- Residency - Brown University School of Medicine (1989-1992), Pediatrics
- Fellowship - Tufts New England Medical Center (1992-1998), Pediatric Gastroenterology
- Medical School - UT Southwestern Medical School (1985-1989)


Biography
Dr. Sarah Barlow received her medical degree from UT Southwestern. She completed her pediatric residency at Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, and she underwent fellowship training in pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition at Tufts School of Medicine, Floating Hospital for Children in Boston, MA. She also earned a Masters in Public Health at Harvard School of Public Health in 1996. She was board certified in pediatric gastroenterology by the American Board of Pediatrics in 1997.
Dr. Barlow was assistant professor of pediatrics at Saint Louis University from 1998 to 2007, where she established a weight management program. In 2007, she joined the faculty at Baylor College of Medicine as associate professor of pediatrics and was the director of the Texas Children’s Hospital Center for Childhood Obesity. She was an investigator on the Texas Childhood Obesity Research Demonstration project, a study sponsored by the CDC that examined healthcare, school, and early childhood education programs for obesity prevention and care in low income neighborhoods. She was the site principal investigator for the NIDDK-sponsored NASH Clinical Research Network (2013-2016). She joined the pediatrics faculty at UT Southwestern Medical Center in 2016. In addition to caring for gastrointestinal conditions, Dr. Barlow oversees an integrated program in obesity care that spans community programs, primary healthcare and tertiary care.
Education & Training
Professional Associations & Affiliations
- Society for Pediatric Research
- The Obesity Society
- North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition
- American Academy of Pediatrics
- American Heart Association; Atherosclerosis, Hypertension, and Obesity in the Young Committee
Honors & Awards
- Jim Wright Lectureship 2009, University of Alabama at Birmingham
- Pouncey Memorial Lectureship 2009, Ocshner Childrens Health Center, New Orleans, LA
Books & Publications
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Books
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Assessment of the Obese Child or Adolescent in Kushner RF, Bessesen DH, eds. Treatment of the Obese Patient.
Barlow SE, Taylor SA, Hastings E, Garland BH. (2014), New York: Springer; 287-304.
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Assessment of the Obese Child or Adolescent in Kushner RF, Bessesen DH, eds. Treatment of the Obese Patient.
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Publications
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Clinically Actionable Hypercholesterolemia and Hypertriglyceridemia in Children with Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease.
Harlow KE, Africa JA, Wells A, Belt PH, Behling CA, Jain AK, Molleston JP, Newton KP, Rosenthal P, Vos MB, Xanthakos SA, Lavine JE, Schwimmer JB The Journal of pediatrics 2018 07 198 76-83.e2 -
Development and use of an index for measuring implementation of a weight management program in children in primary care clinics in Texas.
Salahuddin M, Barlow SE, Pont SJ, Butte NF, Hoelscher DM BMC family practice 2018 Dec 19 1 191 -
Strategies to Recruit a Diverse Low-Income Population to Child Weight Management Programs From Primary Care Practices.
Barlow SE, Butte NF, Hoelscher DM, Salahuddin M, Pont SJ Preventing chronic disease 2017 12 14 E138 -
Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Hispanic Youth With Dysglycemia: Risk for Subclinical Atherosclerosis?
Bacha F, Tomsa A, Bartz SK, Barlow SE, Chu ZD, Krishnamurthy R, Krishnamurthy R, Smith EO Journal of the Endocrine Society 2017 Aug 1 8 1029-1040 -
Predictors of Severe Obesity in Low-Income, Predominantly Hispanic/Latino Children: The Texas Childhood Obesity Research Demonstration Study.
Salahuddin M, Pérez A, Ranjit N, Kelder SH, Barlow SE, Pont SJ, Butte NF, Hoelscher DM Preventing chronic disease 2017 Dec 14 E141 -
Management of child and adolescent obesity: psychological, emotional, and behavioral assessment.
Jonides L, Buschbacher V, Barlow SE Pediatrics 2002 Jul 110 1 Pt 2 215-21 -
Expert committee recommendations regarding the prevention, assessment, and treatment of child and adolescent overweight and obesity: summary report.
Barlow SE Pediatrics 2007 Dec 120 Suppl 4 S164-92 -
Relationship of steatosis grade and zonal location to histological features of steatohepatitis in adult patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.
