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CURRICULUM VITAE
MADHUMITA SINHA, MD, MHSM, FAAP
EDUCATION
INSTITUTION AND LOCATION
DEGREE
YEAR(s)
FIELD OF STUDY
Maulana Azad Medical College, Delhi University, New Delhi, India
M.B.B.S.
May 1990
Graduate degree in Medicine
St. Luke’s/Roosevelt Medical Center, New
York, NY
Residency
June 1993-
June 1996
Residency Training in Pediatrics
Akron Children’s Hospital, Akron, Ohio
Fellowship
August 1996-
August 1999
Fellowship in Pediatric Emergency Medicine
W P Carey School of Business/ School of Health Management and Policy, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
MHSM
September 2006-
Dec 2008
Master of Health Sector Management (CORE: Health Policy)
EMPLOYMENT
2014 Nov -
present
Staff Clinician, Associate Research Physician, NIH, NIDDK (2014- 2021)
Assistant Clinical Investigator 2, NIH (2021- current)
Head, Diabetes Epidemiology & Clinical Research Section (DECRS), National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), Phoenix Epidemiology & Clinical Research Branch
Nov 2004 -
Nov 2014
Attending Physician, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Arizona Children’s Center,
Maricopa Integrated Health System (currently Valleywise Health), Phoenix, AZ
Director, Health Policy & Research, Arizona Children's Center, Maricopa Integrated Health Systems, Phoenix, AZ
March 2015 - present
Courtesy Attending Staff, Arizona Children’s Center, Department of Pediatrics, Valleywise Health, Phoenix, AZ
Courtesy Attending Staff, Department of Pediatrics, Phoenix Indian Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ
August 2002- September 2004
Attending Physician, Pediatric Emergency Department, Akron Children’s Hospital,
Akron, Ohio
January 2000- August
2002
Consultant Pediatrics, Max Healthcare, New Delhi, India
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ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
2017-
present
Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, University of Arizona, College of Medicine, Phoenix, AZ
2018 –
present
Professor of Pediatrics, Affiliate Faculty, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, NE
2011-2017
Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Arizona, College of Medicine, Phoenix, AZ
2000-2016
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio.
2005-2011
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Arizona, College of Medicine, Phoenix Program
2002-2004
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics & Emergency Medicine, Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine, Rootstown, Ohio
HONORS AND AWARDS
2022
NIDDK William G Coleman Jr. Award 2022
For overcoming logistical challenges ensuring an on-going personal and professional commitment to providing clinical care to mothers and their children from underserved populations.
2021
NIH Director’s Award (Group)
For volunteering to relieve staffing and assist in direct clinical care for patients at the Phoenix Indian Medical Center during the pandemic.
2003
Ken Graff Young Investigator Award 2003 awarded by American Academy of Pediatrics, Section on Emergency Medicine.
2000
Fellowship of the American Academy of Pediatrics
2000
National Heroes Award for Excellence in EMS-C (Emergency Medical Services for Children) Research 2000, awarded at the National Congress of Childhood Emergencies, Baltimore, Maryland
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PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS
1996
Board certified in Pediatrics by American Board of Pediatrics Certification is current
2000
Board certified in Pediatric Emergency Medicine by American Board of Pediatrics & its Sub board of Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Certification is current
2004-current
Medical License in the State of Arizona
Memberships
• Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics (FAAP)
• Member, AAP, Indian Health Special Interest Group
1. Ramirez-Luzuriaga M, Kobes S, Knowler WC, Sinha M, Hanson RL. Adolescent Growth Spurt and Type 2 Diabetes Risk in Southwestern American Indians. Am J Epidemiology 2023 (in press)
2. Chambers MA, Mecham C, Arreola EV, Sinha M. Increase in the Number of Pediatric New-Onset Diabetes and Diabetic Ketoacidosis Cases During the COVID-19 Pandemic [published online ahead of print, 2022 Feb 18]. Endocr Pract. 2022;28(5):479-485. doi:10.1016/j.eprac.2022.02.005
3. Steinberg, R.I., Begay, J.A., Begay, P.M., Goldtooth, D.L., Nelson, S.T.M., Yazzie, D.A., Delamater, A.M., Hockett C.W., Phimphasone-Brady, P., Powell, J.C., Sinha, M., Dabelea, D., & Sauder, K. Lessons on Resilient Research: Adapting the Tribal Turning Point Study to Covid-19. American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, 29:2(155-182). doi: 10.5820/aian.2902.2022.155.
4. Maria J Ramirez-Luzuriaga, Sayuko Kobes, Madhumita Sinha, William C Knowler, Robert L Hanson, Increased Adiposity and Low Height-for-age in Early Childhood are Associated with Later Metabolic Risk in American Indian Children and Adolescents, The Journal of Nutrition, 2022;, nxac031, https://doi.org/10.1093/jn/nxac031 5. Olaiya, M.T., Knowler, W.C., Sinha, M. et al. Weight tracking in childhood and adolescence and type 2 diabetes risk. Diabetologia 63, 1753–1763 (2020)
6. Hanson RL, Van Hout CV, Hsueh WC, Shuldiner AR, Kobes S, Sinha M, Baier LJ; Regeneron Genetics Center, Knowler WC. Assessment of the potential role of natural selection in type 2 diabetes and related traits across human continental ancestry groups: comparison of phenotypic with genotypic divergence. Diabetologia. 2020 Dec;63(12):2616-2627.
