Education

Graduate School
Cairo Faculty of Medicine - Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt, 1976
Residency
The University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, Texas, 1991 - 1994
Fellowship
The University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, Texas, 2003 - 2007

Publications

 

  • Kim GC, Davidson AM, Beyda RM, Eissa MA. Scurvy, abnormal MRI, and gelatinous bone marrow in an adolescent with avoidant restrictive food intake disorder. J Eat Disord. 2023 Mar 20;11(1):41. doi: 10.1186/s40337-023-00770-7. PMID: 36941672; PMCID: PMC10029247.
  • Davidson A, Aggarwal S, Eissa M, Benjamins L, Will J, Beyda R. Public Health Measures and SARS-CoV-2 Cases in the Juvenile Justice System: Implications for Pandemic Response in the Detention Setting. South Med J. 2023 Feb;116(2):195-201. doi: 10.14423/SMJ.0000000000001505. PMID: 36724535; PMCID: PMC9897111.
  • Oshin E, Eissa MA, Benjamins LJ, Barratt MS, Beyda RM. Trichomonas Vaginalis Infections Among Youth in Detention in the Southeastern United States. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2022 Jun;35(3):368-370. doi: 10.1016/j.jpag.2021.09.006. Epub 2021 Oct 2. PMID: 34610441.
  • Pham D, Silver S, Haq S, Hashmi SS, Eissa M. Obesity and Severe Obesity in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Prevalence and Risk Factors. South Med J. 2020 Apr;113(4):168-175. doi: 10.14423/SMJ.0000000000001068. PMID: 32239229.
  • Grubb LK, Beyda RM, Eissa MA, Benjamins LJ. A Contraception Quality Improvement Initiative with Detained Young Women: Counseling, Initiation, and Utilization. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2018 Aug;31(4):405-410. doi: 10.1016/j.jpag.2018.01.002. Epub 2018 Jan 31. PMID: 29382540.
  • Eissa MA, Hearne K, Saavedra N. Comparison of Children’s Menu Items at Full- and Quick-Service Restaurants. South Med J. 2018 Apr;111(4):192-197. doi: 10.14423/SMJ.0000000000000793. PMID: 29719027.
  • Pham YH, Bingham BA, Bell CS, Greenfield SA, John SD, Robinson LH, Eissa MA. Prevalence of Pancreatic Steatosis at a Pediatric Tertiary Care Center. South Med J. 2016 Mar;109(3):196-8. doi: 10.14423/SMJ.0000000000000432. PMID: 26954660.
  • Eissa MA, Mihalopoulos NL, Holubkov R, Dai S, Labarthe DR. Changes in Fasting Lipids during Puberty. J Pediatr. 2016 Mar;170:199-205. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2015.11.018. Epub 2015 Dec 22. PMID: 26706233; PMCID: PMC4769904.
  • Beyda RM, Benjamins LJ, Symanski E, Swartz M, Risser WL, Eissa M. Azithromycin efficacy in the treatment of Chlamydia trachomatis among detained youth. Sex Transm Dis. 2014 Oct;41(10):592-4. doi: 10.1097/OLQ.0000000000000180. PMID: 25211253.
  • Meininger JC, Gallagher MR, Eissa MA, Nguyen TQ, Chan W. Sleep duration and its association with ambulatory blood pressure in a school-based, diverse sample of adolescents. Am J Hypertens. 2014 Jul;27(7):948-55. doi: 10.1093/ajh/hpt297. Epub 2014 Feb 2. PMID: 24487981; PMCID: PMC4118569.
  • Patel CB, Strommen JJ, Elliott AM, Muallem G, Eissa MA. Nutrition Mission. Tex Med. 2012 Apr 1;108(4):e1. PMID: 22714889.
  • Feldmann JM, Belsha JP, Eissa MA, Middleman AB. Female adolescent athletes’ awareness of the connection between menstrual status and bone health. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2011 Oct;24(5):311-4. doi: 10.1016/j.jpag.2011.05.011. PMID: 21872775.
  • Dai S, Eissa MA, Steffen LM, Fulton JE, Harrist RB, Labarthe DR. Associations of BMI and its fat-free and fat components with blood lipids in children: Project HeartBeat! Clin Lipidol. 2011 Apr;6(2):235-244. doi: 10.2217/clp.11.11. PMID: 21818183; PMCID: PMC3148066.
