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American Board of Pediatrics (General) | Education

Undergraduate School

Northwestern University ,

2005, Evanston, IL

Graduate School

University of Cincinnati

2010, Cincinnati, OH

Medical School

University of Cincinnati

2012, Cincinnati, OH

Internship

Pediatrics

Boston Combined Residency Program (BCRP)

2013, Boston, MA

Residency

Pediatrics

Boston Combined Residency Program (BCRP)

2015, Boston, MA

Fellowship

Pediatric Endocrinology

Boston Children's Hospital

2018, Boston, MA

American Board of Pediatrics (General) | Publications

  1. GLP-1 Receptor Agonists in Pediatric and Adolescent Obesity. Pediatrics. 2025 Apr 01; 155(4). View GLP-1 Receptor Agonists in Pediatric and Adolescent Obesity. Abstract

  2. Gastric bypass elicits persistent gut adaptation and unique diabetes remission-related metabolic gene regulation. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2024 Nov; 32(11):2135-2148. View Gastric bypass elicits persistent gut adaptation and unique diabetes remission-related metabolic gene regulation. Abstract

  3. The enteroendocrine axis and its effect on gastrointestinal function, nutrition, and inflammation. Curr Opin Crit Care. 2024 Aug 01; 30(4):290-297. View The enteroendocrine axis and its effect on gastrointestinal function, nutrition, and inflammation. Abstract

  4. Gut adaptation after gastric bypass in humans reveals metabolically significant shift in fuel metabolism. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2023 01; 31(1):49-61. View Gut adaptation after gastric bypass in humans reveals metabolically significant shift in fuel metabolism. Abstract

  5. Gastric Bypass in an Adolescent with Obesity, Insulin Resistance, and Type 1 Diabetes. Obes Surg. 2021 May; 31(5):2298-2301. View Gastric Bypass in an Adolescent with Obesity, Insulin Resistance, and Type 1 Diabetes. Abstract

  6. Effect of Diet versus Gastric Bypass on Metabolic Function in Diabetes. N Engl J Med. 2020 12 10; 383(24):2391-2392. View Effect of Diet versus Gastric Bypass on Metabolic Function in Diabetes. Abstract

  7. Portal Venous Metabolite Profiling After RYGB in Male Rats Highlights Changes in Gut-Liver Axis. J Endocr Soc. 2020 Feb 01; 4(2):bvaa003. View Portal Venous Metabolite Profiling After RYGB in Male Rats Highlights Changes in Gut-Liver Axis. Abstract

  8. Differential Metabolomic Signatures in Patients with Weight Regain and Sustained Weight Loss After Gastric Bypass Surgery: A Pilot Study. Dig Dis Sci. 2020 04; 65(4):1144-1154. View Differential Metabolomic Signatures in Patients with Weight Regain and Sustained Weight Loss After Gastric Bypass Surgery: A Pilot Study. Abstract

  9. Comment on: GLP-1 and PYY3-36 reduce high-fat food preference additively after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass in diet-induced obese rats. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2019 09; 15(9):1492-1493. View Comment on: GLP-1 and PYY3-36 reduce high-fat food preference additively after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass in diet-induced obese rats. Abstract

  10. Glycogen storage disease presenting as Cushing syndrome. JIMD Rep. 2019 May; 47(1):17-22. View Glycogen storage disease presenting as Cushing syndrome. Abstract

  11. The Feasibility of Examining the Effects of Gastric Bypass Surgery on Intestinal Metabolism: Prospective, Longitudinal Mechanistic Clinical Trial. JMIR Res Protoc. 2019 Jan 24; 8(1):e12459. View The Feasibility of Examining the Effects of Gastric Bypass Surgery on Intestinal Metabolism: Prospective, Longitudinal Mechanistic Clinical Trial. Abstract