7. Chambers M, Reddy S, Olaiya M, Dunnigan D, Wasak D, Hoskin M, Knowler WC, Sinha M. Provider Preference for Growth Charts in Tracking Children with Obesity. The Journal of Pediatrics, April 2020;219:259 - 262
8. Yeung C, Bhatia R, Bhattarai B, Sinha M. Role of Salivary Biomarkers in Predicting Significant Traumatic Brain Injury: An Exploratory Study [published online ahead of print, 2020 Mar 6]. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2020;10.1097/PEC.0000000000002050.
9. Olaiya MT, Wedekind LE, Hanson RL, et al. Birthweight and early-onset type 2 diabetes in American
CERTIFICATIONS, LICENSURE & MEMBERSHIPS
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Indians: differential effects in adolescents and young adults and additive effects of genotype, BMI and maternal diabetes. Diabetologia. 2019;62(9):1628-1637. doi:10.1007/s00125-019-4899-9
10. Olaiya M, Hanson RL, Kavena K, Sinha M, Clary D, Horton MB, Nelson RG, Knowler WC. Use ofgraded Semmes Weinstein monofilament testing for ascertaining peripheral neuropathy in people with and without diabetes. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice. 2019 May:151;1-10
11. Quan D, LoVecchio F, Bhattarai B, Flores M, Frechette A, Sinha M. Comparing clinical outcomes between two scorpion antivenom dosing strategies in children. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2019 Sep;57(9):760-764.
12. Tanamas SK, Reddy SP, Chambers MA, Clark EJ, Dunnigan DL, Hanson RL, Nelson RG, KnowlerWC, Sinha
M. Effect of severe obesity in childhood and adolescence on risk of type 2 diabetes in youth and early adulthood in an American Indian population. Pediatric Diabetes. 2018;19:622–629.
13. Chambers M, Tanamas SK, Clark EJ, Dunnigan DL, Kapadia CR, Hanson RL, Nelson RG, Knowler
WC, Sinha M. Growth Tracking in Severely Obese or Underweight Children. Pediatrics. 2017 Dec;140(6). pii: e20172248. doi: 10.1542/peds.2017- 2248. Epub 2017 Nov 7.
14. Vijayakumar P, Nelson RG, Hanson RL, Knowler WC, Sinha M. HbA1c and the Prediction of Type 2 Diabetes in Children and Adults. Diabetes Care. 2017 Jan;40(1):16-21
15. Vijayakumar P, Wheelock KM, Kobes S, Nelson RG, Hanson RL, Knowler WC, Sinha M. Secular Changes in Physical Growth and Obesity among Southwestern American Indian Children over Four Decades. Pediatric Obesity 2018Feb;13(2):94-102
16. Wheelock KM, Sinha M, Knowler WC, Nelson RG, Fufaa GD, Hanson RL. Metabolic Risk Factors and Type 2 Diabetes Incidence in American Indian Children. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2016 Apr;101(4):1437-44
17. Wheelock KM, Fufaa GD, Nelson RG, Hanson RL Knowler WC, Sinha M. Cardiometabolic Risk Profile Based on Body Mass Index in American Indian Children. Pediatr Obes. 2017 Aug;12(4):295-303
18. Sinha M, Quan D, Valdez A, McDonald FM. Cost Effectiveness Analysis of Different Strategies of Management of Clinically Significant Scorpion Envenomation Among Pediatric Patients. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2016 Dec;32(12):856-862
19. Dahl A, Sinha M, Rosenberg DI. Barriers to Physician-Parent Communication during Medical Procedures in Children: An Observational Study in a Low Literacy Latino Patient Population. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2015 May;31(5):339-42
20. Sinha M, Khor K, Amresh A, Drachman D, Frechette A. Utility of a Kiosk-Model Bilingual Self Triage System in the Pediatric Emergency Department. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2014Jan;30(1):63-68
21. Alimov V, Lovecchio F, Sinha M, Foster KN, Drachman D. Use of a Silver-Containing Hydrofiber Dressing for Filling Abscess Cavity Following Incision and Drainage inthe Emergency Department: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Adv Skin Wound Care 2013 Jan;26(1):20- 25.
22. Matz S, Connell M, Sinha M, Goettl C, Patel P, Drachman D. Clinical Outcome of Pediatric Patients with Acute Abdominal Pain and Incidental Finding of Free Fluid in the Abdomen on Diagnostic Imaging. J Ultrasound Med 2013 Sept;32:1547-53.
23. Vyles D, Sinha M, Rosenberg D, Foster KN, Tran M, Drachman D. Predictors of Serious Bacterial Infections in Pediatric Burn Patients with Fever. J Burn Care Res. 2013 Sep 13. [Epub ahead of print]
24. Sinha M, Lezine MW, Frechette A, Foster KN. Weighing the pediatric patient during trauma resuscitation and its concordance with estimated weight using Broselow Luten Emergency Tape. Pediatr
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RESEARCH PROJECTS
Emerg Care. 2012 Jun;28(6):544-7.
