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Todd Jenkins, PhD,MPH

Research Associate Professor-Affiliate

Pediatrics | College of Medicine

Education/Credentials
  • Doctoral Degree: University of Alabama (Epidemiology)
  • Master's Degree: University of Alabama (Public Health)
  • Bachelor's Degree: Western Kentucky University (Community Health)
Contact Information
Research Interests

Obesity, Surgical Outcomes, Geographic Information Systems

Peer Reviewed Publications

Inge, Thomas H; Jenkins, Todd M; Xanthakos, Stavra A; Dixon, John B; Daniels, Stephen R; Zeller, Meg H; Helmrath, Michael A 2017. Long-term outcomes of bariatric surgery in adolescents with severe obesity (FABS-5+): a prospective follow-up analysis. The lancet. Diabetes & endocrinology, 5 3, 165-173

Jenkins, Todd M; Boyce, Tawny W; Ralph Buncher, C; Zeller, Meg H; Courcoulas, Anita P; Evans, Mary; Inge, Thomas H 2017. Accuracy of Self-Reported Weight Among Adolescent and Young Adults Following Bariatric Surgery. Obesity surgery, 27 6, 1529-1532

Nehus, Edward J; Khoury, Jane C; Inge, Thomas H; Xiao, Nianzhou; Jenkins, Todd M; Moxey-Mims, Marva M; Mitsnefes, Mark M 2017. Kidney outcomes three years after bariatric surgery in severely obese adolescents. Kidney international, 91 2, 451-458

Reiter-Purtill, Jennifer; Gowey, Marissa A; Austin, Heather; Smith, Kevin C; Rofey, Dana L; Jenkins, Todd M; Garland, Beth H; Zeller, Meg H 2017. Peer Victimization in Adolescents With Severe Obesity: The Roles of Self-Worth and Social Support in Associations With Psychosocial Adjustment. Journal of pediatric psychology, 42 3, 272-282

Sarwer, David B; Dilks, Rebecca J; Spitzer, Jacqueline C; Berkowitz, Robert I; Wadden, Thomas A; Moore, Renee H; Chittams, Jesse L; Brandt, Mary L; Chen, Mike K; Courcoulas, Anita P; Harmon, Carroll M; Helmrath, Michael A; Michalsky, Marc P; Xanthakos, Stavra A; Zeller, Meg H; Jenkins, Todd M; Inge, Thomas H 2017. Changes in Dietary Intake and Eating Behavior in Adolescents After Bariatric Surgery: an Ancillary Study to the Teen-LABS Consortium. Obesity surgery, ,

Zeller, Meg H; Pendery, Emma C; Reiter-Purtill, Jennifer; Hunsaker, Sanita L; Jenkins, Todd M; Helmrath, Michael A; Inge, Thomas H 2017. From adolescence to young adulthood: trajectories of psychosocial health following Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. Surgery for obesity and related diseases : official journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery, ,

Zeller, Meg H; Washington, Gia A; Mitchell, James E; Sarwer, David B; Reiter-Purtill, Jennifer; Jenkins, Todd M; Courcoulas, Anita P; Peugh, James L; Michalsky, Marc P; Inge, Thomas H 2017. Alcohol use risk in adolescents 2 years after bariatric surgery. Surgery for obesity and related diseases : official journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery, 13 1, 85-94

Inge, Thomas H; Courcoulas, Anita P; Jenkins, Todd M; Michalsky, Marc P; Helmrath, Michael A; Brandt, Mary L; Harmon, Carroll M; Zeller, Meg H; Chen, Mike K; Xanthakos, Stavra A; Horlick, Mary; Buncher, C Ralph 2016. Weight Loss and Health Status 3 Years after Bariatric Surgery in Adolescents. The New England journal of medicine, 374 2, 113-23

Ishman, Stacey; Heubi, Christine; Jenkins, Todd; Michalsky, Marc; Simakajornboon, Narong; Inge, Thomas 2016. OSA screening with the pediatric sleep questionnaire for adolescents undergoing bariatric surgery in teen-LABS. Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.), 24 11, 2392-2398

