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UC Davis Children’s Hospital

Ulfat Shaikh, M.D., M.P.H.

Ulfat Shaikh

Clinical/Research Interests

Dr. Shaikh has expertise in the area of general pediatrics and pediatric nutrition. She leads the Healthy Eating Active Living Telemedicine Program at UC Davis Medical Center. She also provides clinical care at the UC Davis Pediatric Weight Management Clinic, Pediatric Diagnostic Clinic and Lactation Clinic. Her research focuses on improving the quality of pediatric healthcare delivery for children with nutritional issues. She is currently investigating how health information technology can be effectively utilized to enhance healthcare quality.

Title:

 Assistant Professor

Specialty:

 Pediatric General

Center/Program Affiliation:

 UC Davis Children's Hospital

Address:

 Glassrock Building
2521 Stockton Blvd., Suite #2200
Sacramento, CA 95817

Phone:

 (916) 734-3112

Other Languages:

 Hindi

Education:

 Goa Medical College
India
M.D. 1993

University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Piscataway, New Jersey
M.P.H. 1997

UC Davis School of Medicine
Davis, California
2007

Internships:

 Albert Einstein College of Medicine - Bronx Lebanon Hospital
Bronx, New York
1998
Pediatrics

Residency:

 Albert Einstein College of Medicine - Bronx Lebanon Hospital
Bronx, New York
2000
Pediatrics

Fellowships:

 Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan
2002

Board Certifications:

 American Board of Pediatrics, 2000

Professional Memberships:

 American Academy of Pediatrics
American Pediatric Association
Western Society for Pediatric Research

Select Recent Publications:

Shaikh U, Byrd RS, Auinger P. Is Vitamin and Mineral Supplement Use among Children and Adolescents associated with Nutrition, Food Security, Physical Activity and Healthcare Access?: Results from the 1999-2004 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine. 2009 Feb;163(2):150-7.

Shaikh U, Smillie CM. Physician-Led Outpatient Breastfeeding Medicine Clinics in the United States. Breastfeeding Medicine. 2008; 3(1):28-33.

Shaikh U, Cole SL, Marcin JP, Nesbitt TS. Clinical management and patient outcomes among children and adolescents receiving telemedicine consultations for obesity. Journal of Telemedicine and e-Health. 2008;14(5):434-40.

Thomas J, Shaikh U. Electronic communication with patients for breastfeeding support. Journal of Human Lactation. 2007 Aug; 23(3):275-9.

Feldman-Winter L, Shaikh U. Optimizing Breastfeeding Promotion and Support in Adolescent Mothers. Journal of Human Lactation. 2007;23(4).

Alpert PT, Shaikh U. The effects of vitamin D deficiency and insufficiency on the endocrine and paracrine systems. Biol Res Nurs. 2007 Oct;9(2):117-129.

Pascoe J, Shaikh U. Forbis S, Etzel RA: Health and nutrition as a foundation for success in school, Pianta RC, Cox MJ, Snow KL., (eds), School Readiness, Early Learning, and the Transition to Kindergarten, Brookes Publishing Co., Inc., MD. pp. 99-120, 2007.

Shaikh U, Sigman-Grant M. Breast Augmentation and Breastfeeding: Knowledge and Practices of Surgeons in Las Vegas, Nevada. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2006;59(4):434-6.

Shaikh U, Alpert PT. Nutritional rickets in Las Vegas, Nevada. Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism. 2006;19(3):209-212.

Shaikh U, Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine Protocol Committee. ABM Clinical Protocol #14: Breastfeeding-friendly physician's office: Optimizing care for infants and children. Breastfeeding Medicine. 2006;1(2):115-119.

To see if Ulfat Shaikh is accepting new patients, or for assistance finding a UC Davis doctor, please call (800) 2-UC DAVIS.