25. Woelker JU, Sinha M, Christopher NC, Powell KR. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2012 May;28(5):410-5. Serumprocalcitonin concentration in the evaluation of febrile infants 2 to 60 days of age.Christian-Kopp, S., Sinha, M, Chen, A. C. C., & Lovecchio,F. (2012). Social media use among adolescent patients visiting an inner city pediatric emergency department. Journal of Consumer Health on the Internet, 16(2), 147-161
26. Ferayorni A, Sinha M, McDonald F. Health Issues among Foreign Born Uninsured Children Visiting an Inner City Pediatric Emergency Department. J Immigr Minor Health. 2011 Jun;13(3):434-44.
27. Christian-Kopp S, Sinha M. Rosenberg D, Eisenhart A, McDonald F. Antibiotic Dosing For Acute Otitis Media In Children: A Weighty Issue. Pediatr Emerg Care 2010 January;26(1):19-25.
28. Sinha M, Shriki J, Salness R, Blackburn PA. Need for Standardized Sign-out in Emergency Department: A Survey of Emergency Medicine Residency and Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship Program Directors. Acad Emerg Med 2007 Februaury;14(2):192-6.
29. O’Neill PA, Sinha M, McArthur RA, Frechette A. Penetrating cactus spine injury to the mediastinum of a child. J Pediatr Surg 2008 Aug;43(8)e33-5.
30. Sinha M, Salness R, Foster KN, Fenn RL, Hannasch C. Accidental foot burns in children from contact with naturally heated surfaces during summer months: experience from a regional burn center. J Trauma. 2006 October;61:975-78.
31. Sinha M, Christopher NC, Fenn RL, Reeves L. Non-pharmacological Methods of Pain and Anxiety Management for Laceration Repair in the Pediatric Emergency Department. Pediatrics. 2006 April;117(4):1162-68.
32. Olness K, Sinha M, Cheren M, Pairojkul S. Training of Healthcare Professionals in the Management of Disasters with Focus on Children and Families: Experience in Asia, Africa and Latin America. Ambul Pediatr. 2005 Jul-Aug;5(4):244-8.
33. Sinha M, Kennedy C, Ramundo M. Artificial Neural Network in Predicting CT Abnormalities in Pediatric Patients with Closed Head Injury. J Trauma 2001;50:308-12.
34. Sinha M, Das A. Cost-Effectiveness Analysis Of Different Strategies of Management of Hepatitis C in Pediatric Patients. Pediatr Infect Dis J, 2000;19(1)23-30.
35. Banerjee R, Das A, Ghoshal UC, Sinha M. Predicting mortality in patients with cirrhosis of liver with application of neural network technology. J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2003Sep;18(9):1054-1060.
Commentary:
1. Chambers M, Sinha M. Obesity and Cardiometabolic Risk in American Indian Youth. National Lipid Association LipidSpin Specialty Corner. 2022 January;19(3):
2. Sinha M. An Early-Onset Subgroup of Type 2 Diabetes: A Multigenerational, Prospective Analysis in the Framingham Heart Study. PracticeUpdate website. Available at: https://www.practiceupdate.com/content/an-early-onset-subgroup-of-type-2- diabetes/107936/65/8/1. Accessed October 22, 2020
Book Chapters
Kennedy C, Sinha M: Cellulitis. In The Clinical Practice of Emergency Medicine; Third Edition:LWW2000.
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NIDDK Intramural Research: Active Protocols
1. Protocol # 18-DK-N071
NIH/NIDDK
Role: Principal Investigator
Early Tracking of Childhood Health Determinants (ETCHED) Enrolling
ETCHED is a longitudinal observational study of American Indian pregnant mothers and their offspring, that intends to examine the role of adverse prenatal and early-life risk exposures, both biological and environmental, that contribute to the development of overweight and obesity in children and increase their cardiometabolic risk.
2. Protocol # 18-DK-N082-D
NIH/NIDDK
Role: Principal Investigator (NIDDK, Phoenix site)
Tribal Turning Point (TTP) Study in Follow up
TTP is a randomized controlled trial (multisite) to rigorously evaluate the effect of an intensive lifestyle intervention on diabetes risk factors in overweight or obese American Indian children living in urban or rural communities served by the Indian Health Service. Coordinating center is at University of Colorado, Denver. Grant (RO1: Dabelea/Sauder: grant # R01DK115434)
3. Protocol # 10-DK-N091-K
NIH/NIDDK Hanson (PI)
Role: Associate Investigator
Molecular and Clinical Profile of Diabetes Mellitus and Its Complications
4. Protocol # 01-DK-N117-Y
NIH/NIDDK Knowler (PI)
Role: Associate Investigator
Family Investigation of Nephropathy and Diabetes (FIND)
Academic Grants Funded
1. NIH Bench to Bedside Research Award 2019 (Ancillary study to Tribal Turning Point study)
Tribal Turning Point: Metabolic Risk in American Indian Children Using a Biophysical Module and Gut Microbiome Analysis
Sinha (PI)/Collaborator: Aleksandar D. Kostic, PhD. Harvard Medical School and Joslin Diabetes Center
Funding amount: $156,248
2. R03HS022148-01A Sinha M (PI) 10/2013 – 04/2015
NIH/AHRQ
Technology Based Obesity Prevention (TeBOPP)
2. R03HS020235-01A1 Sinha M (PI) 09/2011 – 09/2013
NIH/AHRQ
Utility of a Kiosk Model Self Triage System in the Pediatric Emergency Department of an Inner
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City Hospital
The goal of this research study is to assess whether the use of a “kiosk” would facilitate the triage process in an emergency department setting by enabling patients to self-document their presenting complaints and medical history.
