Mark J Manary, MD
*Pediatrics - certified
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Emergency Department
Saint Louis, MO 63110
314.454.6111
Education
Residency: St. Louis Children's Hospital
Health Plans Accepted
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Aetna HMO/Open Access |
Aetna Managed Choice POS |
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Aetna PPO |
Baxter Regional PHO |
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BCBS of IL PPO |
BCBS/Anthem(Blue Access Choice PPO |
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BCBS/Anthem(Blue Access PPO) |
Beech Street/Capp Care PPO |
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Best Doctors Inc |
Capital Regional Medical Center PP |
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Cigna Open Access HMO/POS |
Cigna PPO |
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CMR (Care Management Resources) |
Community Care Network PPO |
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CorVel PPO |
Coventry Advantra HMO - Medicare |
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Coventry HMO/POS |
Coventry PPO |
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Decatur Memorial Tertiary/Quarterna |
First Health |
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Great-West HMO/POS |
Great-West Open Access |
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Great-West PPO |
Hannibal Health Network Tertiary |
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Health Alliance HMO & PPO |
Healthlink Open Access/HMO/POS |
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Healthlink PPO |
HFN Inc. PPO |
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Home State-MC+ |
Humana PPO/ChoiceCare Network |
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Illinois Public Aid/Health Connect |
IPA Secondary to Medicare |
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Mail Handlers/CNA PPO |
Medicaid MO/ Missouri HealthNet |
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Medicare |
Mercy Health Plan HMO/POS |
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Mercy Health Plan PPO |
MO Medicaid Secondary to Medicare |
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MultiPlan PPO |
PPO Next/HealthStar |
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Primrose Tertiary/Quarternary |
Private Health Care Systems PPO |
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Providers Network of America |
Quincy Health Care Management |
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St. John's Health System Tertiary |
Tricare/Triwest Prime HMO/POS |
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Tricare/Triwest Standard/ Extra PPO |
Union Pacific RR Emp. Health System |
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United Healthcare Choice/Choice+ |
United Healthcare PPO/ Options |
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United Healthcare Select/Select+POS |
USA Managed Care Org |
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Wellborn HMO |
A novel fortified blended flour, corn-soy blend "plus-plus," is not inferior to lipid-based ready-to-use supplementary foods for the treatment of moderate acute malnutrition in Malawian children.Lagrone LN, Trehan I, Meuli GJ, Wang RJ, Thakwalakwa C, Maleta K, Manary MJ.Am J Clin Nutr. 2011 Dec 14. [Epub ahead of print]
- PMID:
- 22170366
- [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Related citationsDevelopmental outcomes among 18-month-old Malawians after a year of complementary feeding with lipid-based nutrient supplements or corn-soy flour.Phuka JC, Gladstone M, Maleta K, Thakwalakwa C, Cheung YB, Briend A, Manary MJ, Ashorn P.Matern Child Nutr. 2011 Feb 22. doi: 10.1111/j.1740-8709.2011.00294.x. [Epub ahead of print]
- PMID:
- 21342456
- [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Related citationsSeason of conception in rural gambia affects DNA methylation at putative human metastable epialleles.Waterland RA, Kellermayer R, Laritsky E, Rayco-Solon P, Harris RA, Travisano M, Zhang W, Torskaya MS, Zhang J, Shen L, Manary MJ, Prentice AM.PLoS Genet. 2010 Dec 23;6(12):e1001252.
- PMID:
- 21203497
- [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Free PMC ArticleRelated citationsEvaluation of the routine use of amoxicillin as part of the home-based treatment of severe acute malnutrition.Trehan I, Amthor RE, Maleta K, Manary MJ.Trop Med Int Health. 2010 Jun 9. [Epub ahead of print]
- PMID:
- 20545919
- [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Free PMC ArticleRelated citationsPerturbed zinc homeostasis in rural 3-5-y-old Malawian children is associated with abnormalities in intestinal permeability attributed to tropical enteropathy.Manary MJ, Abrams SA, Griffin IJ, Quimper MM, Shulman RJ, Hamzo MG, Chen Z, Maleta K, Manary MJ.Pediatr Res. 2010 Jun;67(6):671-5.
- PMID:
- 20496476
- [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Related citationsErratum to: Monitoring the Adequacy of Catch-Up Growth Among Moderately Malnourished Children Receiving Home-Based Therapy Using Mid-Upper Arm Circumference in Southern Malawi.Connor NE, Manary MJ, Maleta K.Matern Child Health J. 2010 Apr 27. [Epub ahead of print] No abstract available.
- PMID:
- 20422271
- [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Related citationsKwashiorkor: more hypothesis testing is needed to understand the aetiology of oedema.Manary MJ, Heikens GT, Golden M.Malawi Med J. 2009 Sep;21(3):106-7. No abstract available.