Chalasani N, Wilson L, Kleiner DE, Cummings OW, Brunt EM, Unalp A Journal of hepatology 2008 May 48 5 829-34 -
Comparison of noninvasive markers of fibrosis in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.
Shah AG, Lydecker A, Murray K, Tetri BN, Contos MJ, Sanyal AJ Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association 2009 Oct 7 10 1104-12 -
Treatment of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in children: TONIC trial design.
Lavine JE, Schwimmer JB, Molleston JP, Scheimann AO, Murray KF, Abrams SH, Rosenthal P, Sanyal AJ, Robuck PR, Brunt EM, Unalp A, Tonascia J Contemporary clinical trials 2010 Jan 31 1 62-70 -
Increased fructose consumption is associated with fibrosis severity in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.
Abdelmalek MF, Suzuki A, Guy C, Unalp-Arida A, Colvin R, Johnson RJ, Diehl AM Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) 2010 Jun 51 6 1961-71 -
Clinical, laboratory and histological associations in adults with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.
Neuschwander-Tetri BA, Clark JM, Bass NM, Van Natta ML, Unalp-Arida A, Tonascia J, Zein CO, Brunt EM, Kleiner DE, McCullough AJ, Sanyal AJ, Diehl AM, Lavine JE, Chalasani N, Kowdley KV Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) 2010 Sep 52 3 913-24 -
Effect of vitamin E or metformin for treatment of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in children and adolescents: the TONIC randomized controlled trial.
Lavine JE, Schwimmer JB, Van Natta ML, Molleston JP, Murray KF, Rosenthal P, Abrams SH, Scheimann AO, Sanyal AJ, Chalasani N, Tonascia J, Ünalp A, Clark JM, Brunt EM, Kleiner DE, Hoofnagle JH, Robuck PR JAMA 2011 Apr 305 16 1659-68 -
Genome-wide association analysis identifies variants associated with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease that have distinct effects on metabolic traits.
Speliotes EK, Yerges-Armstrong LM, Wu J, Hernaez R, Kim LJ, Palmer CD, Gudnason V, Eiriksdottir G, Garcia ME, Launer LJ, Nalls MA, Clark JM, Mitchell BD, Shuldiner AR, Butler JL, Tomas M, Hoffmann U, Hwang SJ, Massaro JM, O'Donnell CJ, Sahani DV, Salomaa V, Schadt EE, Schwartz SM, Siscovick DS, Voight BF, Carr JJ, Feitosa MF, Harris TB, Fox CS, Smith AV, Kao WH, Hirschhorn JN, Borecki IB PLoS genetics 2011 Mar 7 3 e1001324 -
Physical activity recommendations, exercise intensity, and histological severity of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.
Kistler KD, Brunt EM, Clark JM, Diehl AM, Sallis JF, Schwimmer JB The American journal of gastroenterology 2011 Mar 106 3 460-8; quiz 469 -
Correlation of vitamin E, uric acid, and diet composition with histologic features of pediatric NAFLD.
Vos MB, Colvin R, Belt P, Molleston JP, Murray KF, Rosenthal P, Schwimmer JB, Tonascia J, Unalp A, Lavine JE Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition 2012 Jan 54 1 90-6 -
Association between puberty and features of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.
Suzuki A, Abdelmalek MF, Schwimmer JB, Lavine JE, Scheimann AO, Unalp-Arida A, Yates KP, Sanyal AJ, Guy CD, Diehl AM Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association 2012 Jul 10 7 786-94 -
Hedgehog pathway activation parallels histologic severity of injury and fibrosis in human nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.
Guy CD, Suzuki A, Zdanowicz M, Abdelmalek MF, Burchette J, Unalp A, Diehl AM Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) 2012 Jun 55 6 1711-21 -
Lower serum hepcidin and greater parenchymal iron in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease patients with C282Y HFE mutations.
Nelson JE, Brunt EM, Kowdley KV Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) 2012 Nov 56 5 1730-40 -
Severe obesity in children and adolescents: identification, associated health risks, and treatment approaches: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association.
Kelly AS, Barlow SE, Rao G, Inge TH, Hayman LL, Steinberger J, Urbina EM, Ewing LJ, Daniels SR Circulation 2013 Oct 128 15 1689-712 -
Longitudinal assessment of high blood pressure in children with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.
