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Santos M, Finck C. Support Group for Adolescents Undergoing Bariatric Surgery: Preliminary Data and Suggestions for Practitioners. Bariatric Times. Forthcoming.
Cadieux A, Getzoff Testa E, Baughcum A, Shaffer L, Santos M, Sallinen Gaffka B, Gray J, Burton T, Ward W. Recommendations for psychologists in Stage III pediatric obesity program. Children's Health Care. Forthcoming.
Gray J, Cadieux A, Sweeney B, Beck A, Edgar S, Eneli I, Getzoff-Testa E, Paguio K, Santos M, Ward W. Medical neglect and pediatric obesity: Insights from tertiary care obesity treatment programs. Children's Health Care. Forthcoming.
Astur R, Carew A, Palmisano A, Deaton B, Kuhney F, Niezrecki R, Santos M. Cravings in a virtual reality room paired with chocolate predict eating disorder risk. International journal of child health and human development : IJCHD. Forthcoming.
Harrison LE, Boerner KE, Black W, Nelson S, Santos M, Simons LE, Wakefield EO, Warner JN, Wilson AC, Zajacova A. A call to action to integrate best practice assessment of sexual orientation and gender identity in pain research and clinical care. Pain. 2025 May 1;166(5):988-993. doi: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000003481. Epub 2024 Dec 13. PubMed PMID: 39679643.
Goodpaster KPS, Brown RA, Van Prooyen AM, Chapmon K, Santos M, Crispell G, Sarwer DB. Cannabis use before and after metabolic and bariatric surgery: literature review. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2025 Apr;21(4):345-353. doi: 10.1016/j.soard.2024.12.006. Epub 2024 Dec 15. Review. PubMed PMID: 39765389.
Rao S, Azuero-Dajud R, Lorman V, Landeo-Gutierrez J, Rhee KE, Ryu J, Kim C, Carmilani M, Gross RS, Mohandas S, Suresh S, Bailey LC, Castro V, Senathirajah Y, Esquenazi-Karonika S, Murphy S, Caddle S, Kleinman LC, Castro-Baucom L, Oliveira CR, Klein JD, Chung A, Cowell LG, Madlock-Brown C, Geary CR, Sills MR, Thorpe LE, Szmuszkovicz J, Tantisira KG. Ethnic and racial differences in children and young people with respiratory and neurological post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2: an electronic health record-based cohort study from the RECOVER Initiative. EClinicalMedicine. 2025 Feb;80:103042. doi: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2024.103042. eCollection 2025 Feb. PubMed PMID: 39850015; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC11753962.
Quadri M, Ariza AJ, Tucker JM, Bea JW, King EC, Kirk S, Sweeney BR, Santos M, Silver L, Roberts KJ, Binns HJ. Percent Body Fat and Weight Status of Youth Participating in Pediatric Weight Management Programs in the Pediatric Obesity Weight Evaluation Registry. Child Obes. 2025 Jan;21(1):50-64. doi: 10.1089/chi.2023.0201. Epub 2024 Aug 26. PubMed PMID: 39187260.
Gross RS, Thaweethai T, Kleinman LC, Snowden JN, Rosenzweig EB, Milner JD, Tantisira KG, Rhee KE, Jernigan TL, Kinser PA, Salisbury AL, Warburton D, Mohandas S, Wood JC, Newburger JW, Truong DT, Flaherman VJ, Metz TD, Karlson EW, Chibnik LB, Pant DB, Krishnamoorthy A, Gallagher R, Lamendola-Essel MF, Hasson DC, Katz SD, Yin S, Dreyer BP, Carmilani M, Coombs K, Fitzgerald ML, Güthe N, Hornig M, Letts RJ, Peddie AK, Taylor BD, Balaraman V, Bogie A, Bukulmez H, Dozor AJ, Eckrich D, Elliott AJ, Evans DN, Farkas JS, Faustino EVS, Fischer L, Gaur S, Harahsheh AS, Hasan UN, Hsia DS, Huerta-Montañez G, Hummel KD, Kadish MP, Kaelber DC, Krishnan S, Kosut JS, Larrabee J, Lim PPC, Michelow IC, Oliveira CR, Raissy H, Rosario-Pabon Z, Ross JL, Sato AI, Stevenson MD, Talavera-Barber MM, Teufel RJ, Weakley KE, Zimmerman E, Bind MC, Chan J, Guan Z, Morse RE, Reeder HT, Akshoomoff N, Aschner JL, Bhattacharjee R, Cottrell LA, Cowan K, D'Sa VA, Fiks AG, Gennaro ML, Irby K, Khare M, Guttierrez JL, McCulloh RJ, Narang S, Ness-Cochinwala M, Nolan S, Palumbo P, Ryu J, Salazar JC, Selvarangan R, Stein CR, Werzberger A, Zempsky WT, Aupperle R, Baker FC, Banich MT, Barch DM, Baskin-Sommers A, Bjork JM, Bookheimer SY, Brown SA, Casey BJ, Chang L, Clark DB, Dale AM, Dapretto M, Ernst TM, Fair DA, Feldstein Ewing SW, Foxe JJ, Freedman EG, Friedman NP, Garavan H, Gee DG, Gonzalez R, Gray KM, Heitzeg MM, Herting MM, Jacobus J, Laird AR, Larson CL, Lisdahl KM, Luciana M, Luna B, Madden PAF, McGlade EC, Müller-Oehring EM, Nagel BJ, Neale MC, Paulus MP, Potter AS, Renshaw PF, Sowell ER, Squeglia LM, Tapert S, Uddin LQ, Wilson S, Yurgelun-Todd DA, Foulkes AS, Stockwell MS. Characterizing Long COVID in Children and Adolescents. JAMA. 2024 Aug 21;332(14):1174-88. doi: 10.1001/jama.2024.12747. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 39196964; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC11339705.
