Ihuoma U Eneli

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Fax us at: (614) 722-6132

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Learn more about Ihuoma U. Eneli

Biography

Ihuoma Eneli, MD, MS, FAAP, is director of the Center for Healthy Weight and Nutrition at Nationwide Children’s Hospital. She is a board certified general pediatrician and professor of Clinical Pediatrics at The Ohio State University College of Medicine. Dr. Eneli oversees a comprehensive pediatric obesity center with activities that include advocacy, prevention, medical weight management and adolescent bariatric surgery. Dr. Eneli also directs the Primary Care Obesity Network (PCON) which provides obesity-related training, resources and community integration for 21 primary care practices in Central Ohio. She is actively engaged in research, has published several papers and book chapters, and received funding from multiple sources: including the National Institute of Health. She has particular interest in intervention research for pediatric obesity. Dr. Eneli has served in different capacities on regional and national childhood obesity workgroups, including the Children’s Hospitals Association (CHA); member Local Matters Board; associate director of the American Academy of Pediatrics Institute for Healthy Childhood Weight (IHCW); and the member of the National Academy of Sciences Roundtable on Obesity Solutions. Dr. Eneli received her medical degree from the University of Nigeria and completed her pediatric residency at Michigan State University where she served as Chief Resident. She also received a Masters of Science degree in Epidemiology and completed an NIH-K30 institutional clinical research fellowship from Michigan State University.

    “As a physician, I have been passionately driven by a need to improve care for all children. For the last 15 years, that focus has been on obesity. My research interests and clinical experience have been specifically directed at investigating interventions for pediatric obesity, especially family-based interventions.”

Academic and Clinical Areas

Bariatric (Weight Loss) Surgery

Medical Director

Center for Healthy Weight and Nutrition

Director

Primary Care Pediatrics

Physician Team

Academic General Pediatrics Fellowship

Faculty

Primary Department

Pediatrics

Primary Section

Primary Care Pediatrics

Awards, Honors & Organizations

Center for Clinical and Translational Science Award (CCTS), The Ohio State University, 2016 Certificate of Appreciation, MEDPATH Post Baccalaureate, 2013 Outreach Award, Healthy Neighborhood Healthy Families Honoree for Healthy Heroes, 2011 Selected Fellow, The Annual Minority Investigators Workshop on Behavioral Methodologies, National Cancer Institute, 2007 Ray Hefler Faculty Teaching Award, Sparrow Hospital/Michigan State University, 2006 Ray Hefler Faculty Teaching Award, Sparrow Hospital/Michigan State University, 2005 Appreciation, Cultural Diversity Summer Research Program, College of Human Medicine Michigan State University, 2004 Faculty Teaching Award, Sparrow Hospital/Michigan State University, 2003 Appreciation, Cultural Diversity Summer Research Program, College of Human Medicine Michigan State University, 2003 Member, Clinical Practice Guideline Committee, American Academy of Pediatrics, 2019 - Present Vice Chair, National Academy of Medicine Roundtable on Obesity Solutions Washington DC, 2019 - Present Member, Obesity Clinical Practice Guideline Committee (CPG), American Academy of Pediatrics, 2019 - Present National Advisor, Academic Pediatric Association’s Research Scholars Program, 2019 - 2019 Associate Director, American Academy of Pediatrics Institute of Healthy Childhood Weight, 2016 - Present Member, Pennsylvania Department of Health and Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU), 2007 - Present Member, Society for Pediatric Research, 2007 - Present Fellow, American Academy of Pediatrics, 1994 - Present Grant Reviewer, Commonwealth Universal Research Enhancement (CURE) Grant Reviewer, Commonwealth Universal Research Enhancement (CURE),Pennsylvania Department of Health and Oak Ridge Associated Universities

Research

Dr. Eneli has conducted subsequent clinical research on medical interventions for overweight children, particularly from the health care providers’ perspective. She has been the PI on a number of grants related to the study of obesity risk factors and interventions for the obese child and adolescent. Publications

                  Pronk NP, Eneli I, Economos CD, Bradley D, Fassbender J, Calancie L, Patawaran W, Hovmand PS, Members of the Roundtable on Obesity Solutions (ROOS).. Using Systems Science for Strategic Planning of Obesity Prevention and Treatment: The Roundtable on Obesity Solutions Experience. Curr Probl Cardiol. 2022 May 2;  101240.

                


                  Pratt KJ, Kiser HM, Feng X, VanFossen C, Spees C, Taylor C, Noria S, Eneli I, Skelton JA. Changes in Child Weight, Behaviors, and Family Dynamics during Parental Participation in a Medical Weight Management Program: A Longitudinal Uncontrolled Pilot Study. Child Obes. 2022 Apr 27;  

                


                  Eneli I, Xu J, Pratt K. Change in weight category among youth early in the COVID-19 pandemic. Clin Obes. 2022 Apr 6;  e12522.

                


                  Bailey LC, Bryan M, Maltenfort M, Block JP, Teneralli R, Lunsford D, Boone-Heinonen J, Eneli I, Horgan CE, Lin PD, Reynolds JS, Solomonides AE, Janicke D, Sturtevant JL, Toh S, Taveras E, Appelhans BM, Arterburn D, Daley MF, Dempsey A, Dugas LR, Finkelstein J, Fitzpatrick SL, Goodman A, Gurka MJ, Heerman WJ, Horberg M, Hossain MJ, Hsia DS, Isasi CR, Kharbanda EO, Messito MJ, Murphy K, O'Bryan K, Peay HL, Prochaska MT, Puro J, Rayas M, Rosenman MB, Taylor B, VanWormer JJ, Willis Z, Yeramaneni S, Forrest CB, PCORnet Antibiotics and Childhood Growth Study Group.. Antibiotics prior to age 2 years have limited association with preschool growth trajectory. Int J Obes (Lond). 2022 Jan 8;  

                


                  Freedman DS, Goodwin-Davies AJ, Kompaniyets L, Lange SJ, Goodman AB, Phan TT, Rao S, Eneli I, Forrest CB. Interrelationships among age at adiposity rebound, BMI during childhood, and BMI after age 14 years in an electronic health record database. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2022 Jan; 30: 201-208.

                


                  Freedman DS, Goodwin Davies AJ, Phan TT, Cole FS, Pajor N, Rao S, Eneli I, Kompaniyets L, Lange SJ, Christakis DA, Forrest CB. Measuring BMI change among children and adolescents. Pediatr Obes. 2022 Jan 22;  e12889.

                


                  Freedman DS, Davies AJG, Kompaniyets L, Lange SJ, Goodman AB, Phan TT, Cole FS, Dempsey A, Pajor N, Eneli I, Christakis DA, Forrest CB. A Longitudinal Comparison of Alternatives to Body Mass Index Z-Scores for Children with Very High Body Mass Indexes. J Pediatr. 2021 Aug; 235: 156-162.

                


                  Aris IM, Lin PD, Rifas-Shiman SL, Bailey LC, Boone-Heinonen J, Eneli IU, Solomonides AE, Janicke DM, Toh S, Forrest CB, Block JP. Association of Early Antibiotic Exposure With Childhood Body Mass Index Trajectory Milestones. JAMA Netw Open. 2021 Jul 1; 4: e2116581.

                


                  Berry DC, Rhodes ET, Hampl S, Young CB, Cohen G, Eneli I, Fleischman A, Ip E, Sweeney B, Houle TT, Skelton J. Stay in treatment: Predicting dropout from pediatric weight management study protocol. Contemp Clin Trials Commun. 2021 Jun; 22: 100799.

                


                  Rifas-Shiman SL, Bailey LC, Lunsford D, Daley MF, Eneli I, Finkelstein J, Heerman W, Horgan CE, Hsia DS, Jay M, Rao G, Reynolds JS, Sturtevant JL, Toh S, Trasande L, Young J, Lin PD, Forrest CB, Block JP, PCORnet Antibiotics and Childhood Growth Study Group.. Early Life Antibiotic Prescriptions and Weight Outcomes in Children 10 Years of Age. Acad Pediatr. 2021 Mar; 21: 297-303.

                


                  Xu J, Pratt K, Chaudhari M, Henry R, Hubbard RA, Siegel R, Eneli I. On a Different Page! Perceptions on the Onset, Diagnosis, and Management of Type 2 Diabetes Among Adolescent Patients, Parents, and Physicians. Glob Pediatr Health. 2021; 8: 2333794X211046430.

                


                  Hubbard RA, Xu J, Siegel R, Chen Y, Eneli I. Studying pediatric health outcomes with electronic health records using Bayesian clustering and trajectory analysis. J Biomed Inform. 2021 Jan; 113: 103654.

                


                  Eneli I, Xu J, Tindall A, Watowicz R, Worthington J, Tanner K, Pratt K, Walston M. Using a Revised Protein-Sparing Modified Fast (rPSMF) for Children and Adolescents with Severe Obesity: A Pilot Study. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2019 Aug 23; 16: 

                


                  Hopkins LC, Holloman C, Melnyk B, Fristad M, Goodway JD, Kennel JA, Eneli I, Gunther C. Participation in structured programming may prevent unhealthy weight gain during the summer in school-aged children from low-income neighbourhoods: feasibility, fidelity and preliminary efficacy findings from the Camp NERF study. Public Health Nutr. 2019 Apr; 22: 1100-1112.

                


                  Eneli I, Xu J, Webster M, McCagg A, Van Der Ploeg L, Garfield AS, Estrada E. Tracing the effect of the melanocortin-4 receptor pathway in obesity: study design and methodology of the TEMPO registry. Appl Clin Genet. 2019; 12: 87-93.

                


                  Gaffka BJ, Hassink SG, Santos M, Eneli I. Provider Observations of Youth with Early Onset Severe Obesity in Tertiary Care Obesity Programs. Child Obes. 2018 Oct; 14: 477-483.

                


                  Block JP, Bailey LC, Gillman MW, Lunsford D, Daley MF, Eneli I, Finkelstein J, Heerman W, Horgan CE, Hsia DS, Jay M, Rao G, Reynolds JS, Rifas-Shiman SL, Sturtevant JL, Toh S, Trasande L, Young J, Forrest CB, PCORnet Antibiotics and Childhood Growth Study Group.. Early Antibiotic Exposure and Weight Outcomes in Young Children. Pediatrics. 2018 Oct 31;  

                


                  Woolford SJ, Hassink S, Eneli I. The Young Child with Severe Obesity: Commentary on the Characteristics of a Vulnerable Population and a Framework for Treatment. Child Obes. 2018 Oct; 14: 441-442.

                


                  Mirza N, Phan TL, Tester J, Fals A, Fernandez C, Datto G, Estrada E, Eneli I. A Narrative Review of Medical and Genetic Risk Factors among Children Age 5 and Younger with Severe Obesity. Child Obes. 2018 Oct; 14: 443-452.

                


                  Hubbard RA, Huang J, Harton J, Oganisian A, Choi G, Utidjian L, Eneli I, Bailey LC, Chen Y. A Bayesian latent class approach for EHR-based phenotyping. Stat Med. 2018 Sep 3;  

                


                  Tester JM, Phan TT, Tucker JM, Leung CW, Dreyer Gillette ML, Sweeney BR, Kirk S, Tindall A, Olivo-Marston SE, Eneli IU. Characteristics of Children 2 to 5 Years of Age With Severe Obesity. Pediatrics. 2018 Mar; 141: 

                


                  Hopkins LC, Fristad M, Goodway JD, Melnyk B, Eneli I, Holloman C, Kennel JA, Webster A, Sharn AR, Gunther C. Feasibility and acceptability of technology-based caregiver engagement strategies delivered in a summertime childhood obesity prevention intervention: results from an internal pilot of the Camp NERF (Nutrition, Education, Recreation, and Fitness) study. Pilot Feasibility Stud. 2018; 4: 153.

                


                  Pratt KJ, Skelton JA, Eneli I, Coliler DN, Lazorick S. Providers' Involvement of Parents, Families, and Family Dynamics in Youth Weight Management Programs. Glob Pediatr Health. 2018; 5: 2333794X18817134.

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Education

Date of Appointment at Nationwide Children’s Hospital: 07/31/2006

Board Certifications

Pediatrics

Fellowship

Michigan State University College of Human Medicin

Date Completed: 05/31/2003

Residency

Sparrow Health System

Date Completed: 08/24/1997

Medical School

University of Nigeria

Date Completed: 06/30/1989

Professional Experience

2014 - Present Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Director, Center for Healthy Weight and Nutrition2013 - Present The Ohio State University, Professor of Clinical Pediatrics2006 - Present Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Center for Healthy Weight and Nutrition, MD1997 - 2006 Michigan State University Department of Pediatrics, Assistant Professor

Research Funding

Patient Centered Outcome Research Institute (PCORI) Statistical Methods for Phenotype Estimation and Analysis Using Electronic Health Record, Other The goal of this study is to evaluate statistical methods to determine variables that may link together to create computable phenotypes. Patient Centered Outcome Research Institute The Effectiveness of Family-Based Weight Loss Treatment Implemented in Primary Care, Other The multisite study will investigate the effectiveness of family-based therapy for childhood obesity in the primary care setting. National Institute of Health (NIH) National Pediatrics Learning System (PEDsNet)/CHOP-NCH Antibiotic and Growth Study, Other The proposed study will develop a learning system amongst eight children’s hospital allowing for alignment and validation of electronic health records, patient engagement and improve care in three patient powered research networks in congenital heart disease, inflammatory bowel disorders, and obesity.

