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.

Pennsylvania State UniversityNA, NUTR 810, 2022 - 2022
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

Challenges in Promoting Physical Activity for Managing MASLD in Canadian Children: Insights and Barriers.
Mohit Kehar, Lina Huerta-Saenz, Jamie Strain, Sierra Kawesa, Jenna Yaraskavitch
Digestive Diseases and Sciences. 2025-02-17
1 citations
A Novel Variant inPresenting as 46,XY Difference of Sex Development.
Yunting Yu, Peter A Lee, Lina Huerta-Saenz, Natalie G Allen
JCEM Case Reports. 2023-09-01
34 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

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