  12. Publisher Correction: Inactivating hepatic follistatin alleviates hyperglycemia. Nat Med. 2018 Oct; 24(10):1628. View Publisher Correction: Inactivating hepatic follistatin alleviates hyperglycemia. Abstract

  13. Inactivating hepatic follistatin alleviates hyperglycemia. Nat Med. 2018 07; 24(7):1058-1069. View Inactivating hepatic follistatin alleviates hyperglycemia. Abstract

  14. Bariatric Surgery for Adolescents with Type 2 Diabetes: an Emerging Therapeutic Strategy. Curr Diab Rep. 2017 08; 17(8):62. View Bariatric Surgery for Adolescents with Type 2 Diabetes: an Emerging Therapeutic Strategy. Abstract

  15. A case report of methadone-associated hypoglycemia in an 11-month-old male. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2018 01; 56(1):74-76. View A case report of methadone-associated hypoglycemia in an 11-month-old male. Abstract

  16. Three-decade metabolic outcome of neonatal gastrectomy and early Roux-en-Y. Pediatr Surg Int. 2014 Feb; 30(2):249-52. View Three-decade metabolic outcome of neonatal gastrectomy and early Roux-en-Y. Abstract

  17. The anorectic effect of GLP-1 in rats is nutrient dependent. PLoS One. 2012; 7(12):e51870. View The anorectic effect of GLP-1 in rats is nutrient dependent. Abstract

  18. Advances in the surgical treatment of morbid obesity. Mol Aspects Med. 2013 Feb; 34(1):84-94. View Advances in the surgical treatment of morbid obesity. Abstract

  19. Bariatric surgery for adolescents. Pediatr Diabetes. 2013 Feb; 14(1):1-12. View Bariatric surgery for adolescents. Abstract

  20. All bariatric surgeries are not created equal: insights from mechanistic comparisons. Endocr Rev. 2012 Aug; 33(4):595-622. View All bariatric surgeries are not created equal: insights from mechanistic comparisons. Abstract

  21. The anorectic effect of CNTF does not require action in leptin-responsive neurons. Endocrinology. 2012 Jun; 153(6):2647-54. View The anorectic effect of CNTF does not require action in leptin-responsive neurons. Abstract

  22. The effect of vertical sleeve gastrectomy on food choice in rats. Int J Obes (Lond). 2013 Feb; 37(2):288-95. View The effect of vertical sleeve gastrectomy on food choice in rats. Abstract

  23. Molecular insights from bariatric surgery. Rev Endocr Metab Disord. 2011 Sep; 12(3):211-7. View Molecular insights from bariatric surgery. Abstract

  24. Weight-independent changes in blood glucose homeostasis after gastric bypass or vertical sleeve gastrectomy in rats. Gastroenterology. 2011 Sep; 141(3):950-8. View Weight-independent changes in blood glucose homeostasis after gastric bypass or vertical sleeve gastrectomy in rats. Abstract

  25. Similar effects of roux-en-Y gastric bypass and vertical sleeve gastrectomy on glucose regulation in rats. Physiol Behav. 2011 Nov 30; 105(1):120-3. View Similar effects of roux-en-Y gastric bypass and vertical sleeve gastrectomy on glucose regulation in rats. Abstract

  26. Sleeve gastrectomy in rats improves postprandial lipid clearance by reducing intestinal triglyceride secretion. Gastroenterology. 2011 Sep; 141(3):939-949.e1-4. View Sleeve gastrectomy in rats improves postprandial lipid clearance by reducing intestinal triglyceride secretion. Abstract

  27. Central nervous system nutrient signaling: the regulation of energy balance and the future of dietary therapies. Annu Rev Nutr. 2010 Aug 21; 30:219-35. View Central nervous system nutrient signaling: the regulation of energy balance and the future of dietary therapies. Abstract

  28. Sleeve gastrectomy induces loss of weight and fat mass in obese rats, but does not affect leptin sensitivity. Gastroenterology. 2010 Jun; 138(7):2426-36, 2436.e1-3. View Sleeve gastrectomy induces loss of weight and fat mass in obese rats, but does not affect leptin sensitivity. Abstract

