Ihuoma U. Eneli, MD

Medical School:

University of Nigeria   MBBS   06/30/1989

Residency:

Sparrow Hospital   08/24/1997

Fellowship:

Michigan State University College of Human Medicin   05/31/2003

Section:

Ambulatory Pediatrics   Click to learn about this department

Specialty:

Pediatrics, Certified  

Gender:

Female

Languages Spoken:

English

Date of Appointment at
Children's Hospital:

07/31/2006

Office Practice Information:

• Accepts patients 0-18
• Accepts patients 18 years or older
• Accepts Medicaid
• Requires a written physician referral
• This office is wheelchair accessible

Academic Title:

Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics

Clinical, Teaching & Research Interests*:

Ihuoma U. Eneli, MD, MS, is Associate Director for Clinical Programs at the Center for Healthy Weight and Nutrition at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and an Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at The Ohio State University College of Medicine. Dr Eneli oversees the assessment clinics and medical weight management programs. Her clinical and research interest is on medical interventions for overweight children, particularly from the health care providers’ perspective. Prior to joining Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Dr. Eneli was an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan.

Publications*:

Eneli I, Davies HD. Epidemiology and outcome of necrotizing fasciitis in children: an active surveillance study of the Canadian Paediatric Surveillance Program. Journal of Pediatrics 151(1): 79-84, 84.e1, 2007.

Eneli I, Davies HD. Epidemiology of childhood obesity. In: Obesity in Childhood and Adolescence, Volume 1. (Fitzgerald H & Davies HD, eds). Praeger Press, 2007.

Eneli IU, Kalogiros ID, McDonald KA, Todem D. Parental preferences on addressing weight-related issues in children. Clinical Pediatrics 46(7): 612-8, 2007, (Epub June 6, 2007).

Eneli I, Mantinan-McDaniels K. Managing the overweight child. In: Obesity in Childhood and Adolescence, Volume 2. (Fitzgerald H & Davies HD, eds). Praeger Press, 2007.

Eneli IU, Kalogiros ID, McDonald KA, Todem D. Parental preferences on addressing weight-related issues in children. Clinical Pediatrics 46(7): 612-8, September 2007.

Eneli IU, Davies HD. Epidemiology and outcome of necrotizing fasciitis in children: an active surveillance study of the Canadian Pediatric Surveillance Program. Journal of Pediatrics 151(1): 79-84, 84.e1, July 2007.

Eneli IU, Davies HD. Epidemiology of childhood obesity. In: Obesity in Childhood and Adolescence, Volume 1, (Fitzgerald H & Davies HD, eds.), Praeger Press, 2007.

Eneli IU, Mantinan-McDaniels K. Managing the overweight child. In: Obesity in Childhood and Adolescence, Volume 2 ( Fitzgerald H and Davies HD, eds.), Praeger Press, 2007.

Awards and Honors*:

Grant Reviewer, Commonwealth Universal Research Enhancement (CURE)

Pennsylvania Department of Health and Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU), 2007

Selected Fellow, The Annual Minority Investigators Workshop on Behavioral Methodologies, National Cancer Institute, 2007

Grant Reviewer, Commonwealth Universal Research Enhancement (CURE),Pennsylvania Department of Health and Oak Ridge Associated Universities


Selected Fellow, The Annual Minority Investigators Workshop on Behavioral Methodologies, National Cancer Institute

Presentations and
Teaching Activities*:

Heart Disease Trends Across the Lifespan, McConnell Heart Center/Ohio Health, Columbus, Ohio, February 2007

Perceived Response Efficacy for Four Recommended Obesity Prevention Health Messages among Mothers with Preschool Children, Pediatric Academic Society Meeting (PAS), Toronto, Canada, May 2007

A Comprehensive Survey of US Pediatric Obesity Programs, National Association of Children’s Hospitals and Related Institutions (NACHRI) Advisory Council, Washington, D.C., July 2007

Childhood Obesity: The Center Experience, Ohio State University Faculty Minority Group and Ohio State National Medical Association, Columbus, Ohio, August 2007

A Comprehensive Survey of US Pediatric Obesity Programs, American Public Health Association (APHA), Washington, D.C., November 2007
Theory of Planned Behavior and Obesity Prevention in Mothers with Young Children,
National Communication Association (NCA) Conference, Chicago, Illinois,
November 2007

Perceived Response Efficacy for Four Recommended Obesity Prevention Health Messages among Mothers with Preschool Children, Pediatric Academic Society Meeting (PAS), Toronto, Canada, May 2007

A Comprehensive Survey of U.S. Pediatric Obesity Programs, National Association of Children’s Hospitals and Related Institutions (NACHRI) Advisory Council, Washington, D.C., July 2007

Childhood Obesity: The Center Experience, Ohio State University Faculty Minority Group and Ohio State National Medical Association, Columbus, Ohio, August 2007

A Comprehensive Survey of U.S. Pediatric Obesity Programs, American Public Health Association (APHA), Washington, D.C., November 2007

Theory of Planned Behavior and Obesity Prevention in Mothers with Young Children, National Communication Association (NCA) conference, Chicago, Illinois, November 2007

*Physician publications, awards and honors, and presentations and teaching activities represent work completed in 2008 only.