StevenAAbramsMD

Neonat/Perinatology • Austin, TX

Neonatology and Nutrition at Baylor College of Medicine

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Office
1400 Barbara Jordan Blvd
Austin, TX 78723
Phone+1 512-495-4718

Fax+1 512-380-0794
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Education & Training

Baylor College of MedicineFellowship, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, 1988
Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron/NEOMEDResidency, Pediatrics, 1982 - 1985
Ohio State University College of MedicineClass of 1982

Certifications & Licensure

TX State Medical License 1987 - 2024
DC State Medical License 1988 - 1992
MD State Medical License 1988 - 1992
OH State Medical License 1984 - 1992
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Fellow (FAAP) American Academy of Pediatrics

Clinical Trials

Encouraging Calcium Absorption and Bone Formation During Early Puberty Start of enrollment: 2001 May 01
Completed
Phase 1, Phase 2
Zinc Homeostasis and Kinetics in Children With Cystic Fibrosis (CF) Start of enrollment: 2004 May 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Effect of Vitamin C on Iron Absorption Start of enrollment: 2008 Jan 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Impact of Vitamin D Status on Bones in Breastfed Infants Start of enrollment: 2008 Jul 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Zinc and Copper Absorption in Neonates With Bilious Losses Start of enrollment: 2008 Sep 01
Completed
Quality Improvement Project - Evaluation of Current Standard of Care for Feeding Practices in the NICU Start of enrollment: 2010 Jul 01
Recruiting
Calcium Absorption in Patients With Rothmund-Thomson Syndrome Start of enrollment: 2011 Mar 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Post-Discharge Growth of Infants Who Received Donor Human Milk Products in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) Start of enrollment: 2011 Dec 01
Active, not recruiting
Human Milk Cream as a Caloric Supplement in Pre-Term Infants Start of enrollment: 2011 Dec 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Iron Absorption in Vegetarian Children Start of enrollment: 2012 Jan 01
Completed
Effect of Vitamin D in Diets of Preterm Infants Start of enrollment: 2013 Jan 01
Active, not recruiting
Not Applicable
Randomized Clinical Trial of Early Delivery in Fetal Gastroschisis vs. Routine Care Start of enrollment: 2013 Jun 01
Terminated
Not Applicable
Interventions to Manage Food Insecurity and Inappropriate Feeding Practices Related to the COVID-19 Pandemic Start of enrollment: 2021 Mar 22
Not yet recruiting
Not Applicable
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Perspective: Is It Time to Revise the Current Nutrient Requirements for Infant Formulas Principally Established in 1980?
Steven A Abrams, Erynn M Bergner> ;Advances in Nutrition. 2023 May 1
4 citations
Neurodevelopmental outcomes of extremely preterm infants fed an exclusive human milk-based diet versus a mixed human milk + bovine milk-based diet: a multi-center study.
Amy B Hair, Aloka L Patel, Ursula Kiechl-Kohlendorfer, Jae H Kim, Richard J Schanler, Keli M Hawthorne, Elena Itriago, Steven A Abrams, Cynthia L Blanco> ;Journal of Perinatology. 2022 Nov 1
4 citations
Effect of maternal prenatal and postpartum vitamin D supplementation on offspring bone mass and muscle strength in early childhood: follow-up of a randomized controlle...
Karen M O' Callaghan, Shaila S Shanta, Farzana Fariha, Jennifer Harrington, Abdullah Al Mahmud, Abby Emdin, Alison D. Gernand, Tahmeed Ahmed, Steven A. Abrams, Daniel ...> ;The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 2021 Nov 27
4 citations
Bone Health in School Age Children: Effects of Nutritional Intake on Outcomes
Steven A. Abrams> ;Frontiers in Nutrition. 2021 Nov 19
5 citations
Vitamin D and bone minerals in neonates.
Steven A. Abrams> ;Early Human Development. 2021 Sep 2
6 citations
Growth outcomes of small for gestational age preterm infants before and after implementation of an exclusive human milk-based diet.
Lindsay Fleig, Joseph Hagan, Martin Lee, Steven A. Abrams, Keli M. Hawthorne, Amy B. Hair> ;Journal of Perinatology. 2021 May 19
Selected Micronutrient Needs of Children 1-3 Years of Age
Steven A. Abrams> ;Nestle Nutrition Institute Workshop Series. 2020 Nov 4
9 citations