Schwimmer JB, Zepeda A, Newton KP, Xanthakos SA, Behling C, Hallinan EK, Donithan M, Tonascia J PloS one 2014 9 11 e112569 -
Incorporating Primary and Secondary Prevention Approaches To Address Childhood Obesity Prevention and Treatment in a Low-Income, Ethnically Diverse Population: Study Design and Demographic Data from the Texas Childhood Obesity Research Demonstration (TX CORD) Study.
Hoelscher DM, Butte NF, Barlow S, Vandewater EA, Sharma SV, Huang T, Finkelstein E, Pont S, Sacher P, Byrd-Williams C, Oluyomi A, Durand C, Li L, Kelder SH Childhood obesity (Print) 2015 Jan -
A Case of an 11-year-old With Cough, Diarrhea, and Findings of Concern in His Lungs and Spleen.
Darby JB, Rees CA, Bocchini CE, Cruz AT, Kellermayer R, Finegold MJ, Barlow SE Pediatrics 2016 Mar 137 3 e20150155 -
Prevalence of Prediabetes and Type 2 Diabetes in Children With Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease.
Newton KP, Hou J, Crimmins NA, Lavine JE, Barlow SE, Xanthakos SA, Africa J, Behling C, Donithan M, Clark JM, Schwimmer JB JAMA pediatrics 2016 Oct 170 10 e161971 -
Lysosomal Acid Lipase Deficiency Unmasked in Two Children With Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease.
Himes RW, Barlow SE, Bove K, Quintanilla NM, Sheridan R, Kohli R Pediatrics 2016 Sep -
Discrepancies in Communication Versus Documentation of Weight-Management Benchmarks: Analysis of Recorded Visits With Latino Children and Associated Health-Record Documentation.
Turer CB, Barlow SE, Montaño S, Flores G Global pediatric health 2017 4 2333794X16685190 -
Efficacy of a community- versus primary care-centered program for childhood obesity: TX CORD RCT.
Butte NF, Hoelscher DM, Barlow SE, Pont S, Durand C, Vandewater EA, Liu Y, Adolph AL, Pérez A, Wilson TA, Gonzalez A, Puyau MR, Sharma SV, Byrd-Williams C, Oluyomi A, Huang T, Finkelstein EA, Sacher PM, Kelder SH Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) 2017 Jul -
Management of child and adolescent obesity: study design and practitioner characteristics.
Trowbridge FL, Sofka D, Holt K, Barlow SE Pediatrics 2002 Jul 110 1 Pt 2 205-9 -
Alanine Aminotransferase as a Monitoring Biomarker in Children with Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: A Secondary Analysis Using TONIC Trial Data.
Arsik I, Frediani JK, Frezza D, Chen W, Ayer T, Keskinocak P, Jin R, Konomi JV, Barlow SE, Xanthakos SA, Lavine JE, Vos MB Children (Basel, Switzerland) 2018 May 5 6 -
Clinical correlates of histopathology in pediatric nonalcoholic steatohepatitis.
Patton HM, Lavine JE, Van Natta ML, Schwimmer JB, Kleiner D, Molleston J Gastroenterology 2008 Dec 135 6 1961-1971.e2 -
A residential summer camp can reduce body fat and improve health-related quality of life in obese children.
Wong WW, Barlow SE, Mikhail C, Wilson TA, Hernandez PM, Shypailo RJ, Abrams SH Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition 2013 Jan 56 1 83-5 -
White Paper AGA: POWER - Practice Guide on Obesity and Weight Management, Education and Resources.
Acosta A, Streett S, Kroh MD, Cheskin LJ, Saunders KH, Kurian M, Schofield M, Barlow SE, Aronne L Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association 2017 Feb -
Prevalence and trends of severe obesity among US children and adolescents.
Skelton JA, Cook SR, Auinger P, Klein JD, Barlow SE Academic pediatrics 2009 Sep-Oct 9 5 322-9 -
Bariatric surgery in adolescents: for treatment failures or health care system failures?
Barlow SE Pediatrics 2004 Jul 114 1 252-3 -
Quality of life in adults with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: baseline data from the nonalcoholic steatohepatitis clinical research network.
David K, Kowdley KV, Unalp A, Kanwal F, Brunt EM, Schwimmer JB Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) 2009 Jun 49 6 1904-12 -
Improvement in Primary Care Provider Self-Efficacy and Use of Patient-Centered Counseling To Address Child Overweight and Obesity after Practice-Based Changes: Texas Childhood Obesity Research Demonstration Study.