- PMID:
- 20345018
- [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Related citationsChildren consuming cassava as a staple food are at risk for inadequate zinc, iron, and vitamin A intake.Gegios A, Amthor R, Maziya-Dixon B, Egesi C, Mallowa S, Nungo R, Gichuki S, Mbanaso A, Manary MJ.Plant Foods Hum Nutr. 2010 Mar;65(1):64-70.
- PMID:
- 20165984
- [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Free PMC ArticleRelated citationsMonitoring the adequacy of catch-up growth among moderately malnourished children receiving home-based therapy using mid-upper arm circumference in southern Malawi.Connor NE, Manary MJ.Matern Child Health J. 2011 Oct;15(7):980-4. doi: 10.1007/s10995-010-0569-8.
- PMID:
- 20082126
- [PubMed - in process]
Related citationsA randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of rifaximin, a nonabsorbable antibiotic, in the treatment of tropical enteropathy.Trehan I, Shulman RJ, Ou CN, Maleta K, Manary MJ.Am J Gastroenterol. 2009 Sep;104(9):2326-33. Epub 2009 Jun 2.
- PMID:
- 19491826
- [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Free PMC ArticleRelated citationsSupplementary feeding with either ready-to-use fortified spread or corn-soy blend in wasted adults starting antiretroviral therapy in Malawi: randomised, investigator blinded, controlled trial.Ndekha MJ, van Oosterhout JJ, Zijlstra EE, Manary M, Saloojee H, Manary MJ.BMJ. 2009 May 22;338:b1867. doi: 10.1136/bmj.b1867.
- PMID:
- 19465470
- [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Free PMC ArticleRelated citationsThe use of home-based therapy with ready-to-use therapeutic food to treat malnutrition in a rural area during a food crisis.Amthor RE, Cole SM, Manary MJ.J Am Diet Assoc. 2009 Mar;109(3):464-7.
- PMID:
- 19248863
- [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Related citationsSupplementary feeding with fortified spreads results in higher recovery rates than with a corn/soy blend in moderately wasted children.Matilsky DK, Maleta K, Castleman T, Manary MJ.J Nutr. 2009 Apr;139(4):773-8. Epub 2009 Feb 18.
- PMID:
- 19225128
- [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Free PMC ArticleRelated citationsUndernutrition malnutrition in infants in developing countries.Ashorn P, Phuka JC, Maleta K, Thakwalakwa C, Cheung YB, Briend A, Manary MJ.Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2009 Feb;163(2):186. No abstract available.
- PMID:
- 19188655
- [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Related citationsIntake of lipid-based nutrient supplements during illness and convalescence among moderately-underweight Malawian children.Flax VL, Maleta K, Ashorn U, Manary MJ, Briend A, Ashorn P.J Health Popul Nutr. 2008 Dec;26(4):468-70. No abstract available.
- PMID:
- 19069627
- [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Free PMC ArticleRelated citationsPostintervention growth of Malawian children who received 12-mo dietary complementation with a lipid-based nutrient supplement or maize-soy flour.Phuka JC, Maleta K, Thakwalakwa C, Cheung YB, Briend A, Manary MJ, Ashorn P.Am J Clin Nutr. 2009 Jan;89(1):382-90. Epub 2008 Dec 3.
- PMID:
- 19056572
- [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Free ArticleRelated citationsManagement of acute moderate and severe childhood malnutrition.Manary MJ, Sandige HL.BMJ. 2008 Nov 13;337:a2180. doi: 10.1136/bmj.a2180. Review. No abstract available.
- PMID:
- 19008271
- [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Related citationsComplementary feeding with fortified spread and incidence of severe stunting in 6- to 18-month-old rural Malawians.Phuka JC, Maleta K, Thakwalakwa C, Cheung YB, Briend A, Manary MJ, Ashorn P.Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2008 Jul;162(7):619-26. Erratum in: Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2008 Oct;162(10):942.
- PMID:
- 18606932
- [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Free ArticleRelated citationsAn energy-dense complementary food is associated with a modest increase in weight gain when compared with a fortified porridge in Malawian children aged 6-18 months.Lin CA, Manary MJ, Maleta K, Briend A, Ashorn P.J Nutr. 2008 Mar;138(3):593-8.
- PMID:
- 18287372
- [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Free ArticleRelated citationsFeeding patterns of underweight children in rural Malawi given supplementary fortified spread at home.Flax VL, Ashorn U, Phuka J, Maleta K, Manary MJ, Ashorn P.Matern Child Nutr. 2008 Jan;4(1):65-73.
- PMID:
- 18171408
- [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]











