Salma Musaad
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Salma Musaad
Associate Professor
Positions
- Associate Professor
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Pediatrics-Nutrition
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX US
Education
- PhD from University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
- 06/2007 - Cincinnati, Ohio United States
- Epidemiology and Biostatistics
- Postdoctoral Fellowship at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital
- 06/2003 - Cincinnati, OH
- Ophthalmology
- MD from University of Khartoum School of Medicine
- 06/1996 - Khartoum, Sudan
- Medicine and Surgery
Professional Statement
My main research interests focus on the environmental, social and molecular determinants of chronic disorders including obesity, diabetes and other risk factors for cardiovascular disease.Websites
Selected Publications
- Cragoe NG, Sprowles J, Woodbury ML, Musaad S, Enright E, Aguiar A, Schantz SL "Associations of prenatal maternal urinary concentrations of triclosan and benzophenone-3 with cognition in 7.5-month-old infants." Environ Res. 2024 Dec;263(Pt 1):119975. Pubmed PMID: 39265761
- Geiger SD, Chandran A, Churchill ML, Mansolf M, Zhang C, Musaad S, …, Schantz SL "Association between maternal stress and child sleep quality: A nationwide ECHO prospective cohort study." Pediatr Res. 2024 Oct;[Online ahead of print]:doi: 10.1038/s41390-024-03542-4. Pubmed PMID: 39394425
- Kumar Vadathya A, Baranowski T, O’Connor TM, Beltran A, Musaad SM, Perez O, Mendoza JA, Hughes SO, Veeraraghavan A "Development of Family Level Assessment of Screen use in the Home for Television (FLASH-TV)." Multimed Tools Appl. 2024 Jul;83:63679-63697.
- Juneja S, Chang J, Nguyen T, Castaneda R, O'Connor TM, Musaad S, Moran NE "The relative validity of nutrition assessment methods for estimating infant carotenoid intake differs by assessment tool, nutrient database, and milk carotenoid adjustment method." Nutr Res. 2024 Jun;128:38-49. Pubmed PMID: 39033693
- Windsor LC, Benoit E, Lee C, Jemal A, Kugler K, Smith DC, Pinto RM, Musaad S "Critical dialogue and capacity-building projects reduced alcohol and substance use in a randomized clinical trial among formerly incarcerated men." Subst Use Misuse. 2024 Jun;59(11):1574-1585. Pubmed PMID: 38898549
- Tenenbaum RB, Czyzewski D, McMeans A, Narayana V, Chumpitazi BP, Levy RL, Shulman RJ, Musaad S, Mirabile YZ, Self M "Factors associated with adherence to a low fermentable carbohydrate diet in children with functional gastrointestinal disorders." J Acad Nutr Diet. 2024 Jun;124(6):757-762. Pubmed PMID: 37683726
- Soltero EG, Musaad SM, O'Connor TM, Thompson D, Norris K, Beech BM "Feasibility of Fit24, a digital diabetes prevention program for Hispanic adolescents: Qualitative evaluation study." JMIR Form Res. 2024 May;8:e54595. Pubmed PMID: 38758584
- Kaul I, Burton-Murray H, Musaad S, Mirabile Y, Czyzewski D, van Tilburg MAL, Sher AC, Chumpitazi BP, Shulman RJ "Avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder prevalence is high in children with gastroparesis and functional dyspepsia." Neurogastroenterol Motil. 2024 May;36(5):e14777. Pubmed PMID: 38454301
- So SY, Badu S, Wu Q, Yalcinkaya N, Mirabile Y, Castaneda R, Musaad S, Heitkemper M, Savidge TC, Shulman RJ "Sex-dependent efficacy of dietary fiber in pediatric functional abdominal pain." Gastroenterology. 2024 Apr;166(4):645-657.e14. Pubmed PMID: 38123024
- Thompson D, Miranda J, Callender C, Dave JM, Appiah G, Musaad SMA "See me, hear me, know me: Perspectives on diet and physical activity influences among teens living in rural Texas communities." Nutrients. 2023 Nov;15(21):4695. Pubmed PMID: 37960349
- Soltero E, Lopez C, Mihail S, Hernandez A, Musaad SM, O'Connor TM, Thompson D "An SMS text message-based type 2 diabetes prevention program for Hispanic adolescents with obesity: Qualitative co-design process." JMIR Form Res. 2023 Aug 23;7:e46606. Pubmed PMID: 37531191
