Research and Education
Publications from fellows:
Wassef M, Yafi M. Awareness of PPSV23 pediatric indications in children with diabetes. Diabetes Technology & Therapeutics 26 (2), A-157,2024.DOI: 10.1089/dia.2024.2525.abstracts
Shihadeh F, Yafi M. Technical awareness of testing HbA1c. Diabetes Technology & Therapeutics 26 (2), A-157,2024. DOI: 10.1089/dia.2024.2525.abstracts
Mahmoud S, Yafi M. Neonatal hypoglycemia in the setting of a rare genetic disorder. Diabetes Technology & Therapeutics 26 (2), A-157,2024. DOI: 10.1089/dia.2024.2525.abstracts
Pubmed:
Zuhri-Yafi MI, Brosnan PG, Hardin DS. Treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus in children and adolescents. J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab. 2002;15 Suppl 1:541-546.
Jabbar MA, Zuhri-Yafi MI, Larrea J. Insulin therapy for a non-diabetic patient with severe hypertriglyceridemia. J Am Coll Nutr. 1998;17(5):458-461. doi:10.1080/07315724.1998.10718794
Stephen MD, Jehaimi CT, Brosnan PG, Yafi M. Sexual precocity in a 2-year-old boy caused by indirect exposure to testosterone cream. Endocr Pract. 2008;14(8):1027-1030. doi:10.4158/EP.14.8.1027
Wells AS, Northrup H, Crandell SS, et al. Expanded newborn screening in Texas: a survey and educational module addressing the knowledge of pediatric residents. Genet Med. 2009;11(3):163-168. doi:10.1097/GIM.0b013e3181930787
Stephen MD, Varni JW, Limbers CA, et al. Health-related quality of life and cognitive functioning in pediatric short stature: comparison of growth-hormone-naïve, growth-hormone-treated, and healthy samples. Eur J Pediatr. 2011;170(3):351-358. doi:10.1007/s00431-010-1299-z Meadows A, Lee JH, Wu CS, et al. Deletion of G-protein-coupled receptor 55 promotes obesity by reducing physical activity. Int J Obes (Lond). 2016;40(3):417-424. doi:10.1038/ijo.2015.209
Yafi M. Mona Lisa is euthyroid: a modern-day diagnosis. Hormones (Athens). 2019;18(3):331-332. doi:10.1007/s42000-019-00103-x
Yafi M. Homage to Notre-Dame. What happened to Quasimodo?. Ann Endocrinol (Paris). 2019;80(4):259. doi:10.1016/j.ando.2019.04.015 Prakash SK, Lugo-Ruiz S, Rivera-Dávila M, et al. The Turner syndrome research registry: Creating equipoise between investigators and participants. Am J Med Genet C Semin Med Genet. 2019;181(1):135-140. doi:10.1002/ajmg.c.31689
Findley TO, Shah A, Bell C, Khan A. The value of serial newborn screening for congenital hypothyroidism using thyroxine (T4) in the neonatal intensive care unit. J Perinatol. 2019;39(8):1065-1071. doi:10.1038/s41372-019-0400-3
Anderson KT, Putnam LR, Bartz-Kurycki MA, et al. Povidone-iodine Irrigation for Pediatric Perforated Appendicitis May Be Protective: A Bayesian Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial. Ann Surg. 2020;271(5):827-833. doi:10.1097/SLA.0000000000003398
Other research projects/presentations:
Mahmoud S, Yafi, M, Eissa M. Pediatric obesity and autism. Obes Facts 12 (suppl 1)106, 2019
Lantigua H, Rubio N, Yafi M. Pediatric obesity and lipid profile screening does it happen? Obes Facts 12 (suppl 1)111, 2019
Yafi M. Screening pediatric obese patients for diabetes using immediate tests: a financial analysis. Obes Facts 12 (suppl 1)119, 2019
Lantigua H, Rubio N, Yafi M. Utilization rate of the Glycosylated Hemoglobin A1C in teenagers and young children with obesity. Obes Facts 12 (suppl 1)121-122, 2019
Yafi M. The transition of care from adolescents to adults: the diabetes model. Archives of Disease in Childhood Jun 2019, 104 (Suppl 3) A298-A299; DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2019-epa.702,2019
Yafi M. The prevalence of microalbuminuria in children with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Archives of Disease in Childhood Jun 2019, 104 (Suppl 3) A250; DOI: 10.1136/ archdischild-2019- epa.585
Yafi M. Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, hyperthyroidism or something else? European Thyroid Journal, 8 (suppl 1): 86, 2019 DOI:10.1159/000501012
Yafi M. A case of an abnormal newborn thyroid screen and brain arteriovenous malformation. European Thyroid Journal, 8 (suppl 1): 110, 2019 DOI:10.1159/000501012
Haugland L, Yafi M. Proposal for establishing a pediatric diabetes center and enhancing technology use. Diabetes Technology and Therapeutics. 22 (S1): A 65, 2020
Donate P, Rivera Davila M and Yafi M. Multidisciplinary approach addressing poor compliance with therapy in children with type 1 diabetes mellitus. Diabetes Technology and Therapeutics. 22 (S1): A237-238, 2020
Maldonado J, Rubio N and Yafi M. Cardiovascular risk and type 2 diabetes mellitus in obese children. Diabetes Technology and Therapeutics. 22 (S1): A 238, 2020
Udo E, Shah A and Yafi M. Social and psychological aspects related to poor diabetes control in children. Diabetes Technology and Therapeutics. 22 (S1): A 238, 2020
Tran, K. C. Smith, M. S. Barratt, M. Yafi, R .J. Yetman. Training pediatric residents to improve obesity management, European and International Congress on Obesity [published online] 2020, Obesity Reviews 21 (S1):e13188,43-44, https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/obr.13115
Yafi M. Eissa. Pediatric obesity, Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) and Blood Lipids, , European and International Congress on Obesity [published online] 2020
Obesity Reviews 21 (S1):e13188,1, https://doi.org/10.1111/obr.13118
Udo, A. Shah, M. Yafi. Pediatric obesity demographics an academic practice: a pilot study. European and International Congress on Obesity [published online] 2020
Obesity Reviews 21 (S1):e13188,20-21, https://doi.org/10.1111/obr.13118
Donate, M. Rivera Davila, M. Yafi. Ethnic overweight and obesity rates in an inner- city academic practice. European and International Congress on Obesity [published online] 2020
Obesity Reviews 21 (S1):e13188,23-24, https://doi.org/10.1111/obr.13118
Maldonado, N. Rubio, M. Yafi. Pediatric obesity and cardiac risk: Can we do better? European and International Congress on Obesity [published online] 2020, Obesity Reviews 21 (S1):e13188,26, https://doi.org/10.1111/obr.13118