3. 2012-110 Sinha M (PI) 11/2012-12/2013
University of Arizona, VIPER Institute Small Grants for Envenomation Studies
Cost Effectiveness Analysis of Different Strategies of Management of Clinically Significant Scorpion Envenomation Among Pediatric Patients
The goal of this research is to compare the cost-effectiveness of different strategies of management of clinically significant scorpion envenomation using a decision analysis model.
4. NCT02609568, 2014-055 Yeung C (PI)/Sinha (Faculty CoPI)
Maricopa Medical Foundation
Role of Salivary Biomarkers in Predicting Significant Traumatic Brain Injury.
5. 2013-004 Doehrman/Sinha (Faculty CoPI)
Maricopa Medical Foundation
Point of Care Ultrasound for Ankle Injuries in the Emergency Department.
Clinical Trials Completed (Industry sponsored)
1. HHSN272200700-32C LoVecchio (PI) 09/2007 – 07/2012
NIH NIAID
Strategies Using Off-Patent Antibiotics for Methicillin Resistant S. Aureus
Role: Sub-Investigator
Phase II-B Multicenter Randomized Double Blind Trial
2. 2006-038 Boyer (PI) 11/2006 – 11/2011
Instituto Bioclon S.A. de C.V. / University of Arizona
Treatment Protocol for Use of AnascorpTM in the Treatment of Patients with Scorpion Sting Envenomation
Role: Associate Clinical Investigator, VIPER, Arizona Network
3. 2010-126 Frechette (PI) 01/2011 – 01/2012
BD Diagnostics
BD Next Generation Rapid Test System Clinical Evaluation for Detection of Group A Strep
Role: Associate Clinical Investigator, VIPER, Arizona Network
5. 2009-083/ NCT00875550 Rosenberg (Site PI) 12/2009 – 11/2010
Hospira Incorporated
Study Evaluating the Safety and Efficacy of Dexmedetomidine in Intubated and Mechanically Ventilated Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Subjects
Role: Associate Investigator
The study evaluates the safety and efficacy of loading and maintenance infusions for sedation in
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OUTREACH (Clinical, Research, and Community)
initially intubated and mechanically ventilated PICU subjects.
Clinical Outreach Activities in Minority Children and Adolescents:
I render voluntary clinical care (0.2 FTE) to minority children and adolescents at two healthcare facilities in Phoenix, AZ, as part of my NIDDK assigned clinical duties.
o At Phoenix Indian Medical Center (PIMC), Phoenix, AZ: I perform voluntary clinical shifts at Phoenix Indian Medical Center (PIMC) Pediatric Clinic, once a week (8-hours/week). PIMC is a 127-bed hospital of the Phoenix Area Indian Health Service that serves both urban and rural American Indian/Alaska Native patients. My duties as a pediatric Attending Physician at PIMC include management of outpatient sick visits in the pediatric clinic.
Research Related Outreach:
o Member, Senate Research Committee (2019-2022), University of Arizona College of Medicine, Phoenix (UA-COMP): University of Arizona College of Medicine, Phoenix (UA- COMP), Mentor, Medical Student Scholarly Projects: I mentor Medical Students for their scholarly projects at the UA-COMP. In addition, I participate in periodic review of scholarly project presentations at the UA-COMP. I also serve as a judge for scientific presentations at the Scholarly Project Annual Research Symposium at UA-COMP.
o University of Arizona College of Medicine, Phoenix (UA-COMP), Mentor, Medical Student Scholarly Projects: I mentor Medical Students for their scholarly projects at the UA-COMP. In addition, I participate in periodic review of scholarly project presentations at the UA-COMP. I also serve as a judge for scientific presentations at the Scholarly Project Annual Research Symposium at UA-COMP.
o Mentor to Pediatric Residents, Fellows, and Junior Attending Staff on Clinical Research Projects: I continue to serve as a mentor to trainee physicians and junior faculty members on various clinical research projects from different Phoenix Area Hospitals (Phoenix Children’s Hospital and Valleywise Health Medical Center) This voluntary collaborative has led to multiple National level presentations and publications and has also helped in building relationships and fostered collaborations between NIDDK PECRB, and local institutions.