- Thompson D, Mirabile Y, Islam N, Callender C, Musaad SMA, Miranda J, Moreno JP, Dave JM, Baranowski T "Diet quality among pre-adolescent African American girls in a randomized controlled obesity prevention intervention trial." Nutrients. 2023 Jun;15(12):2716. Pubmed PMID: 37375620
- Perez O, Garza T, Hindera O, Beltran A, Musaad SM, Dibbs T, Singh A, Chug S, Sisson A, Kumar Vadathya A, Baranowski T, O'Connor TM "Validated assessment tools for screen media use: A systematic review." PLoS One. 2023 Apr;18(4):e0283714. Pubmed PMID: 37053175
- Soltero EG, Lopez C, Musaad SM, O'Connor TM, Thompson D "Fit24, a digital health intervention to reduce type 2 diabetes risk among Hispanic youth: Protocol for a feasibility pilot study." Contemp Clin Trials. 2023 Apr;127:107117. Pubmed PMID: 36775009
- Geiger SD, Musaad S, Hill J, Aguiar A, Schantz S "Sex-specific associations between urinary bisphenols concentrations during pregnancy and problematic child behaviors at age 2 years." Neurotoxicol Teratol. 2023 Mar;96:107152. Pubmed PMID: 36642394
- Moran NE, Chang J, Stroh R, Zaidi Y, Hason N, Musaad S, O'Connor T "Non-invasive, reflection spectroscopy measurement of skin carotenoid score in infants is feasible and reliable." J Nutr. 2023 Jan;152(12):2966-2977. Pubmed PMID: 35981784
- Goetz AR, Jindal I, Moreno JP, Puyau MR, Adolph AL, Musaad S, Butte NF, Bacha F "The role of sleep and eating patterns in adiposity gain among preschool-aged children." Am J Clin Nutr. 2022 Nov;116(5):1334-42. Pubmed PMID: 35833269
- Perez O, Kumar Vadathya A, Beltran A, Barnett RM, Hindera O, Garza T, Musaad SM, Baranowski T, Hughes SO, Mendoza JA, Sabharwal A, Veeraraghavan A, O'Connor TM "The Family Level Assessment of Screen Use-Mobile approach: Development of an approach to measure children’s mobile device use." JMIR Form Res. 2022 Oct;6(10):e40452. Pubmed PMID: 36269651
- Wu CF, Chang YL, Yoon S, Musaad S "How do low-income single-mothers get by when unemployment strikes: Patterns of multiple program participation after transition from employment to unemployment." PLoS One. 2022 Sep;17(9):e0274799. Pubmed PMID: 36137149
- Shawar RS, Puyau M, Shypailo R, Musaad S, Butte NF, Bacha F "Adiposity, insulin resistance, cardiorespiratory fitness and bone health in Hispanic children." J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2022 Aug;107(9):e3797-e3804. Pubmed PMID: 35662345
- Febo-Rodriguez L, Chumpitazi BP, Musaad S, Sher AC, Varni JW, Shulman RJ "Gastrointestinal symptoms profile in pediatric patients with gastroparesis compared to healthy controls." J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2022 Aug;75(2):151-8. Pubmed PMID: 35653378
- Sprowles JLN, Dzwilewski KLC, Merced-Nieves FM, Musaad SMA, Schantz SL, Geiger SD "Associations of prenatal phthalate exposure with neurobehavioral outcomes in 4.5- and 7.5-month-old infants." Neurotoxicol Teratol. 2022 Jul;92:107102. Pubmed PMID: 35588931
- Moreno JP, Dadabhoy H, Musaad S, Baranowski T, Thompson D, Alfano CA, Crowley SJ "Evaluation of a circadian rhythm and sleep-focused mobile health intervention for the prevention of accelerated summer weight gain among elementary school–age children: Protocol for a randomized controlled feasibility study." JMIR Res Protoc. 2022 May;11(5):e37002. Pubmed PMID: 35576573
- Moreno JP, Musaad S, Dadabhoy H, Baranowski T, Crowley SJ, Thompson D, Johnston CA "Seasonality of children’s height and weight and their contribution to accelerated summer weight gain." Front Physiol. 2022 May;13:793999. Pubmed PMID: 35665226
- Song IW, Nagamani SC, Nguyen D, Grafe I, Sutton VR, Gannon FH, Munivez E, Jiang MM, Tran A, Wallace M, Esposito P, Musaad S, Strudthoff E, McGuire S, Thornton M, Shenava V, Rosenfeld S, Shypailo R, Orwoll E, Lee B "Targeting transforming growth factor- β (TGF-β) for treatment of osteogenesis imperfecta." J Clin Invest. 2022 Apr;132(7):e152571. Pubmed PMID: 35113812