Contact Information

Pediatrics

Call us at: (614) 722-4953

Fax us at: (614) 722-6132

                    Primary Care Pediatrics700 Children's DrColumbus, OH 43205 (map)

Contact Information

Call us at: (614) 722-4953

Fax us at: (614) 722-6132

PediatricsPrimary Care Pediatrics700 Children’s DrColumbus, OH 43205 (map)

Learn more about Ihuoma U. Eneli

Biography

Ihuoma Eneli, MD, MS, FAAP, is director of the Center for Healthy Weight and Nutrition at Nationwide Children’s Hospital. She is a board certified general pediatrician and professor of Clinical Pediatrics at The Ohio State University College of Medicine. Dr. Eneli oversees a comprehensive pediatric obesity center with activities that include advocacy, prevention, medical weight management and adolescent bariatric surgery. Dr. Eneli also directs the Primary Care Obesity Network (PCON) which provides obesity-related training, resources and community integration for 21 primary care practices in Central Ohio. She is actively engaged in research, has published several papers and book chapters, and received funding from multiple sources: including the National Institute of Health. She has particular interest in intervention research for pediatric obesity. Dr. Eneli has served in different capacities on regional and national childhood obesity workgroups, including the Children’s Hospitals Association (CHA); member Local Matters Board; associate director of the American Academy of Pediatrics Institute for Healthy Childhood Weight (IHCW); and the member of the National Academy of Sciences Roundtable on Obesity Solutions. Dr. Eneli received her medical degree from the University of Nigeria and completed her pediatric residency at Michigan State University where she served as Chief Resident. She also received a Masters of Science degree in Epidemiology and completed an NIH-K30 institutional clinical research fellowship from Michigan State University.

    “As a physician, I have been passionately driven by a need to improve care for all children. For the last 15 years, that focus has been on obesity. My research interests and clinical experience have been specifically directed at investigating interventions for pediatric obesity, especially family-based interventions.”

Academic and Clinical Areas

Bariatric (Weight Loss) Surgery

Medical Director

Center for Healthy Weight and Nutrition

Director

Primary Care Pediatrics

Physician Team

Academic General Pediatrics Fellowship

Faculty

Primary Department

Pediatrics

Primary Section

Primary Care Pediatrics

Awards, Honors & Organizations

Center for Clinical and Translational Science Award (CCTS), The Ohio State University, 2016 Certificate of Appreciation, MEDPATH Post Baccalaureate, 2013 Outreach Award, Healthy Neighborhood Healthy Families Honoree for Healthy Heroes, 2011 Selected Fellow, The Annual Minority Investigators Workshop on Behavioral Methodologies, National Cancer Institute, 2007 Ray Hefler Faculty Teaching Award, Sparrow Hospital/Michigan State University, 2006 Ray Hefler Faculty Teaching Award, Sparrow Hospital/Michigan State University, 2005 Appreciation, Cultural Diversity Summer Research Program, College of Human Medicine Michigan State University, 2004 Faculty Teaching Award, Sparrow Hospital/Michigan State University, 2003 Appreciation, Cultural Diversity Summer Research Program, College of Human Medicine Michigan State University, 2003 Member, Clinical Practice Guideline Committee, American Academy of Pediatrics, 2019 - Present Vice Chair, National Academy of Medicine Roundtable on Obesity Solutions Washington DC, 2019 - Present Member, Obesity Clinical Practice Guideline Committee (CPG), American Academy of Pediatrics, 2019 - Present National Advisor, Academic Pediatric Association’s Research Scholars Program, 2019 - 2019 Associate Director, American Academy of Pediatrics Institute of Healthy Childhood Weight, 2016 - Present Member, Pennsylvania Department of Health and Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU), 2007 - Present Member, Society for Pediatric Research, 2007 - Present Fellow, American Academy of Pediatrics, 1994 - Present Grant Reviewer, Commonwealth Universal Research Enhancement (CURE) Grant Reviewer, Commonwealth Universal Research Enhancement (CURE),Pennsylvania Department of Health and Oak Ridge Associated Universities

Research

Dr. Eneli has conducted subsequent clinical research on medical interventions for overweight children, particularly from the health care providers’ perspective. She has been the PI on a number of grants related to the study of obesity risk factors and interventions for the obese child and adolescent. Publications

                  Pronk NP, Eneli I, Economos CD, Bradley D, Fassbender J, Calancie L, Patawaran W, Hovmand PS, Members of the Roundtable on Obesity Solutions (ROOS).. Using Systems Science for Strategic Planning of Obesity Prevention and Treatment: The Roundtable on Obesity Solutions Experience. Curr Probl Cardiol. 2022 May 2;  101240.

                


                  Pratt KJ, Kiser HM, Feng X, VanFossen C, Spees C, Taylor C, Noria S, Eneli I, Skelton JA. Changes in Child Weight, Behaviors, and Family Dynamics during Parental Participation in a Medical Weight Management Program: A Longitudinal Uncontrolled Pilot Study. Child Obes. 2022 Apr 27;  

                


                  Eneli I, Xu J, Pratt K. Change in weight category among youth early in the COVID-19 pandemic. Clin Obes. 2022 Apr 6;  e12522.

                


                  Bailey LC, Bryan M, Maltenfort M, Block JP, Teneralli R, Lunsford D, Boone-Heinonen J, Eneli I, Horgan CE, Lin PD, Reynolds JS, Solomonides AE, Janicke D, Sturtevant JL, Toh S, Taveras E, Appelhans BM, Arterburn D, Daley MF, Dempsey A, Dugas LR, Finkelstein J, Fitzpatrick SL, Goodman A, Gurka MJ, Heerman WJ, Horberg M, Hossain MJ, Hsia DS, Isasi CR, Kharbanda EO, Messito MJ, Murphy K, O'Bryan K, Peay HL, Prochaska MT, Puro J, Rayas M, Rosenman MB, Taylor B, VanWormer JJ, Willis Z, Yeramaneni S, Forrest CB, PCORnet Antibiotics and Childhood Growth Study Group.. Antibiotics prior to age 2 years have limited association with preschool growth trajectory. Int J Obes (Lond). 2022 Jan 8;  

                


                  Freedman DS, Goodwin-Davies AJ, Kompaniyets L, Lange SJ, Goodman AB, Phan TT, Rao S, Eneli I, Forrest CB. Interrelationships among age at adiposity rebound, BMI during childhood, and BMI after age 14 years in an electronic health record database. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2022 Jan; 30: 201-208.

                


                  Freedman DS, Goodwin Davies AJ, Phan TT, Cole FS, Pajor N, Rao S, Eneli I, Kompaniyets L, Lange SJ, Christakis DA, Forrest CB. Measuring BMI change among children and adolescents. Pediatr Obes. 2022 Jan 22;  e12889.

                


                  Freedman DS, Davies AJG, Kompaniyets L, Lange SJ, Goodman AB, Phan TT, Cole FS, Dempsey A, Pajor N, Eneli I, Christakis DA, Forrest CB. A Longitudinal Comparison of Alternatives to Body Mass Index Z-Scores for Children with Very High Body Mass Indexes. J Pediatr. 2021 Aug; 235: 156-162.

                


                  Aris IM, Lin PD, Rifas-Shiman SL, Bailey LC, Boone-Heinonen J, Eneli IU, Solomonides AE, Janicke DM, Toh S, Forrest CB, Block JP. Association of Early Antibiotic Exposure With Childhood Body Mass Index Trajectory Milestones. JAMA Netw Open. 2021 Jul 1; 4: e2116581.

                


                  Berry DC, Rhodes ET, Hampl S, Young CB, Cohen G, Eneli I, Fleischman A, Ip E, Sweeney B, Houle TT, Skelton J. Stay in treatment: Predicting dropout from pediatric weight management study protocol. Contemp Clin Trials Commun. 2021 Jun; 22: 100799.

                


                  Rifas-Shiman SL, Bailey LC, Lunsford D, Daley MF, Eneli I, Finkelstein J, Heerman W, Horgan CE, Hsia DS, Jay M, Rao G, Reynolds JS, Sturtevant JL, Toh S, Trasande L, Young J, Lin PD, Forrest CB, Block JP, PCORnet Antibiotics and Childhood Growth Study Group.. Early Life Antibiotic Prescriptions and Weight Outcomes in Children 10 Years of Age. Acad Pediatr. 2021 Mar; 21: 297-303.

                


                  Xu J, Pratt K, Chaudhari M, Henry R, Hubbard RA, Siegel R, Eneli I. On a Different Page! Perceptions on the Onset, Diagnosis, and Management of Type 2 Diabetes Among Adolescent Patients, Parents, and Physicians. Glob Pediatr Health. 2021; 8: 2333794X211046430.

                


                  Hubbard RA, Xu J, Siegel R, Chen Y, Eneli I. Studying pediatric health outcomes with electronic health records using Bayesian clustering and trajectory analysis. J Biomed Inform. 2021 Jan; 113: 103654.

                


                  Eneli I, Xu J, Tindall A, Watowicz R, Worthington J, Tanner K, Pratt K, Walston M. Using a Revised Protein-Sparing Modified Fast (rPSMF) for Children and Adolescents with Severe Obesity: A Pilot Study. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2019 Aug 23; 16: 

                


                  Hopkins LC, Holloman C, Melnyk B, Fristad M, Goodway JD, Kennel JA, Eneli I, Gunther C. Participation in structured programming may prevent unhealthy weight gain during the summer in school-aged children from low-income neighbourhoods: feasibility, fidelity and preliminary efficacy findings from the Camp NERF study. Public Health Nutr. 2019 Apr; 22: 1100-1112.

                


                  Eneli I, Xu J, Webster M, McCagg A, Van Der Ploeg L, Garfield AS, Estrada E. Tracing the effect of the melanocortin-4 receptor pathway in obesity: study design and methodology of the TEMPO registry. Appl Clin Genet. 2019; 12: 87-93.

                


                  Gaffka BJ, Hassink SG, Santos M, Eneli I. Provider Observations of Youth with Early Onset Severe Obesity in Tertiary Care Obesity Programs. Child Obes. 2018 Oct; 14: 477-483.

                


                  Block JP, Bailey LC, Gillman MW, Lunsford D, Daley MF, Eneli I, Finkelstein J, Heerman W, Horgan CE, Hsia DS, Jay M, Rao G, Reynolds JS, Rifas-Shiman SL, Sturtevant JL, Toh S, Trasande L, Young J, Forrest CB, PCORnet Antibiotics and Childhood Growth Study Group.. Early Antibiotic Exposure and Weight Outcomes in Young Children. Pediatrics. 2018 Oct 31;  

                


                  Woolford SJ, Hassink S, Eneli I. The Young Child with Severe Obesity: Commentary on the Characteristics of a Vulnerable Population and a Framework for Treatment. Child Obes. 2018 Oct; 14: 441-442.

                


                  Mirza N, Phan TL, Tester J, Fals A, Fernandez C, Datto G, Estrada E, Eneli I. A Narrative Review of Medical and Genetic Risk Factors among Children Age 5 and Younger with Severe Obesity. Child Obes. 2018 Oct; 14: 443-452.

                


                  Hubbard RA, Huang J, Harton J, Oganisian A, Choi G, Utidjian L, Eneli I, Bailey LC, Chen Y. A Bayesian latent class approach for EHR-based phenotyping. Stat Med. 2018 Sep 3;  

                


                  Tester JM, Phan TT, Tucker JM, Leung CW, Dreyer Gillette ML, Sweeney BR, Kirk S, Tindall A, Olivo-Marston SE, Eneli IU. Characteristics of Children 2 to 5 Years of Age With Severe Obesity. Pediatrics. 2018 Mar; 141: 

                


                  Hopkins LC, Fristad M, Goodway JD, Melnyk B, Eneli I, Holloman C, Kennel JA, Webster A, Sharn AR, Gunther C. Feasibility and acceptability of technology-based caregiver engagement strategies delivered in a summertime childhood obesity prevention intervention: results from an internal pilot of the Camp NERF (Nutrition, Education, Recreation, and Fitness) study. Pilot Feasibility Stud. 2018; 4: 153.

