Stephanie R. Sisley, MD, FAAP, Dipl. ABOM
- Diabetes and Endocrinology
Medical Director, Center for Genetic Disorders of Obesity
Associate Research Director of the Pediatric Endocrine Division
Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine
Phone:
832-822-3670
Fax:
832-825-9069
Languages: English
Office locations:
Texas Medical Center
6701 Fannin Street
Houston, TX 77030
Get to know Stephanie R. Sisley, MD, FAAP, Dipl. ABOM
Dr. Stephanie Sisley is a Pediatric Endocrinologist specializing in genetic forms of obesity. She is the co-Medical Director for the Genetic Disorders of Obesity Program at Texas Children’s Hospital. She works closely with her genetic colleagues to determine the causes of severe obesity in young children and how to treat these disorders more precisely. Dr. Sisley is also a basic science researcher with several publications in PubMed. Her lab focuses on determining the role of the vitamin D receptor in the brain on weight and glucose regulation as well as determining how different genetic changes result in obesity in young children. She is also the lead site investigator for several clinical trials.
Clinical Interests
Genetic obesity
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Honors and awards
- 2021-2022
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Caught You Caring Award, Texas Children's Hospital
- 2021
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Young Investigator Award, Baylor College of Medicine
- 2021
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Research Mentor Award, Baylor College of Medicine
* 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
Treatment of rare forms of obesity, uncovering genetic causes of obesity
Bryant, K, Sandhu, J, Nguyen, J, Asonye, E, Thompson, D, Sisley, S. (2023) Isolation in a sea of “experts”: Identifying the parental struggles caring for children with early-onset obesity. Childhood Obesity. PMID: 36112365.
DeMello, AS, Acorda, DE, Thompson, D, Allen, DL, Aman, R, Brandt, ML, Sisley, S. (2022) Growing Up After Adolescent Bariatric Surgery. Clinical Nursing Research. PMID: 36169264
Beck, J, Teixeira, S, Harrison, K, Phillips, G, He, Y, Sisley, S. (2022) Paraventricular vitamin D receptors are required for glucose tolerance in males but not females. Frontiers in Endocrinology. PMID: 35620386 PMCID: PMC9128386
Liu, H, He, Y, Beck, J, Teixeira, S, Harrison, K, Xu, Y, Sisley, S. (2021) Defining VDR expression in the brain using a novel VDRCre mouse. Journal of Comparative Neurology. PMID: 33368246
Teixeira, S, Harrison, K, Uzodike, M, Rajapakshe, K, Coarfa, C, He, Y, Xu, Y, Sisley, S, (2020) Vitamin D actions in neurons require the PI3K pathway for both enhancing insulin signaling and rapid depolarizing effects. Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. PMID: 32408067
Zachary, M, Sisley, S. (2020) The Pediatric Obesity Encounter: Literature and Resources to Help with 4 Common Issues. Current Nutrition Reports. PMID 32350815
Horne, VE, Bielamowicz, K, Nguyen, J, Hilsenbeck, S, Lindsay, H, Sonabend, R, Wood, AC, Okcu, F, Sisley, S. (2020) Methylphenidate improves weight control in childhood brain tumor survivors with hypothalamic obesity. Pediatric Blood & Cancer. PMID: 32383818
Sisley, S,Smith, K, Sandoval, DA, Seeley, RJ. (2014 in press). Differences in acute anorectic effects of long-acting GLP-1 receptor agonists in rats. Peptides PMID: 24879927.