Khan, Farooq H; Shaw, Lindsey; Zhang, Wujuan; Salazar Gonzalez, Rosa Maria; Mowery, Sarah; Oehrle, Melissa; Zhao, Xueheng; Jenkins, Todd; Setchell, Kenneth D R; Inge, Thomas H; Kohli, Rohit 2016. Fibroblast growth factor 21 correlates with weight loss after vertical sleeve gastrectomy in adolescents. Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.), 24 11, 2377-2383

Ryder, Justin R; Edwards, Nicholas M; Gupta, Resmi; Khoury, Jane; Jenkins, Todd M; Bout-Tabaku, Sharon; Michalsky, Marc P; Harmon, Carroll M; Inge, Thomas H; Kelly, Aaron S 2016. Changes in Functional Mobility and Musculoskeletal Pain After Bariatric Surgery in Teens With Severe Obesity: Teen-Longitudinal Assessment of Bariatric Surgery (LABS) Study. JAMA pediatrics, 170 9, 871-7

Utzinger, Linsey M; Gowey, Marissa A; Zeller, Meg; Jenkins, Todd M; Engel, Scott G; Rofey, Dana L; Inge, Thomas H; Mitchell, James E 2016. Loss of control eating and eating disorders in adolescents before bariatric surgery. The International journal of eating disorders, 49 10, 947-952

Bout-Tabaku, Sharon; Michalsky, Marc P; Jenkins, Todd M; Baughcum, Amy; Zeller, Meg H; Brandt, Mary L; Courcoulas, Anita; Buncher, Ralph; Helmrath, Michael; Harmon, Carroll M; Chen, Mike K; Inge, Thomas H 2015. Musculoskeletal Pain, Self-reported Physical Function, and Quality of Life in the Teen-Longitudinal Assessment of Bariatric Surgery (Teen-LABS) Cohort. JAMA pediatrics, 169 6, 552-9

DeFoor, W Robert; Asplin, John R; Kollar, Linda; Jackson, Elizabeth; Jenkins, Todd; Schulte, Marion; Inge, Thomas 2015. Prospective evaluation of urinary metabolic indices in severely obese adolescents after weight loss surgery. Surgery for obesity and related diseases : official journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery, ,

Inge, Thomas H; Prigeon, Ronald L; Elder, Deborah A; Jenkins, Todd M; Cohen, Robert M; Xanthakos, Stavra A; Benoit, Stephen C; Dolan, Lawrence M; Daniels, Stephen R; D'Alessio, David A 2015. Insulin Sensitivity and ?-Cell Function Improve after Gastric Bypass in Severely Obese Adolescents. The Journal of pediatrics, 167 5, 1042-8.e1

Jeffreys, Renee M; Inge, Thomas H; Jenkins, Todd M; King, Wendy C; Oruc, Vedran; Douglas, Andrew D; Bray, Molly S 2015. Physical activity monitoring in extremely obese adolescents from the Teen-LABORATORIES study. Journal of physical activity & health, 12 1, 132-8

Michalsky, Marc P; Inge, Thomas H; Simmons, Mark; Jenkins, Todd M; Buncher, Ralph; Helmrath, Michael; Brandt, Mary L; Harmon, Carroll M; Courcoulas, Anita; Chen, Michael; Horlick, Mary; Daniels, Stephen R; Urbina, Elaine M 2015. Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Severely Obese Adolescents: The Teen Longitudinal Assessment of Bariatric Surgery (Teen-LABS) Study. JAMA pediatrics, 169 5, 438-44

Rofey, Dana L; Zeller, Meg H; Brode, Cassie; Reiter-Purtill, Jennifer; Mikhail, Carmen; Washington, Gia; Baughcum, Amy E; Peugh, James; Austin, Heather; Jenkins, Todd M; Courcoulas, Anita P 2015. A multisite view of psychosocial risks in patients presenting for bariatric surgery. Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.), 23 6, 1218-25

Xanthakos, Stavra A; Jenkins, Todd M; Kleiner, David E; Boyce, Tawny W; Mourya, Reena; Karns, Rebekah; Brandt, Mary L; Harmon, Carroll M; Helmrath, Michael A; Michalsky, Marc P; Courcoulas, Anita P; Zeller, Meg H; Inge, Thomas H 2015. High Prevalence of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Adolescents Undergoing Bariatric Surgery. Gastroenterology, ,

