Malinda Wu, MD, MSCR
Pediatric Endocrinology
Highlights
Johns Hopkins Affiliations:
- Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Faculty
About Malinda Wu
Primary Academic Title
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Johns Hopkins Physician
Background
Dr. Malinda Wu is a pediatric endocrinologist seeing patients at the Johns Hopkins Children’s Center in Baltimore, Maryland. She specializes in a wide range of pediatric endocrine conditions including metabolic bone disease, pediatric osteoporosis and cystic fibrosis endocrinopathies.
Dr. Wu received her M.D. from Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University. She completed pediatrics residency at Penn State Hershey Medical Center and her pediatric endocrine fellowship at Emory University School of Medicine. She received her Master of Science in Clinical Research from Emory University (2021). Dr. Wu has been a faculty member at Johns Hopkins since 2021.
Dr. Wu’s research interests are in metabolic bone disease and the health of women with cystic fibrosis. Dr. Wu’s current research is focused on women with cystic fibrosis and how estrogen supplementation may impact their health. She has received grant funding from the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.
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Research Interests
COVID-19 and access to care, Cystic fibrosis, estrogen supplementation and bone health, metabolic bone disease, pediatric osteoporosis, quality of life
Research Summary
Dr. Wu’s current research is focused on women with cystic fibrosis (CF) and how estrogen supplementation may impact their health.
Her results show that women with CF who were taking supplemental estrogen such as combined oral contraceptives have higher quality of life scores than women with CF not taking supplemental estrogen. In a single-center cross-sectional study, women with CF taking estrogen supplementation (ethinyl estradiol) had lower bone mineral density than women with CF not taking ethinyl estradiol. Dr. Wu questions whether oral ethinyl estradiol, which is the common estrogen used in oral contraceptive pills, is adequate to protect bone health and if there needs to be a higher dose of estrogen or a different route like a patch to make a difference.
Dr. Wu is also doing research that looks at the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the quality of life of patients with osteogenesis imperfecta and their access to care. Many individuals had delays in accessing medical providers and services relating to their care. The preliminary findings were presented at the virtual International Conference on Children’s Bone Health forum.
Honors
- Harry Shwachman Clinical Investigator Award, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
- Henry Christian Award, American Federation for Medical Research
Memberships
- Pediatric Endocrine Society
- Endocrine Society
- American Society for Bone and Mineral Research
Locations
- Rubenstein Child Health Building
- 200 North Wolfe Street, Building 1, Baltimore, MD 21287
- phone: 443-997-5437
- fax: 410-500-4276
Expertise
Education
Emory University School of Medicine
Graduate School, Clinical Research, MSCR, 2021Emory University School of Medicine
Fellowship, Pediatric Endocrinology, 2020Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical Center
Residency, Pediatrics, 2017Sidney Kimmel Medical College
Medical Education, MD, 2014Board Certifications
Pediatric Endocrinology
American Board of Pediatrics, 2021Pediatrics
American Board of Pediatrics, 2017Insurance
- Aetna
- CareFirst
- Cigna
- First Health
- Geisinger Health Plan
- HealthSmart/Accel
- Humana
- Johns Hopkins Health Plans
- MultiPlan
- Pennsylvania's Preferred Health Networks (PPHN)
- Point Comfort Underwriters
- Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
- UnitedHealthcare
- Veteran Affairs Community Care Network (Optum-VACCN)