  • Meininger JC, Brosnan CA, Eissa MA, Nguyen TQ, Reyes LR, Upchurch SL, Phillips M, Sterchy S. Overweight and central adiposity in school-age children and links with hypertension. J Pediatr Nurs. 2010 Apr;25(2):119-25. doi: 10.1016/j.pedn.2008.09.003. Epub 2009 Apr 7. PMID: 20185062; PMCID: PMC2889904.
  • Labarthe DR, Dai S, Fulton JE, Harrist RB, Shah SM, Eissa MA. Systolic and fourth- and fifth-phase diastolic blood pressure from ages 8 to 18 years: Project HeartBeat! Am J Prev Med. 2009 Jul;37(1 Suppl):S86-96. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2009.04.014. PMID: 19524161.
  • Eissa MA, Wen E, Mihalopoulos NL, Grunbaum JA, Labarthe DR. Evaluation of AAP guidelines for cholesterol screening in youth: Project HeartBeat! Am J Prev Med. 2009 Jul;37(1 Suppl):S71-7. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2009.04.008. PMID: 19524159; PMCID: PMC2743187.
  • Eissa MA, Dai S, Mihalopoulos NL, Day RS, Harrist RB, Labarthe DR. Trajectories of fat mass index, fat free-mass index, and waist circumference in children: Project HeartBeat! Am J Prev Med. 2009 Jul;37(1 Suppl):S34-9. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2009.04.005. PMID: 19524154; PMCID: PMC2743228.
  • Brosnan CA, Swint JM, Upchurch SL, Meininger JC, Johnson G, Lee YF, Nguyen TQ, Eissa MA. The cost of screening adolescents for overweight and hypertension using a community partnership model. Public Health Nurs. 2008 May-Jun;25(3):235-43. doi: 10.1111/j.1525-1446.2008.00700.x. PMID: 18477374.
  • Eissa MA, Meininger JC, Nguyen TQ, Chan W. The relationship of ambulatory blood pressure to physical activity in a tri-ethnic population of obese and nonobese adolescents. Am J Hypertens. 2007 Feb;20(2):140-7. doi: 10.1016/j.amjhyper.2006.07.008. PMID: 17261458.
  • Benjamins LJ, Risser WL, Cromwell PF, Feldmann J, Bortot AT, Eissa MA, Nguyen AB. Body art among minority high school athletes: prevalence, interest and satisfaction; parental knowledge and consent. J Adolesc Health. 2006 Dec;39(6):933-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2006.06.012. Epub 2006 Aug 30. PMID: 17116531.
  • Risser WL, Bortot AT, Benjamins LJ, Feldmann JM, Barratt MS, Eissa MA, Risser JM. The epidemiology of sexually transmitted infections in adolescents. Semin Pediatr Infect Dis. 2005 Jul;16(3):160-7. doi: 10.1053/j.spid.2005.04.004. PMID: 16044389.
  • Gunner KB, Atkinson PM, Nichols J, Eissa MA. Health promotion strategies to encourage physical activity in infants, toddlers, and preschoolers. J Pediatr Health Care. 2005 Jul-Aug;19(4):253-8. doi: 10.1016/j.pedhc.2005.05.002. PMID: 16010266.
  • Brosnan CA, Upchurch SL, Meininger JC, Hester LE, Johnson G, Eissa MA. Student nurses participate in public health research and practice through a school-based screening program. Public Health Nurs. 2005 May-Jun;22(3):260-6. doi: 10.1111/j.0737-1209.2005.220310.x. PMID: 15982200.
  • Risser JM, Risser WL, Eissa MA, Cromwell PF, Barratt MS, Bortot A. Self-assessment of circumcision status by adolescents. Am J Epidemiol. 2004 Jun 1;159(11):1095-7. doi: 10.1093/aje/kwh149. PMID: 15155294.
  • Eissa MA, Gunner KB; University of Texas-Houston Health Science Center. Evaluation and management of obesity in children and adolescents. J Pediatr Health Care. 2004 Jan-Feb;18(1):35-8. doi: 10.1016/j.pedhc.2003.11.002. PMID: 14722504.
  • Eissa MA, Cromwell PF. Diagnosis and management of pelvic inflammatory disease in adolescents. J Pediatr Health Care. 2003 May-Jun;17(3):145-7. doi: 10.1067/mph.2003.47. PMID: 12734462.