- D Magazine Best Doctor 2025
- Top Doctors – Clinical Genetics and Pediatric Endocrine 2023, Washingtonian
- Early Stage Investigator Travel Award 2023, RASopathies Network
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
Books & Publications
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Books
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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
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The hypocalcemic disorders in Feldman and Pike's Vitamin D (5th ed.)
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Publications
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Adrenal Suppression in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy: Management Strategies Incorporating Novel Steroid Vamorolone
Author Collaboration OD, Sbrocchi AM, Kinnett K, Lautatzis ME, Mcmillan HJ, Selby KA, Veerapandiyan A, Weber DR, Apkon S, Bharucha-Goebel DX, Bharill S, Bansal S, Clemens PR, Fiscaletti M, Halloun R, Lam C, Merchant N, Mcadam L, Nasomyont N, Nicolau S, Ochoa Molina MF, Phung K, Rutter MM, Scavina M, Surampudi PN, Tamaroff J, Tian C, Ward LM, Wood CL, Wong SC, Ahmet A, Furlong P, McMillan HJ, Manesh RP, Wang M, Ahmet A, Veerapandiyan A, Schrader R, Lam CK, Babalola F, Crane JL, Sorbara JC, Benjamin R, Molina MF, Renthal NE, Appel AM, Vargas G, Bratland LE, Truba N, Hoskin J, Werth C Journal of the Endocrine Society 2026 Feb 10 -
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 2026 99 131-137 -
Clinical and economic burden of achondroplasia in the United States: results from a retrospective, observational study
Merchant N, Alvir J, Ericksen PN, Loftus J, Cara JF, Slade A, Wajnrajch MP, Baker CL Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases 2025 Dec 20 -
Health Supervision for Children With 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome: Clinical Report
Author Collaboration Co, Scheuerle AE, Geleske TA, Merchant N, Goldenberg PC, Vergano S, Holm IA, Jones K, Kalish J, Monteil DC, Pritchard AB, Rasmussen SA, Russell B, Santoro SL, Trapane P, Weaver KN Pediatrics 2025 Aug 156 -
Approach to the Patient with Achondroplasia - New Considerations for Diagnosis, Management, and Treatment
Merchant N, Hoover-Fong J, Carroll RS Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism 2025 Jul 110 e2309-e2316 -
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 May 21 314-324 -
Evaluating Young Children With Fractures for Child Abuse: Clinical Report
Author Collaboration SO, Author Collaboration SO, Author Collaboration tS, Author Collaboration tC, Haney S, Scherl S, DiMeglio L, Perez-Rossello J, Servaes S, Merchant N, Wintergerst KA, Lynch JL, Mastrandrea LD, Barker JM, Bethin KE, Ebo C, Jelley DH, Marshall BA Pediatrics 2025 Feb 155 -
Parental Perception of Quality of Life and Impact of Short Stature in Children with Hypochondroplasia and Other Genetic Causes of Short Stature
Galetaki D, Zhang A, Rangos N, Merchant N, Shankar RK, Pitner K, Shafaei N, Seaforth R, Dauber A Hormone Research in Paediatrics 2025 -
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 Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism 2024 Nov 109 2937-2942 -
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 -
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 -
What Is the Role for Pediatric Endocrinologists in the Management of Skeletal Dysplasias?
Merchant N, Polgreen LE, Rosenfeld RG Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism 2024 May 109 e1410-e1414 -
Management of RANKL-mediated Disorders with Denosumab in Children and Adolescents: A Global Expert Guidance Document
Vanderniet JA, Szymczuk V, Hogler W, Beck-Nielsen SS, Uday S, Merchant N, Crane JL, Ward LM, Boyce AM, Munns CF Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism 2024 May 109 1371-1382 -
Iodine deficiency hypothyroidism in children irecent years: a re-emerging issue?
Patel T, Longendyke R, Shankar RK, Merchant N Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism Case Reports 2024 Apr 2024 -
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 2024 Apr 194 -
Novel therapies for growth disorders
Galetaki DM, Merchant N, Dauber A European Journal of Pediatrics 2024 Mar 183 1121-1128 -
Shedding New Light: Novel Therapies for Achondroplasia and Growth Disorders
Merchant N, Dauber A Pediatric clinics of North America 2023 Oct 70 951-961 -
Characteristics of vitamin D deficiency hypocalcemia inpatient admissions at a single tertiary center
Bustamante VH, Estrada A, Merchant N Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism 2023 Aug 36 749-752 -
Metaphyseal sclerosis in a child with a giant cell tumour treated with denosumab
Szymczuk V, Boyce A, Merchant N The Lancet 2023 Jul 402 e4 -
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 -
Endocrinopathies in Leukodystrophy
Szymczuk V, Merchant N Current Problems in Pediatric and Adolescent Health Care 2023 Jan 53 -
The hypocalcemic disorders
Merchant N, Gafni RI 2023 Jan 303-325 -
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 -
Evolution and Future of Growth Plate Therapeutics
Allen DB, Merchant N, Miller BS, Backeljauw PF Hormone Research in Paediatrics 2022 Feb 94 319-332 -
McCune-Albright Syndrome With Unremitting Hyperthyroidism at Early Age: Management Perspective for Early Thyroidectomy
Merchant N, Viau-Colindres JM, Hicks KA, Balazs AE, Wesson DE, Lopez ME, Karaviti L Global Pediatric Health 2019 6 -
Severe Pancytopenia in a Premature Infant
Chetta K, Morice C, Merchant N, Welty S, Bacino CA, Potocki L, Dinu D Clinical Pediatrics 2017 Jul 56 795-797 -
Expansion of the phenotypic spectrum of propionic acidemia with isolated elevated propionylcarnitine
Cappuccio G, Atwal PS, Donti TR, Ugarte K, Merchant N, Craigen WJ, Sutton VR, Elsea SH 2017 33-37
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Adrenal Suppression in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy: Management Strategies Incorporating Novel Steroid Vamorolone
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Children's Medical Center of Dallas
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