Patricia M. Sheean PhD, RD

Instructor in the Department of Preventive Medicine

Dr. Sheean received her undergraduate degree in Nutrition and Dietetics from the University of Arizona in 1992. She completed her master’s degree in nutrition (1999) and her doctoral degree in nutrition with emphasis on epidemiology (2005) from the University of Illinois at Chicago. Dr. Sheean joined the faculty in the Department of Preventive Medicine at Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University in 2005.

Research Interests and Projects

Dr. Sheean’s research goals are to combine clinical nutrition and epidemiology. Her general interests include evaluating nutrition therapies during illness and treatment, where she has specifically focused on the impact of parenteral nutrition on stem cell transplant outcomes and on enteral nutrition during critical illness. Dr. Sheean is also a Research Editor for the Journal of the American Dietetic Association and assists with the coordination and implementation of medical nutrition education at the Feinberg School of Medicine.

Professional Society Membership

American Dietetic Association
American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition

Recent Publications

1. Sheean PM, Braunschweig CA. Exploring the clinical characteristics of parenteral nutrition recipients admitted for initial hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. J Am Diet Assoc. 2007 Aug;107(8):1398-403.

2. Sheean P, Braunschwiq C. The incidence and impact of dextrose dose on hyperglycemia from parenteral nutrition (PN) exposure in hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) recipients. JPEN J. Parenter Enteral Nutr. 2006 Jul-Aug;30(4):345-50.

3. Sheean P, Braunschweig C. The incidence and impact of dextrose dose on hyperglycemia from parenteral nutrition (PN) exposure in hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) recipients. JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr. 2006;30(4):345-50.

4. Sheean P, Helton W, Freels S, Braunschweig C. Adverse clinical consequences of hyperglycemia from total parenteral nutrition exposure during ematopoietic stem cell transplant. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 2006; 12(6):656-64.

5. Braunschweig C, Liang H, Sheean P. Indications for administration of parenteral nutrition in adults. Nutr Clin Pract. 2004; 19(3):255-262.

6. Sheean P, Braunschweig C, Shima-Rich E. The incidence of hyperglycemia in hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients receiving total parenteral nutrition: a pilot study. J Am Diet Assoc 2004; 104 (9):1352-1360.

7. Braunschweig C, Gomez S, Sheean P, Tomey K, Rimmer J, Heller T. High prevalence of obesity and low prevalence of cardiovascular and type 2 diabetes risk factors in urban community dwelling adults with Down syndrome. Am J Mental Retard 2004: 190;186-193.

8. Braunschweig C, Levy P, Sheean P, Wang X. Enteral compared with parenteral nutrition: a meta-analysis. Am J Clin Nutr 2001;74(4):534-542.

9. Braunschweig C, Gomez S, Sheean P. Impact of declines in nutritional status on outcomes in long term adult hospitalized patients. J Am Diet Assoc 2000:1316-1322.

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