A Substantial Proportion of 6- to 12-Month-Old Infants Have Calculated Daily Absorbed Iron below Recommendations, Especially Those Who Are Breastfed.
Steven A. Abrams, Joel Hampton, Kristen Finn> ;The Journal of Pediatrics. 2021 Apr 1
Human milk fortifiers: corrigenda.
Alan Lucas, Steven A. Abrams> ;The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 2020 Jun 1
14 citations
Growth, Body Composition, and Neurodevelopmental Outcomes at 2 Years Among Preterm Infants Fed an Exclusive Human Milk Diet in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: A Pilo...
Erynn M. Bergner, Roman J. Shypailo, Chonnikant Visuthranukul, Joseph Hagan, Andrea O'Donnell, Keli M. Hawthorne, Steven A. Abrams, Amy B. Hair> ;Breastfeeding Medicine. 2020 May 8
19 citations
Preterm Infants Fed Cow's Milk-Derived Fortifier Had Adverse Outcomes Despite a Base Diet of Only Mother's Own Milk.
Alan Lucas, John Boscardin, Steven A. Abrams> ;Breastfeeding Medicine. 2020 May 8
Long-Term Growth and Body Composition Consequences of Using Fortified Donor Milk or Preterm Formula for Very-Low-Birth-Weight Infants.
Steven A. Abrams> ;The Journal of Nutrition. 2019 Oct 16
10 citations
Protecting Vulnerable Infants by Ensuring Safe Infant Formula Use.
Steven A. Abrams, Stephen R. Daniels> ;The Journal of Pediatrics. 2019 Aug 1
11 citations
Enteral lactoferrin for the treatment of sepsis and necrotizing enterocolitis in neonates.
Mohan Pammi, Steven A Abrams> ;The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2019 May 11
14 citations
Premature small for gestational age infants fed an exclusive human milk-based diet achieve catch-up growth without metabolic consequences at 2 years of age.
Chonnikant Visuthranukul, Steven A. Abrams, Keli M. Hawthorne, Joseph Hagan, Amy B. Hair> ;Archives of Disease in Childhood. Fetal and Neonatal Edition. 2019 May 1
5 citations
Using stable isotope tracers to study bone metabolism in children.
Kimberly O. O'Brien, Steven A. Abrams> ;The Journal of Physiology. 2019 Mar 1
272 citations
Global prevalence and disease burden of vitamin D deficiency: a roadmap for action in low- and middle-income countries.
Daniel E Roth, Steven A. Abrams, John F. Aloia, Gilles Bergeron, Megan W. Bourassa, Kenneth H. Brown, Mona S. Calvo, Kevin D. Cashman, Gerald F Combs, Luz Maria De-Reg...> ;Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 2018 Sep 18
3 citations
Iron absorption from beans with different contents of iron, evaluated by stable isotopes.
Márcia Varella Morandi Junqueira-Franco, José Eduardo Dutra de Oliveira, Marilia Regini Nutti, Helton Santos Pereira, José Carvalho, Steven A. Abrams, Camila Fernanda ...> ;Clinical Nutrition ESPEN. 2018 Jun 1
181 citations
Fruit Juice in Infants, Children, and Adolescents: Current Recommendations.
Melvin B. Heyman, Steven A. Abrams> ;Pediatrics. 2017 Jun 1
8 citations
Generalized metabolic bone disease and fracture risk in Rothmund-Thomson syndrome
Felicia Cao, Linchao Lu, Steven A. Abrams, Keli M. Hawthorne, Allison Tam, Weidong Jin, Brian Dawson, Roman J. Shypailo, Hao Liu, Brendan Lee, Sandesh C.S. Nagamani, L...> ;Human Molecular Genetics. 2017 Aug 15
8 citations
Fruit Juice and Child Health
Steven A. Abrams, Stephen R. Daniels> ;Pediatrics. 2017 Apr 1
157 citations
Alignment of Healthy Dietary Patterns and Environmental Sustainability: A Systematic Review
Miriam E. Nelson, Michael W. Hamm, Frank B. Hu, Steven A. Abrams, Timothy S. Griffin> ;Advances in Nutrition. 2016 Nov 1
14 citations
Predicting Full Enteral Feeding in the Postoperative Period in Infants with Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia.
Carlos Zozaya, Miryam Triana, Rosario Madero, Steven A. Abrams, Leopoldo Martinez, Maria Virginia Amesty, Miguel Saenz de Pipaon> ;European Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 2017 Oct 1
1 citations
What does it mean to target specific serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations in children and adolescents?
Steven A. Abrams> ;The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 2016 Nov 1
5 citations
Oxytocin, a main breastfeeding hormone, prevents hypertension acquired in utero: A therapeutics preview.
Froylan Vargas-Martínez, Richard J. Schanler, Steven A. Abrams, Keli M. Hawthorne, Susan Landers, José Guzman-Bárcenas, Onofre Muñoz, Tore Henriksen, Maria Petersson, ...> ;Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta. General Subjects. 2017 Jan 1
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Other

