Research Activities and Grants

Gundogan, NU, Castells, S: Thyroid Function Tests and Hypothacnic-pituitary-adrenal Axis in Infantile Austism: Some Basis Endocrine4 Topics of Debate. Ann. Med. Sci. 1:2-7, 2001.

Taha, D, Bastian, W. Castells, S: Growth Hormone Replacement Therapy in Children with Leukemia in Remission. Clin. Pediatr. 40:441-445, 2001.

Umpaichitra, V. Bastian, W,Castells, S:Hypocalcemia in Children: Pathogenesis and Management. Clin. Pediatr. 40:305-312,2001.

Umpaichitra, V. Bastian, W, Taha, D,Bannerji, MA, Castells, S: C-peptide and Glucagon Profiles in Minority Children with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. 86:1605-1609, 2001.

Taha, D, Castells, S. Umpaichitra, V, Bastian, W,Bannerji, MA, Beta Cell Response to Intravenous Glucagon Stimulation with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. J. Clin Endocrinol. Metab.86:1605-1609, 2001.

Umpaichitra, V, Wallerstein, R. Castells, S: Dyplasia with Abnormal Urinary Glycosaminoglycans and Growth Hormone Unresponsiveness. Clinical Dysmorphology, 11:53-56, 2002.

Umpaichitra, V, Banerji, MA, Castells, S: Autoantibodies in Children with Type 2 Diabetes. J. Pediatr. Endocr. Metab. 15:525-530, 2002.

Castells, S: Management of Hyperglycemia in Minority Children with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. J. Pediatr. Endo. Metab. 15:531-540, 2002.

Taha, D., Umpaichitra, V, Banerji, M.A., Castells, S. Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in African-American Adolescents: Impaired Beta-Cell Function in the face of server Insulin Resistance J. Pediatri Endocr Metab 19:135-142, 2006

Mahesh, S. Karp, R. Castells, S, Quintos, J.B. Mauriac Sydrome in a 3 year old boy. Endocrine Practice 13:63-66, 2007.

Mercado, A. B. Castells, S.: Pancreatic B-Cell Hyperactivity in Morbid Obese Adolescent Pediatr. Endocr. Reviews, 3, Supplement 4: 560-563, 2006

Quintos, J.B., Castells S:, Management of Metabolic Syndrome in Morbidly Obese Children and Adolescents. Pediatr. Endocr. Review 3:4:564-570, 2006

Quintos, JB, Mazumdar, H, George M, Mercado, AB, Lu, Haiyan, Sternberg, A, Rao, M., Castells, S,: The Prevalance of Metabolic syndrome in Inner City Obese African-American Youth. Pediatr. Endocr. Review 3; Supplement 4: 571-575, 2006.

Quintos,JB, Shak, A. Castells, S, Transient Pitutiary Dysfunction, Empty Sella, Pseudotumor Cerebri in a Morbid Obese Adolescent, Pediatr. Endocr. Review 3; Supplement 4:576-578, 2006

Mahesh S, Karp RJ, Castells S, Quintos JB. Mauriac syndrome in a 3 year old boy. Endocr Pract.2007 Jan-Feb;13(1):63-6.