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Mark J. Manary, M.D.

Helene B. Roberson Professor of Pediatrics

Emergency Medicine
Patient Oriented Research
 

Dr. Manary received his undergraduate education at Massachusetts Institute of Technology where he received a B.S. in Chemistry and Chemical Engineering. In 1982 he earned his M.D. degree at Washington University School of Medicine and then served his internship and residency in Pediatrics at St. Louis Children's Hospital. After working in Tanzania and serving as Medical Officer and Acting Clinical Director of the Cheyenne River Indian Reservation in South Dakota, Dr. Manary returned to St. Louis and became an Instructor in Pediatrics in the Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine at Washington University School of Medicine. In 1994 he was promoted to Assistant Professor of Pediatrics. He is board certified in Pediatrics and subspecialty board certified in Pediatric Emergency Medicine. His clinical and teaching duties include working as an attending physician in the Emergency Unit at St. Louis Children's Hospital where he serves as a preceptor for pediatric housestaff and medical students rotating through the unit.

Dr. Manary's research interests focus on different aspects of nutrition in populations of developing countries, especially in Malawi, Africa. Dr. Manary has been awarded multiple grants and awards to fund his research activities, most recently including grants from the Thrasher Research Fund, Nestle Foundation, and the Allen Foundation. Dr. Manary is a member of the American Society for Clinical Nutrition.

Selected Publications
  1. Manary MJ, Brewster DR: Intensive nursing care of kwashiokor in Malawi. Acta Paediatr 2000; 89:203-207.

  2. Manary MJ, Leeuwenburgh C, Heinecke JW: Increased oxidative stress in kwashiorkor. J Pediatr 2000; 137:421-424.

  3. Manary MJ, Hotz C, Krebs NF, Gibson RS, Westcott JE, Arnold T, Broadhead RL, Hambidge KM: Dietary phytate reduction improves zinc absorption in Malwaian children recovering from tuberculosis but not in well children. J Nutr accepted for publication.

 
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