Rachana D. Shah, M.D.

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Associate Professor of Pediatrics (Endocrinology and Diabetes) at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Attending Physician, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Medical Director, Healthy Weight Program, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Department: Pediatrics

Contact information
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
The HUB for Clinical Collaboration
3500 Civic Center Blvd
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-590-3390
Education:
B.S. (Molecular Biology)
Vanderbilt University, 1998.
MD (Medicine)
Baylor College of Medicine, 2002.
MSc (Translational Research)
University of Pennsylvania, School of Medicine, 2011.
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Selected Publications

Nadeau KJ, Mayer-Davis EJ, Gubitosi-Klug R, Zeitler PS, Kahn SE, Dabelea D; SEARCH, TODAY, RISE, and DISCOVERY study groups.: Youth-Onset Type 2 Diabetes: What We've Learned From Key Youth-Onset Type 2 Diabetes Studies, What We Still Don't Know, and Why It Is Important. Diabetes Care 48: 1136-1149, Jul 2025.

Edmondson EK, Shah RD, Gregory EF.: Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists and Youth Obesity. JAMA Pediatr Jul 2025.

Jordi Friese, Andrea Bonny, Brittny Manos, Manmohan Kamboj, Rachel Segatto Azevedo, Timothy Vigers, Janet Snell-Bergeon, and Rachana Shah: Association of Clinical and Biochemical Markers with Mental Health Disorders in Adolescent PCOS: Results from the CALICO multi-center database. Poster Presentation at Pediatric Endocrine Society Meeting May 2025.

Herring W, Kugelmas C, Nadler EP, Novick M, Santos M, Shah R, Srivastava G, Walsh S.: Clinical considerations in the management of obesity in children and adolescents. Obes Pillars 13: 100160, Jan 2025.

Katz LEL, Gidding SS, Otvos JD, Drews KL, Bacha F, Willi S, Marcovina S, McKay S, Weinstock RS; TODAY Study Group.: Atherogenic lipoproteins associate with loss of glycemic control in youth-onset type 2 diabetes: Results from the TODAY study. J Clin Lipidol 2025.

Connolly JJ, Hess M, Maripuri P, Terek S, Purcell J, Harr MH, Mentch FD, Glessner JT, Shah R, Prows CA, Karavite DJ, Thayer JG, Grundmeier RW, Hakonarson H; eMERGE Network.: Correspondence on "Weighty matters: Considering the ethics of genetic risk scores for obesity" by C. Houtz. Genet Med 2025.

Nadeau KJ, Arslanian SA, Bacha F, Caprio S, Chao LC, Farrell R, Hughan KS, Rayas M, Tung M, Cross K, El Ghormli L; TODAY Study Group.: Insulin clearance at randomisation and in response to treatment in youth with type 2 diabetes: a secondary analysis of the TODAY randomised clinical trial. Diabetologia 2025.

Koren D, Knutson KL, Burke BK, Drews KL, Bacha F, Katz L, Marcus MD, McKay S, Nadeau K, Mokhlesi B; TODAY Study Group.: The association of self-reported sleep and circadian measures with glycemic control and diabetes complications among young adults with type 2 diabetes. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 326: H1386-H1395, Jun 2024.

Tryggestad JB, Kelsey MM, Drews KL, Zhou S, Chang N, Escaname E, Gidding SS, Isganaitis E, McKay S, Shah R, Van Name M; TODAY Study Group.: Clinical Characteristics of Offspring Born to Parents with Type 2 Diabetes Diagnosed in Youth: Observations from TODAY. Children (Basel) 11: 630, May 2024.

Wander PL, Bammler TK, MacDonald JW, Srinouanprachanh S, Boyko EJ, Enquobahrie DA.: Plasma miRNAs and Treatment Failure in Participants in the Treatment Options for Type 2 Diabetes in Adolescents and Youth (TODAY) Study. Diabetes Care 47: 471-475, Mar 2024.

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