Louise Greenspan, MD
Volunteer Clinical Professor
Pediatrics
School of Medicine

Publications (60)

Top publication keywords:
Body SizeParentingPrenatal Exposure Delayed EffectsDiabetes, GestationalSexual MaturationMenarcheBody Mass IndexPubertyFathersEndocrine DisruptorsMexican AmericansFeeding BehaviorMothersPuberty, PrecociousPediatric Obesity

• High Prevalence of Prediabetes Among Asian and Pacific Islander Adolescents With Overweight or Obesity in a Primary Care Population.
  Diabetes care 2025 Bacong AM, Njuguna V, Darbinian J, Rodriguez LA, Gunderson EP, Greenspan LC, Rajeshuni N, Palaniappan L, Lo JC
• Fetal exposure to gestational diabetes severity and postnatal infant feeding in the first year of life associated with preadolescent obesity: a prospective cohort.
  Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) 2025 Sun B, Lo JC, Greenspan LC, King AS, Davis JN, Faith MS, Wakimoto P, Josefson JL, Basi T, Quesenberry CP, Hudson EA, Lowe W, Metzger B, Gunderson EP
• Response to "Hypertensive Blood Pressure in Adolescent Girls With Features of PCOS".
  American journal of preventive medicine 2025 Lo JC, Greenspan LC
• Hypertensive Blood Pressure in Adolescent Females With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome.
  American journal of preventive medicine 2024 Zhang S, Darbinian JA, Greenspan LC, Naderi S, Ramalingam ND, Lo JC
• Pubertal Timing Across Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Subgroups.
  JAMA network open 2024 Kubo A, Acker J, Aghaee S, Kushi LH, Quesenberry CP, Greenspan LC, Srinivasan S, Kanaya AM, Deardorff J

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• Alanine aminotransferase elevation varies by ethnicity among Asian and Pacific Islander children with overweight or obesity.
  Pediatric obesity 2024 Lee C, Schwimmer JB, Gunderson EP, Goyal NP, Darbinian JA, Greenspan LC, Lo JC
• Hemoglobin A1c and Type 2 Diabetes Incidence Among Adolescents With Overweight and Obesity.
  JAMA network open 2024 Hoe FM, Darbinian JA, Greenspan LC, Lo JC
• Associations Between Childhood Obesity and Pubertal Timing Stratified by Sex and Race/Ethnicity.
  American journal of epidemiology 2022 Aghaee S, Deardorff J, Quesenberry CP, Greenspan LC, Kushi LH, Kubo A
• Identifying modifiable obesogenic behaviors among Latino adolescents in primary pediatric care.
  Preventive medicine reports 2022 Rodriguez LA, Gopalan A, Darbinian JA, Chandra M, Greenspan LC, Howell A, Lo JC
• Ethnic diversity and burden of polycystic ovary syndrome among US adolescent females.
  Journal of pediatric endocrinology & metabolism : JPEM 2022 Khil J, Darbinian JA, Guo L, Greenspan LC, Ramalingam ND, Lo JC
• Associations between infant growth and pubertal onset timing in a multiethnic prospective cohort of girls.
  BMC pediatrics 2022 Aghaee S, Quesenberry CP, Deardorff J, Kushi LH, Greenspan LC, Ferrara A, Kubo A
• Childhood Overweight and Obesity and Pubertal Onset Among Mexican-American Boys and Girls in the CHAMACOS Longitudinal Study.
  American journal of epidemiology 2022 Deardorff J, Reeves JW, Hyland C, Tilles S, Rauch S, Kogut K, Greenspan LC, Shirtcliff E, Lustig RH, Eskenazi B, Harley K
• Style of meal service and feeding practices among Mexican American fathers and mothers: An analysis of video-recorded children's evening mealtime at home.
  Appetite 2021 Penilla C, Tschann JM, Pasch LA, Flores E, Deardorff J, Martinez SM, Butte NF, Greenspan LC
• The Prevalence of Elevated Alanine Aminotransferase Levels Meeting Clinical Action Thresholds in Children with Obesity in Primary Care Practice.
  The Journal of pediatrics 2021 Wu SJ, Darbinian JA, Schwimmer JB, Yu EL, Ramalingam ND, Greenspan LC, Lo JC
• Girls' Pubertal Timing and Tempo and Mental Health: A Longitudinal Examination in an Ethnically Diverse Sample.
