Sarah Messiah, Ph.D., M.P.H. Associate Dean for Research; Director, Child and Adolescent Population Health Program Professor School School of Public Health Department Public Health | Pediatrics Research Interest pediatric obesity, metabolic syndrome, health disparities Publications Featured Publications Prevalence of Weight Stigma in Medical Settings Among Reproductive-Aged Women in the All of Us Study. Kapera O, Chen B, Almandoz JP, Byrd-Williams C, Messiah SE, Obstet Gynecol 2024 Jul 144 1 89-97 Association of Social Support and Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Completion Among Racially and Ethnically Diverse Patients. Kapera O, Xie L, Marroquin E, Ngenge S, Francis J, Mathew MS, Almandoz JP, Schellinger JN, Kukreja S, Schneider BE, McAdams C, Messiah SE, Obes Surg 2024 Jun Factors Associated with the Decision to Complete Bariatric Metabolic Surgery among a Racially and Ethnically Diverse Sample of Adults: A Classification and Regression Tree Analysis. Xie L, Atem F, Mathew MS, Almandoz JP, Schellinger JN, Kapera O, Ngenge S, Francis J, Marroquin EM, McAdams C, Kukreja S, Schneider BE, Messiah SE, Obes Surg 2024 May 34 5 1513-1522 Trends in the relationship between suicide behaviors and obesity among adolescents in the United States from 1999 to 2019. Iwatate E, Atem FD, Jones EC, Hughes JL, Yokoo T, Messiah SE, Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry 2024 Mar 33 3 725-737 Adaptation of a standardized lifestyle intervention to maximize health outcomes in adolescent metabolic and bariatric surgery patients. Misserian M, Wheelington A, King R, Francis J, Mathew MS, Allicock MA, Cartwright BR, Adewunmi A, Chandrasekhar A, Polavarapu D, Qureshi FG, Barlow SE, Messiah SE, J Transl Med 2024 Feb 22 1 197 Sex Disparities in Longitudinal Use and Intensification of Guideline-Directed Medical Therapy Among Patients With Newly Diagnosed Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction. Sumarsono A, Xie L, Keshvani N, Zhang C, Patel L, Alonso WW, Thibodeau JT, Fonarow GC, Van Spall HGC, Messiah SE, Pandey A, Circulation 2024 Feb 149 7 510-520 Prevalence of the metabolic syndrome by household food insecurity status in the United States adolescent population, 2001-2020: a cross-sectional study. Messiah SE, Xie L, Kapti EG, Chandrasekhar A, Srikanth N, Hill K, Williams S, Reid A, Mathew MS, Barlow SE, Am J Clin Nutr 2024 Feb 119 2 354-361 Use of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Among US Youth. Messiah SE, Xie L, de la Cruz-Muñoz N, Lipshultz SE, JAMA Pediatr 2023 Aug 177 8 856-857 Association of Obesity, Suicide Behaviors, and Psychosocial Wellness Among Adolescents in the United States. Iwatate E, Atem FD, Jones EC, Hughes JL, Yokoo T, Messiah SE, J Adolesc Health 2023 Apr 72 4 526-534 Disparity Between United States Adolescent Class II and III Obesity Trends and Bariatric Surgery Utilization, 2015-2018. Messiah SE, Xie L, Atem F, Mathew MS, Qureshi FG, Schneider BE, Cruz-Muñoz N, Ann Surg 2022 Aug 276 2 324-333 Results 1-10 of 10 1 Professional Associations/Affiliations Fellow, The Obesity Society (2022)