PEDIATRICS

 

 

PUBLICATION record

 

Bitar, F. F. 2002. Patent ductus arteriosus in a child with leukemia: Role of antiinflammatory mediactions. Med Pediatr Oncol. 38:151.

 

Bitar, F. F., H. Bitar, M. El Sabban, M. Nasser, K. A. Yunis, A. Tawil, and G. Dbaibo. 2002. Modulation of the ceramide content and lack of the apoptotic response in the chronically hypoxic rat heart. Pediatr Res. 51:144–149.

 

Bitar, F. F., H. Bitar, M. E. El-Sabban, M. Nasser, K. A. Yunis, A. Tawil., and G. S. Dbeibo. 2002. Modulation of ceramide content and lack of apoptosis in the chronically hypoxic neonatal rat heart. Pediatr Res 51:144–149.

 

Bitar, F. F., and G. Dbaibo. 2001. Apoptosis: Regulating death for a better life. M. E. J. Anesth 16 (1):7–18.

 

Bitar, F. F., M. El Sabban, H. Bitar, K. Diab, S. Mroueh, M. Nasser, M. Mikati, and G. Dbaibo. 2002. Lack of apoptosis in the hypoxic brain of a rat model mimicking cyanotic heart disease. Brain Inj. 16 (10): 891–900.

 

Bitar, F. F., M. Sabbagh, K. Diab, G. Siblini, and M. Obeid. 2001. Cardiac diseases in children in Lebanon: The AUB-MC Children’s Cardiac Registry Experience. Lebanese Medical Journal 49 (6).

 

Bitar, F. F., M. Sabbagh, and M. Obeid. 2003. The status of pediatric cardiology in Lebanon. Lebanese Journal of Medical Sciences 10:4–9.

 

Daher, R., M. Beaini, R. Mahfouz, N. Cortas, and K. A. Yunis. 2003. Results of newborn screening in a Lebanese hospital. Ann Saudi Med 23 (16–19).

 

Diab, K., M. A. Timani, and F. F. Bitar. 2001. Treatment of rheumatic carditis with intravenous immunglobulin: Is there a beneficial effect? Cardiol Young 11 (5): 565–7.

 

Diab, K. A., R. Richani, A. al Koutoubi, M. Mikati, G. S. Dbaibo, and F. F. Bitar. 2001. Cerebral mycotic aneurysm in a child with Down’s syndrome: A unique association. J Child Neurol. 16 (11): 868–70.

 

El Hassan, N., K. Diab, G. Dbaibo, S. Musallam, M. Obeid, R. Haidar, and F. F. Bitar. 2002. Pseudomonas pericarditis in an immunocompetent newborn, a case report and review of the literature. J Infect. 44 (1): 49–51.

 

El-Assad, W., L. Kozhaya, S. Araysi, S. Panjarian, F. F. Bitar, E. Baz, M. El-Sabban, and G. S. Dbaibo. 2003. Ceramide and glutathione define two independently regulated pathways of cell death initiated by p53 in Molt-4 leukemia cells. Biochem J. 11.

 

El-Hajj Fuleihan, G., M. Nabulsi, M. Choucair, M. Salamoun, C. H. Shahine, A. Kizirian, and R. Tannous. 2001. Hypovitaminosis D in healthy school children. Pediatrics 107 (4): e53.

 

Fares, J. E., M. Choucair, M. Nabulsi, M. Salamoun, C. HaJJ Shahine, and G. El-HaJJ Fuleihan. 2003. Effect of gender and vitamin D status on biochemical markers of bone remodeling. Bone 33:242–247.

 

Gharzuddine, W., H. Kazma, I. Nuwayhed, F. F. Bitar, S. Koussa, G. Moukarbel, and A. Taher. 2002. Doppler characterization of left ventricular diastolic function in B-thalassemia major. Evidence for an early stage of impaired relaxation. Eur J Echocardiogr 3 (1): 47–51.

