ML, Jensen TB, Clark MM. Development and initial validation of the Support for Healthy Lifestyle (SHeL) questionnaire for adolescents. Eat Behav. 2019 Aug; 34:101310 Epub 2019 July 11
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  37. Kumar S, Hossain J, Inge T, Balagopal PB. Changes in Myokines in Youths With Severe Obesity Following Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Surgery. JAMA Surg. 2019 Jul 1; 154 (7):668-669
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  38. Iqbal AM, Lteif AN, Kumar S. Association between mild hyperthyrotropinemia and hypercholesterolemia in children with severe obesity. J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab. 2019 Jun 26; 32 (6):561-568
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  39. Kumar S, King EC, Christison AL, Kelly AS, Ariza AJ, Borzutzky C, Cuda S, Kirk S, POWER Work Group. Health Outcomes of Youth in Clinical Pediatric Weight Management Programs in POWER. J Pediatr. 2019 May; 208:57-65.e4 Epub 2019 Mar 08
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  40. Gupta N, Lteif A, Creo A, Iqbal AM, Pittock S, Tebben PJ, Hansen J, Heyrman M, Spee R, Scanlan-Hanson L, Kumar S. Improved utilization of waist-to-height ratio in cardiometabolic risk counselling in children: Application of DMAIC strategy. J Eval Clin Pract. 2019 Apr; 25 (2):300-305 Epub 2018 Oct 31
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  41. Lynch BA, Kaufman TK, Rajjo TI, Mohammed K, Kumar S, Murad MH, Gentile NE, Koepp GA, McCrady-Spitzer SK, Levine JA. Accuracy of Accelerometers for Measuring Physical Activity and Levels of Sedentary Behavior in Children: A Systematic Review. J Prim Care Community Health. 2019 Jan-Dec; 10:2150132719874252.
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  42. Kumar S, Kaufman T. Childhood obesity. Panminerva Med. 2018 Dec; 60 (4):200-212 Epub 2018 Oct 05
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  43. Lynch BA, Finney Rutten LJ, Wilson PM, Kumar S, Phelan S, Jacobson RM, Fan C, Agunwamba A. The impact of positive contextual factors on the association between adverse family experiences and obesity in a National Survey of Children. Prev Med. 2018 Nov; 116:81-86 Epub 2018 Sept 13
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  44. Kumar S, Hossain MJ, Inge T, Balagopal PB. Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery in youth with severe obesity: 1-year longitudinal changes in spexin. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2018 Oct; 14 (10):1537-1543 Epub 2018 July 20
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  45. Dahl AR, Iqbal AM, Lteif AN, Pittock ST, Tebben PJ, Kumar S. Mild subclinical hypothyroidism is associated with paediatric dyslipidaemia. Clin Endocrinol (Oxf). 2018 Sep; 89 (3):330-335 Epub 2018 June 21
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  46. Kumar S, Croghan IT, Biggs BK, Croghan K, Prissel R, Fuehrer D, Donelan-Dunlap B, Sood A. Family-Based Mindful Eating Intervention in Adolescents with Obesity: A Pilot Randomized Clinical Trial. Children (Basel). 2018 Jul 06; 5(7).
