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Endocrinology

Endocrinology

 
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    Faculty

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    Philippe F. Backeljauw, MD

    Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

    Phone: 513-636-4744

    Fax: 513-636-7486

    Email: philippe.backeljauw@cchmc.org

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    Specialties

    Clinical Interests

    Growth disorders; disorders of bone and calcium metabolism; Turner syndrome

    Research Interests

    growth disorders; IGF-I therapy; Turner syndrome 

    Biography

    Within the Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Dr. Backeljauw's clinical emphasis relates to children with growth problems and disorders of calcium and bone metabolism.  He is also the Medical Director of the Turner Syndrome Multidisciplinary Center of Cincinnati.  From a research perspective, Dr. Backeljauw is engaged in clinical research related to growth disorders.  Ongoing studies focus on IGF-I therapy in GH resistance syndromes, as well as assessment and treatment of Turner syndrome co-morbidities.  He is a collaborator in several other studies, including one on the prevalence of endocrinopathies after head injury and after cancer therapy.  His research efforts have resulted in more than 70 publications, including peer-reviewed original manuscripts, abstracts, and textbook chapters.

    Education and Training

    MD: University of Ghent, Belgium.

    Residency: Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Foundation Children's Hospital, Cleveland, OH.

    Fellowship: Pediatric Endocrinology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC.

    Certification: Pediatrics, 1992; recertified, 1999. Pediatric Endocrinology, 1995; recertified, 2003.
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    Nancy A. Crimmins, MD

    Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

    Phone: 513-636-4744

    Fax: 513-636-7486

    Email: nancy.crimmins@cchmc.org

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    Specialties

    Clinical Interests

    Diabetes; obesity

    Research Interests

    Obesity: etiology and treatment; maturity onset diabetes of the young; epidemiology of glucose intolerance and diabetes

    Education and Training

    MD: Indiana University School of Medicine, 2000.

    Residency: Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 2003.

    Fellowship: Pediatric Endocrinology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 2006.

    Publications

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    Lawrence M. Dolan, MD
    Director, Division of Endocrinology

    513-636-4744

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    Lawrence M. Dolan, MD

    Director, Division of Endocrinology

    Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

    Phone: 513-636-4744

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    Specialties

    Epidemiology and genetics of obesity; insulin resistance; abnormal carbohydrate metabolism; diabetes and their relationships to the development and progression of cardiovascular disease 

    Biography

    Lawrence M. Dolan, MD, is board-certified in Pediatrics and Pediatric Endocrinology. He has been on the faculty of Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center in the Department of Pediatrics for the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine since 1983.

    Dr. Dolan is a Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Endocrinology. His research focuses on the epidemiology and genetics of obesity, insulin resistance, abnormal carbohydrate metabolism, diabetes and their relationships to the development and progression of cardiovascular disease.

    Dr. Dolan received his bachelor of science degree from the University of San Francisco. He received his doctor of medicine degree from the University of California at Los Angeles.

    Dr. Dolan completed his pediatric internship and residency at the University of Minnesota. He also served as chief resident. He obtained fellowship training in Pediatric Endocrinology at the University of Virginia.

    Education and Training

     BS: University of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, 1971.

    MD: University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, 1976.

    Residency: University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 1976 to 1979. Chief Resident, 1979.

    Fellowship: University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA.

    Certification: Pediatrics, 1982; Pediatric Endocrinology, 1983.

    Publications

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    Grants

    Understanding Social Status Input on Adolescent Health. Co-Principal Investigator. National Institutes of Health. Dec 2007 - Nov 2011. #RO1HD41527.

    SEARCH Nutirtional Ancillary Study of the SEARCH for Diabetes in Youth Study. Co-Principal Investigator. National Institutes of Health. Feb 2008 - Jan 2012. #RO1DK077949.

    SEARCH 3: Cohort Study to assess the incidence of acute and chronic diabetes related complications. Principal Investigator. National Institutes of Health. Sep 2010 - Oct 2015. #1U18DP002709.

    Accelerated Cardiovascular Aging in Youth. Co-Principal Investifator. National Institutes of Health. Jan 2011 -Dec 2015. #R01-105591.
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    Deborah A. Elder, MD

    Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

    Phone: 513-636-4744

    Fax: 513-636-7486

    Email: deborah.elder@cchmc.org

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    Specialties

    Clinical Interests

    Diabetes; growth disorders; precocious puberty; calcium disorders 

    Research Interests 

    Researching type 2 diabetes in adolescents; intensified insulin therapy

    Education and Training

    BS: Michigan State University, 1991.