Santos M, Zempsky WT, Shmerling J. Moving Beyond Statements to Protect Transgender Youth. JAMA. 2024 Aug 20;332(7):529-530. doi: 10.1001/jama.2024.10196. PubMed PMID: 39052243.
Theriault CB, DiPlacido J, Zempsky WT, Santos M. The Relationship Between Experiences of Pain Among Youth With Obesity and Health-Related Quality of Life: The Role of Functional Limitation, Sleep, and Depressive Symptoms. Child Obes. 2024 Mar;20(2):87-95. doi: 10.1089/chi.2022.0203. Epub 2023 Mar 6. PubMed PMID: 36877538.
Darling KE, Warnick J, Guthrie KM, Santos M, Jelalian E. Referral to Adolescent Weight Management Interventions: Qualitative Perspectives From Providers. J Pediatr Psychol. 2023 Oct 20;48(10):815-824. doi: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsad068. PubMed PMID: 37776204; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC11009491.
Santos M, Burton ET, Cadieux A, Gaffka B, Shaffer L, Cook JL, Tucker JM. Adverse childhood experiences, health behaviors, and associations with obesity among youth in the United States. Behav Med. 2023 Oct-Dec;49(4):381-391. doi: 10.1080/08964289.2022.2077294. Epub 2022 Jul 6. PubMed PMID: 35792894.
Darling KE, Warnick J, Guthrie KM, Santos M, Jelalian E. Weight Management Engagement for Teens From Low-Income Backgrounds: Qualitative Perspectives From Adolescents and Caregivers. J Pediatr Psychol. 2023 Jul 20;48(7):593-601. doi: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsad008. PubMed PMID: 36794640; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10357942.
Christison AL, Ariza AJ, Fernandez C, Kumar S, Novick MB, Santos M, Stratbucker WB, Sweeney BR, Vidmar A, Kirk S. Challenges and solutions to sustaining paediatric weight management programs in the United States. Clin Obes. 2023 Jun;13(3):e12577. doi: 10.1111/cob.12577. Epub 2023 Jan 11. PubMed PMID: 36631245.
Menendez A, Wanczyk H, Walker J, Zhou B, Santos M, Finck C. Obesity and Adipose Tissue Dysfunction: From Pediatrics to Adults. Genes (Basel). 2022 Oct 15;13(10). doi: 10.3390/genes13101866. Review. PubMed PMID: 36292751; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9601855.
Chen J, Zhang Y, Barandouzi ZA, Xu W, Feng B, Chon K, Santos M, Starkweather A, Cong X. Somatosensory Profiles Differentiate Pain and Psychophysiological Symptoms Among Young Adults With Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Cluster Analysis. Clin J Pain. 2022 Jul 1;38(7):492-501. doi: 10.1097/AJP.0000000000001046. PubMed PMID: 35686579; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9205184.
Mackey ER, Burton ET, Cadieux A, Getzoff E, Santos M, Ward W, Beck AR. Addressing Structural Racism Is Critical for Ameliorating the Childhood Obesity Epidemic in Black Youth. Child Obes. 2022 Mar;18(2):75-83. doi: 10.1089/chi.2021.0153. Epub 2021 Sep 2. Review. PubMed PMID: 34491828.
