- American Society of Bone Mineral Research
- International Society of Clinical Densitometry
- Pediatric Endocrine Society
Biography
Sowmya Krishnan, M.D., is a Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at UT Southwestern Medical Center.
Dr. Krishnan earned her medical degree at the Maulana Azad Medical College at the University of Delhi and completed a residency in pediatrics at Lady Hardinge Medical College, also at the University of Delhi. She then completed an additional residency in pediatrics at Hurley Medical Center in Michigan, serving as Chief Resident, and received advanced training through a pediatric endocrinology fellowship at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center.
Certified by the American Board of Pediatrics in pediatric endocrinology, she joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2023.
Dr. Krishna is co-chair of the Diagnostics and Therapeutics Committee for the Pediatric Endocrine Society and a member of the Pediatric Bone Mineral Research Working Group for the American Society of Bone Mineral Research.
Education & Training
- Residency - Lady Hardinge Medical College, India, Pediatric Residency
- Medical School - Maulana Azad Medical College, India (1990-1995)
- Residency - Michigan State University/Hurley Medical Center (2001-2004), Pediatrics
- Fellowship - University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center (2005-2008), Pediatric Endocrinology
Professional Associations & Affiliations
Honors & Awards
- Top Doctor, 2019–present, Castle Connolly
Books & Publications
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Books
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Ambiguous genitalia in newborns in Genetic Steroid Disorders
Krishnan S, Meyer J, Khattab A (2020), Amsterdam, NL, Elsevier -
Ambiguous genitalia in newborns in Genetic Steroid Disorders
Krishnan S, Wisniewski A (2014), Amsterdam, NL, Elsevier -
Bone health in obesity and cross talk between fat and bone in Global Perspectives on Childhood Obesity: Current Status, Consequences and Prevention (1st ed.)
Krishnan S, Kalyanaraman V (2011), Amsterdam, NL, Elsevier/Academic Press
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Ambiguous genitalia in newborns in Genetic Steroid Disorders
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Publications
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Collagen glycosylation, hip structural analysis, and trabecular bone score in adolescents with type 1 diabetes: a cross-sectional study
Krishnan S, Aston CE, Chadwick J, Gulati S, Wang H, Sisson SB, Misra M, Chernausek SD Diabetology and Metabolic Syndrome 2025 Dec 17 -
Pediatric Endocrinology Milestones 2.0—guide to their implementation
Tillotson CV, Becetti I, Hwu K, Page L, Krishnan S, Stafford D, Stanley T, Vuguin P, Barker JM BMC Medical Education 2023 Dec 23 -
Atypical genitalia in the newborn
Krishnan S, Meyer J, Khattab A 2023 Jan 145-158 -
Pharmacologic Weight Management in the Era of Adolescent Obesity
Raman V, Gupta A, Ashraf AP, Breidbart E, Gourgari E, Kamboj M, Kohn B, Krishnan S, Lahoti A, Matlock K, Mehta S, Mistry S, Miller R, Page L, Reynolds D, Han JC Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism 2022 Oct 107 2716-2728 -
Bone Mass Accrual in First Six Months of Life: Impact of Maternal Diabetes, Infant Adiposity, and Cord Blood Adipokines
Krishnan S, Aston CE, Fields DA, Teague AM, Lyons TJ, Chernausek SD Calcified Tissue International 2022 Sep 111 248-255 -
SARS-CoV-2 infection and paediatric endocrine disorders: Risks and management considerations
Miller R, Ashraf AP, Gourgari E, Gupta A, Kamboj MK, Kohn B, Lahoti A, Mak D, Mehta S, Mitchell D, Patel N, Raman V, Reynolds DG, Yu C, Krishnan S Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 2021 Jul 4 -