    MD: University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, KY, 1995.

    Residency: Indiana University Riley Hospital For Children, Indianapolis, IN, 1998.

    Fellowship: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, 2001.

    Certification: Pediatric Endocrinology

    Publications

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    Iris Gutmark-Little, MD

    Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

    Phone: 513-636-4744

    Email: iris.little@cchmc.org

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    Specialties

    Turner syndrome; growth disorders; thyroid disorders; pubertal disorders; general pediatric endocrinology

    Biography

    Iris Gutmark-Little, MD, is board-certified in Pediatrics and board-eligible in Pediatric Endocrinology. She has been on the faculty of Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center in the Department of Pediatrics for the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine since 2010.

    Dr. Gutmark-Little is an assistant professor of pediatrics in the Division of Endocrinology. Her research focuses on the airway and great vessel anatomy and diseases in the Turner syndrome population.

    Dr. Gutmark-Little received her bachelor's of science in microbiology and chemistry from Louisiana State University. She received her doctor of medicine degree from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.

    Dr. Gutmark-Little completed her pediatric internship and residency at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. She obtained fellowship training in Pediatric Endocrinology at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center.

    Education and Training

    BS: Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 2000.

    MD: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 2004.

    Residency: Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio 2007.

    Fellowship: Pediatric Endocrinology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio 2010.

    Certification: General Pediatrics, American Board of Pediatrics, 2008; Pediatric Endocrinology, American Board of Pediatrics, pending 2011.

    Publications

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    Stuart Handwerger, MD

    Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

    Professor, Professor of Cancer and Cell Biology

    Phone: 513-636-4209

    Fax: 513-636-7486

    Email: stuart.handwerger@cchmc.org

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    Specialties

    Regulation of gene expression in human placenta and uterine decidua during differentiation 

    Education and Training

    MD: University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 1964.

    Residency: Mt. Sinai Hospital, New York, NY, 1965 to 1966.

    Fellowship: Harvard Medical School, Children's Hospital Medical Center, Boston, MA, 1968 to 1969.

    Certification: Diplomate, American Board of Pediatrics, 1969; Subspecialty Boards, Pediatric Endocrinology, 1978.

    Publications

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    Jonathan D. Katz, PhD

    Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

    Phone: 513-636-5306

    Fax: 513-636-5355

    Email: jonathan.katz@cchmc.org

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    Specialties

    Clinical Interests

    T cells; MHC, beta cell death; islet antigens

    Research Interests

    Immunology, autoimmunity, type 1 diabetes

    Biography

    Jonathan D. Katz, PhD, focuses on autoimmune diabetes research. Autoimmune diabetes, also known as type 1 diabetes (T1D), is the most common pediatric autoimmune disease. Roughly 1/250 individuals develop T1D in the United States.There is currently no cure for T1D and the only treatment is daily exogenous insulin replacement therapy. Many T1D patients eventually develop secondary complications, such as hearth disease, blindness, peripheral neuropathy and renal failure.   

    Dr. Katz's work focuses on the role that autoreactive T lymphocytes play in the disease process. His lab interested in (1) the control of autoreactive T cells via central and peripheral tolerance, (2) the role NKT cells play in regulating autoreactive T cells, and (3) the role dendritic cells play in activating and regulating autoreactive T cells in T1D. 

    Most of his work uses the non-obese diabetic (NOD) mouse strain that spontaneously develops T1D with remarkable similar to the T1D seen in human patients.  The availability of the NOD strain has allowed us to take a modern, reductionist molecular and cellular immunology approach to understanding the mechanism(s) and genetics underlying T1D susceptibility and disease progression. His lab makes extensive use of knockout, transgenic, regulated gene expression, targeted ablation, cell transfer and genomic studies the progression and regulation of T1D in the NOD mouse. 

    Education and Training

    BS: University of California, Los Angeles, Calif., 1984.

    PhD: University of California, Los Angeles, Calif., 1990.

    Post-Doctoral Fellow: Université Louis Pasteur, Strasbourg, France, 1990-1995.

    Publications

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    David J. Klein, MD, PhD

    Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

    Phone: 513-636-4744

    Fax: 513-636-7486

    Email: david.klein@cchmc.org

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    Specialties

    Diabetes mellitus: intensive insulin management and pathophysiology of diabetes complications; obesity prevention and treatment; disorders of growth and development, with special focus on the use of growth hormone for the treatment of short stature associated with inflamatory bowel disease; early detection of renal disease in children with diabetes mellitus; effects of diabetes mellitus on renal proteoglycan synthesis

    Education and Training

    BS: Beloit College, Beloit, WI, 1974. 

