Qing He, Ph.D.

Education:

1997-20001997-2000 Ph.D., Epidemiology, The University of Hong Kong, H.K.
1985-1990M.D., Pediatrics, Capital University of Medical Sciences, China.

Work Experience:

09/2005 - present: Associate Research Scientist, Obesity Research Center, Institute of Human Nutrition and Dept. of Pediatrics, Columbia University, NY.
09/2000 - 08/2005: Postdoctoral fellow, Obesity Research Center, Institute of Human Nutrition, Columbia University, NY.
04/2000 - 08/2000: Research Assistant, Dept. of Pediatrics, University of Hong Kong, H.K.
07/1990 - 12/1996: Research Assistant, Nutrition Laboratory, Beijing Research Institute of Pediatrics; and Resident Pediatrician, Beijing Children's Hospital.

Honors:

Studies Released by Media:


Publications (peer-reviewed journal):

  1. He Q. Vitamin K deficiency in breast-feeding children. Chinese Journal of Child Health Care 1996; 4: 56-57.
  2. Gou XX, He Q, Jiang B, Li T. A study on Vitamin D toxic dosage in rabbits. Beijing Medical Journal 1996; 18: 164-167.
  3. He Q, Ye FY, Jiao H, Ding ZY. Identification on the risk factors of high blood lead level in preschool children in Beijing. Chinese Journal of Pediatrics 1998; 36: 139-141.
  4. Ding ZY, He Q, Fan ZH. National epidemiological study on obesity of children aged 0-7 years in China 1996. Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi. 1998; 78(2): 121-123.
  5. Tam SYM, Karlberg JPE, Kwan EYW, Tsang AMC, Sheng HP, He Q, Low LCK. Body mass index is different in normal Chinese and Caucasian infants. J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab 1999; 12: 507-517.
  6. Karlberg J, He Q. Prevalence and definition of childhood obesity. Journal of Paediatrics, Obstetrics & Gynaecology 1999; 25(4): 21-23.
  7. He Q, Karlberg J. Prediction of adult overweight during the pediatric years. Pediatr Res 1999; 46:697-703.
  8. He Q, Albertsson-Wikland K, Karlberg J. Population-based Body mass index reference values from G?teborg, Sweden: birth to 18 years of age. Acta Paediatrica 2000; 89(5): 582-592.
  9. He Q, Ding ZY, Fong DYT, Karlberg J. Blood pressure is associated with body mass index in both normal and obese children. Hypertension 2000; 36(2):165-170.
  10. He Q, Ding ZY, Fong DYT, Karlberg J. Risk factors of obesity in preschool children in China: a population-based case-control study. Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord 2000; 24: 1528-1536.
  11. He Q, Karlberg J. BMI in childhood and its association with height gain, timing of puberty and final height. Pediatr Res 2001; 49: 244-251.
  12. He Q, Horlick M, Fedun B, Wang J, Pierson-JR R, Heshka S, Gallagher D. Trunk fat and blood pressure in children through puberty. Circulation 2002; 105: 1093-1098.
  13. He Q, Karlberg J. Probability of adult overweight and risk change during the BMI rebound period. Obesity Research 2002; 10: 135-140.
  14. He Q, Horlick M, Thornton J, Wang J, Pierson-JR R, Heshka S, Gallagher D. Sex and race differences in fat distribution among Asian, African-American and Caucasian prepubertal children. JCEM 2002; 87: 2164-2170.
  15. Cheung YB, Albertsson-Wikland K, Luo ZC, He Q, Karlberg J. Benn index at birth is associated with postnatal linear growth. JPEM 2002; 15: 1161-1166.
  16. Karlberg J, He Q, Freedman DS, Khan LK. Prediction of adult overweight from childhood BMI and not childhood height. Pediatrics 2003; 111: 224-225.
  17. Luo ZC, Cheung YB, He Q, Albertsson-Wikland K, Karlberg J. Growth in early life and its relation to pubertal growth. Epidemiology 2003; 14: 65-73.
  18. He Q, Heo M, Heshka S, Wang J, Pierson-JR R, Albu J, Wang ZM, Heymsfield SB, Gallagher D. Total body potassium differs by sex and race across the adult age span. Am J Clin Nutr 2003; 78: 72-77.
  19. He Q, Horlick M, Thornton J, Wang J, Pierson-JR R, Heshka S, Gallagher D. Sex-specific fat distribution is not linear across pubertal groups in a multi-ethnic study. Obesity Research 2004; 12: 725-733.
  20. Chung SC, Song MY, Shin HD, Kim DY, He Q, Heshka S, Wang J, Thornton J, Laferrere B, Pi-Sunyer X, Gallagher D. Korean and Caucasian overweight premenopausal women have different relationship of body mass index to percent body fat with age. J Appl Physiol 2005; 99: 103-107.
  21. Gallagher D, Fern¨˘ndez JR, Higgins PB, He Q. Influence of ethnicity on obesity related factors in children and adolescents. In Goran MI & Sothern MS (Eds): Handbook of Pediatric Obesity: Epidemiology, Etiology and Prevention. Marcel Dekker, Inc., 2005, pp. 35-51.
  22. Gallagher D, Albu J, He Q, Heshka S, Boxt L, Krasnow N, Elia M. Small organs with a high metabolic rate explain lower resting energy expenditure in African American than in white adults. Am J Clin Nutr 2006; 83: 1062-1067.
  23. He Q. BMI monitoring in the management of obesity in toddlers (Editorial). Am Fam Physician 2006; 74: 1483-1484.
  24. He Q, Zhang XJ, He SY, Gong LX, Sun YG, Deckelbaum R, Gallagher D. Higher insulin, triglycerides, and blood pressure with greater trunk fat in Tanner 1 Chinese. Obesity 2007; 15: 1004-1011.
  25. He Q, Heshka S, Albu J, Boxt L, Krasnow N, Elia M, Gallagher D. Smaller organ mass with greater age, except for heart. 2008, in review.

