Mustafa Tosur, MD, FAAP

Personal Statement

I am a board-certified pediatric endocrinologist and physician-scientist focused on pediatric diabetes. I aim to provide state-of-the-art patient care while contributing to the advancement of the field and teaching young generations. I am dedicated to offering quality care to all of my patients that one would desire for his/her own family.

Clinical Interests

My clinical interests are pediatric diabetes, hypoglycemia and general endocrinology issues including growth, thyroid, puberty, adrenal and calcium problems.

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Organizations

Board Certification

American Board of Pediatrics, FAAP

Honors and awards

2022

Ambulatory Practitioner Award for Excellence in Patient Experience

2021-2022

"Caught You Caring" Patient Recognition for Going Above and Beyond

2022-2027

K23 Early Career Award, The National Institute of Health

2021

Diabetes Nutritional Science & Metabolism Interest Group Award, The American Diabetes Association

2019-2022

Pediatric Pilot Award, Texas Children's Hospital

2019-2022

Mike Hogg Foundation Award

* Texas Children’s Hospital physicians’ licenses and credentials are reviewed prior to practicing at any of our facilities. Sections titled From the Doctor, Professional Organizations and Publications were provided by the physician’s office and were not verified by Texas Children’s Hospital.

Research interests

My research efforts are focused on better understanding childhood diabetes in the context of its tremendous heterogeneity in relation to clinical presentation. Specifically, I am interested in the role of race/ethnicity, genetic factors, micronutrients and metabolic disturbances in childhood diabetes.

Tobias DK*, Merino J*, Tosur M*, Wallace AS*, Wang CC*, Wong JJ*, Sherr JL*, Sims EK*, Sweeting A*, Tuomi T*, Udler MS*, Vesco KK*, Vilsbøll T*, Wagner R*, Rich SS*, Franks PW* et al. Second International Consensus Report on Gaps and Opportunities for the Clinical Translation of Precision Diabetes Medicine. Nature Medicine, 2023 Oct;29(10):2438-2457. Epub 2023 Oct 5. *Contributed equally

Tosur M, Hsu JW, Deen S, Huang X, Guffey D, Uysal S, Astudillo M, Redondo MJ, Jahoor F and Balasubramanyam A. Plasma amino acid signatures define types of pediatric diabetes. Clinical Nutrition ESPEN, June 2023, Online ahead of print

Tosur M, Gandolfo L, Balasubramanyam A, Naylor RN, Pollin TI, Rasouli N, Cromer SJ, Buse JB, Redondo MJ, RADIANT Study Group. Enrollment of Underrepresented Racial and Ethnic Groups in the Rare and Atypical Diabetes Network (RADIANT). Journal of Clinical and Translational Science. 2023 Jan 23; 7(1):e47

Tosur M, Phillipson LH. Precision Diabetes: Lessons Learned from Maturity-Onset Diabetes of the Young (MODY). Journal of Diabetes Investigation. 2022, Sep; 13(9)1465-1471

Tosur M, Soler-Alfonso C, Chan KM, Khayat MM, Jhangiani SN, Meng Q, Refeay A, Muzny D, Gibbs RA, Murdock DR, Posey J, Balasubramanyam A, Redondo MJ, Sabo A. Exome Sequencing in Children with Clinically Suspected Maturity-Onset Diabetes of the Young. Pediatric Diabetes. 2021 Nov; 22(7): 960-968

Tosur M, Cleves M, Sosenko J, Libman I, Baidal D, Balasubramanyam A, Redondo MJ. The Effect of Ethnicity in the Rate of Beta Cell Functional Loss in the First 3 Years After Type 1 Diabetes Diagnosis. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. 2020, Dec 1; 105(12):e4393-406

Tosur M, Rodriguez H, Libman I, Baidal D, Redondo MJ. Ethnic Differences in Progression to Type 1 Diabetes in Relatives at Risk. Diabetologia. 2018 Sep; 61(9):2043-2053

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