Lefkothea Karaviti, M.D., Ph.D.
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Positions
- Professor
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Pediatrics-Diabetes and Endocrinology
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX US
Addresses
- TCH-Clinical Care Center (Clinic)
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6701 Fannin St.
Houston, TX 77030
United States
Phone: (832) 822-3670
Education
- Advanced Training from Cornell University Medical College
- 01/1990 - New York, NY United States
- Ph.D. from UCLA School Of Medicine
- 01/1988 - Los Angeles, CA United States
- Advanced Training from Cornell University
- 01/1987 - Ithaca, NY United States
- Advanced Training from University Of California, Los Angeles
- 01/1986 - Los Angeles, CA United States
- M.S. from UCLA School Of Medicine
- 01/1984 - Los Angeles, CA United States
- M.D. from Athens National Medical School
- 01/1977 - Athens, Greece
- MD from University of Athens
- Athens, Greece
Certifications
- American Board of Pediatrics
- American Board of Pediatrics, Pediatric Endocrinology
Professional Interests
- Disorders of sexual differentiation
- Congenital adrenal hyperplasia
- Androgen insensitivity syndrome
- Juvenile diabetes
- Persistent hyperinsulinism of infancy
Websites
Selected Publications
- Almeida MQ, Azevedo MF, Xekouki P, Bimpaki EI, Horvath A, Collins MT, Karaviti LP, Jeha GS, Bhattacharyya N, Cheadle C, Watkins T, Bourdeau I, Nesterova M, Stratakis CA "Activation of Cyclic AMP Signaling Leads to Different Pathway Alterations in Lesions of the Adrenal Cortex Caused by Germline PRKAR1A Defects versus Those due to Somatic GNAS Mutations.." J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab.. 2012 Apr;97(4):E687-93. Pubmed PMID: 22259056
- Bakos JT, Goen P, Ogden A, Brown FR, Karaviti LP "Adrenoleukodystrophy: a link between adrenal insufficiency and school performance.." J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab.. 1995 Oct;80(10):2869-72. Pubmed PMID: 7559867
- Suresh D, Crawford J, Axelrad ME, Gunn SK, McCullough L, Smith OB, Sutton VR, Roth D, Karaviti LP, Dietrich JE "Assessing sex assignment concordance with genotype and phenotype.." Int J Pediatr Endocrinol. 2013;2013(1):7. Pubmed PMID: 23496938
- Geller DS, Zhang J, Zennaro MC, Vallo-Boado A, Rodriguez-Soriano J, Furu L, Haws R, Metzger D, Botelho B, Karaviti L, Haqq AM, Corey H, Janssens S, Corvol P, Lifton RP "Autosomal dominant pseudohypoaldosteronism type 1: mechanisms, evidence for neonatal lethality, and phenotypic expression in adults.." J. Am. Soc. Nephrol.. 2006 May;17(5):1429-36. Pubmed PMID: 16611713
- Nagamani SC, Erez A, Shen J, Li C, Roeder E, Cox S, Karaviti L, Pearson M, Kang SH, Sahoo T, Lalani SR, Stankiewicz P, Sutton VR, Cheung SW "Clinical spectrum associated with recurrent genomic rearrangements in chromosome 17q12.." Eur. J. Hum. Genet.. 2010 Mar;18(3):278-84. Pubmed PMID: 19844256
- Hooper HT, Figueiredo BC, Pavan-Senn CC, De Lacerda L, Sandrini R, Mengarelli JK, Japp K, Karaviti LP "Concordance of phenotypic expression and gender identity in a large kindred with a mutation in the androgen receptor.." Clin. Genet.. 2004 Mar;65(3):183-90. Pubmed PMID: 14756668
- Kayes-Wandover KM, Tannin GM, Shulman D, Peled D, Jones KL, Karaviti L, White PC "Congenital hyperreninemic hypoaldosteronism unlinked to the aldosterone synthase (CYP11B2) gene.." J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab.. 2001 Nov;86(11):5379-82. Pubmed PMID: 11701710
- Douglas G, Axelrad ME, Brandt ML, Crabtree E, Dietrich JE, French S, Gunn S, Karaviti L, Lopez ME, Macias CG, McCullough LB, Suresh D, Sutton VR "Consensus in Guidelines for Evaluation of DSD by the Texas Children's Hospital Multidisciplinary Gender Medicine Team.." Int J Pediatr Endocrinol. 2010;2010:919707. Pubmed PMID: 20981291
- Jeha GS, Karaviti LP, Anderson B, Smith EO, Donaldson S, McGirk TS, Haymond MW "Continuous glucose monitoring and the reality of metabolic control in preschool children with type 1 diabetes.." Diabetes Care. 2004 Dec;27(12):2881-6. Pubmed PMID: 15562201
- Bercaw-Pratt JL, Moorjani TP, Santos XM, Karaviti L, Dietrich JE "Diagnosis and Management of Precocious Puberty in Atypical Presentations of McCune-Albright Syndrome: A Case Series Review.." J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2012 Feb;25(1):e9-e13. Pubmed PMID: 22051789
