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Shahwar Yousuf

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4 h-index 9 pubs 147 cited

  • Female
  • Humans
  • Insulin Resistance
  • Male
  • Adolescent
  • Child
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
  • Glucose Tolerance Test
  • Adipose Tissue
  • Blood Glucose
  • Glucose
  • Insulin
  • Cohort Studies
  • Glucose Intolerance
  • Adiposity

Biography and Research Information

OverviewAI-generated summary

Shahwar Yousuf's research investigates metabolic health in youth, with a particular focus on insulin resistance and its progression from normal glucose tolerance to type 2 diabetes. Their work has examined these conditions across a spectrum of weight, from normal to obese, in adolescent and child populations. Yousuf has also explored beta-cell function, incretin response, and insulin sensitivity in obese youth, correlating these with oral glucose tolerance test results. Beyond metabolic studies, Yousuf has contributed to research on pediatric pneumothorax, the effects of nonpharmaceutical interventions on pediatric asthma during the COVID-19 pandemic, and characteristics of young children hospitalized with acute respiratory failure. Additionally, their work has touched upon the association of cognitive impairment with psychological distress among physicians and investigated tick-borne diseases in infants, including their role as triggers for hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis.

Metrics

  • h-index: 4
  • Publications: 9
  • Citations: 147

Selected Publications

  • A Case Report of Severe Tick-borne Disease in a Young Infant: A Rare Trigger for Secondary Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (2025)
    Pediatric Infectious Disease DOI OpenAlex
  • From lockdown to recovery: changing patterns of viral infection severity in a pediatric cohort with asthma (2025)
    Frontiers in Allergy DOI OpenAlex
  • Effects of nonpharmaceutical interventions during COVID-19 pandemic on pediatric asthma exacerbations and viral infections (2024)
    Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology Global 5 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • 828: FATAL TICK-BORNE DISEASE IN A VERY YOUNG INFANT: AN UNUSUAL DRIVER OF HLH-LIKE SYNDROME (2023)
    Critical Care Medicine 1 citation DOI OpenAlex

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