
Sheela N Magge MD MSCE
Pediatric Diabetes Endocrinology, Pediatric Obesity
Director of the Division of Pediatric Endocrinology & Diabetes, Lawson Wilkins Chair of Pediatric Endocrinology, Professor of Pediatrics
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200 North Wolfe StreetBuilding 1Baltimore, MD 21287
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Summary
- Dr. Sheela Magge is a pediatric endocrinologist based in Baltimore, MD, specializing in pediatric diabetes and obesity. She has extensive experience in diabetes mellitus, insulin resistance, and type 2 diabetes during childhood. Dr. Magge completed her medical training at Yale School of Medicine, with further Pediatrics residency at Boston Children's Hospital and fellowship in pediatrics endocrinology at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. She currently serves as Division Chief of Pediatric Endocrinology at Johns Hopkins Children's Center and has held significant roles at Children's National Hospital and the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. Her research work, particularly in youth-onset type 2 diabetes and childhood obesity, is well-documented, with several publications and citations in leading medical journals. She has also been involved in national consortia, including studies related to Down Syndrome and DISCOVERY of risk factors for type 2 diabetes in youth. Her contributions earned her membership in the American Academy of Pediatrics' Committee on Nutrition and other leadership positions.
Education & Training
Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaFellowship, Pediatric Endocrinology, 2001 - 2004
Boston Children’s Hospital/Boston Medical CenterResidency, Pediatrics, 1998 - 2001
Yale School of MedicineClass of 1998
Harvard UniversityBA, Biochemical Sciences, 1992
Certifications & Licensure
MD State Medical License 2017 - 2027
DC State Medical License 2014 - 2018
PA State Medical License 2001 - 2016
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Endocrinology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Committee on Nutrition, member American Academy of Pediatrics
Clinical Trials
- Vitamin D3 Supplementation Pilot Study Start of enrollment: 2011 Aug 01
- Down Syndrome Metabolic Health Study Start of enrollment: 2013 Feb 01
- Treatment Trial of Subclinical Hypothyroidism in Down Syndrome Start of enrollment: 2013 Jan 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Insulin Hypersecretion and Increased Ectopic Fat in South Asian American Adolescents and Young Adults Compared With White and African American Peers: The CHARISMA Study.Talia A Hitt, Andrea Kelly, Darko Stefanovski, Babette S Zemel, Robert McCarter
Diabetes Care. 2026-06-01 - A 2-year randomized trial of pitavastatin calcium versus placebo to treat combined dyslipidemia in adolescents with overweight and obesity.Brian W McCrindle, Silva Arslanian, Michele Mietus-Snyder, Elaine M Urbina, Adam L Ware
Journal of Clinical Lipidology. 2026-04-20 - 2 citationsA multicenter trial to test pitavastatin calcium in youth with combined dyslipidemia of obesity: Design, implementation, challenges, and responses.Sarah D de Ferranti, Jessica E Teng, Silva A Arslanian, Andrew M Atz, Julie A Brothers
American Heart Journal. 2026-04-01
Journal Articles
- Relationships of Body Composition to Cardiac Structure and Function in Adolescents with down Syndrome Are Different Than in Adolescents Without down SyndromeSheela N Magge, Samuel S Gidding, Meryl S Cohen, Andrea Kelly, Melissa Xanthopoulos, Pediatric Cardiology
Press Mentions
Raising Diabetes Awareness: Johns Hopkins Medicine Adult and Pediatric Experts Available to DiscussNovember 3rd, 2025
Docs Worry Not Enough Known About GLP-1s and TeensJanuary 2nd, 2025- Diabetes Diagnoses Nearly Doubled for Black Youth During the PandemicSeptember 18th, 2022
Grant Support
- The PRIORITY Study: from PRedIctiOn to pReventIon of youth-onset TYpe 2 diabetesJOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY2023–2029
- The PRIORITY Study: from PRedIctiOn to pReventIon of youth-onset TYpe 2 diabetesJOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY2023–2029
- Clinical Research and Epidemiology in Diabetes and EndocrinologyJOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY2002–2028
- DISCOVERY of Risk Factors for Type 2 Diabetes in Youth: Imaging Ancillary StudyNIH NIDDK2023–Present
- Cardiometabolic Risk Factors and Obesity in Adolescents with Down SyndromeNICHD2012–Present
Committees
- Member, American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Nutrition 2012 - Present
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
- Pediatric Endocrine SocietyMember
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