Nadia Merchant, M.D.

Pediatrics - Endocrinology

Biography

Nadia Merchant, M.D., is an Associate Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at UT Southwestern Medical Center.

Dr. Merchant earned her medical degree at Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar and completed a residency in pediatrics at Boonshoft School of Medicine in Ohio. She then pursued a residency in genetics and received advanced training through a pediatric endocrinology fellowship, both at Texas Children’s Hospital.

Certified by the American Board of Pediatrics in pediatric endocrinology and by the American Board of Medical Genetics and Genomics in clinical genetics, she joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2023.

Education & Training

Fellowship - Baylor College of Medicine (2014-2019), Pediatric Endocrinology
Fellowship - Baylor College of Medicine (2014-2016), Medical Genetics
Residency - Wright State University/Dayton Children's Hospital (2011-2014), Pediatrics
Medical School - Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar - Qatar (2007-2011)

Honors & Awards

D Magazine Best Doctor 2025
Top Doctors – Clinical Genetics and Pediatric Endocrine 2023, Washingtonian
Early Stage Investigator Travel Award 2023, RASopathies Network

Books & Publications

Books
- The hypocalcemic disorders in Feldman and Pike's Vitamin D (5th ed.)
  Merchant N, Gafni RI (2024), Academic Press
- Disorders of bone formation in Rudolph's Pediatrics (23rd ed.)
  Merchant N, Root A, Mendiratta M, Bacino CA (2018), McGraw-Hill
- Calcium, phosphorus, and magnesium metabolism: Normal mineral homeostasis in Rudolph's Pediatrics (23rd ed.)
  Merchant N, Root A, Lin Y, Bacino CA (2018), McGraw-Hill
Publications
- Evaluating Young Children With Fractures for Child Abuse: Clinical Report.
  Haney S, Scherl S, DiMeglio L, Perez-Rossello J, Servaes S, Merchant N, Pediatrics 2025 Feb 155 2
- International consensus guidelines on the implementation and monitoring of vosoritide therapy in individuals with achondroplasia.
  Savarirayan R, Hoover-Fong J, Ozono K, Backeljauw P, Cormier-Daire V, DeAndrade K, Ireland P, Irving M, Llerena Junior J, Maghnie M, Menzel M, Merchant N, Mohnike K, Iruretagoyena SN, Okada K, Fredwall SO, Nature reviews. Endocrinology 2025 Jan
- Approach to the Patient with Achondroplasia - New Considerations for Diagnosis, Management and Treatment.
  Merchant N, Hoover-Fong J, Carroll RS, The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism 2025 Jan
- Phase 2 Trial of Vosoritide Use in Patients with Hypochondroplasia: A Pharmacokinetic/ Pharmacodynamic Analysis.
  Galetaki D, Zhang A, Qi Y, Merchant N, Kanakatti Shankar R, Boucher K, Shafaei N, Seaforth R, Dham N, Dauber A, Hormone research in paediatrics 2024 Oct 1-16
- Is endocrine surveillance important in the care of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy? Results from a national survey to patients and families on endocrine complications.
  Galetaki D, Szymczuk V, Shi M, Merchant N, eNeurologicalSci 2024 Sep 36 100513
- Vosoritide treatment for children with hypochondroplasia: a phase 2 trial.
  Dauber A, Zhang A, Kanakatti Shankar R, Boucher K, McCarthy T, Shafaei N, Seaforth R, Castro MG, Dham N, Merchant N, EClinicalMedicine 2024 May 71 102591
- A Clinical Trial of High Dose Growth Hormone in a Patient with a Dominant Negative Growth Hormone Receptor Mutation.
  Merchant N, Houchin L, Boucher K, Dauber A, The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism 2024 Apr
- Iodine deficiency hypothyroidism in children in recent years: a re-emerging issue?
  Patel T, Longendyke R, Kanakatti Shankar R, Merchant N, Endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism case reports 2024 Apr 2024 2
- What is the Role for Pediatric Endocrinologists in the Management of Skeletal Dysplasias?
  Merchant N, Polgreen LE, Rosenfeld RG, The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism 2023 Dec
- Management of RANKL-mediated disorders with denosumab in children and adolescents: a global expert guidance document.
  Vanderniet JA, Szymczuk V, Högler W, Beck-Nielsen SS, Uday S, Merchant N, Crane JL, Ward LM, Boyce AM, Munns CF, The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism 2023 Dec
- The 8th International RASopathies Symposium: Expanding research and care practice through global collaboration and advocacy.
  Pierpont EI, Bennett AM, Schoyer L, Stronach B, Anschutz A, Borrie SC, Briggs B, Burkitt-Wright E, Castel P, Cirstea IC, Draaisma F, Ellis M, Fear VS, Frone MN, Flex E, Gelb BD, Green T, Gripp KW, Khoshkhoo S, Kieran MW, Kleemann K, Klein-Tasman BP, Kontaridis MI, Kruszka P, Leoni C, Liu CZ, Merchant N, Magoulas PL, Moertel C, Prada CE, Rauen KA, Roelofs R, Rossignol R, Sevilla C, Sevilla G, Sheedy R, Stieglitz E, Sun D, Tiemens D, White F, Wingbermühle E, Wolf C, Zenker M, Andelfinger G, American journal of medical genetics. Part A 2023 Nov
- Novel therapies for growth disorders.
  Galetaki DM, Merchant N, Dauber A, European journal of pediatrics 2023 Oct
- Shedding New Light: Novel Therapies for Achondroplasia and Growth Disorders.
  Merchant N, Dauber A, Pediatric clinics of North America 2023 Oct 70 5 951-961
- Characteristics of vitamin D deficiency hypocalcemia inpatient admissions at a single tertiary center.
  Bustamante VH, Estrada A, Merchant N, Journal of pediatric endocrinology & metabolism : JPEM 2023 Aug 36 8 749-752
- Metaphyseal sclerosis in a child with a giant cell tumour treated with denosumab.
  Szymczuk V, Boyce A, Merchant N, Lancet (London, England) 2023 Jul 402 10397 e4
- Case report: Early molecular confirmation and sodium polystyrene sulfonate management of systemic pseudohypoaldosteronism type I.
  Alkhatib EH, Bartlett D, Kanakatti Shankar R, Regier D, Merchant N, Frontiers in endocrinology 2023 14 1297335
- Case report: Two unexpected cases of DGUOK-related mitochondrial DNA depletion syndrome presenting with hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia.
  Guzman H, Yazdani S, Harmon JL, Chapman KA, Vitola B, Pyle L, McKnight H, Sigal W, Lord K, De Leon DD, Merchant N, Ganetzky R, Frontiers in endocrinology 2023 14 1268135
- Endocrinopathies in Leukodystrophy.
  Szymczuk V, Merchant N, Current problems in pediatric and adolescent health care 2023 Jan 53 1 101351
- Evolution and Future of Growth Plate Therapeutics.
  Allen DB, Merchant N, Miller BS, Backeljauw PF, Hormone research in paediatrics 2021 94 9-10 319-332

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