Positions

Assistant Professor

Pediatrics-Diabetes-Endocrinology
Baylor College of Medicine

Addresses

TCH-Clinical Care Center (Clinic)

6701 Fannin St.
Houston, TX 77030
United States
Phone: (832) 822-3670

Education

MD from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki School of Medicine

07/2004 - Thessaloniki, Greece

Medicine

Postdoctoral Training at University of Nebraska Medical Center

06/2008 - Omaha, Nebraska United States

Basic Science Research

Residency at Creighton-Nebraska Universities Health Foundation

06/2011 - Omaha, Nebraska United States

General Pediatrics

Fellowship at Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development

06/2014 - Besthesda, Maryland United States

Pediatric Diabetes and Endocrinology

Certifications

American Board of Pediatrics- General Pediatrics

American Board of Pediatrics- Pediatric Endocrinology

Honors & Awards

2009 House Officer Clerkship Teaching Award for commitment and service to medical student education

University of Nebraska Medical Center

2015 Fellows Award for Research Excellence

National Institutes of Health

Professional Interests

• Congenital adrenal hyperplasia
• Polyendocrinopathies
• Mitochondrial dysfunction

Selected Publications

• Mallappa A, Nella AA, Sinaii N, Rao H, Gounden V, Peritt AF, Kumar P, Ling A, Liu CY, Soldin SJ, Merke DP. "Long-term Use of Continuous Subcutaneous Hydrocortisone Infusion Therapy in Patients with Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia." Clin Endocrinol (Oxf).. 2018 Oct;89(4):399-407. Pubmed PMID: 30003563
• Mallappa A, Nella AA, Kumar P, Brooks KM, Perritt AF, Ling A, Liu CY, Merke DP "Alterations in cortisol pharmacokinetics in a patient with congenital adrenal hyperplasia following bariatric surgery." J Endocr Soc.. 2017 Jun 21;1(7):994-1001. Pubmed PMID: 29264549
• Nella AA, Mallappa A, Perritt AF, Gounden V, Kumar P, Sinaii N, Daley LA, Ling A, Liu CY, Soldin SJ, Merke DP "A Phase 2 Study of Continuous Subcutaneous Hydrocortisone Infusion in Adults with Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia." J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2016 Dec;101(12):4690-4698. Pubmed PMID: 27680873
• Debono M, Mallappa A, Gounden V, Nella AA, Harrison RF, Crutchfield CA, Backlund PS, Soldin SJ, Ross RJ, Merke DP "Hormonal Circadian Rhythms in Patients with Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia: Identifying Optimal Monitoring Times and Novel Disease Biomarkers." Eur J Endocrinol. 2015 Dec;173(6):727-37. Pubmed PMID: 26340969

Memberships

Endocrine Society

Pediatric Endocrine Society

American Academy of Pediatrics

Languages

Greek