                


                  Pratt KJ, Skelton JA, Eneli I, Coliler DN, Lazorick S. Providers' Involvement of Parents, Families, and Family Dynamics in Youth Weight Management Programs. Glob Pediatr Health. 2018; 5: 2333794X18817134.

View More Publications

Education

Date of Appointment at Nationwide Children’s Hospital: 07/31/2006

Board Certifications

Pediatrics

Fellowship

Michigan State University College of Human Medicin

Date Completed: 05/31/2003

Residency

Sparrow Health System

Date Completed: 08/24/1997

Medical School

University of Nigeria

Date Completed: 06/30/1989

Professional Experience

2014 - Present Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Director, Center for Healthy Weight and Nutrition2013 - Present The Ohio State University, Professor of Clinical Pediatrics2006 - Present Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Center for Healthy Weight and Nutrition, MD1997 - 2006 Michigan State University Department of Pediatrics, Assistant Professor

Research Funding

Patient Centered Outcome Research Institute (PCORI) Statistical Methods for Phenotype Estimation and Analysis Using Electronic Health Record, Other The goal of this study is to evaluate statistical methods to determine variables that may link together to create computable phenotypes. Patient Centered Outcome Research Institute The Effectiveness of Family-Based Weight Loss Treatment Implemented in Primary Care, Other The multisite study will investigate the effectiveness of family-based therapy for childhood obesity in the primary care setting. National Institute of Health (NIH) National Pediatrics Learning System (PEDsNet)/CHOP-NCH Antibiotic and Growth Study, Other The proposed study will develop a learning system amongst eight children’s hospital allowing for alignment and validation of electronic health records, patient engagement and improve care in three patient powered research networks in congenital heart disease, inflammatory bowel disorders, and obesity.

Contact Information

Pediatrics

Call us at: (614) 722-4953

Fax us at: (614) 722-6132

                    Primary Care Pediatrics700 Children's DrColumbus, OH 43205 (map)

Contact Information

Call us at: (614) 722-4953

Fax us at: (614) 722-6132

PediatricsPrimary Care Pediatrics700 Children’s DrColumbus, OH 43205 (map)

Learn more about Ihuoma U. Eneli

Contact Information

• Call us at:
• (614) 722-4953
• Fax us at:
• (614) 722-6132
• PediatricsPrimary Care Pediatrics700 Children’s DrColumbus, OH 43205 (map)

Learn more about Ihuoma U. Eneli

Biography

Ihuoma Eneli, MD, MS, FAAP, is director of the Center for Healthy Weight and Nutrition at Nationwide Children’s Hospital. She is a board certified general pediatrician and professor of Clinical Pediatrics at The Ohio State University College of Medicine. Dr. Eneli oversees a comprehensive pediatric obesity center with activities that include advocacy, prevention, medical weight management and adolescent bariatric surgery. Dr. Eneli also directs the Primary Care Obesity Network (PCON) which provides obesity-related training, resources and community integration for 21 primary care practices in Central Ohio. She is actively engaged in research, has published several papers and book chapters, and received funding from multiple sources: including the National Institute of Health. She has particular interest in intervention research for pediatric obesity. Dr. Eneli has served in different capacities on regional and national childhood obesity workgroups, including the Children’s Hospitals Association (CHA); member Local Matters Board; associate director of the American Academy of Pediatrics Institute for Healthy Childhood Weight (IHCW); and the member of the National Academy of Sciences Roundtable on Obesity Solutions. Dr. Eneli received her medical degree from the University of Nigeria and completed her pediatric residency at Michigan State University where she served as Chief Resident. She also received a Masters of Science degree in Epidemiology and completed an NIH-K30 institutional clinical research fellowship from Michigan State University.

Biography

Ihuoma Eneli, MD, MS, FAAP, is director of the Center for Healthy Weight and Nutrition at Nationwide Children’s Hospital. She is a board certified general pediatrician and professor of Clinical Pediatrics at The Ohio State University College of Medicine. Dr. Eneli oversees a comprehensive pediatric obesity center with activities that include advocacy, prevention, medical weight management and adolescent bariatric surgery. Dr. Eneli also directs the Primary Care Obesity Network (PCON) which provides obesity-related training, resources and community integration for 21 primary care practices in Central Ohio. She is actively engaged in research, has published several papers and book chapters, and received funding from multiple sources: including the National Institute of Health. She has particular interest in intervention research for pediatric obesity. Dr. Eneli has served in different capacities on regional and national childhood obesity workgroups, including the Children’s Hospitals Association (CHA); member Local Matters Board; associate director of the American Academy of Pediatrics Institute for Healthy Childhood Weight (IHCW); and the member of the National Academy of Sciences Roundtable on Obesity Solutions. Dr. Eneli received her medical degree from the University of Nigeria and completed her pediatric residency at Michigan State University where she served as Chief Resident. She also received a Masters of Science degree in Epidemiology and completed an NIH-K30 institutional clinical research fellowship from Michigan State University.

Biography

Ihuoma Eneli, MD, MS, FAAP, is director of the Center for Healthy Weight and Nutrition at Nationwide Children’s Hospital. She is a board certified general pediatrician and professor of Clinical Pediatrics at The Ohio State University College of Medicine. Dr. Eneli oversees a comprehensive pediatric obesity center with activities that include advocacy, prevention, medical weight management and adolescent bariatric surgery. Dr. Eneli also directs the Primary Care Obesity Network (PCON) which provides obesity-related training, resources and community integration for 21 primary care practices in Central Ohio. She is actively engaged in research, has published several papers and book chapters, and received funding from multiple sources: including the National Institute of Health. She has particular interest in intervention research for pediatric obesity. Dr. Eneli has served in different capacities on regional and national childhood obesity workgroups, including the Children’s Hospitals Association (CHA); member Local Matters Board; associate director of the American Academy of Pediatrics Institute for Healthy Childhood Weight (IHCW); and the member of the National Academy of Sciences Roundtable on Obesity Solutions. Dr. Eneli received her medical degree from the University of Nigeria and completed her pediatric residency at Michigan State University where she served as Chief Resident. She also received a Masters of Science degree in Epidemiology and completed an NIH-K30 institutional clinical research fellowship from Michigan State University.

Ihuoma Eneli, MD, MS, FAAP, is director of the Center for Healthy Weight and Nutrition at Nationwide Children’s Hospital. She is a board certified general pediatrician and professor of Clinical Pediatrics at The Ohio State University College of Medicine. Dr. Eneli oversees a comprehensive pediatric obesity center with activities that include advocacy, prevention, medical weight management and adolescent bariatric surgery. Dr. Eneli also directs the Primary Care Obesity Network (PCON) which provides obesity-related training, resources and community integration for 21 primary care practices in Central Ohio. She is actively engaged in research, has published several papers and book chapters, and received funding from multiple sources: including the National Institute of Health. She has particular interest in intervention research for pediatric obesity. Dr. Eneli has served in different capacities on regional and national childhood obesity workgroups, including the Children’s Hospitals Association (CHA); member Local Matters Board; associate director of the American Academy of Pediatrics Institute for Healthy Childhood Weight (IHCW); and the member of the National Academy of Sciences Roundtable on Obesity Solutions. Dr. Eneli received her medical degree from the University of Nigeria and completed her pediatric residency at Michigan State University where she served as Chief Resident. She also received a Masters of Science degree in Epidemiology and completed an NIH-K30 institutional clinical research fellowship from Michigan State University.

Ihuoma Eneli, MD, MS, FAAP, is director of the Center for Healthy Weight and Nutrition at Nationwide Children’s Hospital. She is a board certified general pediatrician and professor of Clinical Pediatrics at The Ohio State University College of Medicine.

Dr. Eneli oversees a comprehensive pediatric obesity center with activities that include advocacy, prevention, medical weight management and adolescent bariatric surgery. Dr. Eneli also directs the Primary Care Obesity Network (PCON) which provides obesity-related training, resources and community integration for 21 primary care practices in Central Ohio. She is actively engaged in research, has published several papers and book chapters, and received funding from multiple sources: including the National Institute of Health. She has particular interest in intervention research for pediatric obesity.

Dr. Eneli has served in different capacities on regional and national childhood obesity workgroups, including the Children’s Hospitals Association (CHA); member Local Matters Board; associate director of the American Academy of Pediatrics Institute for Healthy Childhood Weight (IHCW); and the member of the National Academy of Sciences Roundtable on Obesity Solutions.

Dr. Eneli received her medical degree from the University of Nigeria and completed her pediatric residency at Michigan State University where she served as Chief Resident. She also received a Masters of Science degree in Epidemiology and completed an NIH-K30 institutional clinical research fellowship from Michigan State University.

    “As a physician, I have been passionately driven by a need to improve care for all children. For the last 15 years, that focus has been on obesity. My research interests and clinical experience have been specifically directed at investigating interventions for pediatric obesity, especially family-based interventions.”

Academic and Clinical Areas

Bariatric (Weight Loss) Surgery

Medical Director

Center for Healthy Weight and Nutrition

Director

Primary Care Pediatrics

Physician Team

Academic General Pediatrics Fellowship

Faculty

Primary Department

Pediatrics

Primary Section

Primary Care Pediatrics

Academic and Clinical Areas

Bariatric (Weight Loss) Surgery

Medical Director

Center for Healthy Weight and Nutrition

Director

Primary Care Pediatrics

Physician Team

Academic General Pediatrics Fellowship

Faculty

Primary Department

Pediatrics

Primary Section

Primary Care Pediatrics

Academic and Clinical Areas

Bariatric (Weight Loss) Surgery

Medical Director

Center for Healthy Weight and Nutrition

Director

Primary Care Pediatrics

Physician Team

Academic General Pediatrics Fellowship

Faculty

Primary Department

Pediatrics

Primary Section

Primary Care Pediatrics

Bariatric (Weight Loss) Surgery

Medical Director

Center for Healthy Weight and Nutrition

Director

Primary Care Pediatrics

Physician Team

Academic General Pediatrics Fellowship

Faculty

Primary Department

Pediatrics

Primary Section

Primary Care Pediatrics

• Bariatric (Weight Loss) Surgery
• Medical Director
• Center for Healthy Weight and Nutrition
• Director
• Primary Care Pediatrics
• Physician Team
• Academic General Pediatrics Fellowship
• Faculty
• Primary Department
• Pediatrics
• Primary Section
• Primary Care Pediatrics

Awards, Honors & Organizations

Center for Clinical and Translational Science Award (CCTS), The Ohio State University, 2016 Certificate of Appreciation, MEDPATH Post Baccalaureate, 2013 Outreach Award, Healthy Neighborhood Healthy Families Honoree for Healthy Heroes, 2011 Selected Fellow, The Annual Minority Investigators Workshop on Behavioral Methodologies, National Cancer Institute, 2007 Ray Hefler Faculty Teaching Award, Sparrow Hospital/Michigan State University, 2006 Ray Hefler Faculty Teaching Award, Sparrow Hospital/Michigan State University, 2005 Appreciation, Cultural Diversity Summer Research Program, College of Human Medicine Michigan State University, 2004 Faculty Teaching Award, Sparrow Hospital/Michigan State University, 2003 Appreciation, Cultural Diversity Summer Research Program, College of Human Medicine Michigan State University, 2003 Member, Clinical Practice Guideline Committee, American Academy of Pediatrics, 2019 - Present Vice Chair, National Academy of Medicine Roundtable on Obesity Solutions Washington DC, 2019 - Present Member, Obesity Clinical Practice Guideline Committee (CPG), American Academy of Pediatrics, 2019 - Present National Advisor, Academic Pediatric Association’s Research Scholars Program, 2019 - 2019 Associate Director, American Academy of Pediatrics Institute of Healthy Childhood Weight, 2016 - Present Member, Pennsylvania Department of Health and Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU), 2007 - Present Member, Society for Pediatric Research, 2007 - Present Fellow, American Academy of Pediatrics, 1994 - Present Grant Reviewer, Commonwealth Universal Research Enhancement (CURE) Grant Reviewer, Commonwealth Universal Research Enhancement (CURE),Pennsylvania Department of Health and Oak Ridge Associated Universities