 

Khauli, R. B., W. A. Medawar, A. A. Habbal, A. E. Birbari, M. M. Daouk, A. M. Abdelnoor, M. Uwaydah, A. Rahman Bizri, S. Sanjad, P. J. Ayvazian, T. Lovewell, J. S. Stoff, P. Yang Fan, P. Bigwood, and R. Harland. 2001. Improved primary transplant success using a triple regimen of cyclosporine microemulsion, mycophenolate mofetil and prednisone. Transplant Proc. 33 (5): 2776–2777.

 

Mikati, M., M. Fayyad, M. Koleilat, N. Mounla, R. Hussein, and K. A. Yunis. 2002. Efficacy tolerability, and kinectics of lamotrigine in infants. J Pediatr 141 (1): 31–5.

 

Nabulsi, M., G. Araj, I. Nuwayhed, M. Ramadan, and M. Ariss. 2001. Prevalence of hepatitis B infection markers in Lebanese children: The need for an expanded programme on immunization. Epidemiology and Infection 126 (2): 285–9.

 

Nabulsi, M. M., H. Tamim, M. Sabbagh, M. Y. Obeid, K. A. Yunis, and F. Bitar. 2003. Parental consanguinity and congenital heart disease in a developing country. American Journal of Medical Genetics 116A (4): 342–347.

 

Nuwayhid, I., M. Nabulsi, S. Muwakkit, S. Kouzi, G. Salem, M. Mikati, and M. Ariss. 2003. Blood lead levels in 1–3 year old Lebanese children: A cross-sectional study. Environmental Health 2 (1): 5.

 

Usta, I. M., A. H. Nassar, A. A. Abu Musa, J. T. Awwad, K. A. Yunis, and M. A. Seoud. 2003. Perinatal outcome of vaginally delivered twin gestations with a larger twin B. J Perinatol. Jul–Aug 23 (5): 409–13.

 

Sanjad, S. A. 2003. Hereditary renal tubulopathies in the Arab world. BMJ 10 (103): 68.

 

Sanjad, S. A., A. Ibrahim, S. Shorafa, A. Al Abbad, R. B. Khauli, K. A. Shaibani, and E. AlSabban. 2001. Renal tubular dysfunction following kidney transplantation: Prospective study in 31 children. Transplant Proc 33 (5): 2830–2831.

 

Seikaly, M. G., and S. A. Sanjad. 2001. Intensive care and immediate follow-up of children after renal transplantation. Transplant Proc 33 (5): 2821–2824.

 

Seoud, M., A. Nassar, I. Usta, M. Mansour, I. Salti, and K. Younes. 2003 Gastrointestinal malformations in two infants born to women with hyperthyroidism untreated in the first trimester. Am. J. of Perinatol. Feb. 20 (2): 59–62.

 

Shalak, L., M. Obeid, I. Kaddoura, H. Hashem, R. Haidar, K. A. Yunis, and F. F. Bitar. 2002. Complete cleft sternum and congenital heart disease: A case report and review of the literature. Pediatrics International 44 (3).

 

Stover, E. H., K. J. Borthwick, C. Bavalia, N. Eady, D. M. Fritz, N. Rungrosh, A. B. Giersch, C. C. Morton, P. R. Axon, I. Akil, E. Al-Sabban, D. M. Baguley, S. Bianca, A. Bakkaloglu, Z. Birkan, D. Chaveau, M. J. Clermont, S. A. Sanjad, V. Tasic, C. M. Taylor, R. Topaloglu, A. N. Smith, and F. E. Karet. 2002. Novel ATP6V1B1 and ATP6B0A4 mutations in autosomal recessive distal renal tubular acidosis with new evidence for hearing loss. J Med Genet 39 (11): 796–803.

 

Yunis, K. A., H. Beydoun, H. Tamim, and M. Khogali. 2002. National Collaborative Perinatal Neonatal Network (NCPNN). Socio-demographic and behavioral predictors of fetal growth restriction in uncomplicated births. Int J of Gynaecol Obstet. Oct. 79 (1): 33–35.