Calcium requirements in adolescents
Abrams SA
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/calcium-requirements-in-adolescents
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2012-05-30
Iron requirements and iron deficiency in adolescents
Abrams SA
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/iron-requirements-and-iron-deficiency-in-adolescents
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2012-06-26
Zinc deficiency and supplementation in children and adolescents
Abrams SA
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/zinc-deficiency-and-supplementation-in-children-and-adolescents
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2013-03-18
Neonatal hypocalcemia
Abrams SA
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/neonatal-hypocalcemia
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2012-07-12
Breast milk expression for the preterm infant
Abrams SA, Hurst NM
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/breast-milk-expression-for-the-preterm-infant
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2012-09-12
Breastfeeding the preterm infant
Abrams SA, Hurst NM
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/breastfeeding-the-preterm-infant
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2012-06-12
Calcium and phosphorus requirements of newborn infants
Abrams SA
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/calcium-and-phosphorus-requirements-of-newborn-infants
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2013-02-12
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Press Mentions

FDA Developing Plan to Guard Against Bacteria Outbreaks in Baby FormulaNovember 15th, 2022
What’s Behind the Baby-Formula Shortage?May 9th, 2022
Vitamin K Shots for Newborns Prevent Potentially Deadly BleedingJanuary 27th, 2021
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Grant Support

Quality Improvement Project - Evaluation Of Current Standard Of CareNational Center For Research Resources2011
Vitamin D Status And Impact On Bone Mineralization In Human Milk Fed HispanicNational Center For Research Resources2010–2011
Evaluation Of The Use Of Donor Human Milk For Infants With Abdominal Wall DefectNational Center For Research Resources2010–2011
Evaluation Of Calcium, Vitamin D, Magnesium And Zinc Absorption In HealthyNational Center For Research Resources2010–2011
Compassionate Use Of An Intravenous Fat Emulsion Comprised Of Fsih Oil In The TRNational Center For Research Resources2010–2011
Zinc And Copper Excretion And Absorption In Infants With OstomiesNational Center For Research Resources2009–2011
Enhancing Dietary Iron And Zinc Bioavailability In Indian ChildrenEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute Of Child Health &Human Development2009–2010
Calcium Absorption In Neonates Fed With Mother'S Milk Fortified With A DonorNational Center For Research Resources2008–2010
Nutritional Management Of Infants With Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia (Bpd): EffeNational Center For Research Resources2007–2010
Use Of A Novel Intravenous Fat Preparation In The Management Of InfantsNational Center For Research Resources2009
Compassionate Use Of An Intravenous Fat Emulsion Comprised Of Fish OilNational Center For Research Resources2009
A Randomized Study Of Human Milk Based Versus Bovine Based NutritionNational Center For Research Resources2009
Evaluation Of Mineral Absorption In Infants Fed Infant FormulaNational Center For Research Resources2007–2009
Use Of A Novel Intravenous Fat PreparationNational Center For Research Resources2008
Calcium Absorption From Transgenic Versus Control Carrots In AdultsNational Center For Research Resources2008
A Randomized Study Of Human Milk-Based Versus Bovine-Based Nutrition For Very LoNational Center For Research Resources2008
Houston Initiative For Global Health Education And ResearchFogarty International Center2007
Kinetic Evaluation Of The Effects Of An Insulin-Type Fructan On Calcium AbsorNational Center For Research Resources2006–2007
Evaluation Of The Absorption And Utilization Of Minerals In The Diets Of ToddNational Center For Research Resources2006–2007
Houston Initiative For Global Health Education And Rese*Fogarty International Center2006
Evaluation Of Mineral Absorption In Infants Fed Human Milk Or FormulaNational Center For Research Resources2005–2006
Optimization Of Calcium Absorption And Bone Formation During Early PubertyNational Center For Research Resources2004–2006
Dietary Factors Affecting Calcium And Zinc AbsorptionFogarty International Center2004–2006
Evaluation Of The Absorption And Utilization Of Minerals In The Diets Of ToddlerNational Center For Research Resources2005
Calcium Absorption And Bone Formation During PubertyNational Institute Of Arthritis And Musculoskeletal And Skin Diseases2001–2005
Mineral Absorption In Infants Fed Human Milk Or FormulaNational Center For Research Resources2004
Determinants Of Pubertal Changes In Bone Mineral MetabolismNational Center For Research Resources1997–2004
Zinc Metabolism In Health And Cibd ChildrenNational Center For Research Resources2000–2001
Daily VS Weekly Iron Supplements For Iron DeficiencyNational Center For Research Resources2000–2001
Adaptive Mechanism To Low Dietary Calcium Intakes During PubertyNational Center For Research Resources1999–2001
Analysis Of Risk Factors For Nephrocalcinosis In Preterm InfantsNational Center For Research Resources1998–2001
Adaptive Mechanism To Low Calcium Intake During PubertyEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute Of Child Health &Human Development1998–2000
Pubertal Changes In Bone Mineral MetabolismNational Institute Of Arthritis And Musculoskeletal And Skin Diseases1996–2000
Zinc Metbolism In Healthy And Cibd ChildrenNational Center For Research Resources1999
Determination Of Mineral Absorption In Small ChildrenNational Center For Research Resources1997
NIH Intramural Nrsa Institutional Training ProgramEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute Of Child Health &Human Development1989–1991