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Director, Diabetes Transition Program, Division of Endocrinology

Director, Quality Scholars Program, James M. Anderson Center for Health Systems Excellence

Assistant Professor, UC Department of PediatricsUC Department of Internal Medicine

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My Biography & Research

Biography

Sarah Corathers, MD, completed residency training in internal medicine and pediatrics followed by a combined fellowship in adult and pediatric endocrinology. Her clinical training provides a unique a background in management of diabetes and endocrine conditions across the lifespan. She has a special interest in psychosocial aspects of diabetes care for adolescents and young adults including depression and resilience. She is the director of the diabetes transition program with the aim of preparing pediatric patients for successful transition to adult care. Additional clinical and research interests include Turner syndrome, transgender health, hereditary endocrine conditions and quality improvement in health care.

Clinical Interests

Adult and pediatric endocrinology including type 1 diabetes, transgender, Turner syndrome, and hereditary endocrine conditions; effective transition between pediatric and adult care; quality improvement

Research Interests

Transition between pediatric and adult care; psychosocial contributors to clinical and patient reported outcomes in type 1 diabetes

Academic Affiliation

Assistant Professor, UC Department of PediatricsUC Department of Internal Medicine

Clinical Divisions

Endocrinology, Brain Tumor, Transgender Health, Fontan Management

Research Divisions

Endocrinology

My Locations

My Education

MD: Wright State University, Dayton, OH, 2002.

Residency: Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati and Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, 2002-2006.

Fellowship: Endocrinology, University of Cincinnati and Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 2009-2013.

Certification: Pediatrics, 2006; Internal Medicine, 2007; Pediatric Endocrinology, 2013; Adult Endocrinology, 2013.

My Publications

Treatment-induced neuropathy of diabetes in youth: Case series of a heterogeneous and challenging complication. Alexandrou, EG; Corathers, SD; Lahoti, A; Redel, J; Tellez, S; Jones, NH Y; Kim, A. Journal of the Endocrine Society. 2020; 4.

Readiness for transition to adult care in adolescents and young adults with Turner syndrome. Sheanon, NM; Beal, SJ; Kichler, JC; Casnellie, L; Backeljauw, P; Corathers, S. Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism. 2020; 33:1165-1171.

Young Adults With Type 1 Diabetes Preparing to Transition to Adult Care: Psychosocial Functioning and Associations With Self-Management and Health Outcomes. Gutierrez-Colina, AM; Corathers, S; Beal, S; Baugh, H; Nause, K; Kichler, JC. Diabetes spectrum : a publication of the American Diabetes Association. 2020; 33:255-263.

Establishment of the T1D Exchange Quality Improvement Collaborative (T1DX-QI). Alonso, GT; Corathers, S; Shah, A; Clements, M; Kamboj, M; Sonabend, R; DeSalvo, D; Mehta, S; Cabrera, A; Rioles, N; et al. Clinical diabetes : a publication of the American Diabetes Association. 2020; 38:141-151.

The turner syndrome resource center: An interdisciplinary approach to the care of girls and women with turner syndrome. Backeljauw, P; Corathers, S. Turner Syndrome: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and Treatment. : Springer International Publishing; Springer International Publishing; 2020.

Receipt of recommended complications and comorbidities screening in youth and young adults with type 1 diabetes: Associations with metabolic status and satisfaction with care. Malik, FS; Stafford, JM; Reboussin, BA; Klingensmith, GJ; Dabelea, D; Lawrence, JM; Mayer-Davis, E; Saydah, S; Corathers, S; Pihoker, C; et al. Pediatric Diabetes. 2020; 21:349-357.

Development and Implementation of the Readiness Assessment of Emerging Adults With Type 1 Diabetes Diagnosed in Youth (READDY) Tool. Corathers, SD; Yi-Frazier, JP; Kichler, JC; Gilliam, LK; Watts, G; Houchen, A; Beal, S. Diabetes spectrum : a publication of the American Diabetes Association. 2020; 33:99-103.

Therapeutic Inertia in Pediatric Diabetes: Challenges to and Strategies for Overcoming Acceptance of the Status Quo. Corathers, SD; DeSalvo, DJ. Diabetes spectrum : a publication of the American Diabetes Association. 2020; 33:22-30.

Multi-level quality improvement education for fellowship trainees. Redel, JM; Corathers, SD; Yao, MV; Backeljauw, PF. Medical Education. 2019; 53:1142-1142.

Hormonal contraceptive choices in a clinic-based series of transgender adolescents and young adults. Kanj, RV; Conard, LA E; Corathers, SD; Trotman, GE. International Journal of Transgenderism. 2019; 20:413-420.