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Nabiha Shahid, MD
- Pediatric Endocrinology Fellow and Postdoctoral Scholar
Nabiha Shahid is originally from Lahore, Pakistan and moved to US for her pediatric residency that she completed from New York before she moved to Pittsburgh for her pediatric endocrinology fellowship. Her long-term career goal is to become a clinician educator with particular interest in youth type 2 diabetes and PCOS. She is currently working with Silva Arslanian, MD at the Center for Pediatric Research in Obesity and Metabolism (CPROM) and her research interest involves comprehensive care and management of obesity and related comorbidities prevalent in youth. Her primary research project focuses on non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in adolescents with obesity and PCOS. She loves to travel around the globe and explore. Urdu is her native language but she can understand and converse fairly well in Punjabi and Hindi as well. Her hobbies include cooking traditional cuisine, baking, sightseeing and sometimes just relaxing with a cup of tea.
Professional and Scientific Society Memberships
- American Academy of Pediatrics, 2015-Present
- Pediatric Endocrine Society, 2018-Present
- The Endocrine Society, 2019-Present
- American Diabetes Association (ADA), 2019-Present
Education & Training
- FSc, Lahore College for Women University, 2005
- BS, The University of Punjab, 2009
- MBBS, King Edward Medical University, 2011
- Residency in Pediatrics, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/Bronx Care Hospital Center, 2015-2018
- Fellowship in Pediatric Endocrinology, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, 2018-Present
Selected Publications
Ubaidulhaq M, Shahid N, Ang J. Pillow Feather–Associated Unusual Neck Complication in a Young Child Glob Pediatr Health. 2016; 3:
Research Grants
5T32DK007729-24, Obesity, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) in adolescent girls, 2019-Present, NIH/NIDDK