Awards, Honors & Organizations

Center for Clinical and Translational Science Award (CCTS), The Ohio State University, 2016 Certificate of Appreciation, MEDPATH Post Baccalaureate, 2013 Outreach Award, Healthy Neighborhood Healthy Families Honoree for Healthy Heroes, 2011 Selected Fellow, The Annual Minority Investigators Workshop on Behavioral Methodologies, National Cancer Institute, 2007 Ray Hefler Faculty Teaching Award, Sparrow Hospital/Michigan State University, 2006 Ray Hefler Faculty Teaching Award, Sparrow Hospital/Michigan State University, 2005 Appreciation, Cultural Diversity Summer Research Program, College of Human Medicine Michigan State University, 2004 Faculty Teaching Award, Sparrow Hospital/Michigan State University, 2003 Appreciation, Cultural Diversity Summer Research Program, College of Human Medicine Michigan State University, 2003 Member, Clinical Practice Guideline Committee, American Academy of Pediatrics, 2019 - Present Vice Chair, National Academy of Medicine Roundtable on Obesity Solutions Washington DC, 2019 - Present Member, Obesity Clinical Practice Guideline Committee (CPG), American Academy of Pediatrics, 2019 - Present National Advisor, Academic Pediatric Association’s Research Scholars Program, 2019 - 2019 Associate Director, American Academy of Pediatrics Institute of Healthy Childhood Weight, 2016 - Present Member, Pennsylvania Department of Health and Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU), 2007 - Present Member, Society for Pediatric Research, 2007 - Present Fellow, American Academy of Pediatrics, 1994 - Present Grant Reviewer, Commonwealth Universal Research Enhancement (CURE) Grant Reviewer, Commonwealth Universal Research Enhancement (CURE),Pennsylvania Department of Health and Oak Ridge Associated Universities

Awards, Honors & Organizations

Center for Clinical and Translational Science Award (CCTS), The Ohio State University, 2016 Certificate of Appreciation, MEDPATH Post Baccalaureate, 2013 Outreach Award, Healthy Neighborhood Healthy Families Honoree for Healthy Heroes, 2011 Selected Fellow, The Annual Minority Investigators Workshop on Behavioral Methodologies, National Cancer Institute, 2007 Ray Hefler Faculty Teaching Award, Sparrow Hospital/Michigan State University, 2006 Ray Hefler Faculty Teaching Award, Sparrow Hospital/Michigan State University, 2005 Appreciation, Cultural Diversity Summer Research Program, College of Human Medicine Michigan State University, 2004 Faculty Teaching Award, Sparrow Hospital/Michigan State University, 2003 Appreciation, Cultural Diversity Summer Research Program, College of Human Medicine Michigan State University, 2003 Member, Clinical Practice Guideline Committee, American Academy of Pediatrics, 2019 - Present Vice Chair, National Academy of Medicine Roundtable on Obesity Solutions Washington DC, 2019 - Present Member, Obesity Clinical Practice Guideline Committee (CPG), American Academy of Pediatrics, 2019 - Present National Advisor, Academic Pediatric Association’s Research Scholars Program, 2019 - 2019 Associate Director, American Academy of Pediatrics Institute of Healthy Childhood Weight, 2016 - Present Member, Pennsylvania Department of Health and Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU), 2007 - Present Member, Society for Pediatric Research, 2007 - Present Fellow, American Academy of Pediatrics, 1994 - Present Grant Reviewer, Commonwealth Universal Research Enhancement (CURE) Grant Reviewer, Commonwealth Universal Research Enhancement (CURE),Pennsylvania Department of Health and Oak Ridge Associated Universities

Center for Clinical and Translational Science Award (CCTS), The Ohio State University, 2016 Certificate of Appreciation, MEDPATH Post Baccalaureate, 2013 Outreach Award, Healthy Neighborhood Healthy Families Honoree for Healthy Heroes, 2011 Selected Fellow, The Annual Minority Investigators Workshop on Behavioral Methodologies, National Cancer Institute, 2007 Ray Hefler Faculty Teaching Award, Sparrow Hospital/Michigan State University, 2006 Ray Hefler Faculty Teaching Award, Sparrow Hospital/Michigan State University, 2005 Appreciation, Cultural Diversity Summer Research Program, College of Human Medicine Michigan State University, 2004 Faculty Teaching Award, Sparrow Hospital/Michigan State University, 2003 Appreciation, Cultural Diversity Summer Research Program, College of Human Medicine Michigan State University, 2003 Member, Clinical Practice Guideline Committee, American Academy of Pediatrics, 2019 - Present Vice Chair, National Academy of Medicine Roundtable on Obesity Solutions Washington DC, 2019 - Present Member, Obesity Clinical Practice Guideline Committee (CPG), American Academy of Pediatrics, 2019 - Present National Advisor, Academic Pediatric Association’s Research Scholars Program, 2019 - 2019 Associate Director, American Academy of Pediatrics Institute of Healthy Childhood Weight, 2016 - Present Member, Pennsylvania Department of Health and Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU), 2007 - Present Member, Society for Pediatric Research, 2007 - Present Fellow, American Academy of Pediatrics, 1994 - Present Grant Reviewer, Commonwealth Universal Research Enhancement (CURE) Grant Reviewer, Commonwealth Universal Research Enhancement (CURE),Pennsylvania Department of Health and Oak Ridge Associated Universities

• Center for Clinical and Translational Science Award (CCTS), The Ohio State University, 2016
• Certificate of Appreciation, MEDPATH Post Baccalaureate, 2013
• Outreach Award, Healthy Neighborhood Healthy Families Honoree for Healthy Heroes, 2011
• Selected Fellow, The Annual Minority Investigators Workshop on Behavioral Methodologies, National Cancer Institute, 2007
• Ray Hefler Faculty Teaching Award, Sparrow Hospital/Michigan State University, 2006
• Ray Hefler Faculty Teaching Award, Sparrow Hospital/Michigan State University, 2005
• Appreciation, Cultural Diversity Summer Research Program, College of Human Medicine Michigan State University, 2004
• Faculty Teaching Award, Sparrow Hospital/Michigan State University, 2003
• Appreciation, Cultural Diversity Summer Research Program, College of Human Medicine Michigan State University, 2003
• Member, Clinical Practice Guideline Committee, American Academy of Pediatrics, 2019 - Present
• Vice Chair, National Academy of Medicine Roundtable on Obesity Solutions Washington DC, 2019 - Present
• Member, Obesity Clinical Practice Guideline Committee (CPG), American Academy of Pediatrics, 2019 - Present
• National Advisor, Academic Pediatric Association’s Research Scholars Program, 2019 - 2019
• Associate Director, American Academy of Pediatrics Institute of Healthy Childhood Weight, 2016 - Present
• Member, Pennsylvania Department of Health and Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU), 2007 - Present
• Member, Society for Pediatric Research, 2007 - Present
• Fellow, American Academy of Pediatrics, 1994 - Present
• Grant Reviewer, Commonwealth Universal Research Enhancement (CURE)
• Grant Reviewer, Commonwealth Universal Research Enhancement (CURE),Pennsylvania Department of Health and Oak Ridge Associated Universities

Research

Dr. Eneli has conducted subsequent clinical research on medical interventions for overweight children, particularly from the health care providers’ perspective. She has been the PI on a number of grants related to the study of obesity risk factors and interventions for the obese child and adolescent. Publications

                  Pronk NP, Eneli I, Economos CD, Bradley D, Fassbender J, Calancie L, Patawaran W, Hovmand PS, Members of the Roundtable on Obesity Solutions (ROOS).. Using Systems Science for Strategic Planning of Obesity Prevention and Treatment: The Roundtable on Obesity Solutions Experience. Curr Probl Cardiol. 2022 May 2;  101240.

                


                  Pratt KJ, Kiser HM, Feng X, VanFossen C, Spees C, Taylor C, Noria S, Eneli I, Skelton JA. Changes in Child Weight, Behaviors, and Family Dynamics during Parental Participation in a Medical Weight Management Program: A Longitudinal Uncontrolled Pilot Study. Child Obes. 2022 Apr 27;  

                


                  Eneli I, Xu J, Pratt K. Change in weight category among youth early in the COVID-19 pandemic. Clin Obes. 2022 Apr 6;  e12522.

                


                  Bailey LC, Bryan M, Maltenfort M, Block JP, Teneralli R, Lunsford D, Boone-Heinonen J, Eneli I, Horgan CE, Lin PD, Reynolds JS, Solomonides AE, Janicke D, Sturtevant JL, Toh S, Taveras E, Appelhans BM, Arterburn D, Daley MF, Dempsey A, Dugas LR, Finkelstein J, Fitzpatrick SL, Goodman A, Gurka MJ, Heerman WJ, Horberg M, Hossain MJ, Hsia DS, Isasi CR, Kharbanda EO, Messito MJ, Murphy K, O'Bryan K, Peay HL, Prochaska MT, Puro J, Rayas M, Rosenman MB, Taylor B, VanWormer JJ, Willis Z, Yeramaneni S, Forrest CB, PCORnet Antibiotics and Childhood Growth Study Group.. Antibiotics prior to age 2 years have limited association with preschool growth trajectory. Int J Obes (Lond). 2022 Jan 8;  

                


                  Freedman DS, Goodwin-Davies AJ, Kompaniyets L, Lange SJ, Goodman AB, Phan TT, Rao S, Eneli I, Forrest CB. Interrelationships among age at adiposity rebound, BMI during childhood, and BMI after age 14 years in an electronic health record database. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2022 Jan; 30: 201-208.

                


                  Freedman DS, Goodwin Davies AJ, Phan TT, Cole FS, Pajor N, Rao S, Eneli I, Kompaniyets L, Lange SJ, Christakis DA, Forrest CB. Measuring BMI change among children and adolescents. Pediatr Obes. 2022 Jan 22;  e12889.

                


                  Freedman DS, Davies AJG, Kompaniyets L, Lange SJ, Goodman AB, Phan TT, Cole FS, Dempsey A, Pajor N, Eneli I, Christakis DA, Forrest CB. A Longitudinal Comparison of Alternatives to Body Mass Index Z-Scores for Children with Very High Body Mass Indexes. J Pediatr. 2021 Aug; 235: 156-162.

                


                  Aris IM, Lin PD, Rifas-Shiman SL, Bailey LC, Boone-Heinonen J, Eneli IU, Solomonides AE, Janicke DM, Toh S, Forrest CB, Block JP. Association of Early Antibiotic Exposure With Childhood Body Mass Index Trajectory Milestones. JAMA Netw Open. 2021 Jul 1; 4: e2116581.

                


                  Berry DC, Rhodes ET, Hampl S, Young CB, Cohen G, Eneli I, Fleischman A, Ip E, Sweeney B, Houle TT, Skelton J. Stay in treatment: Predicting dropout from pediatric weight management study protocol. Contemp Clin Trials Commun. 2021 Jun; 22: 100799.

                


                  Rifas-Shiman SL, Bailey LC, Lunsford D, Daley MF, Eneli I, Finkelstein J, Heerman W, Horgan CE, Hsia DS, Jay M, Rao G, Reynolds JS, Sturtevant JL, Toh S, Trasande L, Young J, Lin PD, Forrest CB, Block JP, PCORnet Antibiotics and Childhood Growth Study Group.. Early Life Antibiotic Prescriptions and Weight Outcomes in Children 10 Years of Age. Acad Pediatr. 2021 Mar; 21: 297-303.

                


                  Xu J, Pratt K, Chaudhari M, Henry R, Hubbard RA, Siegel R, Eneli I. On a Different Page! Perceptions on the Onset, Diagnosis, and Management of Type 2 Diabetes Among Adolescent Patients, Parents, and Physicians. Glob Pediatr Health. 2021; 8: 2333794X211046430.

                


                  Hubbard RA, Xu J, Siegel R, Chen Y, Eneli I. Studying pediatric health outcomes with electronic health records using Bayesian clustering and trajectory analysis. J Biomed Inform. 2021 Jan; 113: 103654.

                


                  Eneli I, Xu J, Tindall A, Watowicz R, Worthington J, Tanner K, Pratt K, Walston M. Using a Revised Protein-Sparing Modified Fast (rPSMF) for Children and Adolescents with Severe Obesity: A Pilot Study. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2019 Aug 23; 16: 

                


                  Hopkins LC, Holloman C, Melnyk B, Fristad M, Goodway JD, Kennel JA, Eneli I, Gunther C. Participation in structured programming may prevent unhealthy weight gain during the summer in school-aged children from low-income neighbourhoods: feasibility, fidelity and preliminary efficacy findings from the Camp NERF study. Public Health Nutr. 2019 Apr; 22: 1100-1112.

                


                  Eneli I, Xu J, Webster M, McCagg A, Van Der Ploeg L, Garfield AS, Estrada E. Tracing the effect of the melanocortin-4 receptor pathway in obesity: study design and methodology of the TEMPO registry. Appl Clin Genet. 2019; 12: 87-93.

                


                  Gaffka BJ, Hassink SG, Santos M, Eneli I. Provider Observations of Youth with Early Onset Severe Obesity in Tertiary Care Obesity Programs. Child Obes. 2018 Oct; 14: 477-483.

                


                  Block JP, Bailey LC, Gillman MW, Lunsford D, Daley MF, Eneli I, Finkelstein J, Heerman W, Horgan CE, Hsia DS, Jay M, Rao G, Reynolds JS, Rifas-Shiman SL, Sturtevant JL, Toh S, Trasande L, Young J, Forrest CB, PCORnet Antibiotics and Childhood Growth Study Group.. Early Antibiotic Exposure and Weight Outcomes in Young Children. Pediatrics. 2018 Oct 31;  

                


                  Woolford SJ, Hassink S, Eneli I. The Young Child with Severe Obesity: Commentary on the Characteristics of a Vulnerable Population and a Framework for Treatment. Child Obes. 2018 Oct; 14: 441-442.