Abstracts:

  1. He Q, Ye FY, Jiao H, Ding ZY. Identification on the risk factors of high blood lead level in preschool children in Beijing. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health 1997; 33 (suppl 1): S65.
  2. He Q, Ding ZY, Fong DYT, Karlberg J. Age and gender dependent impact of childhood obesity on blood pressure. The Hong Kong Medical Diary 2000; 5 (1): 13-4.
  3. He Q, Karlberg J. BMI in childhood and its association with height gain, timing of puberty and final height. Pediatr Res 2000; 47 (4):196A.
  4. He Q, Ding ZY, Fong DYT, Karlberg J. Blood pressure is associated with body mass index in both normal and obese children. Pediatr Res 2000; 47 (4): 44A.
  5. He Q, Horlick M, Fedun B, Wang J, Pierson-JR R, Heshka S, Gallagher D (2001): Trunk fat and blood pressure in children through puberty. Obesity Research 2001; 9 (Suppl. 3): 97S.
  6. He Q, Horlick M, Wang J, Pierson-JR R, Heshka S, Gallagher D. Body fat distribution of Asian children through puberty. The FASEB Journal 2002; 16(4): A376.
  7. He Q, Karlberg J. Probability of adult overweight and risk change during the BMI rebound period. Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord 2002; 26 (suppl 1): S17.
  8. He Q, Heshka S, Horlick M, Gallagher D. Significant association between blood pressure and trunk fat in Mexican-American girls and early puberty boys from all ethnic groups in the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III). The FASEB Journal 2003; 17(5): 772.6.
  9. He Q, Sun AJ, Heshka S, Kim JH, Heymsfield SB, Wang J, Pierson Jr RN, Gallagher D. Beijing-Asian compared to African-American and Caucasian postmenopausal women: the relation of percent body fat to body mass index. The FASEB Journal 2004; 18(4): 374.8.
  10. He Q, Zhang XJ, He SY, Gong LX, Sun YG, Deckelbaum R, Gallagher D. Fatness and Fat distribution in Tanner 1 Chinese Girls and Boys. Obesity Research 2004; 12 (Suppl): A200.
  11. Gallagher D, He Q, Zhang XJ, He SY, Gong LX, Sun YG, Deckelbaum R. Relationship Between Fat Distribution & Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Tanner 1 Chinese Children. Obesity Research 2004; 12 (Suppl): A155.
  12. Chung SC, Song MY, He Q, Heshka S, Wang J, Thornton, J, Laferrere, B, Pi-Sunyer, X, Gallagher D. Different relationship of body mass index to percent body fat with age in overweight Korean versus Caucasian premenopausal women. Obesity Research 2004; 12 (Suppl): A201.
  13. He Q, Heshka S, Albu J, Boxt L, Krasnow N, Elia M, Gallagher D. Smaller organ mass with greater age, except for heart. Int J Body Composition Research 2005; 3: 106.
  14. Gallagher D, He Q, Horlick M, Zhang XJ, He SY, Gong LX, Wang J, Thornton J, Sun YG, R Deckelbaum R. Higher percent fat and trunk fat in mainland Chinese pre-pubertal children. Int J Body Composition Research 2005; 3: 88.
