Faculty Biography

Dr. Mona Eissa

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Education:

MD: Cairo University Faculty of Medicine, Cairo, Egypt

MPH: University of Texas School of Public Health at Houston

Residency: Pediatrics, University of Texas Medical School at Houston

PhD: University of Texas School of Public Health at Houston

Clinical and Research Interests:

1. Adolescent Medicine
2. Prevention and treatment of obesity in children and adolescents

Publications (selected):

• Eissa M, Meininger J, Nguyen T, Chan W. The relationship of ambulatory blood pressure to physical activity in triethnic obese and nonobese adolescents. American Journal of Hypertension 2007; 20(2): 140-7
• Benjamin L, Feldmann J, Cromwell P, Eissa M, Risser W. Body art among minority high school athletes: Prevalence, interest and satisfaction; parental knowledge and consent. Journal of Adolescent Medicine 2006; 39:933-5
• Brosnan C, Eissa M, UpChurch S. Screening for Obesity, Diabetes and Hypertension in School-Aged Children: Student Nurses Participate in Public Health Research and Practice. J Public Health Nurs. 2005; 22(3):260-6
• Gunner KB, Atkinson PM, Nichols J, Eissa M. Health promotion strategies to encourage physical activity in infants, toddlers, and preschoolers. J Pediatr Health Care. 2005; 19(4):253-8
• Risser WL, Bortot AT, Benjamins LJ, Feldmann JM, Barratt MS, Eissa M, Risser JMH: The epidemiology of sexually transmitted infections in adolescents. Seminars in Pediatric Infectious Disease, 2005; 16:160-7
• Eissa, M, Gunner K: Practice Guidelines: Diagnosis and management of obesity in children and adolescents. J Pediatr Health Care 2004, 18(1):35-8
• Risser JMH, Risser WL, Eissa M, Cromwell PF, Barratt MS, Bortot AT. Self-assessment of circumcision status by adolescents. Am J Epidemiol 2004; 159(11):1095-7
• Eissa M: Overview of pediatric obesity: Key points in evaluation and therapy. Consultant for Pediatricians, 2003; 2(7): 293-6
• Eissa M, Cromwell P. Diagnosis and management of pelvic inflammatory disease in adolescents. J Pediatr Health Care 2003; 17(3):145-7
• Eissa M, Poffenbarger, T, Portman R. The use of actigraphy and patient diary information for circadian time period definitions to analyze ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) data. Blood Pressure Monitoring 2001; 6(1): 21-25
• Sorof JM, Urbina EM, Cunningham RJ, Eissa M, et al. Screening for eligibility in the study of antihypertensive medication in children: experience from the Ziac Pediatric Hypertention Study. Am J Hyperten 2001; 14(8): 783-7
• Eissa M, Yetman R, Poffenbarger T, Portman R. Comparison of arbitrary definitions of circadian time periods with those determined by wrist actigraphy in analysis of ABPM data. J Human Hypertens 1999; 13: 449-53
• Labarthe DR, Muller WH, Eissa M. Blood pressure and obesity in childhood and adolescence: epidemiology aspects. Ann Epidemiol 1991; 1:337-45
• Labarthe DR, Eissa M, and Varas C. Atherosclerosis risk factors in childhood and adolescence: blood pressure, cholesterol and cigarette smoking (chapter). Attencion Primaria (Doyma Editions) 1991
• Labarthe DR, Eissa M, Varas C. Childhood precursors of high blood pressure and elevated cholesterol. Ann Rev Pub Health, 1990, 12:519-41
• Labarthe DR, Eissa M. Risk factors in childhood and adolescence; detection and possible intervention. Hipertension y Arteriosclerosis 1989; 1: 53-60

 

Location & Contact

6431 Fannin Street
MSB 3.020
Houston, Texas 77030
713-500-5757 (Voice)

Faculty Biography

• Dr. Mona Eissa
  Associate Professor
• Department of Pediatrics
  Division of Adolescent Medicine
  Director, Pediatric and Adolescent Weight Management Program
• University of Texas-Houston Medical School
  6431 Fannin Street, MSB 3.146A
  Houston, Texas 77030
• phone: (713) 500-5812
  
• Executive Assistant:
  Susan Ramos | (713) 500-5663