Positions
- Professor
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Pediatrics
Children's Nutrition Research Center
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Houston, TX US
- Professor
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Pediatrics
Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes
Texas Children's Hospital
Houston, Texas United States
Addresses
- TCH-Clinical Care Center (Clinic)
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6701 Fannin St.
Houston, TX 77030
United States
Phone: (832) 822-3760
- Childrens Nutrition Research Ct (Office)
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Room: CNRC-7072
Houston, TX 77030
United States
- TCH-Clinical Care Center (Hospital)
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6701 Fannin St.
Houston, TX 77030
United States
Phone: (832) 822-3760
Education
- Fellowship at Children's Hospital Of Pittsburgh
- 06/2003 - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania United States
- Residency at State University Of New York Upstate Medical University
- 06/2000 - Syracuse, New York United States
- MD from American University Of Beirut School Of Medicine
- 06/1995 - Beirut, Lebanon
- B.S. from American University Of Beirut
- 01/1991 - Beirut, Lebanon
Certifications
- Pediatric Endocrinology
- American Board of Pediatrics
Websites
Selected Publications
- Nadeau K, Arslanian S, Bacha F, Caprio S, Chao L, Farrell R, Hughan K, Rayas M, Tung M, El ghormli L "." Diabetologia. 2025 Mar;68(3):676-687. Pubmed PMID:
- Puyau M, Shypailo R, Butte N, Musaad S, Bacha F "." AJCN. 2025 Feb;121(2):284-292. Pubmed PMID:
- Ishita Jindal; Maurice Puyau; Anne Adolph; Nancy Butte; Salma Musaad; Fida Bacha "." Pediatr Obes. 2021 Jun 16;16(6):e12751. Pubmed PMID:
- Fida Bacha; Sara Klinepeter Bartz; Maurice Puyau; Anee Adolph; Susan Sharma "." JCI Insight. 2021 Feb 22;6(4):e146000. Pubmed PMID:
- Kim JY, Tfayli H, Bacha F, Lee S, Michaliszyn SF, Yousuf S, Gebara N, Arslanian S "." Pediatr Diabetes. 2020 Nov 14;21(1):18-27. Pubmed PMID:
- Tryggestad JB, Shah RD, Braffett BH, Bacha F, Gidding SS, Gubitosi-Klug RA, Shah AS, Urbina EM, Levitt Katz LE "." Pediatr Diabetes. 2020 Sep 1;21(6):923-931. Pubmed PMID:
- Joon Young Kim; Hala Tfayli; Fida Bacha; SoJung Lee; Nour Gebara; Silva Arslanian "." Metabolism. 2020 Aug 22;112 Pubmed PMID:
- Redondo MJ, Bacha F "." J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2020 Aug 1;105(8):e3000-e3002. Pubmed PMID:
- hah VN, Bailey R, Wu M, Foster NC, Pop-Busui R, Katz M, Crandall J, Bacha F, Nadeau K, Libman I, Hiers P, Mizokami-Stout K, DiMeglio LA, Sherr J, Pratley R, Agarwal S, Snell-Bergeon J, Cengiz E, Polsky S, Mehta SN "." J Clin Endocrinol Metab .. 2020 May 1;105(5):e2032-2038. Pubmed PMID:
- Shah AS, El Ghormli L, Vajravelu ME, Bacha F, Farrell RM, Gidding SS, Levitt Katz LE, Tryggestad JB, White NH, Urbina EM "." Diabetes Care. 2019 Nov;42(11):2143-2150. Pubmed PMID:
- Bacha F, El Ghormli L, Arslanian S, Zeitler P, Laffel LM, Levitt Katz LE, Gandica R, Chang NT, Sprague JE, Macleish SA "." Pediatr Diabetes. 2019 Nov;20(7):871-879. Pubmed PMID:
- Bacha F, Bartz SK, Tomsa A, Sharma S "." J Pediatr. 2019 Sep 1;212:28-34. Pubmed PMID:
- Bacha F "." Lancet Child Adolesc Health. 2019 Jul 22;3(9):595-597. Pubmed PMID:
- Kim JY, Bacha F, Tfayli H, Michaliszyn SF, Yousuf S, Arslanian S "." Diabetes Care. 2019 Feb 1;42(2):265-272. Pubmed PMID:
- Arslanian S, El Ghormli L, Young Kim J, Bacha F, Chan C, Ismail HM, Levitt Katz LE, Levitsky L, Tryggestad JB, White NH; TODAY Study Group "." Diabetes Care. 2019 Jan 1;42(1):164-172. Pubmed PMID:
- Tamborlane WV, Chang P, Kollman C, Klingensmith GJ, Ruedy K, Gal RL, Van Name M, Bacha F, Willi S, Beck RW "." Pediatric Diabetes Consortium. 2018 Dec 1;19(8):1379-1384. Pubmed PMID:
- Arslanian S, Bacha F, Grey M, Marcus MD, White NH, Zeitler P "." Diabetes Care. 2017 Dec 1;41(12):2648-2668. Pubmed PMID:
- Sjaarda L, Lee S, Tfayli H, Bacha F, Bertolet M, Arslanian S "." Diabetes Care. 2013 Jun;36(6):1607-12. Pubmed PMID:
- Bacha F, Gungor N, Lee S, de Las Heras J, Arslanian S "." J. Pediatr.. 2013 May;162(5):924-9. Pubmed PMID:
- Bacha F, Gungor N, Lee S, Arslanian SA "." Pediatr Diabetes. 2013 Mar;14(2):106-11. Pubmed PMID:
- Sjaarda LA, Michaliszyn SF, Lee S, Tfayli H, Bacha F, Farchoukh L, Arslanian SA "." Diabetes Care. 2012 Dec;35(12):2559-63. Pubmed PMID:
- Michaliszyn SF, Sjaarda LA, Mihalik SJ, Lee S, Bacha F, Chace DH, De Jesus VR, Vockley J, Arslanian SA "." J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab.. 2012 Nov;97(11):E2119-24. Pubmed PMID:
- Lee S, Bacha F, Hannon T, Kuk JL, Boesch C, Arslanian S "." Diabetes. 2012 Nov;61(11):2787-95. Pubmed PMID:
- Bacha F, Pyle L, Nadeau K, Cuttler L, Goland R, Haymond M, Levitsky L, Lynch J, Weinstock RS, White NH, Caprio S, Arslanian S "." Pediatr Diabetes. 2012 Aug;13(5):376-83. Pubmed PMID:
- Sjaarda LG, Bacha F, Lee S, Tfayli H, Andreatta E, Arslanian S "." J. Pediatr.. 2012 Jul;161(1):51-7. Pubmed PMID:
- Bacha F, Gungor N, Lee S, Arslanian SA "." Pediatr Diabetes. 2012 May;13(3):259-65. Pubmed PMID:
- Mihalik SJ, Michaliszyn SF, de Las Heras J, Bacha F, Lee S, Chace DH, Dejesus VR, Vockley J, Arslanian SA "." Diabetes Care. 2012 Mar;35(3):605-11. Pubmed PMID:
- De Las Heras J, Lee S, Bacha F, Tfayli H, Arslanian S "." Horm Res Paediatr. 2011;76(6):379-85. Pubmed PMID:
- Tfayli H, Jung Lee S, Bacha F, Arslanian S "." Pediatr Diabetes. 2011 Sep;12(6):572-9. Pubmed PMID:
- Burns SF, Bacha F, Lee SJ, Tfayli H, Gungor N, Arslanian SA "." Diabetes Care. 2011 Sep;34(9):2033-40. Pubmed PMID:
- George L, Bacha F, Lee S, Tfayli H, Andreatta E, Arslanian S "." J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab.. 2011 Jul;96(7):2136-45. Pubmed PMID:
- Libman IM, Barinas-Mitchell E, Marcovina S, Bacha F, Hannon T, Tfayli H, Lee SJ, Bansal S, Robertson R, Arslanian S "." Pediatr Diabetes. 2011 May;12(3):207-11. Pubmed PMID:
- Bacha F, Lee S, Gungor N, Arslanian SA "." Diabetes Care. 2010 Oct;33(10):2225-31. Pubmed PMID:
- Tfayli H, Bacha F, Gungor N, Arslanian S "." Diabetes Care. 2010 Mar;33(3):632-8. Pubmed PMID:
- Tfayli H, Bacha F, Gungor N, Arslanian S "." Diabetes. 2009 Mar;58(3):738-44. Pubmed PMID:
- Bacha F, Gungor N, Lee S, Arslanian SA "." Diabetes Care. 2009 Jan;32(1):100-5. Pubmed PMID:
- Hannon TS, Bacha F, Lin Y, Arslanian SA "." Diabetes Care. 2008 Jul;31(7):1445-7. Pubmed PMID:
- Bacha F, Gungor N, Arslanian SA "." J. Pediatr.. 2008 May;152(5):618-21. Pubmed PMID:
- Lee S, Bacha F, Gungor N, Arslanian S "." J. Pediatr.. 2008 Feb;152(2):177-84. Pubmed PMID:
- Lee S, Gungor N, Bacha F, Arslanian S "." Diabetes Care. 2007 Aug;30(8):2091-7. Pubmed PMID:
- Lee S, Bacha F, Arslanian SA "." J. Pediatr.. 2006 Dec;149(6):809-16. Pubmed PMID:
- Hannon TS, Bacha F, Lee SJ, Janosky J, Arslanian SA "." Pediatr Diabetes. 2006 Oct;7(5):260-6. Pubmed PMID:
- Lee S, Bacha F, Gungor N, Arslanian SA "." Obesity (Silver Spring). 2006 Sep;14(9):1579-85. Pubmed PMID:
- Bacha F, Arslanian SA "." J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab.. 2006 Aug;91(8):3117-22. Pubmed PMID:
- Bacha F, Saad R, Gungor N, Arslanian SA "." Diabetes Care. 2006 Jul;29(7):1599-604. Pubmed PMID:
- Lee S, Bacha F, Gungor N, Arslanian SA "." J. Pediatr.. 2006 Feb;148(2):188-94. Pubmed PMID:
- Lee S, Bacha F, Gungor N, Arslanian SA "." Diabetes Care. 2006 Jan;29(1):51-6. Pubmed PMID:
- Gungor N, Hannon T, Libman I, Bacha F, Arslanian S "." Pediatr. Clin. North Am.. 2005 Dec;52(6):1579-609. Pubmed PMID:
- Bacha F, Saad R, Gungor N, Arslanian SA "." Pediatr Diabetes. 2005 Jun;6(2):100-2. Pubmed PMID:
- Bacha F, Arslanian SA "." J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab.. 2005 May;90(5):2725-30. Pubmed PMID:
- Gungor N, Bacha F, Saad R, Janosky J, Arslanian S "." Diabetes Care. 2005 Mar;28(3):638-44. Pubmed PMID:
- Arslanian SA, Bacha F, Saad R, Gungor N "." Diabetes Care. 2005 Jan;28(1):115-9. Pubmed PMID:
- Bacha F, Saad R, Gungor N, Arslanian SA "." Diabetes Care. 2004 Feb;27(2):547-52. Pubmed PMID:
- Bacha F, Saad R, Gungor N, Janosky J, Arslanian SA "." J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab.. 2003 Jun;88(6):2534-40. Pubmed PMID:
- Bacha F, Hoo JJ "." Am. J. Med. Genet.. 2001 Jun 1;101(1):70-3. Pubmed PMID:
- Bacha F, Domachowske JB "." Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2001 Mar;40(3):159-61. Pubmed PMID:
- Amis T, Di Somma E, Bacha F, Wheatley J "." Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2000 Feb;32(2):284-90. Pubmed PMID:
Projects
- Determinants of Subclinical Coronary Atherosclerosis and Endothelial Dysfunction in Youth.
- USDA/ARS- Thrasher Research Fund
- Determinants of Endothelial Dysfunction in Obese Youth with and without Type 2 diabetes
- USDA/ARS
- This project evaluated the effects of obesity and type 2 diabetes on vascular health and its determinants in youth.
- Treatment Options for Type 2 Diabetes in Adolescents and Youth (TODAY)
- NIh-NIDDK
- T1D Exchange - A Randomized Trial of Metformin as Adjunct Therapy for Overweight
- Pediatric Diabetes Consortium for Type 2 Diabetes
- Ectopic Hepatic Fat in Hispanic Youth: Risk for Endothelial Dysfunction
- Preeclampsia and Fetal Origins of Childhood Insulin Resistance and Risk for Type 2 Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease.
- Bone Health in Obese Youth with and without Type 2 diabetes
- USDA/ARS (10/2019 - 09/2024)
- Investigate the effect of adiposity, adipokine dysregulation (the balance of circulating anti-inflammatory vs. proinflammatory factors) and vitamin D concentrations on bone microarchitecture (cortical porosity, trabecular thickness), bone biomarkers and endothelial function in youth with and without abnormalities in glucose metabolism.
- Type 2 Diabetes and Bone Health in Youth
- NIH-NICHD
- Understanding and Targeting the Pathophysiology of Youth-onset Type 2 Diabetes
- NIH-NIDDK
Memberships
- Pediatric Endocrine Society
- American Diabetes Association
- The Endocrine Society
- Society for Pediatric Research
- (11/2006)
- Androgen Excess-PCOS Society
- American Heart Association
- American Academy of Pediatrics
- Fellow (01/2014)
- American Pediatric Society
- (01/2018)
Funding
- DISCOVERY of Risk facotrs of Youth-Onset Type 2 Diabetes Grant funding from NIDDK
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