Pediatric Endocrinology in the Time of COVID-19: Considerations for the Rapid Implementation of Telemedicine and Management of Pediatric Endocrine Conditions
Regelmann MO, Conroy R, Gourgari E, Gupta A, Guttmann-Bauman I, Heksch R, Kamboj MK, Krishnan S, Lahoti A, Matlock K Hormone Research in Paediatrics 2021 Feb 93 343-350 -
Novel compound heterozygous variants in the NBAS gene in a child with osteogenesis imperfecta and recurrent acute liver failure
Krishnan S, Rughani A, Tsai A, Palle S BMJ Case Reports 2021 Feb 14 -
Severe growth failure associated with a novel heterozygous nonsense mutation in the GHR transmembrane domain leading to elevated growth hormone binding protein
Rughani A, Zhang D, Vairamani K, Dauber A, Hwa V, Krishnan S Clinical Endocrinology 2020 Apr 92 331-337 -
A novel approach to the management of neonatal diabetes using sensor-augmented insulin pump therapy with threshold suspend technology at diagnosis
Marin MT, Coffey ML, Beck JK, Dasari PS, Allen R, Krishnan S Diabetes Spectrum 2016 Aug 29 176-179 -
How can we apply the new american thyroid association treatment guidelines for children and adolescents with thyroid cancer to improve patient management? Novel insights into clinical experience
Bauer AJ, Francis GL, Waguespack S, Zimmerman D, Krishnan S, Breidbart E, Viswanathan P, McDonough RJ, Barger K, Yan Y, Yee JK, Bauman A, Jimenez-Vega J, Rose SR, Backeljauw PF, Newfield R US Endocrinology 2016 12 39-51 -
Ambiguous Genitalia in Newborns
Krishnan S, Wisniewski AB 2013 Sep 87-97 -
Metabolic syndrome and arterial elasticity in youth
Gardner AW, Parker DE, Krishnan S, Chalmers LJ Metabolism: clinical and experimental 2013 Mar 62 424-431 -
Lipoprotein abnormalities in compound heterozygous lipoprotein lipase deficiency after treatment with a low-fat diet and orlistat
Blackett P, Tryggestad J, Krishnan S, Li S, Xu W, Alaupovic P, Quiroga C, Copeland K Journal of Clinical Lipidology 2013 Mar 7 132-139 -
Metabolic syndrome and daily ambulation in children, adolescents, and young adults
Gardner AW, Parker DE, Krishnan S, Chalmers LJ Medicine and science in sports and exercise 2013 Jan 45 163-169 -
Sex differences in cardiovascular disease risk in adolescents with type 1 diabetes
Krishnan S, Fields DA, Copeland KC, Blackett PR, Anderson MP, Gardner AW Gender Medicine 2012 Aug 9 251-258 -
A model of delivering multi-disciplinary care to people with 46 XY DSD
Palmer BW, Wisniewski AB, Schaeffer TL, Mallappa A, Tryggestad JB, Krishnan S, Chalmers LJ, Copeland K, Chernausek SD, Reiner WG, Kropp BP Journal of Pediatric Urology 2012 Feb 8 7-16 -
Impact of Type 1 Diabetes and Body Weight Status on Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Adolescent Children
Krishnan S, Copeland KC, Bright BC, Gardner AW, Blackett PR, Fields DA Journal of Clinical Hypertension 2011 May 13 351-356 -
Bone Health in Obesity and the Cross Talk between Fat and Bone
Krishnan S, Kalyanaraman V 2010 Sep 297-302 -
Two new unrelated cases of hereditary 1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D-resistant rickets with alopecia resulting from the same novel nonsense mutation in the vitamin D receptor gene
Forghani N, Lum C, Krishnan S, Wang J, Wilson DM, Blackett PR, Malloy PJ, Feldman D Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism 2010 Aug 23 843-850 -
Sex differences in body composition early in life
Fields DA, Krishnan S, Wisniewski AB Gender Medicine 2009 Jul 6 369-375 -
Prevalence and significance of cardiometabolic risk factors in children with type 1 diabetes
Krishnan S, Short KR Journal of the cardiometabolic syndrome 2009 4 50-56
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Collagen glycosylation, hip structural analysis, and trabecular bone score in adolescents with type 1 diabetes: a cross-sectional study
Results: 1 Locations
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