                


                  Mirza N, Phan TL, Tester J, Fals A, Fernandez C, Datto G, Estrada E, Eneli I. A Narrative Review of Medical and Genetic Risk Factors among Children Age 5 and Younger with Severe Obesity. Child Obes. 2018 Oct; 14: 443-452.

                


                  Hubbard RA, Huang J, Harton J, Oganisian A, Choi G, Utidjian L, Eneli I, Bailey LC, Chen Y. A Bayesian latent class approach for EHR-based phenotyping. Stat Med. 2018 Sep 3;  

                


                  Tester JM, Phan TT, Tucker JM, Leung CW, Dreyer Gillette ML, Sweeney BR, Kirk S, Tindall A, Olivo-Marston SE, Eneli IU. Characteristics of Children 2 to 5 Years of Age With Severe Obesity. Pediatrics. 2018 Mar; 141: 

                


                  Hopkins LC, Fristad M, Goodway JD, Melnyk B, Eneli I, Holloman C, Kennel JA, Webster A, Sharn AR, Gunther C. Feasibility and acceptability of technology-based caregiver engagement strategies delivered in a summertime childhood obesity prevention intervention: results from an internal pilot of the Camp NERF (Nutrition, Education, Recreation, and Fitness) study. Pilot Feasibility Stud. 2018; 4: 153.

                


                  Pratt KJ, Skelton JA, Eneli I, Coliler DN, Lazorick S. Providers' Involvement of Parents, Families, and Family Dynamics in Youth Weight Management Programs. Glob Pediatr Health. 2018; 5: 2333794X18817134.

View More Publications

Research

Dr. Eneli has conducted subsequent clinical research on medical interventions for overweight children, particularly from the health care providers’ perspective. She has been the PI on a number of grants related to the study of obesity risk factors and interventions for the obese child and adolescent. Publications

                  Pronk NP, Eneli I, Economos CD, Bradley D, Fassbender J, Calancie L, Patawaran W, Hovmand PS, Members of the Roundtable on Obesity Solutions (ROOS).. Using Systems Science for Strategic Planning of Obesity Prevention and Treatment: The Roundtable on Obesity Solutions Experience. Curr Probl Cardiol. 2022 May 2;  101240.

                


                  Pratt KJ, Kiser HM, Feng X, VanFossen C, Spees C, Taylor C, Noria S, Eneli I, Skelton JA. Changes in Child Weight, Behaviors, and Family Dynamics during Parental Participation in a Medical Weight Management Program: A Longitudinal Uncontrolled Pilot Study. Child Obes. 2022 Apr 27;  

                


                  Eneli I, Xu J, Pratt K. Change in weight category among youth early in the COVID-19 pandemic. Clin Obes. 2022 Apr 6;  e12522.

                


                  Bailey LC, Bryan M, Maltenfort M, Block JP, Teneralli R, Lunsford D, Boone-Heinonen J, Eneli I, Horgan CE, Lin PD, Reynolds JS, Solomonides AE, Janicke D, Sturtevant JL, Toh S, Taveras E, Appelhans BM, Arterburn D, Daley MF, Dempsey A, Dugas LR, Finkelstein J, Fitzpatrick SL, Goodman A, Gurka MJ, Heerman WJ, Horberg M, Hossain MJ, Hsia DS, Isasi CR, Kharbanda EO, Messito MJ, Murphy K, O'Bryan K, Peay HL, Prochaska MT, Puro J, Rayas M, Rosenman MB, Taylor B, VanWormer JJ, Willis Z, Yeramaneni S, Forrest CB, PCORnet Antibiotics and Childhood Growth Study Group.. Antibiotics prior to age 2 years have limited association with preschool growth trajectory. Int J Obes (Lond). 2022 Jan 8;  

                


                  Freedman DS, Goodwin-Davies AJ, Kompaniyets L, Lange SJ, Goodman AB, Phan TT, Rao S, Eneli I, Forrest CB. Interrelationships among age at adiposity rebound, BMI during childhood, and BMI after age 14 years in an electronic health record database. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2022 Jan; 30: 201-208.

                


                  Freedman DS, Goodwin Davies AJ, Phan TT, Cole FS, Pajor N, Rao S, Eneli I, Kompaniyets L, Lange SJ, Christakis DA, Forrest CB. Measuring BMI change among children and adolescents. Pediatr Obes. 2022 Jan 22;  e12889.

                


                  Freedman DS, Davies AJG, Kompaniyets L, Lange SJ, Goodman AB, Phan TT, Cole FS, Dempsey A, Pajor N, Eneli I, Christakis DA, Forrest CB. A Longitudinal Comparison of Alternatives to Body Mass Index Z-Scores for Children with Very High Body Mass Indexes. J Pediatr. 2021 Aug; 235: 156-162.

                


                  Aris IM, Lin PD, Rifas-Shiman SL, Bailey LC, Boone-Heinonen J, Eneli IU, Solomonides AE, Janicke DM, Toh S, Forrest CB, Block JP. Association of Early Antibiotic Exposure With Childhood Body Mass Index Trajectory Milestones. JAMA Netw Open. 2021 Jul 1; 4: e2116581.

                


                  Berry DC, Rhodes ET, Hampl S, Young CB, Cohen G, Eneli I, Fleischman A, Ip E, Sweeney B, Houle TT, Skelton J. Stay in treatment: Predicting dropout from pediatric weight management study protocol. Contemp Clin Trials Commun. 2021 Jun; 22: 100799.

                


                  Rifas-Shiman SL, Bailey LC, Lunsford D, Daley MF, Eneli I, Finkelstein J, Heerman W, Horgan CE, Hsia DS, Jay M, Rao G, Reynolds JS, Sturtevant JL, Toh S, Trasande L, Young J, Lin PD, Forrest CB, Block JP, PCORnet Antibiotics and Childhood Growth Study Group.. Early Life Antibiotic Prescriptions and Weight Outcomes in Children 10 Years of Age. Acad Pediatr. 2021 Mar; 21: 297-303.

                


                  Xu J, Pratt K, Chaudhari M, Henry R, Hubbard RA, Siegel R, Eneli I. On a Different Page! Perceptions on the Onset, Diagnosis, and Management of Type 2 Diabetes Among Adolescent Patients, Parents, and Physicians. Glob Pediatr Health. 2021; 8: 2333794X211046430.

                


                  Hubbard RA, Xu J, Siegel R, Chen Y, Eneli I. Studying pediatric health outcomes with electronic health records using Bayesian clustering and trajectory analysis. J Biomed Inform. 2021 Jan; 113: 103654.

                


                  Eneli I, Xu J, Tindall A, Watowicz R, Worthington J, Tanner K, Pratt K, Walston M. Using a Revised Protein-Sparing Modified Fast (rPSMF) for Children and Adolescents with Severe Obesity: A Pilot Study. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2019 Aug 23; 16: 

                


                  Hopkins LC, Holloman C, Melnyk B, Fristad M, Goodway JD, Kennel JA, Eneli I, Gunther C. Participation in structured programming may prevent unhealthy weight gain during the summer in school-aged children from low-income neighbourhoods: feasibility, fidelity and preliminary efficacy findings from the Camp NERF study. Public Health Nutr. 2019 Apr; 22: 1100-1112.

                


                  Eneli I, Xu J, Webster M, McCagg A, Van Der Ploeg L, Garfield AS, Estrada E. Tracing the effect of the melanocortin-4 receptor pathway in obesity: study design and methodology of the TEMPO registry. Appl Clin Genet. 2019; 12: 87-93.

                


                  Gaffka BJ, Hassink SG, Santos M, Eneli I. Provider Observations of Youth with Early Onset Severe Obesity in Tertiary Care Obesity Programs. Child Obes. 2018 Oct; 14: 477-483.

                


                  Block JP, Bailey LC, Gillman MW, Lunsford D, Daley MF, Eneli I, Finkelstein J, Heerman W, Horgan CE, Hsia DS, Jay M, Rao G, Reynolds JS, Rifas-Shiman SL, Sturtevant JL, Toh S, Trasande L, Young J, Forrest CB, PCORnet Antibiotics and Childhood Growth Study Group.. Early Antibiotic Exposure and Weight Outcomes in Young Children. Pediatrics. 2018 Oct 31;  

                


                  Woolford SJ, Hassink S, Eneli I. The Young Child with Severe Obesity: Commentary on the Characteristics of a Vulnerable Population and a Framework for Treatment. Child Obes. 2018 Oct; 14: 441-442.

                


                  Mirza N, Phan TL, Tester J, Fals A, Fernandez C, Datto G, Estrada E, Eneli I. A Narrative Review of Medical and Genetic Risk Factors among Children Age 5 and Younger with Severe Obesity. Child Obes. 2018 Oct; 14: 443-452.

                


                  Hubbard RA, Huang J, Harton J, Oganisian A, Choi G, Utidjian L, Eneli I, Bailey LC, Chen Y. A Bayesian latent class approach for EHR-based phenotyping. Stat Med. 2018 Sep 3;  

                


                  Tester JM, Phan TT, Tucker JM, Leung CW, Dreyer Gillette ML, Sweeney BR, Kirk S, Tindall A, Olivo-Marston SE, Eneli IU. Characteristics of Children 2 to 5 Years of Age With Severe Obesity. Pediatrics. 2018 Mar; 141: 

                


                  Hopkins LC, Fristad M, Goodway JD, Melnyk B, Eneli I, Holloman C, Kennel JA, Webster A, Sharn AR, Gunther C. Feasibility and acceptability of technology-based caregiver engagement strategies delivered in a summertime childhood obesity prevention intervention: results from an internal pilot of the Camp NERF (Nutrition, Education, Recreation, and Fitness) study. Pilot Feasibility Stud. 2018; 4: 153.

                


                  Pratt KJ, Skelton JA, Eneli I, Coliler DN, Lazorick S. Providers' Involvement of Parents, Families, and Family Dynamics in Youth Weight Management Programs. Glob Pediatr Health. 2018; 5: 2333794X18817134.

View More Publications

Research

Dr. Eneli has conducted subsequent clinical research on medical interventions for overweight children, particularly from the health care providers’ perspective. She has been the PI on a number of grants related to the study of obesity risk factors and interventions for the obese child and adolescent. Publications

                  Pronk NP, Eneli I, Economos CD, Bradley D, Fassbender J, Calancie L, Patawaran W, Hovmand PS, Members of the Roundtable on Obesity Solutions (ROOS).. Using Systems Science for Strategic Planning of Obesity Prevention and Treatment: The Roundtable on Obesity Solutions Experience. Curr Probl Cardiol. 2022 May 2;  101240.

                


                  Pratt KJ, Kiser HM, Feng X, VanFossen C, Spees C, Taylor C, Noria S, Eneli I, Skelton JA. Changes in Child Weight, Behaviors, and Family Dynamics during Parental Participation in a Medical Weight Management Program: A Longitudinal Uncontrolled Pilot Study. Child Obes. 2022 Apr 27;  

                


                  Eneli I, Xu J, Pratt K. Change in weight category among youth early in the COVID-19 pandemic. Clin Obes. 2022 Apr 6;  e12522.

                


                  Bailey LC, Bryan M, Maltenfort M, Block JP, Teneralli R, Lunsford D, Boone-Heinonen J, Eneli I, Horgan CE, Lin PD, Reynolds JS, Solomonides AE, Janicke D, Sturtevant JL, Toh S, Taveras E, Appelhans BM, Arterburn D, Daley MF, Dempsey A, Dugas LR, Finkelstein J, Fitzpatrick SL, Goodman A, Gurka MJ, Heerman WJ, Horberg M, Hossain MJ, Hsia DS, Isasi CR, Kharbanda EO, Messito MJ, Murphy K, O'Bryan K, Peay HL, Prochaska MT, Puro J, Rayas M, Rosenman MB, Taylor B, VanWormer JJ, Willis Z, Yeramaneni S, Forrest CB, PCORnet Antibiotics and Childhood Growth Study Group.. Antibiotics prior to age 2 years have limited association with preschool growth trajectory. Int J Obes (Lond). 2022 Jan 8;  

                


                  Freedman DS, Goodwin-Davies AJ, Kompaniyets L, Lange SJ, Goodman AB, Phan TT, Rao S, Eneli I, Forrest CB. Interrelationships among age at adiposity rebound, BMI during childhood, and BMI after age 14 years in an electronic health record database. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2022 Jan; 30: 201-208.