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  47. Kumar S, Hossain MJ, Javed A, Kullo IJ, Balagopal PB. Relationship of circulating spexin with markers of cardiovascular disease: a pilot study in adolescents with obesity. Pediatr Obes. 2018 Jun; 13 (6):374-380 Epub 2017 Oct 10
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  48. Fox CK, Kaizer AM, Ryder JR, Rudser KD, Kelly AS, Kumar S, Gross AC, Kumar S, POWER Work Group. Cardiometabolic risk factors in treatment-seeking youth versus population youth with obesity. Obes Sci Pract. 2018 Jun; 4 (3):207-215 Epub 2018 Apr 10
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  49. Hossain MJ, Levinson A, George D, Canas J, Kumar S, Balagopal PB. Vitamin D Status and Cardiovascular Risk in Obesity: Effect of Physical Activity in Nonvitamin D Supplemented Adolescents. Metab Syndr Relat Disord. 2018 May; 16 (4):197-203 Epub 2018 Mar 13
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  50. Kumar S, Balagopal PB. Vaspin and Omentin-1 in Obese Children with Metabolic Syndrome: Two New Kids on the Block? Metab Syndr Relat Disord 2018 Mar; 16 (2):73-75
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  51. Dahl AR, Dhamija R, Al Nofal A, Pittock ST, Schwenk WF, Kumar S. Transient Neonatal Diabetes due to a Mutation in KCNJ11 in a Child with Klinefelter Syndrome. J Clin Res Pediatr Endocrinol. 2018 Mar 1; 10 (1):79-82 Epub 2017 Aug 02
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  52. Sriram S, St Sauver JL, Jacobson DJ, Fan C, Lynch BA, Cristiani V, Kullo IJ, Lteif AN, Kumar S. Temporal trends in lipid testing among children and adolescents: A population based study. Prev Med Rep. 2017 Dec; 8:267-272 Epub 2017 Nov 08
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  53. Haas L, Chevalier R, Major BT, Enders F, Kumar S, Tung J. Biologic Agents Are Associated with Excessive Weight Gain in Children with Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Dig Dis Sci. 2017 Nov; 62 (11):3110-3116 Epub 2017 Sept 11
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  54. Lynch BA, Rutten LJF, Ebbert JO, Kumar S, Yawn BP, Jacobson D, Sauver JS. Development of Distinct Body Mass Index Trajectories Among Children Before Age 5 Years: A Population-Based Study. J Prim Care Community Health. 2017 Oct; 8(4):278-284. Epub 2017 Apr 22.
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  55. Iqbal AM, Dahl AR, Lteif A, Kumar S. Vitamin D Deficiency: A Potential Modifiable Risk Factor for Cardiovascular Disease in Children with Severe Obesity. Children (Basel). 2017 Aug 28; 4 (9)
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  56. Amini Z, Kotagal S, Lohse C, Lloyd R, Sriram S, Kumar S. Effect of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Treatment on Lipids in Obese Children. Children (Basel). 2017 Jun 1; 4 (6) Epub 2017 June 01
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  57. Willits EK, Wang Z, Jin J, Patel B, Motosue M, Bhagia A, Almasri J, Erwin PJ, Kumar S, Joshi AY. Vitamin D and food allergies in children: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Allergy Asthma Proc. 2017 May 01; 38: (3)21-28.
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  58. Kumar S, Kelly AS. Review of Childhood Obesity: From Epidemiology, Etiology, and Comorbidities to Clinical Assessment and Treatment. Mayo Clin Proc. 2017 Feb; 92 (2):251-265 Epub 2017 Jan 05
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  59. Campbell MS, Gregory SW, Weaver AL, Mara KC, Kumar S, Boyce TG. Impact of Asthma on the Association between Childhood Obesity and Influenza. JSM Allergy Asthma. 2017; 2 (2) Epub 2017 Apr 24
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  60. Fox CK, Kaizer AM, Rudser KD, Nathan BM, Gross AC, Sunni M, Jennifer Abuzzahab M, Schwartz BL, Kumar S, Petryk A, Billington CJ, Ryder JR, Kelly AS. Meal replacements followed by topiramate for the treatment of adolescent severe obesity: A pilot randomized controlled trial. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2016 Dec; 24 (12):2553-2561 Epub 2016 Nov 03
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  61. Gentile N, Cristiani V, Lynch BA, Wilson PM, Weaver AL, Rutten LJ, Jacobson DJ, Chaudhry R, Sriram S, Kumar S. The effect of an automated point of care tool on diagnosis and management of childhood obesity in primary care. J Eval Clin Pract. 2016 Dec; 22 (6):958-964 Epub 2016 June 10
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  62. Sriram S, Croghan I, Lteif A, Donelan-Dunlap B, Li Z, Kumar S. Relationship between 25(OH)D levels and circulating lipids in African American adolescents. J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab. 2016 Oct 1; 29: (10)1165-1172.
