Soham Al Snih, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor
Division of Rehabilitation Sciences

Contact:
301 University Boulevard
Galveston, TX 77555-1137
Phone: (409) 747-3580
Fax: (409) 747-1638
Email: soalsnih@utmb.edu

Current CV:  Click on the icon to open CV in a new window.

 

 

Research Areas
Obesity, muscle strength, health outcomes and disability among older Mexican Americans

Education

1986	Universidad Central de Venezuela, “Luis Razetti” School of Medicine, University Hospital Caracas, Venezuela	MD
2001	Preventive Medicine and Community Health. UTMB	MS
2005	Preventive Medicine and Community Health. UTMB	PhD

Funding

Title: Obesity, Muscle Strength, and Disability in Older Mexican Americans and Elders from Latin America and the Caribbean (Al Snih, S. - PI)

Source: NIH/NIA

Amount:$40,000 (Grant# 1R03AG02995901A2)

Period: 06/01/09 - 05/31/11

Title: Women's Health Research Scholar's Program (Berensen, A. - PI)
Role: Scholar
Source: National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research (NICHD), NIH
Amount: $121,512 (Grant# K12 HD052023)
Period: 08/29/05 – 07/31/10

 

Title: Fogarty International Collaboration Award (Ottenbacher, K. - PI)
Role: Co Investigator
Source: Fogarty International Center, NIH
Amount: $102,618 (Grant# R03-TW007614)
Period: 2006-2009

 

Title: Longitudinal Study of Mexican American Elderly Health (Markides - PI)
Role: Co Investigator
Source: NIH-NIA
Amount: $102,618 (Grant# R01-AG10939)
Period: 01/15/04-03/31/09

 
Publications (last 3 years)

Amador LF, Al Snih S, Markides KS, Goodwin JS.  Body mass index and change in blood pressure over a 7-year period among older Mexican Americans. Clinical Interventions Aging 2006; 3:275-282.

Alfaro-Acha A., Al Snih S., Raji, M.A., Kuo Y.F., Markides K., Ottenbacher K.J. (2006). Handgrip strength and cognitive decline in older Mexican Americans. Journal of Gerontology: Medical Sciences,  61A(8), 859-865.

Al Snih, S., Ottenbacher, K.J., Markides, K.S., Kuo, Y.F., Eschbach, K., Goodwin, J.S. (2007). The effect of obesity on disability vs mortality in older Americans.. Archives of Internal Medicine, 167, 774-780. PMID: 17452539

Alfaro-Acha, A., Al Snih, S., Raji, M.A., Markides, K.S., Ottenbacher K.J. (2007). Does 8-foot walk time predict cognitive decline in older Mexicans Americans. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 55, 245-251. PMID: 17302662

Kuashik VP, Al Snih S, Ray LA, Raji MA, Markides KS, Goodwin JS.  Factors associated with seven-year incidence of diabetic complications among older Mexican Americans. Gerontology 2007; 53:194-199.

Sánchez G, Castro JS, Al Snih S,  Pérez-Blanco L, Esteva MH, García MacGregor E, González M, Granados Y, Marín F, Rosas A, Tristano A, Chirinos E, Mundaraín L, Sanoja G, Zambrano-Marín G, Rodríguez MA. Durability of treatment with methotrexate in Venezuelan patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Rheumatol Int. 2007; 27:531-536.

Ojo FM, Al Snih S, Ray LA, Raji MA, Markides KS.  History of fractures as predictor of subsequent hip and non-hip fractures among older Mexican Americans. JNMA 2007; 99:412-418.

Al Snih S, Ottenbacher KJ, Markides KS, Kuo Y, Eschbach K, Goodwin JS. The effect of obesity on disability versus mortality in Older Americans.  Arch Intern Med. 2007; 167:774-780.

Graham JE, Stoebner-May DG, Ostir GV, Al Snih S, Peek MK, Markides KS, Ottenbacher KJ. Health Related Quality of Life in Older Mexican Americans with Diabetes: A Cross-sectional Study. Health Qual Life Outcomes 2007; 12:5(1):39..

Al Snih S. 2007. "Arthritis and other Rheumatic diseases".  Encyclopedia of Health and Aging (Kyriakos S. Markides, Eds).  Sage Publications, Inc.  Pp. 50-53.

Eschbach K, Al Snih S, Markides KS, Goodwin JS, 2007. Active life expectancy of older US and foreign-born Mexican Americans for: The Health of Aging Hispanics:  The Mexican-origin Population (Jacqueline L. Angel and Keith E. Whitfield, Eds.). Springer Science+Business Media, LLC. Pp. 40-49.

Al Snih S, Ottenbacher KJ, Markides KS, Kuo Y, Eschbach K, Goodwin JS. The Effect of Obesity on Disability vs Mortality in Older Americans: The Potential Implication of Testosterone Reply. Arch Intern Med. 167:2528;2007.

Dallo FJ, Ajrouch KJ, Al Snih S. The ancestry question and ethnic heterogeneity: The case

of Arab Americans. IMR. 42:505-516;2008.

Al Snih S, Kaushik V, Eschbach K, Markides KS.  Ethnic Differences in Physical Performance in Older Americans: Data from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (1988 – 1994). Aging Clin Exp Res. 20: 139-144;2008.

Samper-Ternent R, Al Snih S, Raji MA. Markides, Ottenbacher KJ. Relationship between frailty and cognitive decline in older Mexican Americans. J Am Geriatr Soc. 56:1845-1852;2008.

Ramirez Gómez LA, Uribe Uribe O, Grisales Romero H, Cardiel MH, Wojdyla D, Pons-Estel BA and on behalf of the Grupo Latinoamericano de Estudio del Lupus (GLADEL). Childhood systemic lupus erythematosus in 230 children. Lupus. 17:596-604;2008.

Serra-Bonett N, Al Snih S, Rodríguez MA. Effect of low-dose prednisone on white blood cell count and blood leukocyte subpopulations in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. J Clin Rheumatol. 15:148-149;2009.

Dallo FJ, Al Snih S, Ajrouch KJ. The Prevalence of Disability among US- and Foreign Born Arab Americans: Results from 2000 US Census. Gerontology. 55:153-161;2009.

Ottenbacher KJ, Graham JS, Al Snih S, Raji MA, Samper-Ternent R, Ostir GV, Markides KS.  Mexican Americans and Frailty: Findings from the Hispanic Established Populations Epidemiologic Study of the Elderly (EPESE). AJPH. 99:673-679;2009.

Weaver GD, Kuo YF, Raji MA, Al Snih S, Ray L, Torres E, Ottenbacher KJ. Pain and disability in Mexican American older adults. J Am Geriatr Soc. 57:992-997; 2009.

Al Snih S, Graham JS, Samper-Ternent R, Ray LA, Markides KS, Ottenbacher KJ (in press).  Frailty and incidence of disability in older Mexican Americans. Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine.

Graham JE, Al Snih S, Ray LA, Markides KS, Ottenbacher KJ (in press). Frailty and 10-year mortality risk in older Mexican Americans.  Journal of Gerontology.

Al Snih S., Graham J.S., Samper-Ternent R., Ray L.A., Markides K.S., Ottenbacher K.J.  (in press). Frailty and incidence of ADL disability. Aging Clinical and Experimental Research.