    MD: Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University, Bronx, NY, 1977. 

    PhD: University of Minnesota, 1985. 

    Residency: University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 1980. 

    Fellowship: University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 1984.

    Certification: Pediatrics, 1982; Pediatric Endocrinology,1997; recertified 2004.

    Publications

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    Sarah Lawson, MD

    Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

    Phone: 513-636-4744

    Email: sarah.lawson@cchmc.org

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    Specialties

    Turner syndrome; endocrine disease related to oncologic pathology and treatment; septo-optic dysplasia.

    Biography

    Sarah Lawson, MD, is an assistant professor of pediatrics in the Division of Endocrinology. Her research has focused on identifying vascular changes, through non-invasive techniques, in the young Turner Syndrome population. This has been possible through the collaboration of Pediatric Endocrinology and Pediatric Cardiology.

    Dr. Lawson completed her undergraduate studies in biochemistry and biology with a minor in bible studies from Lee University, and received her MD from the University of Kentucky. After completion of her pediatric residency at the University of Kentucky, Dr. Lawson began her fellowship in pediatric endocrinology at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center.

    Dr. Lawson’s clinical interests are in the areas of Turner syndrome, endocrine disease related to oncologic pathology and treatment, and septo-optic dysplasia.

    Education and Training

    BS: Lee University, Cleveland, TN, 2000.

    MD: University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, 2005.

    Residency: Kentucky Children’s Hospital, Lexington, KY, 2005-2008.

    Fellowship: Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, Cincinnati, OH.

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    Susan R. Rose, MD

    Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

    Phone: 513-636-4744

    Email: susan.rose@cchmc.org

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    Specialties

    Hypothalamic pituitary function; thyroid; disorders of growth or puberty; endocrine function in cancer survivors after head injury

    Education and Training

    MD: Case Western Reserve School of Medicine, 1980.

    MEd: School Psychology, University of Dayton, 1972.

    Residency: The Cleveland Clinic, 1983.

    Fellowship: National Institutes of Health, 1986.

    Certification: Pediatrics, 1985; Pediatric Endocrinology, 1986.

    Publications

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    Grants

    Hypopituitarism in survivors of traumatic brain injury. Primary Investigator. Pfizer Global Pharmaceuticals. 2008 - 2012.

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    Meilan M. Rutter, MD

    Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

    Phone: 513-636-4744

    Fax: 513-636-7486

    Email: meilan.rutter@cchmc.org

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    Specialties

    Clinical Interests

    Bone health and calcium metabolism; disorders of growth, puberty and sex development; endocrine function in cancer survivors; endocrine function in neuromuscular disorders

    Research Interests

    Insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) therapy in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

    Biography

    Meilan Rutter is board-certified in Pediatrics and Pediatric Endocrinology. She is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Endocrinology, and joined the faculty of Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center in 2008. Currently, Dr. Rutter is assistant director of the Pediatric Endocrinology Fellowship Program.

    Dr. Rutter received her degrees of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MB, BCh) from the University of Wales College of Medicine. She completed her training in Pediatrics in New Zealand, and was admitted to Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (FRACP) in 1995. She underwent fellowship training in Pediatric Endocrinology at Cincinnati Children's. She completed further pediatric residency training to achieve American Board of Pediatrics speciality and sub-speciality board certification.

    Dr. Rutter treats children and adolescents with endocrine disorders and diabetes mellitus. She serves as a consultant for the Neuromuscular Comprehensive Care Center and the Neuro-Oncology program at Cincinnati Children's. Additioanlly. she is a member of the Disorders of Sex Development interdisciplinary team.

    Education and Training

    MB, BCh: University of Wales College of Medicine, Cardiff, United Kingdom.

    FRACP: Royal Australasian College of Physicians, New Zealand.

    Residency: Auckland Children's Hospital and Dunedin Hospital, New Zealand; Cincinnati Children's, Cincinnati, OH.

    Fellowship: Pediatric Endocrinology, Cincinnati Children's, Cincinnati, OH.

    Certification: General Pediatrics, American Board of Pediatrics, 2002; Pediatric Endocrinology, American Board of Pediatrics, 2003; Pediatrics, Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians, 1995.

    Publications

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    Amy Sanghavi Shah, MD, MS

    Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

    Phone: 513-636-4744

    Fax: 513-636-7486

    Email: amy.shah@cchmc.org

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    Specialties

    Lipid and cholesterol disorders; endocrine disorders; type 1 and type 2 diabetes; cardiovascular disease

    Biography

    Amy Shah, MD, interests focus on cardiovascular risk factors and their effects on early atherosclerosis. 
    Dr. Shah has presented her research at national meetings and has published several manuscripts in this area.