Binns HJ, Joseph M, Ariza AJ, Cuda SE, Skinner AC, Xu H, Tucker JM, Hampl SE, Santos M, Mayo S, King EC, Kirk S. Elevated blood pressure in youth in pediatric weight management programs in the Pediatric Obesity Weight Evaluation Registry (POWER). J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich). 2022 Feb;24(2):122-130. doi: 10.1111/jch.14423. Epub 2022 Jan 31. PubMed PMID: 35099099; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8845448.
Skinner AC, Xu H, Christison A, Neshteruk C, Cuda S, Santos M, Yee JK, Thomas L, King E, Kirk S. Patient Retention in Pediatric Weight Management Programs in the United States: Analyses of Data from the Pediatrics Obesity Weight Evaluation Registry. Child Obes. 2022 Jan;18(1):31-40. doi: 10.1089/chi.2021.0092. Epub 2021 Aug 20. PubMed PMID: 34415779.
Santos M. Comment on: Mental health factors associated with progression to adolescent metabolic and bariatric surgery. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2021 Nov;17(11):1863-1864. doi: 10.1016/j.soard.2021.08.008. Epub 2021 Aug 11. PubMed PMID: 34479814.
Santos M, Santanelli JP, Zempsky WT. Preliminary Validation of the Pain Burden Inventory in a Pediatric Chronic Pain Population. Clin J Pain. 2021 Nov 1;37(11):820-824. doi: 10.1097/AJP.0000000000000974. PubMed PMID: 34419973.
Mulchan SS, Wakefield EO, Santos M. What COVID-19 Teaches Us About Implicit Bias in Pediatric Health Care. J Pediatr Psychol. 2021 Feb 19;46(2):138-143. doi: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsaa131. PubMed PMID: 33486504; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7928717.
Santos M, Mackey E, Gaffka B, Ward W, Burton ET. Bariatric and metabolic surgery during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2020 Sep;8(9):742-743. doi: 10.1016/S2213-8587(20)30278-3. Epub 2020 Aug 18. PubMed PMID: 32822595; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7434473.
Valrie C, Thurston I, Santos M. Introduction to the Special Issue: Addressing Health Disparities in Pediatric Psychology. J Pediatr Psychol. 2020 Sep 1;45(8):833-838. doi: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsaa066. PubMed PMID: 32791524; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7454754.
Santos M. Comment on: The offspring of parents undergoing a weight loss surgery: a systematic review. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2020 Jun;16(6):815-816. doi: 10.1016/j.soard.2020.03.018. Epub 2020 Mar 30. PubMed PMID: 32354564.
Gross AC, Kaizer AM, Kelly AS, Rudser KD, Ryder JR, Borzutzky CR, Santos M, Tucker JM, Yee JK, Fox CK. Long and Short of It: Early Response Predicts Longer-Term Outcomes in Pediatric Weight Management. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2019 Feb;27(2):272-279. doi: 10.1002/oby.22367. PubMed PMID: 30677263; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6352906.
Porter RM, Tindall A, Gaffka BJ, Kirk S, Santos M, Abraham-Pratt I, Gray J, Heckler D, Ward WL, Tucker JM, Sweeney B. A Review of Modifiable Risk Factors for Severe Obesity in Children Ages 5 and Under. Child Obes. 2018 Oct;14(7):468-476. doi: 10.1089/chi.2017.0344. Epub 2018 Aug 29. Review. PubMed PMID: 30156438.
Gaffka BJ, Hassink SG, Santos M, Eneli I. Provider Observations of Youth with Early Onset Severe Obesity in Tertiary Care Obesity Programs. Child Obes. 2018 Oct;14(7):477-483. doi: 10.1089/chi.2018.0008. Epub 2018 Aug 29. PubMed PMID: 30156432.
Bernstein H, Santos M. Definitions of hunger and fullness among youth enrolled in a pediatric weight management program. Clin Nutr ESPEN. 2018 Feb;23:167-170. doi: 10.1016/j.clnesp.2017.10.006. Epub 2017 Nov 3. PubMed PMID: 29460794.
Santos M, Cadieux A, Ward WL. Assessing Pediatric Food Addiction: Tools for the Clinician. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2018 Jan;57(1):103-105. doi: 10.1177/0009922816687329. Epub 2017 Jan 12. Review. PubMed PMID: 28081615.
Stoner A, Santos M, Hainsworth K. Co-occurring Chronic Pain and Obesity: A Call to Action,. Pediatric Pain Letter. 2018.
Santos M, Murtaugh T, Pantaleao A, Zempsky WT, Guite JW. Chronic Pain and Obesity Within a Pediatric Interdisciplinary Pain Clinic Setting: A Preliminary Examination of Current Relationships and Future Directions. Clin J Pain. 2017 Aug;33(8):738-745. doi: 10.1097/AJP.0000000000000448. PubMed PMID: 27841832.