                


                  Freedman DS, Goodwin Davies AJ, Phan TT, Cole FS, Pajor N, Rao S, Eneli I, Kompaniyets L, Lange SJ, Christakis DA, Forrest CB. Measuring BMI change among children and adolescents. Pediatr Obes. 2022 Jan 22;  e12889.

                


                  Freedman DS, Davies AJG, Kompaniyets L, Lange SJ, Goodman AB, Phan TT, Cole FS, Dempsey A, Pajor N, Eneli I, Christakis DA, Forrest CB. A Longitudinal Comparison of Alternatives to Body Mass Index Z-Scores for Children with Very High Body Mass Indexes. J Pediatr. 2021 Aug; 235: 156-162.

                


                  Aris IM, Lin PD, Rifas-Shiman SL, Bailey LC, Boone-Heinonen J, Eneli IU, Solomonides AE, Janicke DM, Toh S, Forrest CB, Block JP. Association of Early Antibiotic Exposure With Childhood Body Mass Index Trajectory Milestones. JAMA Netw Open. 2021 Jul 1; 4: e2116581.

                


                  Berry DC, Rhodes ET, Hampl S, Young CB, Cohen G, Eneli I, Fleischman A, Ip E, Sweeney B, Houle TT, Skelton J. Stay in treatment: Predicting dropout from pediatric weight management study protocol. Contemp Clin Trials Commun. 2021 Jun; 22: 100799.

                


                  Rifas-Shiman SL, Bailey LC, Lunsford D, Daley MF, Eneli I, Finkelstein J, Heerman W, Horgan CE, Hsia DS, Jay M, Rao G, Reynolds JS, Sturtevant JL, Toh S, Trasande L, Young J, Lin PD, Forrest CB, Block JP, PCORnet Antibiotics and Childhood Growth Study Group.. Early Life Antibiotic Prescriptions and Weight Outcomes in Children 10 Years of Age. Acad Pediatr. 2021 Mar; 21: 297-303.

                


                  Xu J, Pratt K, Chaudhari M, Henry R, Hubbard RA, Siegel R, Eneli I. On a Different Page! Perceptions on the Onset, Diagnosis, and Management of Type 2 Diabetes Among Adolescent Patients, Parents, and Physicians. Glob Pediatr Health. 2021; 8: 2333794X211046430.

                


                  Hubbard RA, Xu J, Siegel R, Chen Y, Eneli I. Studying pediatric health outcomes with electronic health records using Bayesian clustering and trajectory analysis. J Biomed Inform. 2021 Jan; 113: 103654.

                


                  Eneli I, Xu J, Tindall A, Watowicz R, Worthington J, Tanner K, Pratt K, Walston M. Using a Revised Protein-Sparing Modified Fast (rPSMF) for Children and Adolescents with Severe Obesity: A Pilot Study. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2019 Aug 23; 16: 

                


                  Hopkins LC, Holloman C, Melnyk B, Fristad M, Goodway JD, Kennel JA, Eneli I, Gunther C. Participation in structured programming may prevent unhealthy weight gain during the summer in school-aged children from low-income neighbourhoods: feasibility, fidelity and preliminary efficacy findings from the Camp NERF study. Public Health Nutr. 2019 Apr; 22: 1100-1112.

                


                  Eneli I, Xu J, Webster M, McCagg A, Van Der Ploeg L, Garfield AS, Estrada E. Tracing the effect of the melanocortin-4 receptor pathway in obesity: study design and methodology of the TEMPO registry. Appl Clin Genet. 2019; 12: 87-93.

                


                  Gaffka BJ, Hassink SG, Santos M, Eneli I. Provider Observations of Youth with Early Onset Severe Obesity in Tertiary Care Obesity Programs. Child Obes. 2018 Oct; 14: 477-483.

                


                  Block JP, Bailey LC, Gillman MW, Lunsford D, Daley MF, Eneli I, Finkelstein J, Heerman W, Horgan CE, Hsia DS, Jay M, Rao G, Reynolds JS, Rifas-Shiman SL, Sturtevant JL, Toh S, Trasande L, Young J, Forrest CB, PCORnet Antibiotics and Childhood Growth Study Group.. Early Antibiotic Exposure and Weight Outcomes in Young Children. Pediatrics. 2018 Oct 31;  

                


                  Woolford SJ, Hassink S, Eneli I. The Young Child with Severe Obesity: Commentary on the Characteristics of a Vulnerable Population and a Framework for Treatment. Child Obes. 2018 Oct; 14: 441-442.

                


                  Mirza N, Phan TL, Tester J, Fals A, Fernandez C, Datto G, Estrada E, Eneli I. A Narrative Review of Medical and Genetic Risk Factors among Children Age 5 and Younger with Severe Obesity. Child Obes. 2018 Oct; 14: 443-452.

                


                  Hubbard RA, Huang J, Harton J, Oganisian A, Choi G, Utidjian L, Eneli I, Bailey LC, Chen Y. A Bayesian latent class approach for EHR-based phenotyping. Stat Med. 2018 Sep 3;  

                


                  Tester JM, Phan TT, Tucker JM, Leung CW, Dreyer Gillette ML, Sweeney BR, Kirk S, Tindall A, Olivo-Marston SE, Eneli IU. Characteristics of Children 2 to 5 Years of Age With Severe Obesity. Pediatrics. 2018 Mar; 141: 

                


                  Hopkins LC, Fristad M, Goodway JD, Melnyk B, Eneli I, Holloman C, Kennel JA, Webster A, Sharn AR, Gunther C. Feasibility and acceptability of technology-based caregiver engagement strategies delivered in a summertime childhood obesity prevention intervention: results from an internal pilot of the Camp NERF (Nutrition, Education, Recreation, and Fitness) study. Pilot Feasibility Stud. 2018; 4: 153.

                


                  Pratt KJ, Skelton JA, Eneli I, Coliler DN, Lazorick S. Providers' Involvement of Parents, Families, and Family Dynamics in Youth Weight Management Programs. Glob Pediatr Health. 2018; 5: 2333794X18817134.

View More Publications

Dr. Eneli has conducted subsequent clinical research on medical interventions for overweight children, particularly from the health care providers’ perspective. She has been the PI on a number of grants related to the study of obesity risk factors and interventions for the obese child and adolescent. Publications

                  Pronk NP, Eneli I, Economos CD, Bradley D, Fassbender J, Calancie L, Patawaran W, Hovmand PS, Members of the Roundtable on Obesity Solutions (ROOS).. Using Systems Science for Strategic Planning of Obesity Prevention and Treatment: The Roundtable on Obesity Solutions Experience. Curr Probl Cardiol. 2022 May 2;  101240.

                


                  Pratt KJ, Kiser HM, Feng X, VanFossen C, Spees C, Taylor C, Noria S, Eneli I, Skelton JA. Changes in Child Weight, Behaviors, and Family Dynamics during Parental Participation in a Medical Weight Management Program: A Longitudinal Uncontrolled Pilot Study. Child Obes. 2022 Apr 27;  

                


                  Eneli I, Xu J, Pratt K. Change in weight category among youth early in the COVID-19 pandemic. Clin Obes. 2022 Apr 6;  e12522.

                


                  Bailey LC, Bryan M, Maltenfort M, Block JP, Teneralli R, Lunsford D, Boone-Heinonen J, Eneli I, Horgan CE, Lin PD, Reynolds JS, Solomonides AE, Janicke D, Sturtevant JL, Toh S, Taveras E, Appelhans BM, Arterburn D, Daley MF, Dempsey A, Dugas LR, Finkelstein J, Fitzpatrick SL, Goodman A, Gurka MJ, Heerman WJ, Horberg M, Hossain MJ, Hsia DS, Isasi CR, Kharbanda EO, Messito MJ, Murphy K, O'Bryan K, Peay HL, Prochaska MT, Puro J, Rayas M, Rosenman MB, Taylor B, VanWormer JJ, Willis Z, Yeramaneni S, Forrest CB, PCORnet Antibiotics and Childhood Growth Study Group.. Antibiotics prior to age 2 years have limited association with preschool growth trajectory. Int J Obes (Lond). 2022 Jan 8;  

                


                  Freedman DS, Goodwin-Davies AJ, Kompaniyets L, Lange SJ, Goodman AB, Phan TT, Rao S, Eneli I, Forrest CB. Interrelationships among age at adiposity rebound, BMI during childhood, and BMI after age 14 years in an electronic health record database. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2022 Jan; 30: 201-208.

                


                  Freedman DS, Goodwin Davies AJ, Phan TT, Cole FS, Pajor N, Rao S, Eneli I, Kompaniyets L, Lange SJ, Christakis DA, Forrest CB. Measuring BMI change among children and adolescents. Pediatr Obes. 2022 Jan 22;  e12889.

                


                  Freedman DS, Davies AJG, Kompaniyets L, Lange SJ, Goodman AB, Phan TT, Cole FS, Dempsey A, Pajor N, Eneli I, Christakis DA, Forrest CB. A Longitudinal Comparison of Alternatives to Body Mass Index Z-Scores for Children with Very High Body Mass Indexes. J Pediatr. 2021 Aug; 235: 156-162.

                


                  Aris IM, Lin PD, Rifas-Shiman SL, Bailey LC, Boone-Heinonen J, Eneli IU, Solomonides AE, Janicke DM, Toh S, Forrest CB, Block JP. Association of Early Antibiotic Exposure With Childhood Body Mass Index Trajectory Milestones. JAMA Netw Open. 2021 Jul 1; 4: e2116581.

                


                  Berry DC, Rhodes ET, Hampl S, Young CB, Cohen G, Eneli I, Fleischman A, Ip E, Sweeney B, Houle TT, Skelton J. Stay in treatment: Predicting dropout from pediatric weight management study protocol. Contemp Clin Trials Commun. 2021 Jun; 22: 100799.

                


                  Rifas-Shiman SL, Bailey LC, Lunsford D, Daley MF, Eneli I, Finkelstein J, Heerman W, Horgan CE, Hsia DS, Jay M, Rao G, Reynolds JS, Sturtevant JL, Toh S, Trasande L, Young J, Lin PD, Forrest CB, Block JP, PCORnet Antibiotics and Childhood Growth Study Group.. Early Life Antibiotic Prescriptions and Weight Outcomes in Children 10 Years of Age. Acad Pediatr. 2021 Mar; 21: 297-303.

                


                  Xu J, Pratt K, Chaudhari M, Henry R, Hubbard RA, Siegel R, Eneli I. On a Different Page! Perceptions on the Onset, Diagnosis, and Management of Type 2 Diabetes Among Adolescent Patients, Parents, and Physicians. Glob Pediatr Health. 2021; 8: 2333794X211046430.

                


                  Hubbard RA, Xu J, Siegel R, Chen Y, Eneli I. Studying pediatric health outcomes with electronic health records using Bayesian clustering and trajectory analysis. J Biomed Inform. 2021 Jan; 113: 103654.

                


                  Eneli I, Xu J, Tindall A, Watowicz R, Worthington J, Tanner K, Pratt K, Walston M. Using a Revised Protein-Sparing Modified Fast (rPSMF) for Children and Adolescents with Severe Obesity: A Pilot Study. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2019 Aug 23; 16: 

                


                  Hopkins LC, Holloman C, Melnyk B, Fristad M, Goodway JD, Kennel JA, Eneli I, Gunther C. Participation in structured programming may prevent unhealthy weight gain during the summer in school-aged children from low-income neighbourhoods: feasibility, fidelity and preliminary efficacy findings from the Camp NERF study. Public Health Nutr. 2019 Apr; 22: 1100-1112.

                


                  Eneli I, Xu J, Webster M, McCagg A, Van Der Ploeg L, Garfield AS, Estrada E. Tracing the effect of the melanocortin-4 receptor pathway in obesity: study design and methodology of the TEMPO registry. Appl Clin Genet. 2019; 12: 87-93.

                


                  Gaffka BJ, Hassink SG, Santos M, Eneli I. Provider Observations of Youth with Early Onset Severe Obesity in Tertiary Care Obesity Programs. Child Obes. 2018 Oct; 14: 477-483.

                


                  Block JP, Bailey LC, Gillman MW, Lunsford D, Daley MF, Eneli I, Finkelstein J, Heerman W, Horgan CE, Hsia DS, Jay M, Rao G, Reynolds JS, Rifas-Shiman SL, Sturtevant JL, Toh S, Trasande L, Young J, Forrest CB, PCORnet Antibiotics and Childhood Growth Study Group.. Early Antibiotic Exposure and Weight Outcomes in Young Children. Pediatrics. 2018 Oct 31;  

                


                  Woolford SJ, Hassink S, Eneli I. The Young Child with Severe Obesity: Commentary on the Characteristics of a Vulnerable Population and a Framework for Treatment. Child Obes. 2018 Oct; 14: 441-442.