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  63. Lynch BA, Agunwamba A, Wilson PM, Kumar S, Jacobson RM, Phelan S, Cristiani V, Fan C, Finney Rutten LJ. Adverse family experiences and obesity in children and adolescents in the United States. Prev Med. 2016 Sep; 90:148-54 Epub 2016 July 01
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  64. Javed A, Kullo IJ, Balagopal PB, Kumar S. Effect of vitamin D3 treatment on endothelial function in obese adolescents. Pediatr Obes. 2016 Aug; 11 (4):279-84 Epub 2015 Aug 14
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  65. Trivedi S, Al-Nofal A, Kumar S, Tripathi S, Kahoud RJ, Tebben PJ. Severe non-infective systemic inflammatory response syndrome, shock, and end-organ dysfunction after zoledronic acid administration in a child. Osteoporos Int. 2016 Jul; 27 (7):2379-2382 Epub 2016 Feb 18
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  66. Kumar S, Hossain J, Nader N, Aguirre R, Sriram S, Balagopal PB. Decreased Circulating Levels of Spexin in Obese Children. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2016 Jul; 101 (7):2931-6 Epub 2016 May 24
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  67. Aguirre Castaneda RL, Kumar S, Voigt RG, Leibson CL, Barbaresi WJ, Weaver AL, Killian JM, Katusic SK. Childhood Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Sex, and Obesity: A Longitudinal Population-Based Study. Mayo Clin Proc. 2016 Mar; 91 (3):352-61 Epub 2016 Feb 04
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  68. Sriram S, Joshi AY, Rodriguez V, Kumar S. Autoimmune Lymphoproliferative Syndrome: A Rare Cause of Disappearing HDL Syndrome. Case Reports Immunol. 2016; 2016:7945953 Epub 2016 Aug 08
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  69. Lynch BA, Jones A, Biggs BK, Kaufman T, Cristiani V, Kumar S, Quigg S, Maxson J, Swenson L, Jacobson N. Implementing Child-focused Activity Meter Utilization into the Elementary School Classroom Setting Using a Collaborative Community-based Approach. J Community Med Health Educ. 2015 Dec; 5 (6) Epub 2015 Nov 25
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  70. Javed A, Lteif AN, Kumar S, Simmons PS, Chang AY. Fasting Glucose Changes in Adolescents with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Compared with Obese Controls: A Retrospective Cohort Study. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2015 Dec; 28 (6):451-6 Epub 2015 Jan 07
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  71. Lynch BA, Finney Rutten LJ, Jacobson RM, Kumar S, Elrashidi MY, Wilson PM, Jacobson DJ, St Sauver JL. Health Care Utilization by Body Mass Index in a Pediatric Population. Acad Pediatr. 2015 Nov-Dec; 15 (6):644-50 Epub 2015 Sept 26
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  72. Kumar S, Coenen M, Iyer S, Bahn RS. Forkhead Transcription Factor FOXO1 Is Regulated by Both a Stimulatory Thyrotropin Receptor Antibody and Insulin-Like Growth Factor-1 in Orbital Fibroblasts from Patients with Graves' Ophthalmopathy. Thyroid. 2015 Oct; 25 (10):1145-50 Epub 2015 Aug 19
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  73. Javed A, Jumean M, Murad MH, Okorodudu D, Kumar S, Somers VK, Sochor O, Lopez-Jimenez F. Diagnostic performance of body mass index to identify obesity as defined by body adiposity in children and adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Pediatr Obes. 2015 Jun; 10 (3):234-44 Epub 2014 June 25
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  74. Javed A, Balagopal PB, Vella A, Fischer PR, Piccinini F, Dalla Man C, Cobelli C, Giesler PD, Laugen JM, Kumar S. Association between thyrotropin levels and insulin sensitivity in euthyroid obese adolescents. Thyroid. 2015 May; 25 (5):478-84 Epub 2015 Apr 07
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  75. Javed A, Vella A, Balagopal PB, Fischer PR, Weaver AL, Piccinini F, Dalla Man C, Cobelli C, Giesler PD, Laugen JM, Kumar S. Cholecalciferol supplementation does not influence beta-cell function and insulin action in obese adolescents: a prospective double-blind randomized trial. J Nutr. 2015 Feb; 145 (2):284-90 Epub 2014 Dec 17
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  76. Javed A, Kumar S, Simmons PS, Lteif AN. Phenotypic Characterization of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome in Adolescents Based on Menstrual Irregularity. Horm Res Paediatr. 2015; 84: (4)223-30.
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  77. Biggs BK, Lebow J, Smith CM, Harper KL, Patten CA, Sim LA, Kumar S. Adolescents' preferences for social support for healthful eating and physical activity. J Dev Behav Pediatr. 2014 Oct; 35(8):494-509.
