About UsIan J. Griffin, M.D. 
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Address:
2516 Stockton Blvd.
Sacramento, CA 95817
Education:
Leeds, West Yorkshire
M.D. 1989
Leeds University Medical School
Leeds, West Yorkshire
M.B. 1989
Leeds University Medical School
Leeds, West Yorkshire
B.Sc. 1986
Internships:
Leeds,
1989-1990
St. James University Hospital
Leeds,
1989-1990
Residency:
Glasgow,
1993
Paediatric Endocrinology
Queen Mother’s Hospital
Glasgow,
1993
Neonatal Medicine
Southern General Hospital
Glasgow,
1992-1993
Neonatal/Paediatric Medicine
Royal Hospital For Sick Children
Glasgow,
1991-1992
Paediatric Medicine
Glasgow Royal Maternity Hospital
Glasgow,
1991
Neonatal Medicine
Glasgow Royal Maternity Hospital
Glasgow,
1990-1991
Obstetrics
Fellowships:
Houston, TX
1997-2001
Neonatal/Perinatal Medicine
USDA,ARS Clinical Nutrition Research Centre-Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX
1997
Pediatric Nutrition
Southern General Hospital
Glasgow,
1992-1993
Neonatal/Pediatric Medicine
Professional Memberships:
American Society for Nutritional Sciences
Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (previously the British Paediatric Association)
Society for International Nutritional Research
Society for Pediatric Research
Select Recent Publications:
Cooke RJ, Griffin IJ, McCormick K. Adiposity is not altered in preterm infants fed with a nutrient-enriched formula after hospital discharge. Pediatr Res. 2010 Jun;67(6):660-4.
Manary MJ, Abrams SA, Griffin IJ, Quimper MM, Shulman RJ, Hamzo MG, Chen Z, Maleta K, Manary MJ. Perturbed zinc homeostasis in rural 3-5-y-old Malawian children is associated with abnormalities in intestinal permeability attributed to tropical enteropathy. Pediatr Res. 2010 Jun;67(6):671-5
Balay KS, Hawthorne KM, Hicks PD, Griffin IJ, Chen Z, Westerman M, Abrams SA. Orange but not apple juice enhances ferrous fumarate absorption in small children. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2010 May;50(5):545-50.
Thacher TD, Aliu O, Griffin IJ, Pam SD, O'Brien KO, Imade GE, Abrams SA. Meals and dephytinization affect calcium and zinc absorption in Nigerian children with rickets. J Nutr. 2009 May;139(5):926-32. Epub 2009 Mar 25.
Griffin IJ, Cooke RJ. Nutrition of preterm infants after hospital discharge. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2007 Dec;45 Suppl 3:S195-203. Review. Erratum in: J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2009 Jan;48(1):121-2.
IJ Griffin, MF Lynch, KM Hawthorne, Z Chen, MG Hamzo, SA Abrams. Magnesium retention in 12-48m old children. J Am Coll Nutr 2008; 27(2):349-55
SA Abrams, IJ Griffin, KM Hawthorne. Young adolescents who respond to an inulin-type fructan substantially increase total absorbed calcium and daily calcium accretion to the skeleton. J Nutr 2007, 137(11S):2524S-26S.
SA Abrams, IJ Griffin, KM Hawthorne, KJ Ellis. Effect of prebiotic supplementation and calcium intake on body mass index. J Peds 2007; 151:293-8
MF Lynch, IJ Griffin, KM Hawthorne, Z Chen, MG Hamzo, SA Abrams. Zinc homeostasis in 1-4 year olds consuming diets typical of US children. Br J Nutr 2007; 98:358-63
MF Lynch, IJ Griffin, KM Hawthorne, Z Chen, MG Hamzo, SA Abrams. Calcium balance in 1-4-y-old children. Am J Clin Nutr 2007; 85:750-4.