Faculty Biography

Dr. Sheela Lahoti

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Education:

M.D., University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida

Residency, Pediatrics University of Chicago

Clinical and Research Interests:

1. Child Abuse and Neglect

Publications (selected):

• Lahoti S, McClain N, Girardet R, McNeese M, Cheung K. Screening and Treatment of Sexually Transmitted Diseases: Part: Chlamydia, Gonorrhea and Bacterial Vaginosis. J Pediatr Health Care. 14(1): 34-6, 2000.
• McClain N, Girardet R, Cheung K, Lahoti S, McNeese M. Screening and Treatment of Sexually Transmitted Diseases: Part II Trichomonas, Herpes and Genital Warts. J Pediatr Health Care. 14(3) 130-2, 2000.
• McClain N, Girardet R, Lahoti S, Cheung K, Berger K, McNeese M. Evaluation of Sexual Abuse in the Pediatric Patient. J Pediatr Health. 14(3):93-102, 2000.
• Lahoti S, McClain N, Girardet R, McNeese M, Cheung K. Evaluating the Child for Sexual Abuse. American Family Physician. 63(5):883-92, 2001.
• Girardet R, McClain N, McNeese M, Lahoti S, Cheung K, Hartwell E, Berger K. Comparison of the urine-based ligase chain reaction test to culture for detection of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhea in pediatric sexual abuse victims. J Ped Infect Dis. 20(2):144-7, 2001.
• Lahoti S, McNeese M, McClain N, Girardet R. Two cases of anal fistulae I young females evaluated for sexual abuse. J Pediatr Surgery. 37(1): 132-3 2002.
• Girardet R, Lahoti S, Parks D, McNeese M. Issues in pediatric sexual abuse – what we think we
• know and where we need to go. Curr Probl Pediatr Adolex Health Care. 32(7):216-46, 2002 Aug.
• Girardet R, Giacobbe L, Bolton K, Lahoti S, McNeese M. Unmet healthcare needs among children presenting for sexual assault evaluation. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 160:70-73, 2006.
• Lahoti S, McNeese M, Girardet R, Greeley C. Vaginal complaints in the prepubertal girl.Contemp Ped. 25(5):65-70, 2008.
• Lahoti S, Girardet R, McNeese M, Greeley C. Child Sexual Abuse. BMJ Publishing group point of-care website. Accepted for publication.
• Girardet R, Lemme S,Biason T, Bolton K, Lahoti S. HIV Post-Exposure Prophylaxis in Children and Adolescents Presenting for Suspected Sexual Assault. Child Abuse and Neglect. 33(3);173-8, 2009 Mar
• Girardet RG, Lahoti S, Howard LA, Fajman NN, Sawyer MK, Driebe EM, Lee F, Sautter RL, Greenwald E, Beck- Sagué CM, Hammerschlag MR, Black CM. The epidemiology of sexually transmitted infections in suspected child victims of sexual assault. Pediatrics. 124(1):79-86, 2009 Jul

• INVITED PUBLICATIONS

• Girardet R, Lahoti S, Parks D, McNeese M. Issues in Pediatric Sexual Abuse- What we think we know and Where we need to go. Current Problems in Pediatrics 32:216-46, 2002.
• Lahoti S, Kellogg N "Written Documentation of Findings, Assessment, and Conclusions" in The Medical Evaluation of Child and Adolescent Sexual abuse, manual published by the Texas Pediatric Society Committee on Child abuse and Neglect.

BOOKS

• Toy E, Girardet R, Hormann M, Lahoti S, McNeese M, Parks D, Yetman R. Case Files: Pediatrics.
• Toy E, Girardet R, Hormann M, Lahoti S, McNeese M, Sanders M, Yetman R. Case Files: Pediatrics Second Edition 2006.
• Toy E, Yetman R, Girardet R, Hormann M, Lahoti S, McNeese M, Sanders M, Case Files: Pediatrics Third Edition, Lange Medical Books/ McGraw-Hill 2010.

Location & Contact

6431 Fannin Street
MSB 3.020
Houston, Texas 77030
713-500-5757 (Voice)

Faculty Biography

• Dr. Sheela Lahoti
  Associate Professor
• Department of Pediatrics
  Division of Community and General Pediatrics
• Assistant Dean for Admissions and Student Affairs
• University of Texas-Houston Medical School
  6431 Fannin Street, MSB G.400
  Houston, Texas 77030
• phone: (713) 500-5160
  e-mail: Sheela.L.Lahoti@ uth.tmc.edu
• Executive Assistant:
  Yolanda C. Bell| (713) 500-5165 (p)| (713) 500-0616 (f) Yolanda.N.Clay@uth.tmc.edu