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Marialena Mouzaki, MD, MSc


  • Medical Director, Advanced Nutrition Services
  • Associate Director, Steatohepatitis Program
  • Fellowship Program Director, Advanced Nutrition Fellowship
  • Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

About

MD: National and Kapodistrian Medical School of Athens, Greece, 2005.

Residency: General Pediatrics, Penn State Children's Hospital, Hershey, PA, 2009.

Clinical Fellowship: Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada, 2010.

Clinical/Research Fellowship: Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada, 2012.

Teaching Scholars Program: Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada, 2016.

MSc: University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, 2012.

Certification: General Pediatrics, 2009; Pediatric Gastroenterology, 2013; National Board of Physician Nutrition Specialists, 2018; National Board of Physician Nutrition Scientists, 2018; Diplomat of the American Board of Obesity Medicine, 2022.

 

Interests

Nutrition and specifically MASLD; pediatric gastroenterology

Interests

Pediatric MASLD

Additional Languages

Greek

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Publications

Sa1442: LIPIDOMIC AND METABOLOMIC INSIGHTS INTO PEDIATRIC CHRONIC PANCREATITIS: DECIPHERING THE METABOLIC LANDSCAPE. Ahmed, F; Zhao, X; Beres, R; Garlapally, V; Mouzaki, M; Setchell, KD; Husain, SZ; Abu-El-Haija, M. Gastroenterology. 2025; 169:s-471.

Pediatric endoscopic ultrasound-guided liver biopsy: 3-year experience. Schwartz, TS; Mouzaki, M; Berklite, L; Lopez-Nunez, OF; Miethke, A; Xanthakos, SA; Vitale, DS. Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition. 2025; 80:920-925.

Longitudinal evaluation of pediatric and young adult metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease defined by MR elastography. Alves, VD P V; Mouzaki, M; Xanthakos, SA; Zhang, B; Tkach, JA; Ouyang, J; Dillman, JR; Trout, AT. European Radiology. 2025; 35:2474-2486.

Topiramate treatment of pediatric metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease: A descriptive cohort study. Kohut, T; Tou, A; Carr, E; Xanthakos, S; Arce-Clachar, AC; Fawaz, R; Valentino, PL; Panganiban, J; Mouzaki, M. Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition. 2025; 49:308-313.

Malnutrition-related cardiomyopathy in a pediatric patient with autism spectrum disorder. Speakman, A; Kaul, A; Chin, C; Xanthakos, S; Mouzaki, M. 2025; 6:39-42.

Least significant change with repeat bioelectrical impedance analysis measurements in children with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease: A descriptive cohort study. Speakman, A; Hitchcock, K; Romantic, E; Quiambao, V; Lepolt, A; Arce-Clachar, AC; Bramlage, K; Fei, L; Sun, Q; Xanthakos, S; Mouzaki, M. Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition. 2025; 49:200-206.

Longitudinal Links between Changes in Body Composition and Liver Disease Severity in Children and Adolescents with Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease. Speakman, A; Hitchcock, K; Romantic, E; Quiambao, V; Lepolt, A; Ley, S; Arce-Clachar, AC; Bramlage, K; Fei, L; Sun, Q; Xanthakos, S; Mouzaki, M. The Journal of Pediatrics. 2025; 276:114301.

Goodbye, NAFLD, hello, MASLD?!. Mouzaki, M; Speakman, A; Xanthakos, S. Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition. 2024; 79:198-201.

Infant versus noninfant formulas and cow's milk: Transition based on age or weight?. Orkin, S; Hitchcock, K; Phillips, J; Romantic, E; Trauth, A; Wessel, J; Mouzaki, M. 2024; 5:353-356.

Renal impairment is prevalent in pediatric NAFLD/MASLD and associated with disease severity. Mouzaki, M; Yates, KP; Arce-Clachar, AC; Behling, C; Blondet, NM; Fishbein, MH; Flores, F; Adams, KH; Hertel, P; Jain, AK; Molleston, JP; Schwimmer, JB; Vos, MB; Xanthakos, SA. Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition. 2024; 79:238-249.

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By Marialena Mouzaki, MD, MSc10/15/2021

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