Marialena Mouzaki, MD, MSc
- Medical Director, Advanced Nutrition Services
- Associate Director, Steatohepatitis Program
- Fellowship Program Director, Advanced Nutrition Fellowship
- Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
- marialena.mouzaki@cchmc.org
- Board Certified
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
Services and Specialties
Interests
Pediatric MASLD
Research Areas
Additional Languages
Greek
Insurance Information
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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.
Malnutrition‐related cardiomyopathy in a pediatric patient with autism spectrum disorder. 2024.
Goodbye, NAFLD, hello, MASLD?!. Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition. 2024; 79:198-201.
Infant versus noninfant formulas and cow's milk: Transition based on age or weight?. 2024; 5:353-356.
Renal impairment is prevalent in pediatric NAFLD/MASLD and associated with disease severity. Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition. 2024; 79:238-249.
Development of Fibro-PeN, a clinical prediction model for moderate-to-severe fibrosis in children with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. Hepatology. 2024; 79:1381-1392.
Paediatric steatotic liver disease has unique characteristics: A multisociety statement endorsing the new nomenclature. Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition. 2024; 78:1190-1196.
Su2029 INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY VS. ENDOSCOPIC ULTRASOUND GUIDED LIVER BIOPSIES IN PEDIATRIC MASLD. Gastroenterology. 2024; 166:s-898.
Gestational and Developmental Contributors of Pediatric MASLD. Seminars in Liver Disease. 2024; 44:43-53.
Nutritional deficiencies in children. Current Opinion in Gastroenterology. 2024; 40:106-111.
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