Biography

Michael Yafi, MD, MHA, is a professor of pediatrics and director of the Pediatric Endocrinology Division and Fellowship Program for McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston. Dr. Yafi came to UTHealth Houston in 2001 and helped build the division and educational fellowship program by steadily increasing the number of faculty members, trainees, and staff to mirror the need in the pediatric patient population.

Education

Doctor of Medicine
University of Damascus College of Medicine, Damascus, Syria, 1992
Graduate School
Master of Health Management, Planning, and Policy, The University of Leeds, Nuffield Institute for Health (World Health Organization Collaborative Center), UK
Residency
Hurley Medical Center, Michigan State University, Flint, MI, 1995-1998
Fellowship
Pediatric Endocrinology, UTHealth Houston, Houston, TX, 1998-2001

Areas of Interest

Clinical Interests

Thyroid conditions

Population health

Publications

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Health-related quality of life and cognitive functioning in pediatric short stature: comparison of growth hormone-naive, growth-hormone-treated, and healthy samples. Eur J Pediatr – Stephen, M.D., Varni J.W., Limbers, C.A., Yafi, M., Heptulla, R.A., Renukuntla, V.S., Bell, C.S., Brosnan, P.G. – 2011 Mar

Expanded newborn screening in Texas: a survey and educational module addressing the knowledge of pediatric residents. Genet Med – Wells, A.S., Northrup, H., Crandell, S.S., King, T.M., Champaigne, N.L., Yafi, M., Therrell, B.L., Noblin, S.J. – 2009 Mar 01

Sexual precocity in a 2-year-old boy caused by indirect exposure to testosterone cream. Endocr Pract – Stephen, M.D., Jehaimi, C.T., Brosnan, P.G., Yafi, M. – 2008 Nov 01