- Thapa S, Luna RA, Chumpitazi BP, Oezguen N, Abdel-Rahman SM, Garg U, Musaad S, Versalovic J, Kearns GL, Shulman RJ "Peppermint oil effects on the gut microbiome in children with functional abdominal pain." Clin Transl Sci. 2022 Apr;15(4):1036-49. Pubmed PMID: 35048535
- Vadathya AK, Musaad S, Beltran A, Perez O, Meister L, Baranowski T, Hughes SO, Mendoza JA, Sabharwal A, Veeraraghavan A, O'Connor T "An objective system for quantitative assessment of TV viewing among children (Family Level Assessment of Screen use in the Home-Television): System development study." JMIR Pediatr Parent. 2022 Mar;5(1):e33569. Pubmed PMID: 35323113
- Shulman RJ, Chumpitazi BP, Abdel-Rahman SM, Garg U, Musaad S, Kearns GL "Randomised trial: Peppermint oil (menthol) pharmacokinetics in children and effects on gut motility in children with functional abdominal pain." Br J Clin Pharmacol. 2022 Mar;88(3):1321-33. Pubmed PMID: 34528282
- Murali CN, Slater B, Musaad S, Cuthbertson D, Nguyen D, Turner A, Azamian M, Tosi L, Rauch F, Sutton VR, Lee B, Nagamani SCS; Members of the BBD Consortium "Health-related quality of life in adults with osteogenesis imperfecta." Clin Genet. 2021 Jun;99(6):772-9. Pubmed PMID: 33580568
- Jindal I, Puyau M, Adolph A, Butte N, Musaad S, Bacha F "The relationship of sleep duration and quality to energy expenditure and physical activity in children." Pediatr Obes. 2021 Jun;16(6):e12751. Pubmed PMID: 33191656
- Febo-Rodriguez L, Chumpitazi BP, Musaad S, Sher AC, Shulman RJ "Meal-induced symptoms in children with dyspepsia – Relationships to sex and the presence of gastroparesis." J Pediatr. 2021 Apr;231:117-23. Pubmed PMID: 33359472
- Pineros-Leano M, Saltzman JA, Liechty JM, Musaad S, Aguayo L "Maternal depressive symptoms and their associations with breastfeeding and child weight outcomes." Children (Basel). 2021 Mar;8(3):233. Pubmed PMID: 33802965
- Merced-Nieves FM, Dzwilewski KLC, Aguiar A, Musaad S, Korrick SA, Schantz SL "Associations of prenatal exposure to phthalates with measures of cognition in 4.5-month-old infants." Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Feb;18(4):1838. Pubmed PMID: 33668677
- Chumpitazi BP, Hoffman KL, Smith DP, McMeans AR, Musaad S, Versalovic J, Petrosino JF, Shulman RJ "Fructan-sensitive children with irritable bowel syndrome have distinct gut microbiome signatures." Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2021 Feb;53(4):499-509. Pubmed PMID: 33314183
- Vetter C, Ashok A, Perez M, Musaad S, Rahimi G, Gohil K, Higham A "Impact of systematic cavity shave margins in breast-conserving surgery at a large community hospital with a low baseline re-excision rate." Breast J. 2020 Oct;26(10):1960-5. Pubmed PMID: 33078470
- O’Connor TM, Beltran A, Musaad S, Perez O, Flores A, Galdamez-Calderon E, Isbell T, Arredondo EM, Parra Cardona R, Cabrera N, Marton SA, Baranowski T, Morgan PJ "Feasibility of targeting Hispanic fathers and children in an obesity intervention: “Papás Saludables Niños Saludables”." Child Obes. 2020 Sep;16(6):379-92. Pubmed PMID: 32466678
- Rowles III JL, Smith JW, Applegate CC, Miller RJ, Wallig MA, Kaur A, Sarol Jr JN, Musaad S, Clinton SK, O’Brien Jr WD, Erdman Jr JW "Dietary tomato or lycopene do not reduce castration-resistant prostate cancer progression in a murine model." J Nutr. 2020 Jul;150(7):1808-17. Pubmed PMID: 32369574
- Rico-Jiminez J, Lee JH, Alex A, Musaad S, Chaney E, Barkalifa R, Olson E, Adams D, Marjanovic M, Arp Z, Boppart SA "Noninvasive monitoring of pharmacodynamics during the skin wound healing process using multimodal optical microscopy." BMJ Open Diabetes Res Care. 2020 Apr;8:e000974. Pubmed PMID: 32327442
- Wu CF, Chang YL, Rhodes E, Musaad S, Jung W "Work-hour trajectories and associated socioeconomic characteristics among single-mother families." Soc Work Res. 2020 Mar;44(1):47-57.
