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200 1st Street SW
Rochester, MN 55905
Summary
- I serve as Chair of the Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. I am the Program Director of the Pediatric Endocrinology fellowship program at Mayo Clinic School of Medicine. I am board certified in General Pediatrics, Pediatric Endocrinology and Obesity Medicine.
I am the medical director of the Pediatric Weight Management Program and the Adolescent Bariatric Program at Mayo Clinic, Rochester. I have been the primary investigator of several clinical trials in children with obesity including those examining the impact of vitamin D supplementation on cardiometabolic risk markers.
My clinical and research interests include the treatment of childhood obesity, bariatric surgery in adolescents, type 2 diabetes, hyperlipidemia and related cardiometabolic risk factors.
Education & Training
- Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Rochester)Fellowship, Pediatric Endocrinology, 2000 - 2003
- Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Rochester)Residency, Pediatrics, 1998 - 2000
- All India Institute of Medical SciencesClass of 1993
Certifications & Licensure
- MN State Medical License 1999 - 2025
- WI State Medical License 2014 - 2025
- American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
- American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Endocrinology
- American Board of Obesity Medicine Obesity Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fellow (FAAP) American Academy of Pediatrics
Clinical Trials
- Effect of Vitamin D3 Supplementation on Insulin Resistance and Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Obese Adolescents Start of enrollment: 2009 Apr 01
- Continuous Positive Airway Pressure and Cardiometabolic Risk Start of enrollment: 2011 Mar 01
- Effect of Vitamin D Supplementation on Endothelial Function in Obese Adolescents Start of enrollment: 2012 Nov 01
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Cardiometabolic Risk Markers in Children With Obesity and Variants inPathway-related Genes.Mostafa Salama, Filippo Pinto E Vairo, Roland Hentz, Alaa Al Nofal, Sara Hassan
Journal of the Endocrine Society. 2024-07-26 - Correction: Implementation of genomic medicine for rare disease in a tertiary healthcare system: Mayo Clinic Program for Rare and Undiagnosed Diseases (PRaUD).Filippo Pinto E Vairo, Jennifer L Kemppainen, Carolyn R Rohrer Vitek, Denise A Whalen, Kayla J Kolbert
Journal of Translational Medicine. 2024-04-30 - Association of Weight Trajectory With Severe Obesity: A Case-Control Study.Victoria Skolnick, Tamim Rajjo, Tom Thacher, Seema Kumar, Tara Kaufman
Childhood Obesity. 2024-04-01
Journal Articles
- Mild Subclinical Hypothyroidism Is Associated with Pediatric DyslipidemiaAida N Lteif, Siobhan T Pittock, Seema Kumar, Clinical Endocrinology
Press Mentions
- Pediatric Weight Management ClinicOctober 11th, 2022
- Nearly 4 in 10 U.S. Adults Now ObeseOctober 13th, 2017
- Lower Levels of Hormone Spexin Associated with Childhood ObesityMay 26th, 2016
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Other Languages
- Hindi
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