Faculty

Sheela Sathyanarayana

Adjunct Professor, Epidemiology
Professor, Pediatrics - General Pediatrics
Adjunct Professor, Env. and Occ. Health Sciences

206-884-1037

Education

MPH Epidemiology, University of Washington,
MD Medicine, University of Southern California,
BA Environmental Science, Duke University,

Contact

206-884-1037

Office 2001 8th Avenue
Box CW8-6, PO Box 5371
Seattle, WA 98145

Bio

Our research interests focus on exposures to endocrine disrupting chemicals such as phthalates and bisphenol A and their impact on childhood development. Public concern regarding these chemicals has risen in recent years and demands current research that addresses mechanisms of action and impact on health outcomes. We have ongoing pregnancy cohort and childhood epidemiologic studies. As a pediatric environmental health specialist and member of the University of Washington Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit, I also conduct consults on environmental health exposures and childhood health impacts. I also practice general pediatrics at Harborview Medical Center and the University of Washington Newborn Nursery.

Research Areas

Research Interests

Sustainable Communities, COVID-19, Children's Health, Environmental Health, Environmental Justice, Toxicology

Recent Publications (PubMed)

Public Water Arsenic and Birth Outcomes in the Environmental Influences on Child Health Outcomes Cohort.
(2025 Jun 2)
JAMA Netw Open 8(6): e2514084
Nigra AE, Bloomquist TR, Rajeev T, Burjak M, Casey JA, Goin DE, Herbstman JB, Ornelas Van Horne Y, Wylie BJ, Cerna-Turoff I, Braun JM, McArthur KL, Karagas MR, Ames JL, Sherris AR, Bulka CM, Padula AM, Howe CG, Fry RC, Eaves LA, Breton CV, Cassidy-Bushrow AE, Lewis J, MacKenzie D, Beene D, Farzan SF, Sathyanarayana S, Hipwell AE, Morello-Frosch R, Snyder BM, Hartert TV, Elliott AJ, O'Connor TG, Kress AM, ECHO Cohort Consortium
Exposure to organophosphate ester flame retardants and plasticizers during pregnancy and autism-related outcomes in the ECHO Cohort.
(2025 Jun 11)
Environ Health Perspect
Ames JL, Ferrara A, Feng J, Alexeeff S, Avalos LA, Barrett ES, Bastain TM, Bennett DH, Buckley JP, Carignan CC, Cintora P, Ghassabian A, Hedderson MM, Hernandez-Castro I, Kannan K, Karagas MR, Karr CJ, Kuiper JR, Liang D, Lyall K, McEvoy CT, Morello-Frosch R, O'Connor TG, Oh J, Peterson AK, Quiros-Alcala L, Sathyanarayana S, Schantz S, Schmidt RJ, Starling AP, Woodruff TJ, Volk HE, Zhu Y, Croen LA, ECHO Cohort Consortium
Associations of placental lncRNA expression with maternal pre-pregnancy BMI and infant birthweight in two birth cohorts.
(2025 May 21)
J Dev Orig Health Dis 16(): e20
Hussey MR, MacDonald J, Bammler TK, Tekola-Ayele F, Kerr KF, Paquette AG, Marsit CJ, LeWinn KZ, Zhao Q, Karr CJ, Sathyanarayana S, Enquobahrie DA
Exposure to polyoxyethylene tallow amines (POEAs), glyphosate co-formulation surfactants, in a US pregnant population and their potential endocrine disrupting effects.
(2025 Jun 1)
Environ Pollut 374(): 126205
Amreen B, Lesseur C, Jagani R, Yelamanchili S, Barrett ES, Nguyen RHN, Sathyanarayana S, Swan SH, Andra SS, Chen J
Periods of susceptibility for associations between phthalate exposure and preterm birth: Results from a pooled analysis of 16 US cohorts.
(2025 Apr)
Environ Int 198(): 109392
Friedman A, Welch BM, Keil AP, Bloom MS, Braun JM, Buckley JP, Dabelea D, Factor-Litvak P, Meeker JD, Michels KB, Padmanabhan V, Starling AP, Weinberg CR, Aalborg J, Alshawabkeh AN, Barrett ES, Binder AM, Bradman A, Bush NR, Calafat AM, Cantonwine DE, Christenbury KE, Cordero JF, Engel SM, Eskenazi B, Harley KG, Hauser R, Herbstman JB, Holland N, James-Todd T, Jukic AMZ, Lanphear BP, McElrath TF, Messerlian C, Newman RB, Nguyen RHN, O'Brien KM, Rauh VA, Redmon JB, Rich DQ, Rosen EM, Sathyanarayana S, Schmidt RJ, Sparks AE, Swan SH, Wang C, Watkins DJ, Weinberger B, Wenzel AG, Wilcox AJ, Yolton K, Zhang Y, Zota AR, Ferguson KK
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