Additional Outreach:
NIH Rural Health Interest Group: I was the Co-Chair of the NIH Rural Health Special Interest Group (RHSIG/2020-22). As Co-Chair I assisted the Chairperson in promoting RHSIG’s vision, assist in implementing activities, help to develop the agenda for RHSIG meetings and co-lead meetings. I lead the recent National Rural Health Seminar held on November 2021.
Invited Presentations 2022-2023
1. Distinguished Lecture, Creighton University School of Medicine, Phoenix campus (upcoming, Feb 21st,
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SCIENTIFIC PAPER PRESENTATIONS (National Conferences)
2023) Childhood Obesity – A Life course Perspective
2. Presented at the NIDDK TREaDS (Trainees Recognizing Excellence and Diversity in Science) on September 20th, 2022. Topic: Childhood Obesity & Metabolic Risk in Minority Populations
3. Guest Speaker and Judge: 28th Annual Resident Proposal Day, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Creighton University School of Medicine, Phoenix, June 10th, 2022
4. Guest Speaker, Arizona State University, Maternal Child Health Translational Research Meeting, May 24, 2022.
1. Kostic A, Hanson RL, Sinha M. Gut Microbiome Profile of American Indian Children with Obesity and Comparison with Industrialized and Preindustrialized Microbiomes. Diabetes 1 June 2022; 71 (Supplement_1): 981–P. https://doi.org/10.2337/db22-981-P
2. Ramirez-luzuriaga M, Kobes S, Sinha M, Knowler WC, Hanson RL; 160-OR: Increased Adiposity and Low Height-for-Age in Early Childhood Is Associated with Later Metabolic Risk in American Indian Children and Adolescents. Diabetes 1 June 2021; 70 (Supplement_1): 160–OR. Presented (oral) Presented at the American Diabetes Association 81st Scientific Sessions, June 2021.
3. Bhatia R, Khetarpal S, Chambers M, Sinha M. Diabetic Ketoacidosis in an Adolescent with Type 2 Diabetes and Covid-19 Pneumonia. Presented at the American Academy of Pediatrics, National Conference and Exhibition (virtual), October 2020.
4. Wills A, Khetarpal S, Dobbs M, Knowler WC, Sinha M. Relationship between Obesity, Cognitive Function, and Quality of Life Among Inner-City Minority Youth. Presented at the American Academy of Pediatrics, National Conference and Exhibition (virtual), October 2020.
5. Olaiya MT, Hanson RL, Kobes S, Nelson RG, Baier L, Muller Y, Sinha M. Child Growth and Type 2 Diabetes Risk: A Life Course Analysis. Presented (oral) at the American Diabetes Association 79th Scientific Sessions, San Francisco, CA, June 2019
6. Khetarpal S, Trotter Z, Gamble M, Bhattarai M, Zepeda V, Shah S, Wasak D, Knowler WC, Sinha M. Screening for Obesity and Severe Obesity in a High-Risk Pediatric Cohort. Presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD, April 2019.
7. Khetarpal S, Trotter Z, Connell M, Gamble M, Bhattarai B, Wadera S, Shah S, Knowler WC, SinhaM. Prevalence of Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) by Ultrasonography in an Urban Pediatric Population. Presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD, April 2019.
8. Chambers M, Reddy SP, Olaiya M, Dunnigan D, Wasak D, Hoskin M, Knowler WC, Sinha M. Provider Preference for Growth Charts in Tracking Children with Obesity. Presented atthe Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD, April 2019.
9. OlaiyaMT, Sinha M, Hanson RL, Kobes S, Nelson RG, Knowler WC. Differential Effects of Birth
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Weight on Early Onset of Type 2 Diabetes in Adolescents and Young Adults. Presented at the American Diabetes Association 78th Scientific Sessions, June 2018, Orlando, FL.
10. Olaiya MT, Hanson RL, Kavena K, Sinha M, Clary D, Horton MB, Nelson RG, Knowler WC.Effect of Diabetes on Peripheral Neuropathy in an Adult U.S. Population. Presented at the American Diabetes Association 78th Scientific Sessions, June 2018, Orlando,FL.
11. Tanamas SK, Reddy S, Chambers M, Clark E, Dunnigan D, Hanson RL, Nelson RG, Knowler WC, Sinha M (mentor to Research Trainee, Reddy). Risk of Early-Onset Type 2 Diabetes in Children and Adolescents with Severe Obesity. Presented (oral) at the American Diabetes Association 77th Scientific Sessions, June 2017, San Diego, CA.
12. Tanamas SK, Reddy S, Chambers M, Clark E, Dunnigan D, Hanson RL, Nelson RG, Knowler WC,
Sinha M (mentor to Research Trainee, Reddy). Metabolic Profiles and Prevalence ofat the Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, May 2017.
13. Clark E, Chambers M, Tanamas SK, Reddy S, Dunnigan D, Hanson RL, Nelson RG, Knowler WC, Sinha M (mentor to Research Trainee, Clark). Effect of Parental Body Size on Body Size of Pedigree-Confirmed Offspring. Presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, May 2017.
