SOBRE

Nara Mendes Estella é doutora pelo Departamento de Psiquiatria da Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP) e pesquisadora integrante da equipe do PROATA (Programa de Atenção aos Transtornos Alimentares). Realizou seu Mestrado em Psicologia na Harvard University e sua Graduação na University of Massachusetts Boston, nos EUA.

De 2006 à 2012, Nara foi pesquisadora do Departamento de Neuroendocrinologia do Massachusetts General Hospital e Harvard Medical School, realizando estudos de efeitos de intervenções hormonais para tratamento de anorexia nervosa, dentre outros.

Em Boston, Nara também fez parte da equipe de profissionais do McLean Hospital, hospital psiquiátrico onde trabalhou no centro de tratamento para transtornos alimentares (Klarman Eating Disorders Center) e no programa de tratamento residencial para adolescentes com transtornos psiquiátricos (Adolescent Acute Residential Treatment Program - ART).

Além de atuar como psicóloga, Nara também realiza pesquisas translacionais envolvendo a investigação dos efeitos de estimulação magnética transcraniana sobre o controle inibitório, tomada de decisão, fatores hormonais e compulsão alimentar. 

FORMAÇÃO ACADÊMICA

Universidade Federal de São Paulo (2014-2018)
Escola Paulista de Medicina
Doutora pelo Departamento de Psiquiatria e Psicologia Médica

Harvard University (2009-2013)
Mestrado em Psicologia

University of Massachusetts Boston (2003-2007)
Graduação em Psicologia

Artigos Publicados

Fracture Risk and Areal Bone Mineral Density in Adolescent Females with Anorexia Nervosa.
International Journal of Eating Disorder 2014
Faje, AT.; Fazeli, PK.; Miller KK.; Katzman, DK.; Ebrahimi, S.; Lee, H.; Mendes, N.; Snegrove, D.; Meeneghan, E.; Misra, M.; Klibanski, A.

Adolescent Girls With Anorexia Nervosa Have Impaired Cortical and Trabecular Microarchitecture and Lower Estimated Bone Strength at the Distal Radius.
Clin Endocrinol 2013 Mar
Faje, AT.; Karim, L.; Taylor, A.; Lee, H.; Miller, K.; Mendes, N.; Meenaghan, E.; Goldstein, M.; Bouxsein, M.; Misra, M.

Bone density characteristics and major depressive disorder in adolescents.
Psychosom Med. 2013 Feb
Fazeli PK, Mendes N, Russell M, Herzog DB, Klibanski A, Misra M.

Nocturnal Oxytocin secretion is lower in amenorreic athletes than nonathletes and associated with bone microarchitecture and finite element analysis parameters.
Eur J Endocrinol. 2013 Feb 20
Lawson EA, Ackerman KE, Estella NM, Guereca G, Pierce L, Sluss PM, Bouxsein ML, Klibanski A, Misra M.

Inhibition of Pref-1 (Preadipocyte Factor 1) by Estradiol in Adolescent Girls with Anorexia Nervosa is Associated with Improvement in Lumbar Bone Mineral Density.
Clin Endocrinol 2013 Jan
Faje AT, Fazeli PK, Katzman D, Miller KK, Breggia A, Rosen CJ, Mendes N, Klibanski A, Misra M.

Sclerostin levels and bone turnover markers in adolescents with anorexia nervosa and healthyadolescent girls.
Bone 2012 Sep
Faje AT, Fazeli PK, Katzman DK, Miller KK, Breggia A, Rosen CJ, Mendes N, Klibanski A, Misra M.

Higher ghrelin and lower leptin secretion are associated with lower LH secretion in young amenorrheic athletes compared with eumenorrheic athletes and controls.
Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab. 2012 April
Ackerman KE, Slusarz K, Guereca G, Pierce L, Slattery M, Mendes N, Herzog DB, Misra M.

Bone microarchitecture is impaired in adolescent amenorrheic athletes compared with eumenorreheic athletes and nonathletic controls.
J. Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2011 Aug 3
Ackerman KE, Nazem T, Chapko D, Russell M, Mendes N, Taylor AP, Bouxsein ML, Misra M.