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  78. Harstad EB, Weaver AL, Katusic SK, Colligan RC, Kumar S, Chan E, Voigt RG, Barbaresi WJ. ADHD, stimulant treatment, and growth: a longitudinal study. Pediatrics. 2014 Oct; 134 (4):e935-44 Epub 2014 Sept 01
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  79. Kundel A, Thompson GB, Richards ML, Qiu LX, Cai Y, Schwenk FW, Lteif AN, Pittock ST, Kumar S, Tebben PJ, Hay ID, Grant CS. Pediatric endocrine surgery: a 20-year experience at the Mayo Clinic. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2014 Feb; 99 (2):399-406 Epub 2013 Dec 11
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  80. Nader N, Singhal V, Javed A, Weaver A, Kumar S. Temporal trends in the diagnosis and management of childhood obesity/overweight in primary care. J Prim Care Community Health. 2014 Jan 1; 5: (1)44-9.
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  81. Nicole NS, Castenada Aguirre R, Wallace J, Singh R, Weaver A, Kumar S. Effect of Vitamin D3 Supplementation on Serum 25(OH)D, Lipids and Markers of Insulin Resistance in Obese Adolescents - A Prospective Randomized, Placebo Controlled Trial. Hormone Research in Pediatrics. 2014; 82:107-12.
  82. Sharma A, Freese DK, Chandan V, Zarroug AE, Swain JM, Kumar S. Hepatic cirrhosis secondary to nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in a 12-year-old girl with morbid obesity. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2014 Jan; 53 (1):86-8 Epub 2013 Apr 05
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  83. Stenerson M, Renaud D, Dufendach K, Swain J, Zarroug A, Homme J, Kumar S. Recurrent Wernicke encephalopathy in an adolescent female following laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2013 Nov; 52 (11):1067-9 Epub 2013 Apr 03
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  84. Turcu AF, Kumar S, Neumann S, Coenen M, Iyer S, Chiriboga P, Gershengorn MC, Bahn RS. A small molecule antagonist inhibits thyrotropin receptor antibody-induced orbital fibroblast functions involved in the pathogenesis of Graves ophthalmopathy. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2013 May; 98 (5):2153-9 Epub 2013 Mar 12
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  85. Amini Z, Bryant S, Smith C, Singh R, Kumar S. Is the serum vitamin D-parathyroid hormone relationship influenced by obesity in children? Horm Res Paediatr. 2013; 80(4):252-6. Epub 2013 Sep 25.
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  86. Javed A, Leonard JM, Cramer C, Kumar S, Kirmani S, Brands CK. Pseudohypoaldosteronism presenting with thrombocytosis and bilateral pneumothoraces in an infant. J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab. 2013; 26: (3-4)393-5.
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  87. Javed A, Lteif A, Kumar S. Update on treatment strategies for optimization of final adult height in children with congenital adrenal hyperplasia. Pediatr Endocrinol Rev. 2012 Nov; 10: (1)164-73.
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  88. Kumar S, Zarroug AE, Swain JM. Adolescent bariatric surgery. Abdom Imaging. 2012 Oct; 37(5):725-9.
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  89. Kumar S, Iyer S, Bauer H, Coenen M, Bahn RS. A stimulatory thyrotropin receptor antibody enhances hyaluronic acid synthesis in graves' orbital fibroblasts: inhibition by an IGF-I receptor blocking antibody. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2012 May; 97 (5):1681-7 Epub 2012 Mar 07
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  90. Garness RL, Zarroug AE, Kumar S, Swain JM. Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy in a pediatric patient. Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech. 2012 Apr; 22(2):e112-4.
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  91. Aguirre Castaneda R, Nader N, Weaver A, Singh R, Kumar S. Response to vitamin D3 supplementation in obese and non-obese Caucasian adolescents. Horm Res Paediatr. 2012; 78 (4):226-31 Epub 2012 Oct 31
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  92. Kumar S, Nadeem S, Stan MN, Coenen M, Bahn RS. A stimulatory TSH receptor antibody enhances adipogenesis via phosphoinositide 3-kinase activation in orbital preadipocytes from patients with Graves' ophthalmopathy. J Mol Endocrinol. 2011 Jun; 46 (3):155-63 Epub 2011 Apr 12
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  93. Nader NS, Bahn RS, Johnson MD, Weaver AL, Singh R, Kumar S. Relationships between thyroid function and lipid status or insulin resistance in a pediatric population. Thyroid. 2010 Dec; 20 (12):1333-9
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  94. Dy BM, Vazquez B, Tebben PJ, Kumar S, Thompson GB. Severe hypercalcemia due to primary hyperparathyroidism with MEN 2A. World J Endocr Surg.2010;2:(3):131-3.
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