from the division director
There remains much to learn about endocrinology, and most of the conditions we treat do not have definitive cures. To help advance the field, the faculty in our Division direct endocrinology-focused research ranging from laboratory biomedical science to clinical studies. Here we report some of our noteworthy progress.
Dr. Kanner has published a case series aimed at understanding the characteristics and most common non-cytotoxic causes of primary ovarian insufficiency in adolescents. Her publication can be found here, and appeared in the Dec 2018 issue of the Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology.
Dr. Tsalikian has helped author a recent manuscript aimed at better understanding whether diabetic ketoacidosis might impact brain development in children. This manuscript was published this month in the prestigious journal Diabetes Care (permanent link to manuscript, link to public free version). They found that children who had experienced moderate-to-severe diabetic ketoacidosis had altered brain dimensions and lower cognitive scores. These results, though only correlative, suggest that moderate-to-severe diabetic ketoacidosis has an adverse impact on the developing brain. Several other of our division members contributed to this work, including Dr. Tansey, along with study coordinators Julie Coffey MSN, Joanne Cabbage, and Sara Salamati.