                


                  Mirza N, Phan TL, Tester J, Fals A, Fernandez C, Datto G, Estrada E, Eneli I. A Narrative Review of Medical and Genetic Risk Factors among Children Age 5 and Younger with Severe Obesity. Child Obes. 2018 Oct; 14: 443-452.

                


                  Hubbard RA, Huang J, Harton J, Oganisian A, Choi G, Utidjian L, Eneli I, Bailey LC, Chen Y. A Bayesian latent class approach for EHR-based phenotyping. Stat Med. 2018 Sep 3;  

                


                  Tester JM, Phan TT, Tucker JM, Leung CW, Dreyer Gillette ML, Sweeney BR, Kirk S, Tindall A, Olivo-Marston SE, Eneli IU. Characteristics of Children 2 to 5 Years of Age With Severe Obesity. Pediatrics. 2018 Mar; 141: 

                


                  Hopkins LC, Fristad M, Goodway JD, Melnyk B, Eneli I, Holloman C, Kennel JA, Webster A, Sharn AR, Gunther C. Feasibility and acceptability of technology-based caregiver engagement strategies delivered in a summertime childhood obesity prevention intervention: results from an internal pilot of the Camp NERF (Nutrition, Education, Recreation, and Fitness) study. Pilot Feasibility Stud. 2018; 4: 153.

                


                  Pratt KJ, Skelton JA, Eneli I, Coliler DN, Lazorick S. Providers' Involvement of Parents, Families, and Family Dynamics in Youth Weight Management Programs. Glob Pediatr Health. 2018; 5: 2333794X18817134.

View More Publications

Dr. Eneli has conducted subsequent clinical research on medical interventions for overweight children, particularly from the health care providers’ perspective. She has been the PI on a number of grants related to the study of obesity risk factors and interventions for the obese child and adolescent.

                  Pronk NP, Eneli I, Economos CD, Bradley D, Fassbender J, Calancie L, Patawaran W, Hovmand PS, Members of the Roundtable on Obesity Solutions (ROOS).. Using Systems Science for Strategic Planning of Obesity Prevention and Treatment: The Roundtable on Obesity Solutions Experience. Curr Probl Cardiol. 2022 May 2;  101240.

                


                  Pratt KJ, Kiser HM, Feng X, VanFossen C, Spees C, Taylor C, Noria S, Eneli I, Skelton JA. Changes in Child Weight, Behaviors, and Family Dynamics during Parental Participation in a Medical Weight Management Program: A Longitudinal Uncontrolled Pilot Study. Child Obes. 2022 Apr 27;  

                


                  Eneli I, Xu J, Pratt K. Change in weight category among youth early in the COVID-19 pandemic. Clin Obes. 2022 Apr 6;  e12522.

                


                  Bailey LC, Bryan M, Maltenfort M, Block JP, Teneralli R, Lunsford D, Boone-Heinonen J, Eneli I, Horgan CE, Lin PD, Reynolds JS, Solomonides AE, Janicke D, Sturtevant JL, Toh S, Taveras E, Appelhans BM, Arterburn D, Daley MF, Dempsey A, Dugas LR, Finkelstein J, Fitzpatrick SL, Goodman A, Gurka MJ, Heerman WJ, Horberg M, Hossain MJ, Hsia DS, Isasi CR, Kharbanda EO, Messito MJ, Murphy K, O'Bryan K, Peay HL, Prochaska MT, Puro J, Rayas M, Rosenman MB, Taylor B, VanWormer JJ, Willis Z, Yeramaneni S, Forrest CB, PCORnet Antibiotics and Childhood Growth Study Group.. Antibiotics prior to age 2 years have limited association with preschool growth trajectory. Int J Obes (Lond). 2022 Jan 8;  

                


                  Freedman DS, Goodwin-Davies AJ, Kompaniyets L, Lange SJ, Goodman AB, Phan TT, Rao S, Eneli I, Forrest CB. Interrelationships among age at adiposity rebound, BMI during childhood, and BMI after age 14 years in an electronic health record database. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2022 Jan; 30: 201-208.

                


                  Freedman DS, Goodwin Davies AJ, Phan TT, Cole FS, Pajor N, Rao S, Eneli I, Kompaniyets L, Lange SJ, Christakis DA, Forrest CB. Measuring BMI change among children and adolescents. Pediatr Obes. 2022 Jan 22;  e12889.

                


                  Freedman DS, Davies AJG, Kompaniyets L, Lange SJ, Goodman AB, Phan TT, Cole FS, Dempsey A, Pajor N, Eneli I, Christakis DA, Forrest CB. A Longitudinal Comparison of Alternatives to Body Mass Index Z-Scores for Children with Very High Body Mass Indexes. J Pediatr. 2021 Aug; 235: 156-162.

                


                  Aris IM, Lin PD, Rifas-Shiman SL, Bailey LC, Boone-Heinonen J, Eneli IU, Solomonides AE, Janicke DM, Toh S, Forrest CB, Block JP. Association of Early Antibiotic Exposure With Childhood Body Mass Index Trajectory Milestones. JAMA Netw Open. 2021 Jul 1; 4: e2116581.

                


                  Berry DC, Rhodes ET, Hampl S, Young CB, Cohen G, Eneli I, Fleischman A, Ip E, Sweeney B, Houle TT, Skelton J. Stay in treatment: Predicting dropout from pediatric weight management study protocol. Contemp Clin Trials Commun. 2021 Jun; 22: 100799.

                


                  Rifas-Shiman SL, Bailey LC, Lunsford D, Daley MF, Eneli I, Finkelstein J, Heerman W, Horgan CE, Hsia DS, Jay M, Rao G, Reynolds JS, Sturtevant JL, Toh S, Trasande L, Young J, Lin PD, Forrest CB, Block JP, PCORnet Antibiotics and Childhood Growth Study Group.. Early Life Antibiotic Prescriptions and Weight Outcomes in Children 10 Years of Age. Acad Pediatr. 2021 Mar; 21: 297-303.

                


                  Xu J, Pratt K, Chaudhari M, Henry R, Hubbard RA, Siegel R, Eneli I. On a Different Page! Perceptions on the Onset, Diagnosis, and Management of Type 2 Diabetes Among Adolescent Patients, Parents, and Physicians. Glob Pediatr Health. 2021; 8: 2333794X211046430.

                


                  Hubbard RA, Xu J, Siegel R, Chen Y, Eneli I. Studying pediatric health outcomes with electronic health records using Bayesian clustering and trajectory analysis. J Biomed Inform. 2021 Jan; 113: 103654.

                


                  Eneli I, Xu J, Tindall A, Watowicz R, Worthington J, Tanner K, Pratt K, Walston M. Using a Revised Protein-Sparing Modified Fast (rPSMF) for Children and Adolescents with Severe Obesity: A Pilot Study. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2019 Aug 23; 16: 

                


                  Hopkins LC, Holloman C, Melnyk B, Fristad M, Goodway JD, Kennel JA, Eneli I, Gunther C. Participation in structured programming may prevent unhealthy weight gain during the summer in school-aged children from low-income neighbourhoods: feasibility, fidelity and preliminary efficacy findings from the Camp NERF study. Public Health Nutr. 2019 Apr; 22: 1100-1112.

                


                  Eneli I, Xu J, Webster M, McCagg A, Van Der Ploeg L, Garfield AS, Estrada E. Tracing the effect of the melanocortin-4 receptor pathway in obesity: study design and methodology of the TEMPO registry. Appl Clin Genet. 2019; 12: 87-93.

                


                  Gaffka BJ, Hassink SG, Santos M, Eneli I. Provider Observations of Youth with Early Onset Severe Obesity in Tertiary Care Obesity Programs. Child Obes. 2018 Oct; 14: 477-483.

                


                  Block JP, Bailey LC, Gillman MW, Lunsford D, Daley MF, Eneli I, Finkelstein J, Heerman W, Horgan CE, Hsia DS, Jay M, Rao G, Reynolds JS, Rifas-Shiman SL, Sturtevant JL, Toh S, Trasande L, Young J, Forrest CB, PCORnet Antibiotics and Childhood Growth Study Group.. Early Antibiotic Exposure and Weight Outcomes in Young Children. Pediatrics. 2018 Oct 31;  

                


                  Woolford SJ, Hassink S, Eneli I. The Young Child with Severe Obesity: Commentary on the Characteristics of a Vulnerable Population and a Framework for Treatment. Child Obes. 2018 Oct; 14: 441-442.

                


                  Mirza N, Phan TL, Tester J, Fals A, Fernandez C, Datto G, Estrada E, Eneli I. A Narrative Review of Medical and Genetic Risk Factors among Children Age 5 and Younger with Severe Obesity. Child Obes. 2018 Oct; 14: 443-452.

                


                  Hubbard RA, Huang J, Harton J, Oganisian A, Choi G, Utidjian L, Eneli I, Bailey LC, Chen Y. A Bayesian latent class approach for EHR-based phenotyping. Stat Med. 2018 Sep 3;  

                


                  Tester JM, Phan TT, Tucker JM, Leung CW, Dreyer Gillette ML, Sweeney BR, Kirk S, Tindall A, Olivo-Marston SE, Eneli IU. Characteristics of Children 2 to 5 Years of Age With Severe Obesity. Pediatrics. 2018 Mar; 141: 

                


                  Hopkins LC, Fristad M, Goodway JD, Melnyk B, Eneli I, Holloman C, Kennel JA, Webster A, Sharn AR, Gunther C. Feasibility and acceptability of technology-based caregiver engagement strategies delivered in a summertime childhood obesity prevention intervention: results from an internal pilot of the Camp NERF (Nutrition, Education, Recreation, and Fitness) study. Pilot Feasibility Stud. 2018; 4: 153.

                


                  Pratt KJ, Skelton JA, Eneli I, Coliler DN, Lazorick S. Providers' Involvement of Parents, Families, and Family Dynamics in Youth Weight Management Programs. Glob Pediatr Health. 2018; 5: 2333794X18817134.