Physiologic estrogen replacement increases bone density in adolescent girls with anorexia nervosa.
J. Bone Miner. 2011 Oct
Misra M, Katzman D, Miller KK, Mendes N, Snelgrove D, Russell M, Goldstein MA, Ebrahimi S, Clauss L, Weigel T, Mickley D, Schoenfeld DA, Herzog DB, Klibanski A.

Growth hormone is positively associated with surrogate markers of bone turnover during puberty.
Clin Endocrionol (Oxf). 2011 Oct
Russell M, Breggia A, Mendes N, Klibanski A, Misra M.

Waist to Hip ratio and Truck to Extremity Fat (DXA) are better Surrogates for IMCL and for Visceral Fat respectively than for Subcutaneous Fat in Adolescent Girls.
Nutr Metab (Lond). 2010 Dec
Savgan-Gurol, E; Bredella, M; Russell, M; Mendes, N; Klibanski, A; Misra, M.

Use of SSRIs May Impact Bone Density in Adolescent and Young Women With Anorexia Nervosa.
CNS Spectrums. 2010 September
Misra M, Le Clair M, Mendes N, Miller K, Lawson E, Meenaghan E, Weigel T, Ebrahimi S, Herzog D, Klibanski A.

Acylated ghrelin and leptin in adolescent athletes with amenorrhea, eumenorrheic athletes and controls: a cross sectional study.
Clin Endocrinol (Oxf). 2008 Mar 10
Christo K, Cord J, Mendes N, Miller KK, Goldstein MA, Klibanski A, Misra M.

Bone Metabolism in Adolescent Boys with Anorexia Nervosa.
J. Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2008 Jun 10
Misra M, Katzman DK, Cord J, Manning SJ, Mendes N, Herzog DB, Miller KK, Klibanski A.

Lower Growth Hormone and Higher Cortisol are Associated with Greater Visceral Adiposity, Intramyocellare Lipids, and Insulin Resistance in Overweight Girls.
Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab. 2008 June 10
Misra M, Bredella M, Tsai P, Mendes N, Miller KK, Klibanski A.

Increased Carbohydrate Induced Ghrelin Secretion in Obese vs. Normal-weight Adolescent Girls.
Obesity. 2009 March 26
Misra M, Tsai P, Mendes N, Miller KK, Klibanski A.

Peptide YY Levels across Pubertal Stages and Associations with Growth Hormone.
J. Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2008 Jun 10
Lloyd, Benjamin; Ravi, Praful; Mendes, Nara; Misra, Madhusmita; Klibanski, Anne. et al.

Postprandial Active Ghrelin and PYY Secretion in Overweight and Healthy Adolescent Girls, Massachusetts General Hospital, Research Conference, May 2007
Patrika Tsai, Karla Christo, Kristyn Newhall, Joseph Brito, Amanda Kilsby, Natalie Freed, Nara Mendes, Kimberly Kruczek, Karen K. Miller, Anne Klibanski

Ghrelin and Leptin in Adolescent Athletes with Amenorrhea and Eumenorrhea and in Controls, Massachusetts General Hospital, Research Conference, May 2008
Karla Christo, Jennalee Cord, Nara Mendes, Karen K. Miller, Mark A. Goldstein, Anne Klibanski, Madhusmita Misra

Low Peak Stimulated Growth Hormone Levels in Obese Adolescents Predict Body Composition and Insulin Resistance, Independent of BMI, Massachusetts General Hospital, Endocrine Society Meeting, May 2007
Madhusmita Misra, Patrika Tsai, Nara Mendes, Miriam Bredella, Karen K. Miller, Anne Klibanski

Bone Density in Adolescents with Major Depressive Disorders, Massachusetts General Hospital, Endocrine Society Meeting, June 2009
Madhusmita Misra, Michael Rater, Dominique Vo, Nara Mendes, David B. Herzog, Anne Klibanski

naramendes@alumni.harvard.edu