SeemaKumarMD
Pediatric Endocrinology • Rochester, MNPediatric Obesity
Professor of Pediatrics, Chair, Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Program Director, Pediatric Endocrinology Fellowship, Mayo Clinic Rochester, MN
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Office
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
- 304 citationsDiagnostic performance of body mass index to identify obesity as defined by body adiposity in children and adolescents: a systematic review and meta‐analysisAsma Javed, Marwan F Jumean, Mohammad Hassan Murad, D. Okorodudu, Seema Kumar
Pediatric Obesity. 2015-06-01 - 783 citationsReview of Childhood Obesity: From Epidemiology, Etiology, and Comorbidities to Clinical Assessment and TreatmentSeema Kumar, Aaron S. Kelly
Mayo Clinic Proceedings. 2017-02-01 - 42 citationsRelationships between 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels and plasma glucose and lipid levels in pediatric outpatients.Michael D. L. Johnson, Nicole S. Nader, Amy L. Weaver, Ravinder J. Singh, Seema Kumar
The Journal of Pediatrics. 2010-03-01
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- Join now to see all
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- Hindi
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