Xiao, Nianzhou; Devarajan, Prasad; Inge, Thomas H; Jenkins, Todd M; Bennett, Michael; Mitsnefes, Mark M 2015. Subclinical kidney injury before and 1 year after bariatric surgery among adolescents with severe obesity. Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.), 23 6, 1234-8

Zeller, Meg H; Inge, Thomas H; Modi, Avani C; Jenkins, Todd M; Michalsky, Marc P; Helmrath, Michael; Courcoulas, Anita; Harmon, Carroll M; Rofey, Dana; Baughcum, Amy; Austin, Heather; Price, Karin; Xanthakos, Stavra A; Brandt, Mary L; Horlick, Mary; Buncher, Ralph 2015. Severe obesity and comorbid condition impact on the weight-related quality of life of the adolescent patient. The Journal of pediatrics, 166 3, 651-9.e4

Zeller, Meg H; Noll, Jennie G; Sarwer, David B; Reiter-Purtill, Jennifer; Rofey, Dana L; Baughcum, Amy E; Peugh, James; Courcoulas, Anita P; Michalsky, Marc P; Jenkins, Todd M; Becnel, Jennifer N 2015. Child Maltreatment and the Adolescent Patient With Severe Obesity: Implications for Clinical Care. Journal of pediatric psychology, 40 7, 640-8

Inge, Thomas H; Boyce, Tawny W; Lee, Margaret; Kollar, Linda; Jenkins, Todd M; Brandt, Mary L; Helmrath, Michael; Xanthakos, Stavra A; Zeller, Meg H; Harmon, Carroll M; Courcoulas, Anita; Michalsky, Marc P 2014. Access to care for adolescents seeking weight loss surgery. Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.), 22 12, 2593-7

Inge, Thomas H; Zeller, Meg H; Jenkins, Todd M; Helmrath, Michael; Brandt, Mary L; Michalsky, Marc P; Harmon, Carroll M; Courcoulas, Anita; Horlick, Mary; Xanthakos, Stavra A; Dolan, Larry; Mitsnefes, Mark; Barnett, Sean J; Buncher, Ralph 2014. Perioperative outcomes of adolescents undergoing bariatric surgery: the Teen-Longitudinal Assessment of Bariatric Surgery (Teen-LABS) study. JAMA pediatrics, 168 1, 47-53

Jenkins, Todd M; Wilson Boyce, Tawny; Akers, Rachel; Andringa, Jennifer; Liu, Yanhong; Miller, Rosemary; Powers, Carolyn; Ralph Buncher, C 2014. Evaluation of a Teleform-based data collection system: a multi-center obesity research case study. Computers in biology and medicine, 49 , 15-8

Michalsky, Marc P; Inge, Thomas H; Teich, Steven; Eneli, Ihuoma; Miller, Rosemary; Brandt, Mary L; Helmrath, Michael; Harmon, Carroll M; Zeller, Meg H; Jenkins, Todd M; Courcoulas, Anita; Buncher, Ralph C 2014. Adolescent bariatric surgery program characteristics: the Teen Longitudinal Assessment of Bariatric Surgery (Teen-LABS) study experience. Seminars in pediatric surgery, 23 1, 5-10

Xiao, Nianzhou; Jenkins, Todd M; Nehus, Edward; Inge, Thomas H; Michalsky, Marc P; Harmon, Carroll M; Helmrath, Michael A; Brandt, Mary L; Courcoulas, Anita; Moxey-Mims, Marva; Mitsnefes, Mark M 2014. Kidney function in severely obese adolescents undergoing bariatric surgery. Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.), 22 11, 2319-25

Gay, Hiram A; Taylor, Quendella Q; Kiriyama, Fumika; Dieck, Geoffrey T; Jenkins, Todd; Walker, Paul; Allison, Ron R; Ubezio, Paolo 2013. Modeling of non-small cell lung cancer volume changes during CT-based image guided radiotherapy: patterns observed and clinical implications. Computational and mathematical methods in medicine, 2013 , 637181

Inge, Thomas H; King, Wendy C; Jenkins, Todd M; Courcoulas, Anita P; Mitsnefes, Mark; Flum, David R; Wolfe, Bruce M; Pomp, Alfons; Dakin, Greg F; Khandelwal, Saurabh; Zeller, Meg H; Horlick, Mary; Pender, John R; Chen, Jia-Yuh; Daniels, Stephen R 2013. The effect of obesity in adolescence on adult health status. Pediatrics, 132 6, 1098-104

