StevenHicksMDPhD

Neurodevelopmental Disabilities

Associate Professor of Pediatrics & Physician Director of the Pediatric Clinical Research Office

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I am a board certified general pediatrician with PhD training in molecular neurogenetics. I provide well- and sick-visit care in the outpatient pediatrics clinic at the Penn State College of Medicine and oversee translational research projects involving the molecular regulation of childhood growth and development.

Distinguished Early Stage Investigator Award Penn State College of Medicine, 2018
Investigator to Watch Award Penn State College of Medicine, Clinical Translational Science Institiute (CTSI), 2018
Clinical Young Investigator Award Penn State College of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, 2016
Top Educator Penn State College of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, 2016
Beyond The Doctorate Research Day, Outstanding Research Poster Award SUNY Upstate Medical University, 2015
Resident Research Award SUNY Upstate Graduate Medical Education (GME) Office, 2014-2015
Pediatric Resident Teaching Award SUNY Upstate Medical University, 2012-2014
David Beach Humanitarian Award Syracuse Track Club, 2013
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PubMed

45 citations
Oral microbiome activity in children with autism spectrum disorder
Steven D. Hicks, Richard Uhlig, Parisa Afshari, Jeremy Williams, Maria Z. Chroneos
Autism Research. 2018-08-14
19 citations
Refinement of saliva microRNA biomarkers for sports-related concussion.
Steven D. Hicks, Cayce Onks, Raymond Y. Kim, Kevin J. Zhen, Jayson Loeffert
Journal of Sport and Health Science. 2021-08-28
87 citations
A Review of MicroRNA Biomarkers in Traumatic Brain Injury.
Hamna Atif, Steven D. Hicks
Journal of Experimental Neuroscience. 2019-03-08

Journal Articles

Impact of a “No Mobile Device” Policy on Developmental Surveillance in a Pediatric Clinic
Regan PA, Fogel BS, Hicks SD, Clinical Pediatrics, 4/12/2018
Association of salivary microRNA changes with prolonged concussion symptoms
Johnson JJ, Loeffert AC, Stokes J, Olympia RP, Bramley H, Hicks SD, JAMA Pediatrics, 1/1/2018
Overlapping microRNA expression in saliva and cerebrospinal fluid accurately identifies pediatric traumatic brain injury
Hicks SD, Johnson J, Tarasiuk A, Carney MC, Bramley H, Olympia RP, Loeffert AC, Thomas NJ, J Neurotrauma, 1/1/2018
Influenza vaccination rates in children decline when the Live Attenuated
Fogel B, Hicks SD, Vaccine, 9/18/2017
Metabolism-related microRNAs in maternal breast milk are influenced by premature delivery
Carney MC, Tarasiuk A, DiAngelo SL, Silveyra P, Podany A, Birch LL, Paul IM, Kelleher SL, Hicks SD, Pediatric Research, 5/24/2017
Neurodevelopmental delay diagnoses rates are increased in a region with aerial pesticide application
Hicks SD, Doraiswamy V, Fry K, Wohlford E, Frontiers in Pediatrics, 5/24/2017
A comparative review of microRNA biomarkers in autism spectrum disorder
Middleton FA, Hicks SD., Frontiers in Psychiatry, 11/4/2016
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Penn State Researchers Hope That a Basic Saliva Test Can Help Discover When COVID Cases Among Children Risk Being the Most SevereOctober 12th, 2021
Saliva Could Be Used to Predict COVID-19 Severity in Kids, Early Analysis FindsOctober 9th, 2021
Study Uses Saliva to Predict COVID-19 Severity Risk in ChildrenOctober 7th, 2021
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