Barlow SE, Salahuddin M, Butte NF, Hoelscher DM, Pont SJ Childhood obesity (Print) 2018 Aug -
Recommendations for treatment of child and adolescent overweight and obesity.
Spear BA, Barlow SE, Ervin C, Ludwig DS, Saelens BE, Schetzina KE, Taveras EM Pediatrics 2007 Dec 120 Suppl 4 S254-88 -
Recognition of childhood overweight during health supervision visits: Does BMI help pediatricians?
Barlow SE, Bobra SR, Elliott MB, Brownson RC, Haire-Joshu D Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) 2007 Jan 15 1 225-32 -
Overweight children and adolescents: a clinical report of the North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition.
Baker S, Barlow S, Cochran W, Fuchs G, Klish W, Krebs N, Strauss R, Tershakovec A, Udall J Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition 2005 May 40 5 533-43 -
Medical evaluation of overweight children and adolescents: reports from pediatricians, pediatric nurse practitioners, and registered dietitians.
Barlow SE, Dietz WH, Klish WJ, Trowbridge FL Pediatrics 2002 Jul 110 1 Pt 2 222-8 -
Effects of MetAP2 inhibition on hyperphagia and body weight in Prader-Willi syndrome: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.
McCandless SE, Yanovski JA, Miller J, Fu C, Bird LM, Salehi P, Chan CL, Stafford D, Abuzzahab MJ, Viskochil D, Barlow SE, Angulo M, Myers SE, Whitman BY, Styne D, Roof E, Dykens EM, Scheimann AO, Malloy J, Zhuang D, Taylor K, Hughes TE, Kim DD, Butler MG Diabetes, obesity & metabolism 2017 May -
Report of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute's Working Group on obesity and other cardiovascular risk factors in congenital heart disease.
Pemberton VL, McCrindle BW, Barkin S, Daniels SR, Barlow SE, Binns HJ, Cohen MS, Economos C, Faith MS, Gidding SS, Goldberg CS, Kavey RE, Longmuir P, Rocchini AP, Van Horn L, Kaltman JR Circulation 2010 Mar 121 9 1153-9 -
Treatment of child and adolescent obesity: reports from pediatricians, pediatric nurse practitioners, and registered dietitians.
Barlow SE, Trowbridge FL, Klish WJ, Dietz WH Pediatrics 2002 Jul 110 1 Pt 2 229-35 -
Improvement in liver histology is associated with reduction in dyslipidemia in children with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.
Corey KE, Vuppalanchi R, Vos M, Kohli R, Molleston JP, Wilson L, Unalp-Arida A, Cummings OW, Lavine JE, Chalasani N Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition 2015 Mar 60 3 360-7 -
Addressing Pediatric Obesity in Ambulatory Care: Where Are We and Where Are We Going?
Lenders CM, Manders AJ, Perdomo JE, Ireland KA, Barlow SE Current obesity reports 2016 Jun 5 2 214-40 -
NASPGHAN Clinical Practice Guideline for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Children: Recommendations from the Expert Committee on NAFLD (ECON) and the North American Society of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (NASPGHAN).
Vos MB, Abrams SH, Barlow SE, Caprio S, Daniels SR, Kohli R, Mouzaki M, Sathya P, Schwimmer JB, Sundaram SS, Xanthakos SA Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition 2017 Feb 64 2 319-334 -
In Children with Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, Cysteamine Bitartrate Delayed Release Improves Liver Enzymes but does not Reduce Disease Activity Scores.
Schwimmer JB, Lavine JE, Wilson LA, Neuschwander-Tetri BA, Xanthakos SA, Kohli R, Barlow SE, Vos MB, Karpen SJ, Molleston JP, Whitington PF, Rosenthal P, Jain AK, Murray KF, Brunt EM, Kleiner DE, Van Natta ML, Clark JM, Tonascia J, Doo E Gastroenterology 2016 Aug -
Parent reasons for nonreturn to a pediatric weight management program.
Barlow SE, Ohlemeyer CL Clinical pediatrics 2006 May 45 4 355-60 -
Childhood obesity for pediatric gastroenterologists.
Huang JS, Barlow SE, Quiros-Tejeira RE, Scheimann A, Skelton J, Suskind D, Tsai P, Uko V, Warolin JP, Xanthakos SA Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition 2013 Jan 56 1 99-109 -
Vitamin E and changes in serum alanine aminotransferase levels in patients with non-alcoholic steatohepatitis.