  The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine 2021 Deardorff J, Marceau K, Johnson M, Reeves JW, Biro FM, Kubo A, Greenspan LC, Laurent CA, Windham GC, Pinney SM, Kushi LH, Hiatt RA
• Early life household intactness and timing of pubertal onset in girls: a prospective cohort study.
  BMC pediatrics 2020 Aghaee S, Deardorff J, Greenspan LC, Quesenberry CP, Kushi LH, Kubo A
• Earlier age of sex and substance use initiation is associated with unique hormone profiles during social evaluative threat in Mexican American adolescents.
  Psychoneuroendocrinology 2020 Johnson M, Shirtcliff EA, van Dammen L, Dahl RE, Gonzales N, Harley KG, Rauch S, Greenspan LC, Eskenazi B, Deardorff J
• Urinary polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in relation to anthropometric measures and pubertal development in a cohort of Northern California girls.
  Environmental epidemiology (Philadelphia, Pa.) 2020 Dobraca D, Laurent CA, Greenspan LC, Hiatt RA, Sjödin A, Kushi LH, Windham GC
• Correction to: Breastfeeding and timing of pubertal onset in girls: a multiethnic population-based prospective cohort study.
  BMC pediatrics 2019 Aghaee S, Deardorff J, Greenspan LC, Quesenberry CP, Kushi LH, Kubo A
• Breastfeeding and timing of pubertal onset in girls: a multiethnic population-based prospective cohort study.
  BMC pediatrics 2019 Aghaee S, Deardorff J, Greenspan LC, Quesenberry CP, Kushi LH, Kubo A
• Associations of Maternal Gestational Weight Gain and Obesity With the Timing of Pubertal Onset in Daughters.
  American journal of epidemiology 2019 Aghaee S, Laurent CA, Deardorff J, Ferrara A, Greenspan LC, Quesenberry CP, Kushi LH, Kubo A
• Longitudinal study of age of menarche in association with childhood concentrations of persistent organic pollutants.
  Environmental research 2019 Attfield KR, Pinney SM, Sjödin A, Voss RW, Greenspan LC, Biro FM, Hiatt RA, Kushi LH, Windham GC
• Association of Infant Temperament With Subsequent Obesity in Young Children of Mothers With Gestational Diabetes Mellitus.
  JAMA pediatrics 2019 Faith MS, Hittner JB, Hurston SR, Yin J, Greenspan LC, Quesenberry CP, Gunderson EP, SWIFT Offspring Study Investigators
• Association of phthalates, parabens and phenols found in personal care products with pubertal timing in girls and boys.
  Human reproduction (Oxford, England) 2019 Harley KG, Berger KP, Kogut K, Parra K, Lustig RH, Greenspan LC, Calafat AM, Ye X, Eskenazi B
• Sleep duration in Mexican American children: Do mothers' and fathers' parenting and family practices play a role?
  Journal of sleep research 2018 Martinez SM, Tschann JM, Butte NF, Gregorich SE, Penilla C, Flores E, Pasch LA, Greenspan LC, Deardorff J
• Association of Prenatal Urinary Concentrations of Phthalates and Bisphenol A and Pubertal Timing in Boys and Girls.
  Environmental health perspectives 2018 Berger K, Eskenazi B, Kogut K, Parra K, Lustig RH, Greenspan LC, Holland N, Calafat AM, Ye X, Harley KG
• Associations Between Maternal Obesity and Pregnancy Hyperglycemia and Timing of Puberty Onset in Adolescent Girls: A Population-Based Study.
  American journal of epidemiology 2018 Kubo A, Deardorff J, Laurent CA, Ferrara A, Greenspan LC, Quesenberry CP, Kushi LH
• Age of Menarche in a Longitudinal US Cohort.
  Journal of pediatric and adolescent gynecology 2018 Biro FM, Pajak A, Wolff MS, Pinney SM, Windham GC, Galvez MP, Greenspan LC, Kushi LH, Teitelbaum SL
• Girls' Sleep Trajectories Across the Pubertal Transition: Emerging Racial/Ethnic Differences.
  The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine 2018 Hoyt LT, Deardorff J, Marceau K, Laurent CA, Windham GC, Greenspan LC, Pinney SM, Teitelbaum S, Grimm KJ, Hagan MJ, Biro FM, Wolff MS, Kushi LH, Hiatt RA
• Endocrine disrupters and pubertal timing.
