Sheila Gahagan MD MPH, FAAP
Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics
Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics, University of California, San Diego and Rady Children's Hospital
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7910 Frost StSte 360San Diego, CA 92123
Phone+1 858-246-0053
Fax+1 858-496-9257
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Education & Training
Case Western Reserve Univ/Univ Hosps Cleveland Med Ctr/Rainbow Babies and Childrens HospitalResidency, Pediatrics, 1980 - 1984
Michigan State University College of Human MedicineClass of 1980
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 2009 - 2023
MI State Medical License 1984 - 2021
AZ State Medical License 1989 - 2018
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fellow (FAAP) American Academy of Pediatrics
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Relationships of residential distance to greenhouse floriculture and organophosphate, pyrethroid, and neonicotinoid urinary metabolite concentration in Ecuadorian Adol...Briana N C Chronister, Georgia L Kayser, Franklin de la Cruz, Jose Suarez-Torres, Dolores Lopez-Paredes
International Journal of Health Geographics. 2025-04-18 - Large-scale multi-omics analyses in Hispanic/Latino populations identify genes for cardiometabolic traits.Lauren E Petty, Hung-Hsin Chen, Elizabeth G Frankel, Wanying Zhu, Carolina G Downie
Nature Communications. 2025-04-11 - Trans-ancestry genome-wide association study of childhood body mass index identifies novel loci and age-specific effects.Carolina G Downie, Poojan Shrestha, Samson Okello, Mohammad Yaser, Harold H Lee
HGG Advances. 2025-04-10
Press Mentions
NIH Award Advances the Study of Young and Developing BrainsOctober 14th, 2021- UCSD Researchers Granted Nearly $30 Million to Expand Developing Brain StudyOctober 14th, 2021
- Higher Vitamin D Levels in First Year of Life Could Help Against Obesity in AdolescenceOctober 29th, 2020
Grant Support
- 14/24 The Healthy Brain & Child Development National ConsortiumUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO2021–2026
- 14/24 The Healthy Brain & Child Development National ConsortiumUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO2021–2026
- 14/24 The Healthy Brain & Child Development National ConsortiumUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO2021–2026
- 14/24 The Healthy Brain & Child Development National ConsortiumUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO2021–2026
- 14/24 The Healthy Brain & Child Development National ConsortiumUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO2021–2026
- Biopsychosocial Determinants Of Adolescent Obesity/Cardiovascular RiskNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2009–2011
- Biopsychosocial Determinants Of Adolescent Obesity/Cardiovascular RiskNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2008
- Early Socioeconomic &Psychosocial Risk For ObesityEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute Of Child Health &Human Development2001–2005
- Faculty Development In GIM AND/OR GPDivision Of Medicine, Bureau Health Professions, Hrsa1997
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
Other Languages
- French
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