Layla A Abushamat, MD, MPH, DABOM
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Layla A Abushamat, MD, MPH, DABOM
Assistant Professor
Positions
- Assistant Professor
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Medicine - Athero & Lipo
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, US
Addresses
- One Baylor Plaza (Office)
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Houston
United States
Education
- BA from Rice University
- 05/2011 - Houston, TX
- Biochemistry and Cell Biology
- Clinical Fellowship at University of Colorado
- 07/2021 - Aurora, CO
- Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes
- Residency at University of Florida
- 06/2018 - Gainesville, FL
- Internal Medicine
- MPH from Tulane University School of Public Health
- 05/2015 - New Orleans, LA
- MD from Tulane University School of Medicine
- 05/2015 - New Orleans, LA
Certifications
- Board Certification in Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism
- American Board of Internal Medicine
- Board Certification in Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine
- Diplomate of the American Board of Obesity Medicine
- American Board of Obesity Medicine
Selected Publications
- Abushamat LA, McClatchey PM, Scalzo RL, Reusch JEB. "The Role of Exercise in Diabetes." ; Pubmed PMID: 31751111
- Abushamat LA, McClatchey PM, Scalzo RL, Schauer I, Huebschmann AG, Nadeau KJ, Liu Z, Regensteiner JG, Reusch JEB. "Mechanistic Causes of Reduced Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Type 2 Diabetes.." ; Pubmed PMID: 32666009
- Abushamat LA, Kerr JM, Lopes MBS, Kleinschmidt-DeMasters BK. "Very Unusual Sellar/Suprasellar Region Masses: A Review.." J Neuropathol Exp Neurol. 2019; Pubmed PMID: 31233145
- Iwamoto SJ, Abushamat LA, Zaman A, Millard AJ, Cornier MA. "Obesity Management in Cardiometabolic Disease: State of the Art.." Curr Atheroscler Rep. 2021;23(10) Pubmed PMID: 34345933
- Lo MC, Abushamat L, Mramba LK "Effect of Treating Vitamin D Deficiency in Uncontrolled Type 2 Diabetes: A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Study." Am J Ther. 2019;26(4):e441-e451. Pubmed PMID: 29419533
- Scalzo RL, Schauer IE, Rafferty D, Knaub LA, Kvaratskhelia N, Johnson TK, Pott GB, Abushamat LA, Whipple MO, Huebschmann AG, Cree-Green M, Reusch JEB, Regensteiner JG "Single-leg exercise training augments in vivo skeletal muscle oxidative flux and vascular content and function in adults with type 2 diabetes." J Physiol. 2021; Pubmed PMID: 33569797
- Abushamat, LA, Reusch JEB "Evolving Concepts of Type 2 Diabetes Management." Med Clin North Am. 2021 Sep 9;105(6):955-966. Pubmed PMID: 34688420
- Abushamat LA*, Whipple MO*, Pinto AJ*, Bergouignan A, Chapman K, Huebschmann AG, Masters KS, Nadeau KJ, Scalzo RL, Schauer IE, Rafferty D, Reusch JEB, Regensteiner JG "Sex Differences in Physical Activity Among Individuals With Type 2 Diabetes Across the Life Span: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis." Diabetes Care. 2022 Sep 1;45(9):2162-2177. Pubmed PMID: 36044665
- Ballantyne CM, Varughese MG, Abushamat LA "Lipid-Lowering Therapy in the Elderly: Are Current Guidelines a Sign of Ageism in Medical Care?." J Am Coll Cardiol. 2023 Apr 11;81(14):1350-1352. Pubmed PMID: 37019581
- Abushamat LA, Ballantyne CM "Lowering LDL cholesterol in clinical practice: time for change?." Lancet. 2022 Jul 30;400(10349):341-343. Pubmed PMID: 35863368
- Layla A Abushamat, Vijay Nambi "Break the "HOLD": The Need to Strengthen the Management of Hypertension, Obesity, Lipids, and Diabetes (HOLD) and Improve Cardiovascular Health in People With Diabetes." J Am Heart Assoc. 2023 May 16;12(10):e029944. Pubmed PMID: 37183835
Funding
- Mechanisms and consequences of erythritol and erythronate excess in cardiometabolic disease - #1K23DK140641-01 Grant funding from NIH NIDDK
Languages
Arabic
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