Olivia Ginnard, DO, FAAP

Dr. Ginnard is a physician-scientist who specializes in the field of endocrinology to better impact patient lives. Specifically, her research interests involve the development of a comprehensive understanding of how alterations in vitamin D pathways lead to the pathologic disease states of obesity and diabetes in children. To realize this goal, she has joined Baylor College of Medicine’s Treating Obesity with Precision (TOP) lab under the direction of Stephanie Sisley, MD and the Xu lab under the direction of Yong Xu, MD/PhD to focus on the interplay of neural circuits and signals involved in energy balance. By pursuing basic science research and continuing to see patients in clinic, she hopes to bridge the bench to the bedside and make impactful discoveries that will better her patients' lives.

Personal Statement

I am a pediatric endocrinologist who strives to provide the best comprehensive clinical care for children with diabetes and hormone disorders and to advocate for their needs and families.

Clinical Interests

Type 2 Diabetes and Obesity

Education

Organizations

Board Certifications

American Board of Pediatrics Certification in Pediatric Endocrinology

American Board of Pediatrics Certification in General Pediatrics

Honors and awards

2023-2024

Pediatric Pilot Award, Texas Children's Hospital

2023

Postdoctoral Fellowship Translational Metabolism and Digestive Diseases Journal Facilitator, Children’s Nutrition Research Center, Baylor College of Medicine

2022

Team Based Learning Award in Fellowship, Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Children's Hospital Pediatric Endocrinology Division

2022

Rising Star in Research Award, Pediatric Endocrine Society

2021-2022

Postdoctoral Fellowship Representative, Children’s Nutrition Research Center, Baylor College of Medicine

2021-2022

Chief Fellow, Pediatric Endocrinology, Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Children’s Hospital

2021

Outstanding Abstract Award, Endocrine Society

2021

Outstanding Fellow Abstract and Invited Speaker, Pediatric Endocrine Society of Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, and Arkansas (PESTOLA)

2019

Trainee Travel Award, Southern Society for Pediatric Research

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Research interests

Development of a comprehensive understanding of how alterations in various neurometabolic pathways lead to the pathologic disease states of obesity and diabetes in children

Ginnard OZB, Morales M, Youn JY, Xu Y, Sisley SR. Vitamin D is Glucoprotective in Aging Males but Not Females. bioRxiv. 2024.02.13.580162; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.02.13.580162

Ginnard OZB, Redondo MJ, Lyons SK. Diabetes of Unclear Type in an Adolescent Boy With Multiple Islet-cell Autoantibody Positivity Successfully Managed With Glucagon-like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonist Alone: A Case Report. Canadian Journal of Diabetes. 2023 Feb;47(1):90-93. doi: 10.1016/j.jcjd.2022.07.006. Epub 2022 Aug 2. PMID: 36075851; PMCID: PMC10024250

Ginnard OZB, Alonso GT, Corathers SD, Demeterco-Berggren C, Golden LH, Miyazaki BT, Nelson G, Ospelt E, Ebekozien O, Lee JM, Obrynba KS, DeSalvo DJ. T1D Exchange Quality Improvement Collaborative Study Group. Quality Improvement in Diabetes Care: A Review of Initiatives and Outcomes in the T1D Exchange Quality Improvement Collaborative. Clinical Diabetes. 2021 Jul;39(3):256-263. doi: 10.2337/cd21-0029. PMID: 34421200; PMCID: PMC8329011

Dasgupta S, Nguyen H, Naeem B, Ginnard O, Bhargava V, Shirley L. Case 2: Progressive Abdominal Pain in a 3-year-old Boy with Repaired Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia. Pediatrics in Review. 2017 Dec;38(12):567-568. doi: 10.1542/pir.2016-0205. PMID: 29196513