Endocrinology Research
Meet the Team

Meet the Endocrinology Team

Director

A photo of Lawrence Dolan.

Lawrence M. Dolan, MD

Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Research Interests
Epidemiology of obesity; insulin resistance; abnormal carbohydrate metabolism; diabetes and their relationships to the development and progression...

Faculty

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Philippe F. Backeljauw, MD

Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Research Interests
Growth disorders and Turner syndrome
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Janet Chuang, MD

Assistant Professor, UC Department of Internal Medicine
A photo of Sarah Corathers.

Sarah D. Corathers, MD

Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Research Interests
Transition between pediatric and adult care; psychosocial contributors to clinical and patient reported outcomes in type 1 diabetes; health equity
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Nancy A. Crimmins, MD

Research Interests
Factors contributing to early-onset obesity; celiac disease in patients with type 1 diabetes; type 2 diabetes
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Deborah A. Elder, MD

Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Research Interests
Beta-cell function and glucose tolerance in a variety of different diabetes conditions.
Iris Gutmark-Little

Iris Gutmark-Little, MD

Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Research Interests
Cardiovascular disease in Turner syndrome; long-acting growth hormone
Jonathan Howell

Jonathan C. Howell, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
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Sarah Lawson, MD

Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Research Interests
Septo-optic dysplasia; endocrine disease related to brain tumors; inpatient delivery of diabetes care
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Takahisa Nakamura, PhD

Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
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Nat Nasomyont

Nat Nasomyont, MD, MS

Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Research Interests
Metabolic bone disease; pediatric osteoporosis
A photo of Meilan Rutter.

Meilan M. Rutter, MD

Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Research Interests
Differences of sex development; endocrine issues and bone health associated with Duchenne muscular dystrophy
Juan Sanchez Gurmaches

Juan Sanchez Gurmaches, PhD

Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Research Interests
Adipocytes; brown and white fat; animal models; adipocyte development and heterogeneity; insulin signaling; animal models
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A photo of Amy Shah.

Amy S. Shah, MD, MS, FNLA

Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Research Interests
Type 2 diabetes; type 1 diabetes; cardiovascular risk factors; lipids and lipoproteins
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A photo of Nicole Sheanon.

Nicole M. Sheanon, MD, MS

Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Research Interests
Response to hypoglycemia in patients with type 1 diabetes; beta cell function in Turner syndrome; kidney disease in type 1 diabetes
A photo of Halley Wasserman.

Halley M. Wasserman, MD, MS

Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Research Interests
Osteoporosis specifically in populations with limited mobility; puberty and reproductive health
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James M. Wells, PhD

Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Research Interests
Understanding the development of the pancreas, and gastrointestinal organs; generating 3-dimensional human tissues from pluripotent stem cells and...
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Nana-Hawa Yayah Jones, MD

Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Research Interests
Health disparities; quality improvement; health equity
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