14. Yeung C, Bhatia R, Bhattarai B, Ayutyonant N, Sinha M (mentor to Peds Resident, Yeung). Role of Salivary Biomarkers in Predicting Significant Traumatic Brain Injury. Presented at the American Academy of Pediatrics, National Conference and Exhibition, October 2016, San Francisco, CA (Received the Best Poster Award).
15. Vijayakumar P, Nelson RG, Hanson RL, Knowler WC, Sinha M (mentor to Research Trainee, Vijayakumar). HbA1c and the Prediction of Type 2 Diabetes in Children and Adults. Presented (oral) at the American Diabetes Association 76th Scientific Sessions, June 2016, New Orleans, LA.
16. Vijayakumar P, Wheelock KM, Kobes S, Nelson RG, Hanson RL, Knowler WC, Sinha M (mentor to Research Trainee, Vijayakumar).. Secular Changes in Physical Growth and Obesity among Southwestern American Indian Children over Four Decades. Presented (oral) at the Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD, May 2016.
17. Wheelock KM, Fufaa GD, Nelson RG, Hanson RL Knowler WC, Sinha M (mentor to Research Trainee, Wheelock). Cardiometabolic Risk Profile Based on Body Mass Index in American Indian Children. Presented at the American Academy of Pediatrics, National Conference and Exhibition, October 2015, Washington DC.
18. Philip K, Vyles D, Bhattarai B, Ayutyonant N, Trotter Z, Hemmady P, Sinha M (mentor to Peds Resident, Vyles). Respiratory Pathogens in Febrile Newborns 0-90 days presenting to the Emergency Department. Presented at the American Academy of Pediatrics, National Conference and Exhibition, October 2015, Washington DC.
19. Smith KM, Mitchell C, Trotter, Z, Connell M, Sinha M, Wu, T. Point of Care Ultrasound for Ankle Injuries in the Pediatric Emergency Department. Presented at the American College of Emergency Physicians, Research Forum, October 2015, Boston, MA.
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20. Chen E, Connell M, Sinha M (mentor to Radiology Resident, Chen), Johnson PJ, Kotwal M. Estimating Cumulative Radiation Exposure in Neonates By Using a Optically Stimulated Luminescence Dosimeter. Presented at the American Academy of Pediatrics, National Conference and Exhibition, October 2014, San Diego, CA.
21. Yeung C, Sinha M (mentor to Peds Resident, Yeung), Foster N, Valdez A. Outcome of Children Admitted to a Trauma Referral Center with Dog-Bite-Related Injuries. Presented at the American Academy of Pediatrics, National Conference and Exhibition, October 2014, San Diego, CA.
22. Sjursen AM, Sinha M (mentor to Peds Resident, Sjursen), Amresh A, Birr R, Beltran M, Zepeda V, Valdez A. Studying Attitudes of Parents Toward Diet and Exercise in a Low-Literacy Bilingual Population Using a Web-Based Survey. Presented at the American Academy of Pediatrics,
23. Sinha M, Quan D, Valdez A, McDonald FM. Cost Effectiveness Analysis of Different Strategies of Management of Clinically Significant Scorpion Envenomation Among Pediatric Patients. Presented at the American College of Medical Toxicology, Annual Conference, March 2014, Phoenix, AZ.
24. Burton, M, Sinha M (mentor to Medical Student, Burton), Valdez A. Studying the nature of self- reported medication allergies among pediatric emergency department patients. Presented at the 2014 Pediatric Academic Societies in Vancouver BC, Canada, May 3-6,2014.
25. Vyles D, Sinha M (mentor to Peds Resident, Vyles), Valdez A. Assessment Of Resident Physician Workload In The Emergency Department Using The Multidimensional NASA-TLX Scale. Presented at the 2014 Pediatric Academic Societies in Vancouver BC, Canada, May 3-6,2014.
26. Quan D, Sinha M, Mcdonald F, Valdez A. Children With Scorpion Envenomation Visiting APediatric Emergency Department: A Decade Long Experience. Presented at the 2014 Pediatric Academic Societies in Vancouver BC, Canada, May 3-6, 2014.
27. Dahl A, Sinha M (mentor to Medical Student, Dahl), Rosenberg DI. Barriers to Physician-Parent Communication during Medical Procedures in Children: An Observational Study in a Low Literacy Latino Patient Population. Presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting, Washington DC, May 2013
28. Vyles D, Sinha M (mentor to Peds Resident, Vyles), Rosenberg D, Foster K. Predictors of Serious Bacterial Infections in Pediatric Burn Patients with Fever. Presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting, Washington DC, May 2013
29. Sinha M, Khor Kai-Ning, Amresh A, Drachman D, Frechette R. Utility of a Kiosk-Model Self Triage System in the Pediatric Emergency Department. Presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting, Washington DC, May 2013
30. Putnam K, Sinha M (mentor to Peds Resident, Putnam), Strever T, Frechette A, Joiner J, Aranda L, Drachman D. Impact of a Comprehensive Urban Wheeled Sports Safety Education Program.
Presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, May 2012
31. Putnam K, Sinha M (mentor to Peds Resident, Putnam), Strever T, Frechette A, Joiner J, Aranda L, Drachman D. Child Safety Restraint Use and Retention: Impact of a Comprehensive
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Transportation-Related Injury Prevention Program Based in an Urban Pediatric Emergency Department. Presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, May 2012
32. Zeise S, Connell, M, Sinha M (mentor to Radiology Resident, Zeise),, Patel P, Drachman D. Clinical Outcome of Pediatric Patients with Acute Abdominal Pain and Incidental Finding of Free Fluid in the Abdomen on Diagnostic Imaging. Presented at the 112th Annual Meeting of the American Roentgen Ray Society, Vancouver, BC, May 2012
33. Christian-Kopp S, Sinha M (mentor to Emergency Resident, Kopp),, Chen ACC, LoVecchio F. Use of Social Media for Obtaining Health Information among Patients Visiting an Inner City EmergencyDepartment. Presented at the National Conference & Exhibition, American Academy of Pediatrics Annual Meeting, San Francisco, October 2010.
34. Sinha M, Lezine M, Frechette A, Foster KF. Weighing the Pediatric Patient during Trauma Resuscitation and Its Concordance with Estimated Weight Using Broselow Luten Emergency Tape. Presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting, Vancouver, BC, May2010
35. Christian-Kopp S, Sinha M (mentor to Emergency Resident, Kopp), Rosenberg D, Eisenhart A, McDonald F. Antibiotic Dosing For Acute Otitis Media In Children: A Weighty Issue. Presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD, May 2009
36. Woelker JU, Sinha M (mentor to Peds Emergency Fellow, Woelker), Christopher NC, Powell KR. Evaluation Of Procalcitonin For Its Utility In The Evaluation Of Fever Without Source In 2-60 Day Old Infants In The Pediatric Emergency Department. Presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD, May 2009
37. Ferayorni A, Sinha M (mentor to Peds Resident, Ferayorni), McDonald F. Health Issues Among Uninsured Children Visiting an Inner City Pediatric Emergency Department & Pattern of Follow- up Care. Presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting, Honolulu, HI, May 2008.
38. Shriki J, Sinha M (mentor to Emergency Resident, Shriki), Salness R, Blackburn PA. The Need for a Standardized Sign-out System in the Emergency Department for Continuity of Care: A National Survey of Adult and Pediatric Emergency Medicine Residency and Fellowship Training Program Directors. Presented at the National Conference & Exhibition, American Academyof Pediatrics Annual Meeting, Atlanta, October 2006.
39. Sinha M, Salness R, Foster KN, Fenn RL, Hannasch C. Accidental foot burns in children from contact with naturally heated surfaces during summer months: experience from a regional burn center. Presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting, San Francisco, April 2006.
40. Sinha M, Christopher NC, Fenn RL, Reeves L. Non-pharmacological Methods of Pain and Anxiety Management for Laceration Repair in the Pediatric Emergency Department. Presented at the National Conference & Exhibition, American Academy of Pediatrics Annual Meeting, Washington DC, October 2005.
41. Sinha M, Herran M, Olness K. Length of Institutionalization and Developmental Delay Among
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Internationally Adopted Children. Presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting, Baltimore, May 2001.
42. Sinha M, Kennedy C, Ramundo M. Artificial Neural Network in Predicting CT Abnormalities in Pediatric Patients with Closed Head Injury. J Trauma 2001;50:308-12 *Winning paper: National Congress of Childhood Emergencies, Baltimore, March 2000
43. Sinha M, Kempf J, Daliri N. Focussed Teaching Needed To Optimize Educational Objectives of Pediatric ED Rotation. Pediatr Emerg Care, 2000;16(1):AA33 Presented at the National Congress of Childhood Emergencies, Baltimore, March 2000 JOURNAL REVIEWER
Diabetes Care
British Medical Journal Diabetologia Pediatrics
Journal of Pediatrics and Child Health Pediatric Obesity
Pediatric Emergency Care
American Journal of Disaster Medicine American Journal of Bioethics
JAMA
A. Mentoring of Research Trainees within Diabetes Epidemiology and Clinical Research Section (DECRS)
Mentoring of post baccalaureate intramural research trainees (Postbac IRTA), research nursing staff, postdoctoral fellows, and summer students within the NIDDK DECRS has been an important part of my activity. I have worked with several IRTAs within DECRS on different research projects. Each project has involved a small working group who meet periodically to formulate a study question, develop a data analysis plan, prepare abstracts and manuscripts for publication. I have directly mentored the
following IRTA’s, students, and staff within DECRS on their research projects in the past 5-years.
List of Trainees and Mentees (DECRS) Name Position Dates Kevin Wheelock DECRS, Postbac IRTA 2016
Pavithra Vijayakumar*
DECRS, Postbac IRTA
2016 Elena J. Clark DECRS, Postbac IRTA 2016-2017
Sanil P. Reddy
DECRS, Postbac IRTA
2016-2017 Stephanie K. Tanamas PhD. Postdoctoral Fellow 2016-2017 Anivarya Kumar Undergraduate Summer Student 2019
Andrew Wills
DECRS, Postbac IRTA
2019
Laura Vazquez
DECRS, Postbac IRTA
2020-current
Naria Quazi
Med Student, U of A College of Medicine, Scholarly
2022 - current
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Projects & Accomplishments of DECRS Mentees:
Kevin Wheelock (IRTA): I worked closely with Kevin on two pediatric research projects, both studies were presented at national meetings and published in peer reviewed journals.
