Sanita Ley, PhD
- Pediatric Psychologist, Division of Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology
- Training Director, O'Grady Residency in Psychology
- Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
- sanita.ley@cchmc.org
- Board Certified
About
Biography
As a pediatric psychologist, I help children and adolescents with a wide variety of medical conditions by tailoring evidence-based treatments to fit their individual and family situations. Some of my areas of specialty include feeding, pediatric obesity and bariatrics. I also counsel patients who have weight-related medical conditions, including type 2 diabetes and non- alcoholic fatty liver disease.
I was drawn to pediatric psychology because I wanted to help children and adolescents with acute and chronic medical conditions, along with their families, overcome emotional, behavioral and/or thinking barriers that were keeping them from living the life they want to live.
In addition to helping patients, I also do research that focuses on improving outcomes for children and adolescents with obesity.
In my free time, I like to read, run, travel, and spend time with family and friends.
PhD: Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, 2016.
Residency: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 2016.
Fellowship: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 2018.
Interests
Adjustment and coping with medical illness; pediatric obesity; pediatric feeding concerns; anxiety; depression; adherence concerns
Services and Specialties
Interests
Pediatric obesity
Research Areas
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Publications
Longitudinal Links between Changes in Body Composition and Liver Disease Severity in Children and Adolescents with Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease. The Journal of Pediatrics. 2025; 276:114301.
Health markers, depressive symptoms, and community deprivation in a type 2 diabetes multidisciplinary care clinic for youth. Clinical Diabetes and Endocrinology. 2024; 10:21.
Development and Implementation of a Multidisciplinary Clinic Focused on the Care of Adolescents with Youth-Onset Type 2 Diabetes. Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare. 2023; 16:2799-2807.
Weight change predicts college adjustment and depressive symptoms among first-year college students. Journal of American college health : J of ACH. 2023; 71:1651-1657.
Trajectories of Psychopathology and Dysregulation 2-4 Years following Adolescent Bariatric Surgery. Journal of Pediatric Psychology. 2023; 48:479-489.
Nutrition interventions for youth with dyslipidemia: a National Lipid Association clinical perspective. Journal of Clinical Lipidology. 2022; 16:776-796.
Mycophenolate mofetil use is associated with reduced incidence of food allergy in liver transplanted children. Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition. 2022; 75:138-144.
Insight Into the Adolescent Patient Experience With Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease. Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition. 2022; 75:88-96.
Insight Into the Adolescent Patient Experience With Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease. Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition. 2022; 75:88-96.
Health-Related Social Needs Facing Youth with NonAlcoholic Fatty Liver Disease. 2022; 3:e153.
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