Hoofnagle JH, Van Natta ML, Kleiner DE, Clark JM, Kowdley KV, Loomba R, Neuschwander-Tetri BA, Sanyal AJ, Tonascia J Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics 2013 Jul 38 2 134-43 -
Databases and diagnosis of obesity: pitfalls and potential of using ICD-9 codes.
Barlow SE The Journal of pediatrics 2009 Mar 154 3 315-7 -
Kamp K'aana, a 2-Week Residential Weight Management Summer Camp, Shows Long-Term Improvement in Body Mass Index z Scores.
Farhat AE, Sharma S, Abrams SH, Wong WW, Barlow SE Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition 2016 Mar 62 3 491-4 -
Management of child and adolescent obesity: summary and recommendations based on reports from pediatricians, pediatric nurse practitioners, and registered dietitians.
Barlow SE, Dietz WH Pediatrics 2002 Jul 110 1 Pt 2 236-8 -
Symptoms and quality of life in obese children and adolescents with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.
Kistler KD, Molleston J, Unalp A, Abrams SH, Behling C, Schwimmer JB Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics 2010 Feb 31 3 396-406 -
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) activity score and the histopathologic diagnosis in NAFLD: distinct clinicopathologic meanings.
Brunt EM, Kleiner DE, Wilson LA, Belt P, Neuschwander-Tetri BA Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) 2011 Mar 53 3 810-20 -
In Children With Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, Zone 1 Steatosis Is Associated With Advanced Fibrosis.
Africa JA, Behling CA, Brunt EM, Zhang N, Luo Y, Wells A, Hou J, Belt PH, Kohil R, Lavine JE, Molleston JP, Newton KP, Whitington PF, Schwimmer JB Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association 2017 Mar -
Low and High Birth Weights Are Risk Factors for Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Children.
Newton KP, Feldman HS, Chambers CD, Wilson L, Behling C, Clark JM, Molleston JP, Chalasani N, Sanyal AJ, Fishbein MH, Lavine JE, Schwimmer JB The Journal of pediatrics 2017 Mar -
An innovative summer camp program improves weight and self-esteem in obese children.
Wong WW, Abrams SH, Mikhail C, Terrazas NL, Wilson TA, Arceo D, Mrowczynski PK, King KL, Stansel AD, Albright AN, Barlow SE, Brown KO, Brown JD, Klish WJ Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition 2009 Oct 49 4 493-7 -
Lipid Screening and Treatment Practices Conflict With Conflicting Recommendations: Where Do We Go From Here?
Barlow SE, Turer CB The Journal of pediatrics 2017 Mar -
Management of child and adolescent obesity: attitudes, barriers, skills, and training needs among health care professionals.
Story MT, Neumark-Stzainer DR, Sherwood NE, Holt K, Sofka D, Trowbridge FL, Barlow SE Pediatrics 2002 Jul 110 1 Pt 2 210-4 -
Screening and counseling associated with obesity diagnosis in a national survey of ambulatory pediatric visits.
Cook S, Weitzman M, Auinger P, Barlow SE Pediatrics 2005 Jul 116 1 112-6 -
Response to Letters Regarding the NASPGHAN NAFLD Guidelines.
Vos MB, Abrams SH, Barlow SE, Caprio S, Daniels SR, Kohli R, Mouzaki M, Sathya P, Schwimmer JB, Sundaram SS, Xanthakos SA Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition 2017 Sep -
Response to the Letters Regarding the North American Society of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition NAFLD Guidelines.
Vos MB, Abrams SH, Barlow SE, Caprio S, Daniels SR, Kohli R, Mouzaki M, Sathya P, Schwimmer JB, Sundaram SS, Xanthakos SA Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition 2017 Nov 65 5 e115-e116 -
Is parental aggravation associated with childhood overweight? An analysis of the National Survey of Children's Health 2003.
Barlow SE, Chang JJ Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) 2007 Sep 96 9 1360-2 -
Update in childhood and adolescent obesity.
Vos M, Barlow SE Pediatric clinics of North America 2011 Dec 58 6 xv-xvii
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Clinically Actionable Hypercholesterolemia and Hypertriglyceridemia in Children with Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease.
Research
- Population health approaches to child and adolescent obesity
- NAFLD in children and adolescents
- Management of obesity in children and adolescents
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