• Wheelock KM, Sinha M, Knowler WC, Nelson RG, Fufaa GD, Hanson RL. Metabolic Risk Factors and Type 2 Diabetes Incidence in American Indian Children. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2016 Apr;101(4):1437-44
• Wheelock KM, Fufaa GD, Nelson RG, Hanson RL Knowler WC, Sinha M. Cardiometabolic Risk Profile Based on Body Mass Index in American Indian Children. Pediatr Obes. 2017 Aug;12(4):295-303
Pavithra Vijayakumar (IRTA): I mentored Ms. Vijayakumar on two pediatric studies as senior author using data from the Gila River Indian Community (GRIC) study cohort, we examined secular trends in pediatric obesity over 4-decades in a southwestern American Indian population. In another important study, we used clinical and laboratory data from our longitudinal GRIC study and examined glycemic measures such as HbA1c fasting plasma glucose (FPG) and 2-hour plasma glucose (2hPG) done at baseline during childhood, to predict future incident diabetes.
• Vijayakumar P, Nelson RG, Hanson RL, Knowler WC, Sinha M. HbA1c and the Prediction of Type 2 Diabetes in Children and Adults. Diabetes Care. 2017 Jan;40(1):16-21.
• Vijayakumar P, Wheelock KM, Kobes S, Nelson RG, Hanson RL, Knowler WC, Sinha M. Secular Changes in Physical Growth and Obesity among Southwestern American Indian Children over Four Decades. Pediatric Obesity 2018 Feb; 13(2):94-102.
Elena J. Clark (IRTA): I mentored Elena on a study that explored the relationship between maternal and paternal body size and offspring body size in a cohort of American Indian nuclear families. We analyzed the relationship at different age groups that reflect the various developmental stages of the offspring, at birth, preadolescence, early and late adolescence, and young adulthood. We found that maternal and paternal body size was correlated with that of their offspring across all age groups including birth.
• Clark E, Chambers M, Tanamas SK, Reddy S, Dunnigan D, Hanson RL, Nelson RG, Knowler WC, Sinha M. Effect of Parental Body Size on Body Size of Pedigree-Confirmed Offspring. Presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, May 2017.
Sanil P. Reddy: In this study, I mentored Sanil in examining the cardiometabolic risk gradient with increasing severity of obesity in two pediatric age cohorts: 5-<10 years and 10-<18 years. Several clinical and biochemical parameters were assessed including blood pressure, fasting glucose, 2-hour glucose, HbA1c, triglycerides, and HDL cholesterol. In both age cohorts, the metabolic profile worsened with increasing severity of obesity. He also published a survey under my mentorship on provider preference nationwide on pediatric growth charts in children with obesity.
• Chambers M, Reddy S, Olaiya M, Dunnigan D, Wasak D, Hoskin M, Knowler WC, Sinha M. Provider Preference for Growth Charts in Tracking Children with Obesity. The Journal of Pediatrics, April 2020;219:259 - 262
• Reddy S, Tanamas SK, Chambers M, Clark E, Dunnigan D, Hanson RL, Nelson RG, Knowler WC, Sinha M. Metabolic Profiles and Prevalence of Prediabetes and Diabetes Associated with
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Increasing Severity of Obesity in Adolescents. Presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, May 2017.
Stephany K. Tanamas, PhD. (Postdoc fellow) I was a senior author on Dr. Tanamas’s study examining early onset diabetes risk with increasing severity of obesity.
• Tanamas SK, Reddy SP, Chambers MA, Clark EJ, Dunnigan DL, Hanson RL, Nelson RG, Knowler WC, Sinha M. Effect of severe obesity in childhood and adolescence on risk of type 2 diabetes in youth and early adulthood in an American Indian population. Pediatric Diabetes. 2018;19:622–629.Andrew Wills. I mentored Andrew on a study that examines the relationships between neurocognitive functioning and behaviors that promote obesity in a cohort of high-risk youth visiting an adolescent health clinic
• Wills A, Khetarpal S, Dobbs M, Knowler WC, Sinha M. Relationship between Obesity, Cognitive Function, and Quality of Life Among Inner-City Minority Youth. Presented at the American Academy of Pediatrics, National Conference and Exhibition (virtual), October 2020.
Laura Vazquez (IRTA): I am currently mentoring Laura on a study that examines role of glycated hemoglobin and other glycemic tests performed during childhood, in predicting future diabetes related micro vasculopathies.
• Vazquez L, Arreola EV, Hanson RL, Sinha M. Measures in Childhood as Predictors of Future Diabetes-Related Microvascular Complications, has been selected for an oral abstract presentation at the American Diabetes Association’s 83rd Scientific Sessions, June 23-26, 2023 in San Diego, California.