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Texas Medical Center
Specialty
Psychology
Phone: 832-822-3065
Fax: 832-825-8945
Address
6621 Fannin
MC CC 1720.14
Houston, TX 77030
Carmen Mikhail, PhD
Director, A Weigh of Life Program
Associate Professor, Pediatrics and Menninger Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, Baylor College of Medicine
Education
| School | Education | Degree | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baylor College of Medicine | Internship | Psychology | 1990 |
| McGill University | PhD | Doctor of Philosophy | 1990 |
About
Dr Mikhail’s clinical and research interests are in cognitive-behavioral treatment of pediatric obesity. She runs the A Weigh of Life program at Texas Children’s Hospital, a lifestyle change program for effective weight loss in children and their families. The program has been researched in a variety of clinical and community settings, and Dr. Mikhail has trained numerous teams in setting up this program.
Selected Publications
Reiter-Purtill, J., Ley, S., Kidwell, K.M., Mikhail, C., Austin, H., Chaves, E., Rofey, D.L., Jenkins, T.M., Inge, T.H., Zeller, M.H., in cooperation with the TeenView Study Group and Teen-LABS Consortium. (2019). Change, predictors and correlates of weight- and health-related quality of life in adolescents 2-years following bariatric surgery. International Journal of Obesity June 17.
Zeller, M. H., Hunsaker, S., Mikhail, C., Reiter-Purtill, J., McCullough, M. B., Garland, B., Austin, H., Washington, G., Baughcum, A., Rofey, D., Smith, K. and for the TeenView Study Group and in collaboration with the Teen-LABS Consortium (2016), Family factors that characterize adolescents with severe obesity and their role in weight loss surgery outcomes. Obesity 24: 2562–2569. doi:10.1002/oby.21676.
Mikhail, Carmen. Lose It Now: Easy Tips for Permanent Weight Loss. 2016. Amazon.com
Wong, W.W., Ortiz, C.L., Stuff, J.E., Mikhail, C., Lathan, D., Moore, L. Alejandro, M., Butte, N., & Smith, E.O. (2016). A community-based healthy living promotion program improved self-esteem among minority children. Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition doi; 10.1097 /MPG.0000000000001088.
Rofey, D.L., Zeller, M.H., Brode, C., Reiter-Purtill, J., Mikhail, C., Washington, G., Baughcum, A.E., Peugh, J., Austin, H., Jenkins, T., & Courcoulas, A.P., for the TeenView Writing Group and in cooperation with the Teen-LABS Consortium. (2015). A multi-site view of psychosocial risks in patients presenting for bariatric surgery. Obesity doi: 10.1002/oby.21065.
Wong, W.W., Mikhail, C., Ortiz, C.L., Lathan, D., Moore, L.A., Konzelmann, K.L., & Smith, E.O. (2014). Body weight has no impact on self-esteem of minority children living in inner city, low-income neighborhoods: a cross-sectional study. BMC Pediatrics 14(19). doi: 10.1186/1471-2431-14-19.
Wong, W.W., Abrams, S.H., Mikhail, C., Wilson, T.A., Mrowczynski, P.K., Shypailo, R.J., & Barlow, S.E. (2013). A residential summer camp can reduce body fat and improve health-related quality of life in obese children. Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition 56(1), 83-85.
Klish, W.J., Karavias, K.E., White, K.S., Balch, A.J., Fraley, J.K, Mikhail, C., Abrams, S.H., Terrazas, N., Smith, E.O., & Wong, W.W. (2012). Multicomponent school-initiated obesity intervention in a high-risk, Hispanic elementary school. Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition 54(1), 113-116.
Wong, W.W., Abrams, S.H., Mikhail, C., Terrazas, N.L., Wilson, T.A., Arceo, D., Mrowczynski, P.K., King, K.L., Stansel, A.D., Albright, A.N., Barlow, S.E., Brown, K.O., Brown, J.D., & Klish, W.J. (2009). An innovative summer camp program improves weight and self-esteem in obese children. Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, 49(4), 493-497.
Mikhail, C., Raynaud, S., Shepard, V. Nieman, P., & Klish, W.J. (2009) Predictors of success in a pediatric cognitive-behavioral weight control program. Texas Medicine 105(2), 25-32.
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