 

Zahed, L., M. Nabulsi, and H. Tamim. 2002. Attitudes towards prenatal diagnosis and termination of pregnancy among health professionals in Lebanon. Prenatal Diagnosis 22:880–886.

 

Zayour, D., S. T. Azar, N. Azar, M. Nasser, M. Obeid, S. Mroueh, G. S. Dbaibo, and F. F. Bitar. 2003. Endocrine changes in a rat model of chronic hypoxic mimicking cyanotic Heart HeHHhjyejheart disease. Endocrine Res. 29 (2): 191–200.

 

 

 

Abstracts, Conferences, and Proceedings

 

Arabi, A., M. Choucair, M. Nabulsi, J. Maalouf, L. Dib, R. Veith, H. Khalifeh, and G. El-Hajj Fuleihan. 2003. Lean mass as a major determinant of bone mass in puberty. 5th International Symposium on Nutritional Aspects of Osteoporosis, Lausanne, Switzerland.

 

Arabi, A., M. Choucair, M. Nabulsi, J. Maalouf, R. Veith, and G. El-Hajj Fuleihan. 2003. Bone mineral density by age, gender, and pubertal stages in healthy Lebanese children and adolescents. The 25th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Bone and Mineral Research, Indianapolis, United States.

 

Arabi, A., M. Nabulsi, M. Choucair, L. Dib, J. Maalouf, R. Veith, and G. El-Hajj Fuleihan. 2003. DEXA software selection affects body composition measurements in children and adolescents. 5th International Symposium on Nutritional Aspects of Osteoporosis, Lausanne, Switzerland.

 

Azar, N., G. Dbaibo, M. El Sabban, M. Nasser, S. Mroueh, M. Obeid, S. Azar, and F. F. Bitar. 2002. Myocardial DNA and protein changes in a rat model mimicking cyanotic heart disease: Effect of chronic hypoxia on myocardial proliferation. Abstract, European Pediatric Cardiology Meeting, Porto, May, 2002, and oral presentation at the 4 th THIC International Symposium in Pediatric Cardiology, June 28–30, 2002, Bali Indonesia. The Indonesian Journal of Cardiology 1 (2): 47–48, July 2002.

 

Bitar, F. 2001. The Children’s cardiac registry center: The Lebanese experience. Invited speaker by the 5th Biennial Congress of the Syrian Cardiovascular Association, Damascus, November 1–3, 2001.

 

. 2003. The status of pediatric cardiology in developing countries. Invited speaker at “The First Global Forum on Humanitarian Medicine, with emphasis on Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery,” Geneva.

 

Bitar, F. F., M. Sabbagh, and M. Obeid. 2002. Pediatric cardiology in a developing country. Poster, at the 4 th THIC international Symposium in Pediatric Cardiology, June 28–30, 2002, Bali Indonesia. The Indonesian Journal of Cardiology 1 (2): 50, July 2002.

 

Eid Fares, J., M. Choucair, M. Nabulsi, M. Salamoun, C. Hajj Shahine, and G. El-Hajj Fuleihan. 2002. Effect of gender, puberty, and vitamin D status on biochemical markers of bone remodeling. Second International Conference on Children’s Bone Health. Sheffield, U.K.

 

Maalouf, J. M., L. F. Zahed, R. Veith, M. Nabulsi, M. Choucair, and G. El-Hajj Fuleihan. 2003. VDR polymorphisms and musculo-skeletal parameters in Lebanese adolescents. The 25th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Bone and Mineral Research, Indianapolis, Unites States.

 

Mroueh, S., H. Bitar, F. F. Bitar, M. Nasser, M. El-Sabban, and G. S. Dbaibo. 2002. Apoptotic changes and ceramide accumulation in the hyperoxic newborn rat lung. Abstract, SPR.

 

Nabulsi, M., C. Salibi, G. Araj, and The Lebanese Collaborative Hepatitis B Study Group. 2003. Prevalence of hepatitis B infection in Lebanon. The 2003 Southern Regional Meetings, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.