- Merced-Nieves FM, Aguiar A, Dzwilewski KLC, Musaad S, Korrick SA, Schantz SL "Association of prenatal maternal perceived stress with a sexually dimorphic measure of cognition in 4.5-month-old infants." Neurotoxicol Teratol. 2020 Jan;77:106850. Pubmed PMID: 31812786
- Taylor AM, Thompson SV, Edwards CG, Musaad SMA, Khan NA, Holscher HD "Associations among diet, the gastrointestinal microbiota, and negative emotional states in adults." Nutr Neurosci. 2020;23(12):983-92. Pubmed PMID: 30794085
- Hannon BA, Teran-Garcia M, Nickols-Richardson SM, Musaad SMA, Villegas EM, Hammons A, Wiley A, Fiese BH "Implementation and evaluation of the Abriendo Caminos program: A randomized control trial intervention for Hispanic children and families." J Nutr Educ Behav. 2019 Nov;51(10):1211-9. Pubmed PMID: 31706460
- Wang AA, Harrison K, Musaad S, Donovan SM, Teran-Garcia M; STRONG Kids Research Team "Genetic risk scores demonstrate the cumulative association of single nucleotide polymorphisms in gut microbiome-related genes with obesity phenotypes in preschool age children." Pediatr Obes. 2019 Sep;14(9):e12530. Pubmed PMID: 30972961
- Saltzman JA, Musaad S, Bost KK, McBride BA, Fiese BH "Associations between father availability, mealtime distractions and routines, and maternal feeding responsiveness: An observational study." J Fam Psychol. 2019 Jun;33(4):465-75. Pubmed PMID: 30816780
- Fisher MC, Villegas E, Sutter C, Musaad SM, Koester B, Fiese BH "Sprouts Growing Healthy Habits: Curriculum development and pilot study." Front Public Health. 2019 Mar;7:65. Pubmed PMID: 30972317
- Fiese BH, Musaad S, Bost KK, McBride BA, Lee SY, Teran-Garcia M, Donovan SM "The STRONG Kids 2 Birth Cohort Study: A Cell-to-Society Approach to Dietary Habits and Weight Trajectories across the First 5 Years of Life." Curr Dev Nutr. 2019 Jan;3(3):nzz007. Pubmed PMID: 30882062
- Saltzman JA, Balantekin KN, Musaad S, Bost KK, Fiese BH; STRONG Kids Team "Longitudinal factor analysis of the Comprehensive Feeding Practices Questionnaire among parents of preschool-aged children." Appetite. 2018 Oct;129:94-102. Pubmed PMID: 29981802
- Cole NC, Musaad SM, Lee SY, Donovan SM; STRONG Kids Team "Home feeding environment and picky eating behavior in preschool-aged children: A prospective analysis." Eat Behav. 2018 Aug;30:76-82. Pubmed PMID: 29894927
- Saltzman JA, Bost KK, Musaad SMA, Fiese BH, Wiley AR; STRONG Kids Team "Predictors and outcomes of mealtime emotional climate in families with preschoolers." J Pediatr Psychol. 2018 Mar;43(2):195-206. Pubmed PMID: 29471526
- Buccheri T, Musaad S, Bost KK, Fiese BH; STRONG Kids Research Team "Development and assessment of stressful life events subscales - A preliminary analysis." J Affect Disord. 2018 Jan;226:178-87. Pubmed PMID: 28988000
- Kaczmarek JL, Musaad SM, Holscher HD "Time of day and eating behaviors are associated with the composition and function of the human gastrointestinal microbiota." Am J Clin Nutr. 2017 Nov;106(5):1220-31. Pubmed PMID: 28971851
- Luchini V, Musaad S, Lee SY, Donovan SM "Observed differences in child picky eating behavior between home and childcare locations." Appetite. 2017 Sep;116:123-31. Pubmed PMID: 28442336
- Musaad SMA, Speirs KE, Hayes JT, Mobley AR, Fitzgerald N, Jones BL, VanBrackle A, Sigman-Grant M "The impact of environmental, parental and child factors on health-related behaviors among low-income children." Appetite. 2017 May;112:260-71. Pubmed PMID: 28159663