  Current opinion in endocrinology, diabetes, and obesity 2018 Greenspan LC, Lee MM
• Age at Pubertal Onset in Girls and Tobacco Smoke Exposure During Pre- and Postnatal Susceptibility Windows.
  Epidemiology (Cambridge, Mass.) 2017 Windham GC, Lum R, Voss R, Wolff M, Pinney SM, Teteilbaum SL, Sosnoff CS, Dobraca D, Biro F, Hiatt RA, Greenspan LC, Galvez M, Kushi LH
• Fathers' feeding practices and children's weight status in Mexican American families.
  Appetite 2017 Penilla C, Tschann JM, Deardorff J, Flores E, Pasch LA, Butte NF, Gregorich SE, Greenspan LC, Martinez SM, Ozer E
• Predicting Hypertension Among Children With Incident Elevated Blood Pressure.
  Academic pediatrics 2017 Daley MF, Reifler LM, Johnson ES, Sinaiko AR, Margolis KL, Parker ED, Greenspan LC, Lo JC, O'Connor PJ, Magid DJ
• Short Sleep Duration Is Associated With Eating More Carbohydrates and Less Dietary Fat in Mexican American Children.
  Sleep 2017 Martinez SM, Tschann JM, Butte NF, Gregorich SE, Penilla C, Flores E, Greenspan LC, Pasch LA, Deardorff J
• Association of prenatal and childhood PBDE exposure with timing of puberty in boys and girls.
  Environment international 2017 Harley KG, Rauch SA, Chevrier J, Kogut K, Parra KL, Trujillo C, Lustig RH, Greenspan LC, Sjödin A, Bradman A, Eskenazi B
• Preferred Child Body Size and Parental Underestimation of Child Weight in Mexican-American Families.
  Maternal and child health journal 2016 Pasch LA, Penilla C, Tschann JM, Martinez SM, Deardorff J, de Groat CL, Gregorich SE, Flores E, Butte NF, Greenspan LC
• Residential proximity to traffic and female pubertal development.
  Environment international 2016 McGuinn LA, Voss RW, Laurent CA, Greenspan LC, Kushi LH, Windham GC
• Associations Between Maternal Pregravid Obesity and Gestational Diabetes and the Timing of Pubarche in Daughters.
  American journal of epidemiology 2016 Kubo A, Ferrara A, Laurent CA, Windham GC, Greenspan LC, Deardorff J, Hiatt RA, Quesenberry CP, Kushi LH
• Change in Weight Status and Development of Hypertension.
  Pediatrics 2016 Parker ED, Sinaiko AR, Kharbanda EO, Margolis KL, Daley MF, Trower NK, Sherwood NE, Greenspan LC, Lo JC, Magid DJ, O'Connor PJ
• Thyroid Hormones and Timing of Pubertal Onset in a Longitudinal Cohort of Females, Northern California, 2006-11.
  Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology 2016 Wilken JA, Greenspan LC, Kushi LH, Voss RW, Windham GC
• Obesity Severity, Dietary Behaviors, and Lifestyle Risks Vary by Race/Ethnicity and Age in a Northern California Cohort of Children with Obesity.
  Journal of obesity 2016 Ford MC, Gordon NP, Howell A, Green CE, Greenspan LC, Chandra M, Mellor RG, Lo JC
• Parental feeding practices and child weight status in Mexican American families: a longitudinal analysis.
  The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity 2015 Tschann JM, Martinez SM, Penilla C, Gregorich SE, Pasch LA, de Groat CL, Flores E, Deardorff J, Greenspan LC, Butte NF
• Brominated Flame Retardants and Other Persistent Organohalogenated Compounds in Relation to Timing of Puberty in a Longitudinal Study of Girls.
  Environmental health perspectives 2015 Windham GC, Pinney SM, Voss RW, Sjödin A, Biro FM, Greenspan LC, Stewart S, Hiatt RA, Kushi LH
• Breastfeeding versus formula-feeding and girls' pubertal development.
  Maternal and child health journal 2015 Kale A, Deardorff J, Lahiff M, Laurent C, Greenspan LC, Hiatt RA, Windham G, Galvez MP, Biro FM, Pinney SM, Teitelbaum SL, Wolff MS, Barlow J, Mirabedi A, Lasater M, Kushi LH
• Is it time for bed? Short sleep duration increases risk of obesity in Mexican American children.