 

Sanjad, S. A. 2002. Diagnostic and therapeutic approach to hematuria in children. Post graduate symposium, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, April 2002.

 

Sanjad, S. A., A. Hariri, M. Z. Habbal, and R. P. Lifton. 2002. Novel mutations in the paracellin gene (PCLN-1) in FHHN with atypical phenotype. Pediatric Research 51 (4): 425A. Presented at the American Society of Pediatric Research, Baltimore, MD, United States, May 2002.

 

Tamim, H., H. Beydoun, and K. A. Yunis. 2002. Consanguinity and apnea of prematurity. XVI World Congress of Epidemiology. Montreal, Canada.

 

Yunis, K. A., H. Beydoun, M. Khogali, M. Alameh, and H. Tamim. 2002. Prevalence and perinatal determinants of congenital anomalies (CA) in 18,747 consecutive live births in greater Beirut, Lebanon. National Collaborative Perinatal Neonatal Network, (NCPNN). American Academic Societies Annual Meeting, Baltimore, Maryland. Pediatr. Res 51 (4), part 2: 2452.

 

Yunis, K. A., H. Beydoun, M. Khogali, Y. Nassif, A. Aaraj, and H. Tamim. 2002. Absence of an association between socioeconomic status and fetal macrosomia in nom diabetic mothers. National Collaborative Perinatal Neonatal Network, (NCPNN). American Academic Societies Annual Meeting, Baltimore, Maryland. Pediatr. Res 51 (4), part 2:2113.

 

Yunis, K. A., G. Mumtaz, M. Khogali, P. Nakad, I. Shukr, and H. Tamim. 2003. Anthropometric measurements are not affected by consanguineous marriages. National Collaborative Perinatal Neonatal Network (NCPNN). American Academic Societies Annual Meeting, Seattle, Washington, May 2003. Pediatr. Res 53, part 2.

 

Yunis, K. A., G. Mumtaz, M. Khogali, F. Shamseddine, M. Kassar, F. Bitar, and H. Tamim. 2003. Consanguineous marriages and congenital heart disease in a developing country: A case control study in the neonatal period. National Collaborative Perinatal Neonatal Network (NCPNN). American Academic Societies Annual Meeting, Seattle, Washington. Pediatr. Res 53, part 2.

 

 

 

other activities

 

Bitar, F. 2001. Endocarditis in Children. Invited medical expert of SIIC on the Siicsalud internet, Salud Ciencia and Trabojos Distinguidos.

 

. 2001. International expert medical correspondent, invited by the Senior Council of the Sociedad Iberoamericana de Informacion Cientifica.

 

. 2001. Moderator and chairman of the Pediatric Cardiology Session at the Pan Arab Cardiology Congress, Bustan Hotel, Lebanon.

 

. 2002. Cardiac disease in children in Lebanon. Interview with Al-Safir newspaper.

 

. 2002. Heart diseases in children. Interview on ART Television on the health program.

 

. 2002. Status of pediatric cardiology in Lebanon. Interview with El Moustakbel newspaper.

 

. 2003. Moderator and co-chairman of the Congenital Cardiac Surgery Session at the 15th Annual Meeting of the Mediterranean Association of Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery (MACCS), Beirut, Lebanon.

 

. 2003. Pediatric cardiology in Lebanon: What’s there? Invited speaker by the Lebanese Cardiology Society, Beirut.

 

. 2003. Status of pediatric cardiology in Lebanon. Invited speaker by Hammoud Hospital Scientific Committee, Saida.

 

Yunis, K. 2002. National Collaborative Perinatal Neonatal Network: NCPNN Annual Report (April 1, 2000–March 31, 2001).

 

. 2002. National Collaborative Perinatal Neonatal Network: AUBMC: NCPNN Individual Annual Report (April 1, 2000–March 31, 2001).