Jenkins, Todd M; Buncher, C Ralph; Akers, Rachel; Daniels, Stephen R; Lawson, M Louise; Khoury, Philip R; Wilson, Tawny P; Inge, Thomas H 2013. Validation of a weight history questionnaire to identify adolescent obesity. Obesity surgery, 23 9, 1404-12

Miyano, Go; Jenkins, Todd M; Xanthakos, Stavra A; Garcia, Victor F; Inge, Thomas H 2013. Perioperative outcome of laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass: a children's hospital experience. Journal of pediatric surgery, 48 10, 2092-8

Modi, Avani C; Zeller, Meg H; Xanthakos, Stavra A; Jenkins, Todd M; Inge, Thomas H 2013. Adherence to vitamin supplementation following adolescent bariatric surgery. Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.), 21 3, E190-5

Zeller, Meg H; Reiter-Purtill, Jennifer; Jenkins, Todd M; Ratcliff, Megan B 2013. Adolescent suicidal behavior across the excess weight status spectrum. Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.), 21 5, 1039-45

Jenkins, Todd M; Chapman, Kathryn L; Ritchie, Christine S; Arnett, Donna K; McGwin, Gerald; Cofield, Stacey S; Maetz, H Michael 2011. Hospice use in Alabama, 2002-2005. Journal of pain and symptom management, 41 2, 374-82

Jenkins, Todd M; Chapman, Kathryn L; Ritchie, Christine S; Arnett, Donna K; McGwin, Gerald; Cofield, Stacey S; Maetz, H Micheal 2011. Barriers to hospice care in Alabama: provider-based perceptions. The American journal of hospice & palliative care, 28 3, 153-60

Ratcliff, Megan Benoit; Jenkins, Todd M; Reiter-Purtill, Jennifer; Noll, Jennie G; Zeller, Meg H 2011. Risk-taking behaviors of adolescents with extreme obesity: normative or not? Pediatrics, 127 5, 827-34

Inge, Thomas H; Jenkins, Todd M; Zeller, Meg; Dolan, Lawrence; Daniels, Stephen R; Garcia, Victor F; Brandt, Mary L; Bean, Judy; Gamm, Kimberlee; Xanthakos, Stavra A 2010. Baseline BMI is a strong predictor of nadir BMI after adolescent gastric bypass. The Journal of pediatrics, 156 1, 103-108.e1

Jenkins, Todd M; Chapman, Kathryn L; Harshbarger, Dorothy S; Townsend, Julie S 2009. Hospice use among cancer decedents in Alabama, 2002-2005. Preventing chronic disease, 6 4, A119

Kelly, Kimberly M; Phillips, Clarenda M; Jenkins, Crystal; Norling, Gretchen; White, Carol; Jenkins, Todd; Armstrong, Debra; Petrik, Joe; Steinkuhl, Amy; Washington, Regina; Dignan, Mark 2007. Physician and staff perceptions of barriers to colorectal cancer screening in Appalachian Kentucky. Cancer control : journal of the Moffitt Cancer Center, 14 2, 167-75

Jenkins, Todd M 2005. Prevalence of overweight, obesity, and comorbid conditions among U.S. and Kentucky adults, 2000-2002. Preventing chronic disease, 2 1, A08

Hopenhayn, Claudia; Jenkins, Todd M; Petrik, Joe 2003. The burden of lung cancer in Kentucky. The Journal of the Kentucky Medical Association, 101 1, 15-20

Jenkins, Todd R 2003. It's time to challenge surgical dogma with evidence-based data. American journal of obstetrics and gynecology, 189 2, 423-7

Jenkins, Todd M; Xanthakos, Stavra A; Zeller, Meg H; Barnett, Sean J; Inge, Thomas H . Distance to clinic and follow-up visit compliance in adolescent gastric bypass cohort. Surgery for obesity and related diseases : official journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery, 7 5, 611-5

Sawhney, Payal; Modi, Avani C; Jenkins, Todd M; Zeller, Margaret H; Kollar, Linda M; Inge, Thomas H; Xanthakos, Stavra A . Predictors and outcomes of adolescent bariatric support group attendance. Surgery for obesity and related diseases : official journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery, 9 5, 773-9