Kathleen Hoch

Education

* 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.

Melinda A. Engevik, Beatrice Herrmann, Wenly Ruan, Amy C. Engevik, Kristen A. Engevik, Faith Ihekweazu, Zhongcheng Shi, Berkley Luck, Alexandra L. Chang-Graham, Magdalena Esparza, Susan Venable, Thomas D. Horvath, Sigmund J. Haidacher, Kathleen M. Hoch, Anthony M. Haag, Deborah A. Schady, Joseph M. Hyser, Jennifer K. Spinler & James Versalovic (2021) Bifidobacterium dentium-derived y-glutamylcysteine suppresses ER-mediated goblet cell stress and reduces TNBS-driven colonic inflammation. Gut Microbes, 13:1, DOI: 10.1080/19490976.2021.190271

Santosh Thapa, Alamelu Venkatachalam, Nabeel Khan, Mohammed Naqvi, Miriam Balderas, Jessica K. Runge, Anthony Haag, Kathleen M. Hoch, Daniel G. Glaze, Ruth Ann Luna, Kathleen J. Motil, “Assessment of the gut bacterial microbiome and metabolome of girls and women with Rett Syndrome. PloS ONE, May 6, 2021

Luck B, Horvath TD, Engevik KA, Ruan W, Haidacher SJ, Hoch KM, Oezguen N, Spinler JK, Haag AM, Versalovic J, Engevik MA. Neurotransmitter Profiles Are Altered in the Gut and Brain of Mice Mono-Associated with Bifidobacterium dentium. Biomolecules, 2021; 11(8):1091. https://doi.org/10.3390/biom11081091

Melinda A. Engevik1,2,3*, Heather A. Danhof4, Anne Hall1,2, Kristen A. Engevik4, Thomas D. Horvath1,2,Sigmund J. Haidacher1,2, Kathleen M. Hoch1,2, Bradley T. Endres5,Meghna Bajaj6, Kevin W. Garey5,Robert A. Britton4, Jennifer K. Spinler1,2, Anthony M. Haag1,2 and James Versalovic1,2,3. The metabolic profile of Bifidobacterium dentium reflects its status as a human gut commensal. BMC Microbiology, 21:154, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12866-021-02166-6

RobertFultz1, Taylor Ticer2, Faith D. Ihekweazu3,4, Thomas D. Horvath5,6,Sigmund J. Haidacher5,6, Kathleen M. Hoch 5,6, Meghna Bajaj7, Jennifer K. Spinler5,6,Anthony M. Haag5,6, Shelly A. Buffington1 and Melinda A. Engevik2*. Unraveling the Metabolic Requirements of the Gut Commensal Bacteroides ovatus. Frontiers in Microbiology, 12:745469, November 2021

Maternal high fat diet exposure persistently alters the non-human primate neurometabolome independent of offspring diet. Bolte, Erin et al. American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Volume 226, Issue 1, S216 - S217

Horvath,T.D., Ihekweazu, F.D., Haidacher, S.J., Ruan, W., Engevik, K.A., Fultz, R., Hoch, K.M., Luna, R.A., Oezguen, N., Spinler, J.K., Haag, A.M., Versalovic, J., Engevik, M.A., Bacteroides ovatus colonization influences the abundance of intestinal short chain fatty acids and neurotransmitters, ISCIENCE (2022), doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2022.104158