Santos M. Paired editorial: Impact of Spanish-language information sessions on Spanish-speaking patients seeking bariatric surgery. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2017 Jun;13(6):1031-1032. doi: 10.1016/j.soard.2017.03.019. Epub 2017 Mar 24. PubMed PMID: 28461036.
Rhodes ET, Boles RE, Chin K, Christison A, Testa EG, Guion K, Hawkins MJ, Petty CR, Sallinen Gaffka B, Santos M, Shaffer L, Tucker J, Hampl SE. Expectations for Treatment in Pediatric Weight Management and Relationship to Attrition. Child Obes. 2017 Apr;13(2):120-127. doi: 10.1089/chi.2016.0215. Epub 2017 Jan 16. PubMed PMID: 28092464; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5369386.
Patinkin ZW, Feinn R, Santos M. Metabolic Consequences of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adolescents with Obesity: A Systematic Literature Review and Meta-Analysis. Child Obes. 2017 Apr;13(2):102-110. doi: 10.1089/chi.2016.0248. Epub 2016 Dec 12. PubMed PMID: 27936906.
Santos M, Gaffka B, Getzoff E, Mackey E. Spotlight on the Obesity Special Interest Group. Clinical practice in pediatric psychology. 2017; :1-5.
Santos M, Cadieux A, Gray J, Ward W. Pediatric Obesity in Early Childhood: A Physician Screening Tool. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2016 Apr;55(4):356-62. doi: 10.1177/0009922815591885. Epub 2015 Jun 26. PubMed PMID: 26116352.
Santos M, Baughcum A, Burton T, Cadieux A, Curran J, Gaffla B, Gray J, Shaffer L, Tesa E, Ward W. Fellowship training in pediatric obesity: Key components. Professional psychology, research and practice. 2015 December; 46(6):400-408.
Astur RS, Palmisano AN, Hudd EC, Carew AW, Deaton BE, Kuhney FS, Niezrecki RN, Santos M. Pavlovian conditioning to food reward as a function of eating disorder risk. Behav Brain Res. 2015 Sep 15;291:277-282. doi: 10.1016/j.bbr.2015.05.016. Epub 2015 May 21. PubMed PMID: 26003943.
Santos M, Pont S, Estrada E. Childhood Obesity Related Co-Morbidities: Identification and Treatment. In: Hassink S, Hampl S, editors. Clinical management of Childhood Obesity New York: McGraw Hill; 2015.
Santos M, Gaffka B, Mackey E. Patient Retention and Engagement in Adolescent Bariatric Surgery Programs: A review of the literature and survey of programs. Clinical Practice in Pediatric Psychology. 2015; 5:52-61.
Sallinen Gaffka BJ, Frank M, Hampl S, Santos M, Rhodes ET. Parents and pediatric weight management attrition: experiences and recommendations. Child Obes. 2013 Oct;9(5):409-17. doi: 10.1089/chi.2013.0069. Epub 2013 Sep 12. PubMed PMID: 24028563.
Gray JS, Spear Filigno S, Santos M, Ward WL, Davis AM. The status of billing and reimbursement in pediatric obesity treatment programs. J Behav Health Serv Res. 2013 Jul;40(3):378-85. doi: 10.1007/s11414-012-9308-9. PubMed PMID: 23224661; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4106796.
Hampl S, Demeule M, Eneli I, Frank M, Hawkins MJ, Kirk S, Morris P, Sallinen BJ, Santos M, Ward WL, Rhodes E. Parent perspectives on attrition from tertiary care pediatric weight management programs. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2013 Jun;52(6):513-9. doi: 10.1177/0009922813482515. Epub 2013 Mar 28. PubMed PMID: 23539682.
Finck C, Estrada E, Lombardi D, Santos M. Effect of Obesity in Critically Injured Children. In: Current Concepts in Pediatric Critical Care USA: Society of Critical Care Medicine; 2011.
Stepleman LM, Treist G, Santos M, Silberhogen AK. The integration of HIV training into internship curricula: An exploration and comparison of two models. Training and Education in Professional Psychology. 2008; 2:35-41.
Santos M, Richards CS, Bleckley MK. Comorbidity between depression and disordered eating in adolescents. Eat Behav. 2007 Dec;8(4):440-9. doi: 10.1016/j.eatbeh.2007.03.005. Epub 2007 Mar 28. PubMed PMID: 17950932.
Santos M, Stepleman L. Sexual Behavior. In: Encyclopedia of Aging and Public Health New York: Springer; 2007.
Stepleman L, Hann G, Santos M, House A. Reaching underserved HIV-positive individuals using patient-centered psychological consultation. Professional psychology, research and practice. 2006; 37:75-82.
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