View More Publications

• Pronk NP, Eneli I, Economos CD, Bradley D, Fassbender J, Calancie L, Patawaran W, Hovmand PS, Members of the Roundtable on Obesity Solutions (ROOS).. Using Systems Science for Strategic Planning of Obesity Prevention and Treatment: The Roundtable on Obesity Solutions Experience. Curr Probl Cardiol. 2022 May 2; 101240.
• Pratt KJ, Kiser HM, Feng X, VanFossen C, Spees C, Taylor C, Noria S, Eneli I, Skelton JA. Changes in Child Weight, Behaviors, and Family Dynamics during Parental Participation in a Medical Weight Management Program: A Longitudinal Uncontrolled Pilot Study. Child Obes. 2022 Apr 27;
• Eneli I, Xu J, Pratt K. Change in weight category among youth early in the COVID-19 pandemic. Clin Obes. 2022 Apr 6; e12522.
• Bailey LC, Bryan M, Maltenfort M, Block JP, Teneralli R, Lunsford D, Boone-Heinonen J, Eneli I, Horgan CE, Lin PD, Reynolds JS, Solomonides AE, Janicke D, Sturtevant JL, Toh S, Taveras E, Appelhans BM, Arterburn D, Daley MF, Dempsey A, Dugas LR, Finkelstein J, Fitzpatrick SL, Goodman A, Gurka MJ, Heerman WJ, Horberg M, Hossain MJ, Hsia DS, Isasi CR, Kharbanda EO, Messito MJ, Murphy K, O’Bryan K, Peay HL, Prochaska MT, Puro J, Rayas M, Rosenman MB, Taylor B, VanWormer JJ, Willis Z, Yeramaneni S, Forrest CB, PCORnet Antibiotics and Childhood Growth Study Group.. Antibiotics prior to age 2 years have limited association with preschool growth trajectory. Int J Obes (Lond). 2022 Jan 8;
• Freedman DS, Goodwin-Davies AJ, Kompaniyets L, Lange SJ, Goodman AB, Phan TT, Rao S, Eneli I, Forrest CB. Interrelationships among age at adiposity rebound, BMI during childhood, and BMI after age 14 years in an electronic health record database. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2022 Jan; 30: 201-208.
• Freedman DS, Goodwin Davies AJ, Phan TT, Cole FS, Pajor N, Rao S, Eneli I, Kompaniyets L, Lange SJ, Christakis DA, Forrest CB. Measuring BMI change among children and adolescents. Pediatr Obes. 2022 Jan 22; e12889.
• Freedman DS, Davies AJG, Kompaniyets L, Lange SJ, Goodman AB, Phan TT, Cole FS, Dempsey A, Pajor N, Eneli I, Christakis DA, Forrest CB. A Longitudinal Comparison of Alternatives to Body Mass Index Z-Scores for Children with Very High Body Mass Indexes. J Pediatr. 2021 Aug; 235: 156-162.
• Aris IM, Lin PD, Rifas-Shiman SL, Bailey LC, Boone-Heinonen J, Eneli IU, Solomonides AE, Janicke DM, Toh S, Forrest CB, Block JP. Association of Early Antibiotic Exposure With Childhood Body Mass Index Trajectory Milestones. JAMA Netw Open. 2021 Jul 1; 4: e2116581.
• Berry DC, Rhodes ET, Hampl S, Young CB, Cohen G, Eneli I, Fleischman A, Ip E, Sweeney B, Houle TT, Skelton J. Stay in treatment: Predicting dropout from pediatric weight management study protocol. Contemp Clin Trials Commun. 2021 Jun; 22: 100799.
• Rifas-Shiman SL, Bailey LC, Lunsford D, Daley MF, Eneli I, Finkelstein J, Heerman W, Horgan CE, Hsia DS, Jay M, Rao G, Reynolds JS, Sturtevant JL, Toh S, Trasande L, Young J, Lin PD, Forrest CB, Block JP, PCORnet Antibiotics and Childhood Growth Study Group.. Early Life Antibiotic Prescriptions and Weight Outcomes in Children 10 Years of Age. Acad Pediatr. 2021 Mar; 21: 297-303.
• Xu J, Pratt K, Chaudhari M, Henry R, Hubbard RA, Siegel R, Eneli I. On a Different Page! Perceptions on the Onset, Diagnosis, and Management of Type 2 Diabetes Among Adolescent Patients, Parents, and Physicians. Glob Pediatr Health. 2021; 8: 2333794X211046430.
• Hubbard RA, Xu J, Siegel R, Chen Y, Eneli I. Studying pediatric health outcomes with electronic health records using Bayesian clustering and trajectory analysis. J Biomed Inform. 2021 Jan; 113: 103654.
• Eneli I, Xu J, Tindall A, Watowicz R, Worthington J, Tanner K, Pratt K, Walston M. Using a Revised Protein-Sparing Modified Fast (rPSMF) for Children and Adolescents with Severe Obesity: A Pilot Study. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2019 Aug 23; 16:
• Hopkins LC, Holloman C, Melnyk B, Fristad M, Goodway JD, Kennel JA, Eneli I, Gunther C. Participation in structured programming may prevent unhealthy weight gain during the summer in school-aged children from low-income neighbourhoods: feasibility, fidelity and preliminary efficacy findings from the Camp NERF study. Public Health Nutr. 2019 Apr; 22: 1100-1112.
• Eneli I, Xu J, Webster M, McCagg A, Van Der Ploeg L, Garfield AS, Estrada E. Tracing the effect of the melanocortin-4 receptor pathway in obesity: study design and methodology of the TEMPO registry. Appl Clin Genet. 2019; 12: 87-93.
• Gaffka BJ, Hassink SG, Santos M, Eneli I. Provider Observations of Youth with Early Onset Severe Obesity in Tertiary Care Obesity Programs. Child Obes. 2018 Oct; 14: 477-483.
• Block JP, Bailey LC, Gillman MW, Lunsford D, Daley MF, Eneli I, Finkelstein J, Heerman W, Horgan CE, Hsia DS, Jay M, Rao G, Reynolds JS, Rifas-Shiman SL, Sturtevant JL, Toh S, Trasande L, Young J, Forrest CB, PCORnet Antibiotics and Childhood Growth Study Group.. Early Antibiotic Exposure and Weight Outcomes in Young Children. Pediatrics. 2018 Oct 31;
• Woolford SJ, Hassink S, Eneli I. The Young Child with Severe Obesity: Commentary on the Characteristics of a Vulnerable Population and a Framework for Treatment. Child Obes. 2018 Oct; 14: 441-442.
• Mirza N, Phan TL, Tester J, Fals A, Fernandez C, Datto G, Estrada E, Eneli I. A Narrative Review of Medical and Genetic Risk Factors among Children Age 5 and Younger with Severe Obesity. Child Obes. 2018 Oct; 14: 443-452.
• Hubbard RA, Huang J, Harton J, Oganisian A, Choi G, Utidjian L, Eneli I, Bailey LC, Chen Y. A Bayesian latent class approach for EHR-based phenotyping. Stat Med. 2018 Sep 3;
• Tester JM, Phan TT, Tucker JM, Leung CW, Dreyer Gillette ML, Sweeney BR, Kirk S, Tindall A, Olivo-Marston SE, Eneli IU. Characteristics of Children 2 to 5 Years of Age With Severe Obesity. Pediatrics. 2018 Mar; 141:
• Hopkins LC, Fristad M, Goodway JD, Melnyk B, Eneli I, Holloman C, Kennel JA, Webster A, Sharn AR, Gunther C. Feasibility and acceptability of technology-based caregiver engagement strategies delivered in a summertime childhood obesity prevention intervention: results from an internal pilot of the Camp NERF (Nutrition, Education, Recreation, and Fitness) study. Pilot Feasibility Stud. 2018; 4: 153.
• Pratt KJ, Skelton JA, Eneli I, Coliler DN, Lazorick S. Providers’ Involvement of Parents, Families, and Family Dynamics in Youth Weight Management Programs. Glob Pediatr Health. 2018; 5: 2333794X18817134.

Education

Date of Appointment at Nationwide Children’s Hospital: 07/31/2006

Board Certifications

Pediatrics

Fellowship

Michigan State University College of Human Medicin

Date Completed: 05/31/2003

Residency

Sparrow Health System

Date Completed: 08/24/1997

Medical School

University of Nigeria

Date Completed: 06/30/1989

Education

Date of Appointment at Nationwide Children’s Hospital: 07/31/2006

Board Certifications

Pediatrics

Fellowship

Michigan State University College of Human Medicin

Date Completed: 05/31/2003

Residency

Sparrow Health System

Date Completed: 08/24/1997

Medical School

University of Nigeria

Date Completed: 06/30/1989

Education

Date of Appointment at Nationwide Children’s Hospital: 07/31/2006

Board Certifications

Pediatrics

Fellowship

Michigan State University College of Human Medicin

Date Completed: 05/31/2003

Residency

Sparrow Health System

Date Completed: 08/24/1997

Medical School

University of Nigeria

Date Completed: 06/30/1989

Date of Appointment at Nationwide Children’s Hospital: 07/31/2006

Board Certifications

Pediatrics

Fellowship

Michigan State University College of Human Medicin

Date Completed: 05/31/2003

Residency

Sparrow Health System

Date Completed: 08/24/1997

Medical School

University of Nigeria

Date Completed: 06/30/1989

Date of Appointment at Nationwide Children’s Hospital: 07/31/2006

Board Certifications

Pediatrics

Fellowship

Michigan State University College of Human Medicin

Date Completed: 05/31/2003

Residency

Sparrow Health System

Date Completed: 08/24/1997

Medical School

University of Nigeria

Date Completed: 06/30/1989

• Pediatrics

Professional Experience

2014 - Present Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Director, Center for Healthy Weight and Nutrition2013 - Present The Ohio State University, Professor of Clinical Pediatrics2006 - Present Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Center for Healthy Weight and Nutrition, MD1997 - 2006 Michigan State University Department of Pediatrics, Assistant Professor

Professional Experience

2014 - Present Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Director, Center for Healthy Weight and Nutrition2013 - Present The Ohio State University, Professor of Clinical Pediatrics2006 - Present Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Center for Healthy Weight and Nutrition, MD1997 - 2006 Michigan State University Department of Pediatrics, Assistant Professor

Professional Experience

2014 - Present Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Director, Center for Healthy Weight and Nutrition2013 - Present The Ohio State University, Professor of Clinical Pediatrics2006 - Present Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Center for Healthy Weight and Nutrition, MD1997 - 2006 Michigan State University Department of Pediatrics, Assistant Professor

2014 - Present Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Director, Center for Healthy Weight and Nutrition2013 - Present The Ohio State University, Professor of Clinical Pediatrics2006 - Present Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Center for Healthy Weight and Nutrition, MD1997 - 2006 Michigan State University Department of Pediatrics, Assistant Professor

2014 - Present Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Director, Center for Healthy Weight and Nutrition

Research Funding

Patient Centered Outcome Research Institute (PCORI) Statistical Methods for Phenotype Estimation and Analysis Using Electronic Health Record, Other The goal of this study is to evaluate statistical methods to determine variables that may link together to create computable phenotypes. Patient Centered Outcome Research Institute The Effectiveness of Family-Based Weight Loss Treatment Implemented in Primary Care, Other The multisite study will investigate the effectiveness of family-based therapy for childhood obesity in the primary care setting. National Institute of Health (NIH) National Pediatrics Learning System (PEDsNet)/CHOP-NCH Antibiotic and Growth Study, Other The proposed study will develop a learning system amongst eight children’s hospital allowing for alignment and validation of electronic health records, patient engagement and improve care in three patient powered research networks in congenital heart disease, inflammatory bowel disorders, and obesity.

Research Funding

Patient Centered Outcome Research Institute (PCORI) Statistical Methods for Phenotype Estimation and Analysis Using Electronic Health Record, Other The goal of this study is to evaluate statistical methods to determine variables that may link together to create computable phenotypes. Patient Centered Outcome Research Institute The Effectiveness of Family-Based Weight Loss Treatment Implemented in Primary Care, Other The multisite study will investigate the effectiveness of family-based therapy for childhood obesity in the primary care setting. National Institute of Health (NIH) National Pediatrics Learning System (PEDsNet)/CHOP-NCH Antibiotic and Growth Study, Other The proposed study will develop a learning system amongst eight children’s hospital allowing for alignment and validation of electronic health records, patient engagement and improve care in three patient powered research networks in congenital heart disease, inflammatory bowel disorders, and obesity.

Research Funding

Patient Centered Outcome Research Institute (PCORI) Statistical Methods for Phenotype Estimation and Analysis Using Electronic Health Record, Other The goal of this study is to evaluate statistical methods to determine variables that may link together to create computable phenotypes. Patient Centered Outcome Research Institute The Effectiveness of Family-Based Weight Loss Treatment Implemented in Primary Care, Other The multisite study will investigate the effectiveness of family-based therapy for childhood obesity in the primary care setting. National Institute of Health (NIH) National Pediatrics Learning System (PEDsNet)/CHOP-NCH Antibiotic and Growth Study, Other The proposed study will develop a learning system amongst eight children’s hospital allowing for alignment and validation of electronic health records, patient engagement and improve care in three patient powered research networks in congenital heart disease, inflammatory bowel disorders, and obesity.

Patient Centered Outcome Research Institute (PCORI) Statistical Methods for Phenotype Estimation and Analysis Using Electronic Health Record, Other The goal of this study is to evaluate statistical methods to determine variables that may link together to create computable phenotypes. Patient Centered Outcome Research Institute The Effectiveness of Family-Based Weight Loss Treatment Implemented in Primary Care, Other The multisite study will investigate the effectiveness of family-based therapy for childhood obesity in the primary care setting. National Institute of Health (NIH) National Pediatrics Learning System (PEDsNet)/CHOP-NCH Antibiotic and Growth Study, Other The proposed study will develop a learning system amongst eight children’s hospital allowing for alignment and validation of electronic health records, patient engagement and improve care in three patient powered research networks in congenital heart disease, inflammatory bowel disorders, and obesity.

Statistical Methods for Phenotype Estimation and Analysis Using Electronic Health Record, Other

The goal of this study is to evaluate statistical methods to determine variables that may link together to create computable phenotypes.

The Effectiveness of Family-Based Weight Loss Treatment Implemented in Primary Care, Other

The multisite study will investigate the effectiveness of family-based therapy for childhood obesity in the primary care setting.

National Pediatrics Learning System (PEDsNet)/CHOP-NCH Antibiotic and Growth Study, Other

The proposed study will develop a learning system amongst eight children’s hospital allowing for alignment and validation of electronic health records, patient engagement and improve care in three patient powered research networks in congenital heart disease, inflammatory bowel disorders, and obesity.

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Contact Information

Pediatrics

Call us at: (614) 722-4953

Fax us at: (614) 722-6132

                    Primary Care Pediatrics700 Children's DrColumbus, OH 43205 (map)

Contact Information

Pediatrics

Call us at: (614) 722-4953

Fax us at: (614) 722-6132

                    Primary Care Pediatrics700 Children's DrColumbus, OH 43205 (map)

Pediatrics

Call us at: (614) 722-4953

Fax us at: (614) 722-6132

                    Primary Care Pediatrics700 Children's DrColumbus, OH 43205 (map)

Call us at: (614) 722-4953

Fax us at: (614) 722-6132

                    Primary Care Pediatrics700 Children's DrColumbus, OH 43205 (map)

Call us at: (614) 722-4953

Fax us at: (614) 722-6132

                    Primary Care Pediatrics700 Children's DrColumbus, OH 43205 (map)

• Call us at:
• (614) 722-4953
• Fax us at:
• (614) 722-6132
• Primary Care Pediatrics700 Children’s DrColumbus, OH 43205 (map)