Overview of Dr. Hassoun
Dr. Abeer Hassoun is a pediatric endocrinologist in New York, NY and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including New York-Presbyterian and Columbia University Medical Center. She received her medical degree from University of Baghdad College of Medicine and has been in practice 31 years. She also speaks multiple languages, including Arabic. She is board certified in both Pediatrics and Pediatric Endocrinology. She is experienced in pediatric endocrinology; pubertal and growth disorders, childhood obesity, pediatric adrenal+thyroid disease and endocrine morbidity post cancer treatment.
Office
3959 Broadway
New York, NY 10032Fax+1 212-305-4778
Education & Training
- New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Fellowship, Pediatric Endocrinology, 2002 - 2005
- Harlem Hospital CenterResidency, Pediatrics, 1998 - 2002
- University of Baghdad College of MedicineClass of 1986
Certifications & Licensure
- NY State Medical License 2002 - 2026
- American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
- American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Endocrinology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Top Doctor Castle and Connolly, 2016
- Best Paper Award-NYORC Science Unbound Foundation, 2015
- Winner, Presidential Poster Competition ENDO 2009- Endocrine Society's 91st Annual Meeting, 2009
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 150 citationsAssociation of Childhood Obesity With Maternal Exposure to Ambient Air Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons During PregnancyAndrew Rundle, Lori Hoepner, Abeer Hassoun, Sharon E. Oberfield, Greg A. Freyer
American Journal of Epidemiology. 2012-06-01 - 318 citationsPrenatal exposure to antibiotics, cesarean section and risk of childhood obesityNoel T. Mueller, Robin M. Whyatt, Lori Hoepner, Sharon E. Oberfield, Maria Gloria Dominguez-Bello
International Journal of Obesity. 2015-04-09 - 74 citationsBone age advancement in prepubertal children with obesity and premature adrenarche: possible potentiating factorsAviva B. Sopher, Amy M. Jean, Sarah K. Zwany, Diana M. Winston, Christy B. Pomeranz
Obesity. 2011-06-01
Journal Articles
- Prenatal Exposure to Phthalates and Childhood Body Size in an Urban CohortMaresca MM, Hoepner LA, Hassoun A, Oberfield SE, Mooney SJ, Calafat AM, Ramirez J, Freyer G, Perera FP, Whyatt RM, Rundle AG, Environ Health Perspect, 1/12/2015
- Excessive gestational weight gain is associated with long-term body fat and weight retention at 7 years postpartum in African American and Dominican mothers with under...Widen EM, Whyatt RM, Hoepner LA, Ramirez-Carvey J, Oberfield SE, Hassoun A, Perera FP, Gallagher D, Rundle AG, Am J Clin Nutr, 1/1/2015
- Prenatal exposure to antibiotics, cesarean section, and risk of childhood obesityNoel Mueller, Robin Whyatt, Lori Hoepner, Sharon Oberfield, Maria Dominguez-Bello, Abeer Hassoun, Elizabeth Widen, Frederica Perera, and Andrew Rundle, International Journal of Obesity, 1/1/2015
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Prenatal antibiotic exposure, Cesarean Section, and risk of childhood obesity.Noel T. Mueller, Robin M. Whyatt, Lori A. Hoepner, Sharon E. Oberfield, Maria-Gloria Dominguez-Bello, Frederica P. Perera, Elizabeth Widen, Abeer Hassoun, Andrew G. Ru..., Society of Epidemiologic Research Meeting, Seattle, WA, 1/1/2014
- Outcome analysis of aromatase inhibitor therapy to increase predicted final height in males with potential short adult stature and/or rapid pubertal growth.Shams KJ, Fennoy I, Hassoun A, Lerner SL, Aranoff GS, Sopher AB, Yang C, Oberfield SE, Pediatric Academic Societies' Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, 1/1/2012
- Adolescents with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) have similar bone mineral density and bone mineral content to controls.Gerken AT, Oberfield SE, Libby I, Silverberg S, McMahon DJ, Gallagher D, Allen L, Hassoun A, Sopher AB, Endocrine Society's 93rd Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, 1/1/2011
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Other
- The role of religion and culture in the implementation of UN Millennium Development Goals and Women's Empowerment.Hassoun A
http://jannaldredgeclanton.com/blog/?p=2646
1/1/2014 - Prenatal exposure to antibiotics, cesarean section, and risk of childhood obesity (Paper)Hassoun A, New York Times
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/11/21/antibiotics-during-pregnancy-may-increase-childs-obesity-risk/?_r=0
1/1/2014 - Prenatal exposure and the link to obesity (Video)Hassoun A
http://ccceh.org/news/april-2012
1/1/2012
Other Languages
- Arabic
Insurance Accepted
- Aetna Choice POS II
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