  15. He Q, Zhang XJ, He SY, Gong LX, Sun YG, Deckelbaum R, Gallagher D. Greater trunk fat and higher insulin level in normal weight pre-pubertal Chinese girls. Obesity Research, 2005; 13: A123.
  16. Gallagher D, He Q, Albu J, Boxt L, Krasnow N, Elia M, Heshka S. Resting metabolic rate decreases with age beyond the loss in high metabolic rate organ mass. Obesity Research, 2005; 13: A6.
  17. He Q, Zhang XJ, He SY, Gong LX, Sun YG, Deckelbaum R, Gallagher D. Birth weight is related to body fatness in prepubertal Chinese children. The FASEB Journal 2006; 20: A856.
  18. Bauer J, Paley C, He Q, Gallagher D. Body fat in healthy term neonates: influences of weight and sex. Obesity 2006; 14: A79.
  19. He Q, Ramirez A, Gidwani S, Heymsfield S, Heshka S, Gallagher D. Ethnic differences in MRI derived total adiposity and its distribution in pre-pubertal children. Obesity 2006; 14: A223.
  20. Paley C, Bauer J, He Q, Gallagher D. Body fat in healthy term neonates is influenced by ethnicity. Pediatric Res 2007; May Supplement: 321.
  21. He Q, Ramirez A, Gidwani S, Heymsfield S, Heshka S, Gallagher D. Measurement of central fat in prepubertal children: MRI, DXA and waist circumference. The FASEB Journal 2007; 21: 679.5.
  22. Gallagher D, Thornton J, Wang J, Pierson RN, He Q. Comparison of IDXA, Prodigy and DPXL measurements: total and regional values. Obesity 2007; 15: A134.
  23. Shen W, Ramirez A, Mao XL, Shungu D, He Q, Gallagher D. Relationship between Intramyocellular lipid, intrahepatic lipid and adipose tissue depots in early puberty. Obesity 2007; 15: A73.
  24. He Q, Ramirez A, Janumala I, Punyanitya M, Elia M, Heshka S, Gallagher D. Pre-pubertal sex and ethnic differences in high metabolic rate organ mass. Obesity 2007; 15: A75.
  25. Javed F, He Q, Albu J, Boxt L, Krasnow N, Kang P, Elia M, Heshka S, Gallagher D. Age-related declines in REE may be mediated by differences in composition of fat-free mass. Obesity 2007; 15: A197.
  26. Navder K, He Q, Zhang X, He S, Gong L, Sun Y, Wang J, Deckelbaum R, Gallagher D. Body mass index as a measure of adiposity in pre-pubertal children is age, sex and ethnicity dependent. 2008, In press.
  27. Kaufman R, Yu W, Thornton J, Wang J, He Q, Bradstreet T, Burke J, Heymsfield S, Railkar R, Rivas V, Gallagher D. Validity of EchoMRI AH for estimating total body fat in adults. 2008, In press.
  28. He Q, Ioannidou E, Javed F, Thornton J, Wang ZM, Wang J, Gallagher D. Sex difference in the prediction model of central adiposity using anthropometry and DXA. 2008, In press.
  29. Shen W, Ramirez A, Mao XL, Shungu D, He Q, Gallagher D. Relationship between Intramyocellular lipid, intrahepatic lipid, adipose tissue depots and health risk indicators in early puberty. 2008, In press.
  30. He Q, Ramirez A, Heymsfield S, Heshka S, Gallagher D. Visceral fat and body mass index: ethnic difference in pre-pubertal children. 2008, In press.