- Luchini V, Musaad SM, Donovan SM, Lee SY "Differences and agreement in perception of child picky eating among center- and home-based childcare providers and parents and its impact on utilized mealtime strategies." Nutr Metab Insights. 2017 Feb;10:1178638816684830. Pubmed PMID: 28469463
- Sandhu PK, Musaad SM, Remaley AT, Buehler SS, Strider S, Derzon JH, Vesper HW, Ranne A, Shaw CS, Christenson RH "Lipoprotein biomarkers and risk of cardiovascular disease: A laboratory medicine best practices (LMBP) systematic review." J Appl Lab Med. 2016 Sep;1(2):214-29. Pubmed PMID: 27840858
- Musaad SM, Donovan SM, Fiese BH "The independent and cumulative effect of early life risk factors on child growth: A preliminary report." Child Obes. 2016 Jun;12(3):193-201. Pubmed PMID: 27081875
- Speirs KE, Hayes JT, Musaad S, VanBrackle A, Sigman-Grant M; All 4 Kids Obesity Resiliency Research Team "Is family sense of coherence a protective factor against the obesogenic environment?." Appetite. 2016 Apr;99:268-76. Pubmed PMID: 26796029
- Liechty JM, Saltzman JA, Musaad SM; STRONG Kids Team "Health literacy and parent attitudes about weight control for children." Appetite. 2015 Aug;91:200-8. Pubmed PMID: 25868552
- Musaad SM, Donovan SM, Fiese BH; STRONG Kids Research Team "Parental perception of child weight in the first two years-of-life: A potential link between infant feeding and preschoolers' diet." Appetite. 2015 Aug;91:90-100. Pubmed PMID: 25843938
- Karim NA, Musaad S, Zarzour A, Patil S, Jazieh AR "Phase II clinical trial of gefitinib for the treatment of chemonaïve patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer with poor performance status." Clin Med Insights Oncol. 2014 Nov;8:121-8. Pubmed PMID: 25520566
- Musaad SM, Paige KN, Teran-Garcia M, Donovan SM, Fiese BH, The Strong Kids Research Team "Childhood overweight/obesity and pediatric asthma: the role of parental perception of child weight status." Nutrients. 2013 Sep;5(9):3713-29. Pubmed PMID: 24064571
- AlGhamdi HJ, Alfaifi SA, Alolayan AA, Musaad SM, Jazieh AM "Pancreatic cancer in Saudi patients treated at tertiary institution. Ten years retrospective study." Saudi Med J. 2013 Jun;34(6):604-8. Pubmed PMID: 23756925
- Kovacic MB, Myers JM, Wang N, …, Musaad SM, ..., Hershey GK "Identification of KIF3A as a novel candidate gene for childhood asthma using RNA expression and population allelic frequencies differences." PLoS One. 2011;6(8):e23714. Pubmed PMID: 21912604
- Musaad S, Haynes E "Obesity." IARC Sci Publ. 2011;(163):441-52. Pubmed PMID: 22997876
- Abulkhair OA, Al Tahan FM, Young SE, Musaad SM, Jazieh AR "The first national public breast cancer screening program in Saudi Arabia." Ann Saudi Med. 2010 Sep;30(5):350-7. Pubmed PMID: 20697170
- Abdel Karim N, Mehta A, Musaad S, Patil S, Dyehouse K, Sharma P, Jazieh AR "Evaluation of the efficacy of prolonged administration of temozolomide in the treatment of advanced non-small cell lung cancer." Cancer Ther. 2009 Dec;7B:409-15.
- Musaad SM, Patterson T, Ericksen M, Lindsey M, Dietrich K, Succop P, Khurana Hershey GK "Comparison of anthropometric measures of obesity in childhood allergic asthma: central obesity is most relevant." J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2009 Jun;123(6):1321-7. Pubmed PMID: 19439348
- Musaad S, Haynes EN "Biomarkers of obesity and subsequent cardiovascular events." Epidemiol Rev. 2007;29:98-114. Pubmed PMID: 17494057
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