LinaPaolaHuerta SaenzMDFAAP (She/Her)

Pediatric Diabetes Endocrinology

Pediatric Endocrinologist/ Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Penn State Children's Hospital/Penn State College of Medicine/ Physician-Scientist

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Dr. Huerta-Saenz currently works as a pediatric endocrinologist and physician-scientist at the Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric endocrinology and Diabetes at Penn State Children's Hospital/Penn State College of Medicine. She is currently working on clinical/translational research in pediatric Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes mellitus and medical nutrition therapy (MNT). Her current project is the role of MNT on early onset Type 1 Diabetes.

Children’s Mercy HospitalFellowship, Pediatric Endocrinology, 2011 - 2014
Albert Einstein Healthcare NetworkResidency, Pediatrics, 2008 - 2011
Pontificia Universidad Catolica Del PeruDiploma, Applied Statistics, 2004 - 2005
Universidad Nacional Mayor de San MarcosMedical School, Medicine, 1995 - 2002
National University of San MarcosClass of 2002, Physician - Surgeon

Pediatric Research Day - Health Equity Research Award Penn State Health, 2023
Selected Member of PRIDE CVD-GE Program NHLBI
Member of the Parents Panel of the AAP American Academy of Pediatrics, 2018
Health Care Hero Award - Health Care Innovations: Director of the Type 2 Diabetes Prevention Program (Children's Mercy - Wichita Clinic) Wichita Business Journal, 2017
Great Catch Award Children's Mercy Hospital, 2016
Helmsley Charitable Trust Award for Outstanding Research in Type 1 Diabetes Endocrine Society, 2014
Trainee Travel Award Turner Syndrome Society of the United States- TRN, 2014
Residency Research Competition (3rd. Prize - Award Winner) Albert Einstein Medical Center, 2010
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PubMed

30 citations
De Novo and Inherited Pathogenic Variants in KDM3B Cause Intellectual Disability, Short Stature, and Facial Dysmorphism.
Illja J. Diets, Roos van der Donk, Kristina Baltrunaite, Esmé Waanders, Margot R.F. Reijnders
American Journal of Human Genetics. 2019-04-04
30 citations
The Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic is Associated with a Substantial Rise in Frequency and Severity of Presentation of Youth-Onset Type 2 Diabetes.
Sheela N Magge, Risa M Wolf, Laura Pyle, Elizabeth A Brown, Valeria C Benavides
The Journal of Pediatrics. 2022-12-01
29 citations
Gender Bias in U.S. Pediatric Growth Hormone Treatment
Adda Grimberg, Lina Huerta-Saenz, Robert W. Grundmeier, Mark Ramos, Susmita Pati
Scientific Reports. 2015-06-09

Journal Articles

Challenging diagnosis of congenital hyperinsulinism in two infants of diabetic mothers with rare pathogenic KCNJ11 and HNF4A gene variants.
Huerta-Saenz, International Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology, 7/17/2018

Member, Pediatric Endocrine Society - Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Task Force 2021 - Present
member, Pediatric Endocrine Society - Training Council 2014 - 2019

Sub-Investigator for Trial Net-Pathway to Prevention Study (TN01)Sub-Investigator at the Children's Mercy Hospital (PI: Dr. Wayne Moore)2014 - 2018
Principal InvestigatorNutrition, Healthy Eating and Type 1 Diabetes Knowledge in Children and Youths with Type 1 Diabetes measured by the NCQ22013 - 2018