Presentation at Scientific Meetings:

  1. He Q, Ding ZY. Risk factors on high blood lead levels of pre-school children in Beijing. 9th Asian Congress of Pediatrics, March 23-27, 1997. Hong Kong. Abstract in program.
  2. He Q, Albertsson-Wikland K, Karlberg J. On the prediction of adult obesity. October 24-26, 1997. 110th Anniversary Celebration Scientific Congress, HKU, Hong Kong.
  3. He Q, Karlberg J. Body mass index in childhood. March 25, 1998. Guest Lecture. Beijing Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
  4. He Q, Karlberg J. Assessment of obesity in childhood. June 16, 1998. Research Seminar. Department of Paediatrics, HKU, Hong Kong.
  5. He Q, Albertsson-Wikland K, Karlberg J. Prediction charts for adult obesity. August 9-14, 1998. XXII International Congress of Pediatrics, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Abstract in program.
  6. He Q, Albertsson-Wikland K, Karlberg J. Prediction chart for adult obesity. September 27, 1998. Inaugural Symposium of Center of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Hong Kong.
  7. He Q, Karlberg J, Ding ZY. Risk factors of obesity in pre-school children in Mainland China. December 15, 1998. Research Seminar. Department of Paediatrics, HKU, Hong Kong.
  8. He Q, Karlberg J, Ding ZY. Risk factors of obesity in pre-school children in Mainland China. December 16, 1998. Postgraduate Symposium. HKU, Hong Kong.
  9. He Q, Ding ZY, Fong DYT, Karlberg J. Age and gender dependent impact of childhood obesity on blood pressure. October 30, 1999. 3rd Annual Scientific Meeting, Institute of Cardiovascular Science and Medicine & Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. Abstract in program.
  10. He Q, Ding ZY, Fong DYT, Karlberg J. Adjustment in a regression model. December 6, 1999. Research Seminar for Staff and Postgraduate Students, Clinical Trials Centre & Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
  11. He Q, Ding ZY, Fong DYT, Karlberg J. Blood pressure is associated with body mass index in both normal and obese children. May 12-16, 2000. Pediatric Academic Societies and American Academy of Pediatrics Joint Meeting, Boston, USA. Abstract in program.
  12. He Q, Karlberg J. BMI in childhood and its association with height gain, timing of puberty and final height. May 12-16, 2000. Pediatric Academic Societies and American Academy of Pediatrics Joint Meeting, Boston, USA. Abstract in program.
  13. He Q, Karlberg J. Quality of life at 18 years of age as reflected by body size in early life and the timing of puberty. June 5, 2000. Research Seminar for Staff and Postgraduate Students, Clinical Trials Centre & Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
  14. He Q. Childhood obesity - definition, risk factor and health consequence. November 17, 2000. Research Seminar for staff and Postgraduate Students, Sebrell Library, St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, Columbia University, New York, USA.
  15. He Q, Horlick M, Thornton J, Wang J, Pierson-JR R, Heshka S, Gallagher D. Body fat distribution in pre-pubertal Asians. September 9-14, 2001. 23rd International Congress of Pediatrics, Beijing, China. Abstract in program.
  16. He Q, Horlick M, Fedun B, Wang J, Pierson-JR R, Heshka S, Gallagher D. Trunk fat and blood pressure through puberty. October 7-10, 2001. Annual meeting of North American Association for the Study of Obesity, Quebec City, Canada. Abstract in program.
  17. He Q, Horlick M, Wang J, Pierson-JR R, Heshka S, Gallagher D. Body fat distribution of Asian children through puberty. April 20-24, 2002 Experimental Biology. New Orleans, USA. Abstract in program.
  18. He Q, Karlberg J. Probability of adult overweight and risk change during the BMI rebound period. August 24-29, 2002. 9th International Congress on Obesity. Sao Paulo, Brazil. Abstract in program.
  19. He Q. Fat Distribution in African-American, Asian, and Caucasian children at all stages of puberty. October 1, 2002. Institute of Human Nutrition Annual Retreat and Wu Lecture. Wave Hill, New York, USA.
