Aikaterini Nella, M.D., FAAP

Assistant Professor

(832) 822-3780

Positions

Assistant Professor: Pediatrics-Diabetes-Endocrinology
Baylor College of Medicine

Addresses

TCH-Clinical Care Center (Clinic): 6701 Fannin St.
Houston, TX, 77030
United States
Phone: (832) 822-3670

Education

MD from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki School of Medicine: 07/2004 - Thessaloniki, Greece; Medicine

Postdoctoral Training at University of Nebraska Medical Center: 06/2008 - Omaha, Nebraska, United States; Basic Science Research

Residency at Creighton-Nebraska Universities Health Foundation: 06/2011 - Omaha, Nebraska, United States; General Pediatrics

Fellowship at Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development: 06/2014 - Besthesda, Maryland, United States; Pediatric Diabetes and Endocrinology

Certifications

American Board of Pediatrics- General Pediatrics

American Board of Pediatrics- Pediatric Endocrinology

Honors & Awards

2009 House Officer Clerkship Teaching Award for commitment and service to medical student education: University of Nebraska Medical Center

2015 Fellows Award for Research Excellence: National Institutes of Health

Professional Interests

Congenital adrenal hyperplasia
Polyendocrinopathies
Mitochondrial dysfunction

Selected Publications

Mallappa A, Nella AA, Sinaii N, Rao H, Gounden V, Peritt AF, Kumar P, Ling A, Liu CY, Soldin SJ, Merke DP.. " Long-term Use of Continuous Subcutaneous Hydrocortisone Infusion Therapy in Patients with Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia " Clin Endocrinol (Oxf).. 2018 Oct ; 89 (4) : 399-407.
Pubmed PMID: 30003563.
Mallappa A, Nella AA, Kumar P, Brooks KM, Perritt AF, Ling A, Liu CY, Merke DP. " Alterations in cortisol pharmacokinetics in a patient with congenital adrenal hyperplasia following bariatric surgery " J Endocr Soc.. 2017 Jun 21; 1 (7) : 994-1001.
Pubmed PMID: 29264549.
Nella AA, Mallappa A, Perritt AF, Gounden V, Kumar P, Sinaii N, Daley LA, Ling A, Liu CY, Soldin SJ, Merke DP. " A Phase 2 Study of Continuous Subcutaneous Hydrocortisone Infusion in Adults with Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia " J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2016 Dec ; 101 (12) : 4690-4698.
Pubmed PMID: 27680873.
Debono M, Mallappa A, Gounden V, Nella AA, Harrison RF, Crutchfield CA, Backlund PS, Soldin SJ, Ross RJ, Merke DP. " Hormonal Circadian Rhythms in Patients with Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia: Identifying Optimal Monitoring Times and Novel Disease Biomarkers " Eur J Endocrinol. 2015 Dec ; 173 (6) : 727-37.
Pubmed PMID: 26340969.
Nella AA, Kaplowitz PB, Ramnitz MS, Nandagopal R.. " Benign vaginal bleeding in 24 prepubertal patients: clinical, biochemical and imaging features " J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab. 2014 Sep ; 27 ((9-10)) : 821-5.
Pubmed PMID: 24756050.
Nella AA, Lodish MB, Fox E, Balis FM, Quezado MM, Whitcomb PO, Derdak J, Kebebew E, Widemann BC, Stratakis CA. " Vandetanib successfully controls medullary thyroid cancer-related Cushing syndrome in an adolescent patient " J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2014 Sep ; 99 (9) : 3055-9.
Pubmed PMID: 24617713.

Memberships

Endocrine Society

Pediatric Endocrine Society

American Academy of Pediatrics

Languages

Greek