  Sleep medicine 2014 Martinez SM, Tschann JM, Greenspan LC, Deardorff J, Penilla C, Flores E, Pasch LA, Gregorich SE, Butte NF
• Longitudinal effects of parental, child and neighborhood factors on moderate-vigorous physical activity and sedentary time in Latino children.
  The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity 2014 Butte NF, Gregorich SE, Tschann JM, Penilla C, Pasch LA, De Groat CL, Flores E, Deardorff J, Greenspan LC, Martinez SM
• Lipid screening in children and adolescents in community practice: 2007 to 2010.
  Circulation. Cardiovascular quality and outcomes 2014 Margolis KL, Greenspan LC, Trower NK, Daley MF, Daniels SR, Lo JC, Kharbanda EO, Sinaiko AR, Magid DJ, Parker ED, Chandra M, Tavel HM, O'Connor PJ
• Maternal hyperglycemia during pregnancy predicts adiposity of the offspring.
  Diabetes care 2014 Kubo A, Ferrara A, Windham GC, Greenspan LC, Deardorff J, Hiatt RA, Quesenberry CP, Laurent C, Mirabedi AS, Kushi LH
• Severe obesity in children: prevalence, persistence and relation to hypertension.
  International journal of pediatric endocrinology 2014 Lo JC, Chandra M, Sinaiko A, Daniels SR, Prineas RJ, Maring B, Parker ED, Sherwood NE, Daley MF, Kharbanda EO, Adams KF, Magid DJ, O'Connor PJ, Greenspan LC
• Mother-reported sleep, accelerometer-estimated sleep and weight status in Mexican American children: sleep duration is associated with increased adiposity and risk for overweight/obese status.
  Journal of sleep research 2013 Martinez SM, Greenspan LC, Butte NF, Gregorich SE, De Groat CL, Deardorff J, Penilla C, Pasch LA, Flores E, Tschann JM
• Onset of breast development in a longitudinal cohort.
  Pediatrics 2013 Biro FM, Greenspan LC, Galvez MP, Pinney SM, Teitelbaum S, Windham GC, Deardorff J, Herrick RL, Succop PA, Hiatt RA, Kushi LH, Wolff MS
• Patterns of care and persistence after incident elevated blood pressure.
  Pediatrics 2013 Daley MF, Sinaiko AR, Reifler LM, Tavel HM, Glanz JM, Margolis KL, Parker E, Trower NK, Chandra M, Sherwood NE, Adams K, Kharbanda EO, Greenspan LC, Lo JC, O'Connor PJ, Magid DJ
• Prehypertension and hypertension in community-based pediatric practice.
  Pediatrics 2013 Lo JC, Sinaiko A, Chandra M, Daley MF, Greenspan LC, Parker ED, Kharbanda EO, Margolis KL, Adams K, Prineas R, Magid D, O'Connor PJ
• Parental feeding practices in Mexican American families: initial test of an expanded measure.
  The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity 2013 Tschann JM, Gregorich SE, Penilla C, Pasch LA, de Groat CL, Flores E, Deardorff J, Greenspan LC, Butte NF
• Association of beverage consumption with obesity in Mexican American children.
  Public health nutrition 2013 Beck AL, Tschann J, Butte NF, Penilla C, Greenspan LC
• Puberty in girls of the 21st century.
  Journal of pediatric and adolescent gynecology 2012 Biro FM, Greenspan LC, Galvez MP
• Does neighborhood environment influence girls' pubertal onset? findings from a cohort study.
  BMC pediatrics 2012 Deardorff J, Fyfe M, Ekwaru JP, Kushi LH, Greenspan LC, Yen IH
• Father absence, body mass index, and pubertal timing in girls: differential effects by family income and ethnicity.
  The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine 2010 Deardorff J, Ekwaru JP, Kushi LH, Ellis BJ, Greenspan LC, Mirabedi A, Landaverde EG, Hiatt RA
• Pubertal assessment method and baseline characteristics in a mixed longitudinal study of girls.
  Pediatrics 2010 Biro FM, Galvez MP, Greenspan LC, Succop PA, Vangeepuram N, Pinney SM, Teitelbaum S, Windham GC, Kushi LH, Wolff MS
• Increased incidence in post-transplant diabetes mellitus in children: a case-control analysis.
  Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) 2002 Greenspan LC, Gitelman SE, Leung MA, Glidden DV, Mathias RS