Stavra A. Xanthakos, MD, MS
Title
Medical Director, Surgical Weight Loss Program for Teens
Appointment
Assistant Professor
Phone
513-636-4415
Fax
513-636-7805
Bio
Stavra A. Xanthakos, MD, joined the Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition as Assistant Professor of Pediatrics in 2005, after completing her fellowship, chief residency and residency at Cincinnati Children's.
During her gastroenterology fellowship, Dr. Xanthakos investigated the prevalence and outcome of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in young adult women in conjunction with obtaining a master's degree in molecular epidemiology at the University of Cincinnati. Her research interests include the treatment and prevention of pediatric obesity, as well as identifying genetic and environmental risk factors for pediatric nonalcoholic fatty liver disease to enable better evaluation and treatment options.
In addition to her clinical and research work in the Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, she is also the medical director of the Comprehensive Weight Management Center at Cincinnati Children's and a member of the multidisciplinary team in HealthWorks!.
Credentials
MD: Duke University, Durham, NC, 1997.
MS: Molecular Epidemiology, University of Cincinnati, 2006.
Residency: Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 1997-2000.
Chief Residency: Cincinnati Children's, Cincinnati, OH, 2000-01.
Clinical Fellowship: Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition, Cincinnati Children's , Cincinnati, OH, 2001-2004.
Research Fellowship: Molecular Epidemiology in Children's Environmental Health, Masters of Epidemiology Candidate, 2002-2005.
Certification: Pediatrics, 2000; Pediatric Gastroenterology, 2005.
Awards and Honors
Best Doctors in America, 2008
Research Grants and Contracts
Source: Clinical Nutriton Research Unit Pilot and Feasibility Award - Title:
Biologic Determinants of the Hepatic Phenotype in Morbid Obesity, 2006-2007, Principal Investigator
Publications, Most Recent
Xanthakos S.A.; Inge T.H.: The Nutritional Consequences of Bariatric Surgery. Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition and Metabolic Care, 2006; 9:489-496.
Xanthakos S.A.; Miles L.; Bucuvalas J.; Daniels S.; Garcia V.; Inge T.; Histologic Spectrum of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Morbidly Obese Adolescents. Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 2006; 4(2): 226-232.
Xanthakos S.A.; Schwimmer J.B.; Rothenburg M.E.; Witte D.P.; Cohen M.B.: Prevalence and Outcome of Allergic Colitis in Healthy Infants with Rectal Bleeding: A Prospective Cohort Study.Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, 2005; 41:16-22. * cited in Best Articles Relevant to Pediatric Allergy and Immunology. Pediatrics, 2006; 118 (Suppl 1): S13.
Xanthakos S.A. and Kocoshis S.A.: Pancreatic Disorders. Pediatrics, 1st Ed. Editors: Osborn, Dewitt, First and Zenel. Elsevier 2005: 954-60.
Xanthakos S.A.; Yazigi N.A.; Ryckman F.C.; Arkovitz M.S.: Spontaneous Perforation of the Bile Duct in Infancy.Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, 2003; 36: 287-291.
Xanthakos S.A. and Schleiss M.R.: Glycoprotein B Genotyping of Cytomegalovirus Strains Isolated in a Pediatric Population.Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, 2003; 22: 462-463.
Kim D.M.; Xanthakos S.A.; Tupler L.A.; Barboriak D.P.; Charles H.C.; MacFall J.R.; Krishnan K.R.R.: MR signal intensity of gray matter / white matter contrast and intracranial fat: effects of age and sex. Psychiatry Research Neuroimaging, 2002; 114: 149-161.
Professional Organization Memberships
American Academy of Pediatrics
American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases
American Gastroenterological Association
North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
North American Association for the Study of Obesity
Special Interests
- Prevalence, determinants and outcome of pediatric non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis)
- Pediatric obesity and nutrition
- Pediatric gastroenterology
Presentations, Most Recent
Invited Speaker: Childhood Obesity: It's not just baby fat. Bariatric Surgery in Morbidly Obese Adolescents; Pediatric Clinic Days Conference; Children's Hospital of Michigan; May 12, 2006.
Pediatric Grand Rounds: Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: current controversies and concepts. Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center; December 6, 2005.
Xanthakos S.; Khoury P.; O'Brein K; Dardzinski B.; Donnelly L.; Bucuvalas J.; Daniels S.: Prevalence of Nonalcholic Fatty Liver Disease in Young Adult Women Despite High Prevalence of Obesity. Poster presentation at the Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Study of Liver Disease; November 11-15, 2005; Boston, MA. (published as abstract, Hepatology 2005;42 (4), Suppl 1: 613A).
Xanthakos S.; Miles L.; Bucuvalas J.; Daniels S.; Inge T.; Garcia V.: Histologic Spectrum of NASH in Morbidly Obese Adolescents Differs from Adults. Poster presentation at the Annual Meeting of the North American Association for the Study of Obesity; November 14-18, 2004; Las Vegas, NV.
Xanthakos, S.A.: Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease. Presented at Samuel Kaplan Lectureship: Obesity: Pediatric Epidemic and Health Consequences, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, August 28, 2004.
Xanthakos S.A.; Schwimmer J.B.; Rothenburg M.E.; Witte D.P.; Cohen M.B.: Prevalence of Allergic Colitis in Infants with Rectal Bleeding: a Population-Based Study. Poster presentation at the 16th Annual Meeting of the North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition; October 3-5, 2003; Montreal, Canada.
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