  20. He Q, Heo M, Heshka S, Wang J, Pierson RN, Albu J, Wang ZM, Heymsfield SB, Gallagher D. Total body potassium changes in humans during the adult life span: sex and race differences. October 3-5, 2002. Sixth International Symposium "In Vivo Body Composition Studies". Villa Mondragone, Italy. Abstract in program.
  21. He Q. Body fat distribution in children: race, sex, puberty and health risk. March 20, 2003. Bristol-Myers Squibb/Mead Johnson Site Visit. Institute of Human Nutrition, Columbia University, New York, USA.
  22. He Q, Heshka S, Horlick M, Deckelbaum R, Gallagher D. Body fat distribution and ethnic differences in blood pressure: Are Mexican-American girls at risk? April 11-15, 2003. Experimental Biology. San Diego, USA. Abstract in program.
  23. He Q, Sun AJ, Heshka S, Kim JH, Heymsfield SB, Wang J, Pierson Jr RN, Gallagher D. Beijing-Asian compared to African-American and Caucasian postmenopausal women: the relation of percent body fat to body mass index. April 17-21, 2004. Experimental Biology. Washington, DC, USA. Abstract in program.
  24. He Q, Zhang XJ, He SY, Gong LX, Sun YG, Deckelbaum R, Gallagher D. Fatness and Fat distribution in Tanner 1 Chinese Girls and Boys. November 14-18, 2004. NAASO Annual Meeting. Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. Abstract in program.
  25. He Q, Heshka S, Albu J, Boxt L, Krasnow N, Elia M, Gallagher D. Smaller organ mass with greater age, except for heart. September 7-9, 2005. The 7th International Symposium In Vivo Body Composition Studies. Southampton, UK. Abstract in program.
  26. He Q, Zhang XJ, He SY, Gong LX, Sun YG, Deckelbaum R, Gallagher D. Greater trunk fat and higher insulin level in normal weight pre-pubertal Chinese girls. October 15-19, 2005. NAASO Annual Meeting. Vancouver, Canada. Abstract in program.
  27. He Q, Zhang XJ, He SY, Gong LX, Sun YG, Deckelbaum R, Gallagher D. Birth weight is related to body fatness in prepubertal Chinese children. April 1-5, 2006. Experimental Biology. San Francisco, USA. Abstract in program.
  28. He Q, Ramirez A, Gidwani S, Heymsfield S, Heshka S, Gallagher D. Ethnic differences in MRI derived total adiposity and its distribution in pre-pubertal children. October 20-24, 2006. NAASO Annual Meeting. Boston, Mass. Abstract in program.
  29. He Q. Anthropometric index of central adiposity for children from four ethnic groups - a grant proposal. March 9, 2007. Research Seminar for staff and Postgraduate Students, Sebrell Library, St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, Columbia University, New York, USA.
  30. He Q, Ramirez A, Gidwani S, Heymsfield S, Heshka S, Gallagher D. Measurement of central fat in prepubertal children: MRI, DXA and waist circumference. April 28-May 2, 2007. Experimental Biology. Washington, DC, USA. Abstract in program.
  31. He Q, Zhang XJ, He SY, Gong LX, Sun YG, Deckelbaum R, Gallagher D. Slaughter skinfold equation underestimates body fat in pre-pubertal Chinese children. October 22-25, 2007. The 3rd Asian Congress on Pediatric Nutrition. Beijing, China. Abstract in program.
  32. He Q, Ramirez A, Janumala I, Punyanitya M, Elia M, Heshka S, Gallagher D. Pre-pubertal sex and ethnic differences in high metabolic rate organ mass. October 20-24, 2007. NAASO Annual Meeting. New Orleans, LA. Abstract in program.
  33. He Q, Ioannidou E, Javed F, Thornton J, Wang ZM, Wang J, Gallagher D. Sex difference in the prediction model of central adiposity using anthropometry and DXA. July 9-12, 2008. Eighth International Symposium on "In Vivo Body Composition Studies". New York, NY. Scheduled.
  34. He Q, Ramirez A, Heymsfield S, Heshka S, Gallagher D. Visceral fat and body mass index: ethnic difference in pre-pubertal children. October 3-7, 2008. NAASO Annual Meeting. Phoenix, AZ. Scheduled.


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