- Mendiratta MS, Yang Y, Balazs AE, Willis AS, Eng CM, Karaviti LP, Potocki LC "Early onset obesity and adrenal insufficiency associated with a homozygous POMC mutation.." Int J Pediatr Endocrinol. 2011;2011(1):5. Pubmed PMID: 21860632
- Amaral JM, Abrams S, Karaviti L, McKay SV "Effects of 1,25-dihydroxycholecalciferol on recovery and resolution of late transient neonatal hypocalcemia.." Int J Pediatr Endocrinol. 2010;2010:409670. Pubmed PMID: 20339510
- Berg JS, French SL, McCullough LB, Kleppe S, Sutton VR, Gunn SK, Karaviti LP "Ethical and legal implications of genetic testing in androgen insensitivity syndrome.." J. Pediatr.. 2007 Apr;150(4):434-8. Pubmed PMID: 17382127
- French S, Rodriguez L, Schlesinger A, McCullough L, Dietrich J, Hicks J, Karaviti L "FSH Injections and Ultrasonography Determine Presence of Ovarian Components in the Evaluation of Ovotesticular Disorders of Sex Development.." Int J Pediatr Endocrinol. 2009;2009:507964. Pubmed PMID: 20145723
- Douglas G, Axelrad ME, Brandt ML, Crabtree E, Dietrich JE, French S, Gunn S, Karaviti L, Lopez ME, Macias CG, McCullough LB, Suresh D, Austin E, Reid Sutton V "Guidelines for evaluating and managing children born with disorders of sexual development.." Pediatr Ann. 2012 Apr 1;41(4):e1-7. Pubmed PMID: 22494213
- Durham LG, Karaviti LP "Hypothyroidism presenting as a pituitary adenoma: an old problem underrecognized.." Clin Pediatr (Phila). 1996 Dec;35(12):649-51. Pubmed PMID: 8970757
- Jeha GS, Karaviti LP, Anderson B, Smith EO, Donaldson S, McGirk TS, Haymond MW "Insulin pump therapy in preschool children with type 1 diabetes mellitus improves glycemic control and decreases glucose excursions and the risk of hypoglycemia.." Diabetes Technol. Ther.. 2005 Dec;7(6):876-84. Pubmed PMID: 16386093
- Jeha GS, Venkatesh MP, Edelen RC, Kienstra KA, Karaviti L, Fernandes CJ "Neonatal diabetes mellitus: patient reports and review of current knowledge and clinical practice.." J. Pediatr. Endocrinol. Metab.. 2005 Nov;18(11):1095-102. Pubmed PMID: 16459456
- Kaplan W, Haymond MW, McKay S, Karaviti LP "Osteopenic effects of MgSO4 in multiple pregnancies.." J. Pediatr. Endocrinol. Metab.. 2006 Oct;19(10):1225-30. Pubmed PMID: 17172083
- Flannery TK, Kirkland JL, Copeland KC, Bertuch AA, Karaviti LP, Brandt ML "Papillary thyroid cancer: a pediatric perspective.." Pediatrics. 1996 Sep;98(3):464-6. Pubmed PMID: 8784379
- Gutenberg A, Bell JJ, Lupi I, Tzou SC, Landek-Salgado MA, Kimura H, Su J, Karaviti LP, Salvatori R, Caturegli P "Pituitary and systemic autoimmunity in a case of intrasellar germinoma.." Pituitary. 2011 Dec;14(4):388-94. Pubmed PMID: 19466616
- Karaviti LP, Mercado AB, Mercado MB, Speiser PW, Buegeleisen M, Crawford C, Antonian L, White PC, New MI "Prenatal diagnosis/treatment in families at risk for infants with steroid 21-hydroxylase deficiency (congenital adrenal hyperplasia).." J. Steroid Biochem. Mol. Biol.. 1992 Mar;41(41341):445-51. Pubmed PMID: 1562517
- Balazs AE, Athanassaki I, Gunn SK, Tatevian N, Huang SA, Haymond MW, Karaviti LP "Rapid resolution of consumptive hypothyroidism in a child with hepatic hemangioendothelioma following liver transplantation.." Ann. Clin. Lab. Sci.. 2007;37(3):280-4. Pubmed PMID: 17709695
- Axelrad ME, Berg JS, Coker LA, Dietrich J, Adcock L, French SL, Gunn S, Ligon BL, McCullough LB, Sutton VR, Karaviti LP "The gender medicine team: it takes a village"."." Adv Pediatr. 2009;56(1):145-64. Pubmed PMID: 19968947
- Jeha GS, Lowenthal ED, Chan WY, Wu SM, Karaviti LP "Variable presentation of precocious puberty associated with the D564G mutation of the LHCGR gene in children with testotoxicosis.." J. Pediatr.. 2006 Aug;149(2):271-4. Pubmed PMID: 16887451
- Brunetti-Pierri N, Mendoza-Londono R, Shah MR, Karaviti L, Lee B "von Voss-Cherstvoy syndrome with transient thrombocytopenia and normal psychomotor development.." Am. J. Med. Genet. A. 2004 Apr 30;126(3):299-302. Pubmed PMID: 15054846
- Balazs A, Jeha G, Gunn SK, Karaviti LP "X-linked hypophosphatemic rickets associated with respiratory failure.." Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2008 Apr;47(3):293-5. Pubmed PMID: 18057152
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