American Board of Pediatrics (General) | Education

Undergraduate School

University of Puerto Rico

2003, Rio Piedras, PR

Medical School

University of Puerto Rico, School of Medicine

2007, Rio Piedras, PR

Internship

University Pediatric Hospital, University of Puerto Rico

2008, San Juan, PR

Residency

University Pediatric Hospital, University of Puerto Rico

2010, San Juan, PR

Residency

Chief Resident

University Pediatric Hospital, University of Puerto Rico

2011, San Juan, PR

Fellowship

Pediatric Endocrinology

Boston Children's Hospital

2014, Boston, MA

American Board of Pediatrics (General) | Publications

American Board of Pediatrics (General) | Education

Undergraduate School

Tulane University

New Orleans, LA

Graduate School

Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health

Boston, MA

Medical School

University of South Florida

Tampa, FL

Residency

Medical College of Wisconsin

Milwaukee, WI

Residency

Medical College of Wisconsin

Milwaukee, WI

Fellowship

Pediatric Global Health Delivery

Boston Children's Hospital

Boston, MA

American Board of Pediatrics (General) | Publications

American Board of Pediatrics (General) | Education

Medical School

Harvard Medical School

1988, Boston, MA

Internship

Boston Children's Hospital

1989, Boston, MA

Residency

Boston Children's Hospital

1991, Boston, MA

Fellowship

Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Boston Children's Hospital

1993, Boston, MA

American Board of Pediatrics (General) | Publications

American Board of Pediatrics (General) | Education

Undergraduate School

Columbia University

2006, New York, NY

Medical School

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

2010, Baltimore, MD

Internship

Johns Hopkins Hospital

2011, Baltimore, MD

Residency

Johns Hopkins Hospital

2012, Baltimore, MD

Residency

Kennedy Kreieger Institute

2016, Baltimore, MD

Fellowship

Boston Children's Hospital

2017, Boston, MA

American Board of Pediatrics (General) | Publications

American Board of Pediatrics (General) | Education

Medical School

Eastern Virginia Medical School

Norfolk, VA

Residency

Boston Combined Residency Program (BCRP)

Boston, MA

American Board of Pediatrics (General) | Publications

American Board of Pediatrics (General) | Education

Undergraduate School

Middlebury College

1998, Middlebury, VT

Medical School

Thomas Jefferson University

2003, Philadelphia, PA

Internship

Pediatrics

Brown University

2004, Providence, RI

Residency

Pediatrics

Brown University

2006, Providence, RI

Fellowship

Neonatology

University of Washington

2009, Seattle, WA

American Board of Pediatrics (General) | Education

Undergraduate School

Harvard College

2005, Cambridge, MA

Graduate School

Harvard Kennedy School of Government

2011, Cambridge, MA

Medical School

Mount Sinai School of Medicine

2011, New York, NY

Internship

Boston Combined Residency Program (BCRP)

2011, Boston, MA

Residency

Boston Combined Residency Program (BCRP)

2014, Boston, MA

Fellowship

General Academic Pediatric

Boston Children's Hospital

2017, Boston, MA

American Board of Pediatrics (General) | Publications

American Board of Pediatrics (General) | Education

Undergraduate School

Bowdoin College

Brunswick, ME, 2006

Medical School

Yale School of Medicine

2012, New Haven, CT

Residency

Boston Combined Residency Program (BCRP)

2015, Boston, MA

American Board of Pediatrics (General) | Publications

American Board of Pediatrics (General) | Education

Medical School

University of Kansas

2000, Kansas City, KS

Residency

Internal Medicine/Pediatrics

West Virginia University

2004, Morgantown, WV

Fellowship

Pediatric Critical Care

Boston Children's Hospital

2007, Boston, MA

American Board of Pediatrics (General) | Publications

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