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Faculty

Steven A. Abrams, M.D.

Steven A. Abrams, M.D.

Academic Appointments

  • Professor of Pediatrics—Neonatology and USDA/ARS Children's Nutrition Research Center
  • Program Co-director, Houston Initiative for Global Health, Education and Research
  • Program Coordinator MD/MPH program Baylor College of Medicine and The University of Texas School of Public Health
  • Adjunct Professor, University of Texas School of Public Health, Division of Management, Policy and Community Health.

Clinical Titles

  • Medical Director, Neonatal Nutrition Program

Board Certifications

  • Pediatrics
  • Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine

Current Positions in Professional Organizations

  • Associate Editor, American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Professional History

  • M.D., Ohio State University, Columbus OH, 1982
  • Pediatric Resident, Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron, Akron OH, 1982–1985
  • Neonatology/Nutrition Fellow, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston TX, 1985–1988

Academic Interests

  • Absorption and metabolism of dietary minerals in infants and children
  • Nutritional policies and interventions to prevent and treat malnutrition in developing countries

Recent Publications

  1. Abrams SA, Hawthorne KM, Aliu O, Hicks PD, Chen Z, Griffin IJ, An inulin-type fructan enhances calcium absorption primarily via an effect on colonic absorption in humans. J Nutr 2007;137:2208-12.
  2. Abrams SA. In Utero physiology: role in nutrient delivery and fetal development for calcium, phosphorus and vitamin D. Am J Clin Nutr 2007;85:604S-607S.
  3. Hettiarachchi M, Liyanage C, Wichremasinghe R, Hilmers D, Abrams S. Nutrient intake and growth of adolescents in southern Sri Lanka. Ceylon Med J. 2006;51:89-92.
  4. Abrams SA, Griffin IJ, Hawthorne KM, Chen Z, Gunn SK, Wilde W, Darlington G, Shypailo R, Ellis K. Vitamin D receptor Fok1 polymorphisms affect calcium absorption, kinetics and bone mineralization rates during puberty. J Bone Miner Res 2005;20:945-53.
  5. Pérez-Expósito AB, Villalpando S, Rivera JA, Griffin IJ, Abrams SA. Ferrous sulfate but not ferrous fumarate and reduced iron had an efficacious bioavailability in a milk-based fortified complementary food provided by PROGRESA – a national program in Mexico. J Nutr 2005;135:64-69.