 

. 2002. National Collaborative Perinatal Neonatal Network: Najjar Hospital: NCPNN Individual Annual Report (April 1, 2000–March 31, 2001).

 

. 2002. National Collaborative Perinatal Neonatal Network: Middle East Hospital: NCPNN Individual Annual Report (April 1, 2000–March 31, 2001).

 

. 2002. National Collaborative Perinatal Neonatal Network: Hôtel Dieu de France Hospital: NCPNN Individual Annual Report (April 1, 2000–March 31, 2001).

 

. 2002. National Collaborative Perinatal Neonatal Network: Rassoul al Aazam Hospital: NCPNN Individual Annual Report (April 1, 2000–March 31, 2001).

 

. 2002. National Collaborative Perinatal Neonatal Network: Sahel General Hospital: NCPNN Individual Annual Report (April 1, 2000–March 31, 2001).

 

. 2002. National Collaborative Perinatal Neonatal Network: Rizk Hospital: NCPNN Individual Annual Report (April 1, 2000–March 31, 2001).

 

. 2002. National Collaborative Perinatal Neonatal Network: St. Georges Hospital: NCPNN Individual Annual Report (April 1, 2000–March 31, 2001).

 

. 2002. National Collaborative Perinatal Neonatal Network: Makassed General Hospital: NCPNN Individual Annual Report (April 1, 2000–March 31, 2001).

 

. National Collaborative Perinatal Neonatal Network: NCPNN Annual Report (April 1, 2001–March 31, 2002).

 

. 2002. National Collaborative Perinatal Neonatal Network: AUBMC: NCPNN Individual Annual Report (April 1, 2001–March 31, 2002).

 

. 2002. National Collaborative Perinatal Neonatal Network: Najjar Hospital: NCPNN Individual Annual Report (April 1, 2001–March 31, 2002).

 

. 2002. National Collaborative Perinatal Neonatal Network: Middle East Hospital: NCPNN Individual Annual Report (April 1, 2001–March 31, 2002).

 

. 2002. National Collaborative Perinatal Neonatal Network: Hôtel Dieu de France Hospital: NCPNN Individual Annual Report (April 1, 2001–March 31, 2002).

 

. 2002. National Collaborative Perinatal Neonatal Network: Rassoul al Aazam Hospital: NCPNN Individual Annual Report (April 1, 2001–March 31, 2002).

 

. 2002. National Collaborative Perinatal Neonatal Network: Sahel General Hospital: NCPNN Individual Annual Report (April 1, 2001–March 31, 2002).

 

. 2002. National Collaborative Perinatal Neonatal Network: Rizk Hospital: NCPNN Individual Annual Report (April 1, 2001–March 31, 2002).

 

. 2002. National Collaborative Perinatal Neonatal Network: St. Georges Hospital: NCPNN Individual Annual Report (April 1, 2001–March 31, 2002).

 

. 2002. National Collaborative Perinatal Neonatal Network: Makassed General Hospital: NCPNN Individual Annual Report (April 1, 2001–March 31, 2002).

 

. 2002. National Collaborative Perinatal Neonatal Network: Five Year Follow-up Study: The First Year of Life. First technical progress report. Preliminary results.

 

. 2002. National Collaborative Perinatal Neonatal Network: Newsletter. Follow-up Study: The First Year of Life. Preliminary results, vol. 1, no. 1.

 

. 2002. National Collaborative Perinatal Neonatal Network: Five Year Follow-up Study: The First Year of Life. Second technical progress report. Preliminary results.

 

. 2002. National Collaborative Perinatal Neonatal Network: Newsletter. Follow-up Study: The First Year of Life. Update # 2, vol. 1, no. 2.

 

 

 

graduate theses and projects

 

Sarieddine, R. 2003. Population studies factors associated with pregnancy complications: A study of cesarean section delivery at AUBMC. K. Yunis (co-adviser).

 

Mumtaz, G. 2003. Epidemiology and population health. Parental consanguinity and fetal growth in greater Beirut. K. Yunis (co-adviser).