    Education and Training

    BA: Biology, University of Texas at Austin.

    MS: University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati OH.

    MD: St. George's University.

    Residency: Loyola University Medical Center.

    Fellowship: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center.

    Certification: Pediatrics, 2007.

    Publications

    Grants

    Role of High Density Lipoprotein Subspecies in Adolescents with Type 2 Diabetes. Co-Principal Investigator. University of Cincinnati. Jan 2011 - Sep 2011.

    DASH for Diabetes Controlled Feeding Study. Co- Principal Investigator. Clinical & Translational Research Center. Jun 2011 - Dec 2011.


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    Peggy Joyce Stenger, DO

    Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

    Phone: 513-636-4744

    Fax: 513-636-7486

    Email: peggy.stenger@cchmc.org

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    Specialties

    Disorders of bone and calcium metabolism; disorders of thyroid, puberty, growth; disorders of pituitary and adrenal; diabetes

    Biography

    Peggy J. Stenger, DO, is board-certified in Pediatrics and Pediatric Endocrinology. She has been in the Division of Endocrinology at Cincinnati Children’s since 1999. Prior to that she worked in the Babies Milk Fund at Norwood through the Department of General Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center.

    She is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Endocrinology. Her primary interest is in disorders of bone and calcium metabolism. She is a certified clinical densitometrist, especially interested in disorders of high bone mass.

    Dr. Stenger received her bachelor of science in biology from the University of Texas in Arlington, Texas. She received her residency training at the University of New Mexico Children’s Hospital in Albuquerque where she also served as Chief Resident. She obtained pediatric endocrinology fellowship training at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center in Cincinnati, Ohio.

    Dr. Stenger has previously served in the Indian Health Service at Gallup Indian Medical Center, Gallup, New Mexico. Prior to coming to Cincinnati, she was on the clinical faculty in General Pediatrics at the University of New Mexico Children’s Hospital in Albuquerque. While there, she served on the New Mexico State Board of the American Diabetes Association. She was instrumental in organization of diabetes clinics at the University of New Mexico and worked in diabetes outreach clinics throughout the state.

    Education and Training

    BS:  University of Texas, Arlington, Texas.

    DO: Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine, Fort Worth, Texas.

    Residency: Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM.

    Fellowship: Pediatric Endocrinology, Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH.

    CCD:  International Society Clinical Densitometry.

    Certification: General Pediatrics, American Board of Pediatrics 1989; Pediatric Endocrinology, American Board of Pediatrics 1999; International Society Clinical Densitometry 2007.

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    Nana-Hawa Yayah Jones, MD

    Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

    Phone: 513-636-4744

    Fax: 513-636-7486

    Email: nana.jones@cchmc.org

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    Specialties

    Clinical Interests

    Diversity and cultural competence; non-adherence in the pediatric population; information technology in healthcare; medical education

    Research Interests

    Adherence in youth with type 1 diabetes 

    Biography

    Nana-Hawa Yayah Jones, MD, is a new clinical faculty in the division of pediatric endocrinology. Dr. Yayah Jones recently arrived in Cincinnati from St. Louis, Missouri where she completed both pediatric residency and endocrinology fellowship at Washington University's St. Louis Children's Hospital (SLCH). An additional year was spent at SLCH as a pediatric Chief resident. During all the years of Dr. Yayah Jones's training she was active in fostering diversity among the medical trainees and in fact founded the Washington University Minority Medical Association (WUMMA), a group of medical trainees whose focus was on recruitment, retention and community service. As creator and president of WUMMA she became active in the resident and fellows diversity initiative created by the Barnes Jewish Hospital Center for Diversity and Cultural Competence. She mentored undergraduate student, medical students and residents throughout her training.

    During fellowship she fostered a special interest in children with chronic illness who are non-adherent to their medical regimen. Dr. Yayah Jone's research efforts will be geared towards the non-adherence type 1 diabetic who is often prone to recurrent hospitalizations and diabetes complications.

    Education and Training

    MD: University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY, 2002.

    Residency: Pediatrics, Washington University, St. Louis Children’s Hospital, St. Louis, MO, 2005.

    Chief Residency: Pediatrics, Washington University, St. Louis Children’s Hospital, St. Louis, MO, 2006.

    Fellowship: Pediatrics, Washington University, St. Louis Children’s Hospital, St. Louis, MO, 2009.

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