Education
- Undergraduate:
- New York University, New York City, NY
- Medical School:
- Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, School of Medicine, Lubbock, TX
- Post Graduate Training:
- UT Houston, McGovern Medical School Pediatric Residency Houston, TX, 2016 - 2019
- UT Houston, McGovern Medical School Adolescent Medicine Fellowship Houston, TX, 2019 - 2022
Areas of Interest
Clinical Interests
- Areas of interest
- Adolescent Reproductive Health:
- Menstrual Cycle Issues: menstrual cycle control, menorrhagia, abnormal uterine bleeding, polycystic ovarian syndrome, irregular bleeding, dysmenorrhea/painful menses, PCOS
- Pregnancy Prevention: birth control, contraception (Birth control pills, Nexplanon Implant, Depo Provera, other prescriptions)
- STI testing and treatment
- High risk sexual behavior
- Mental Health: anxiety, depression
- Eating Disorders: anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating disorder, ARFID and others, evaluation and treatment of medical complications
- Parenting teens: simultaneous visits with young teen parents and their children
- Adolescent Primary Care – e.g., Well Child Care & Immunizations
- Sports Physicals for teens
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.
Certifications
American Board of Pediatrics – Board Certified Physician – 2019