Stanford School of Medicine
Pediatrics

Department: Pediatrics

Division: Endocrinology

  • Academic Appointments
    • Assistant Professor - Med Center Line, Pediatrics - Endocrinology
    Clinical Focus
    • Endocrinology/Diabetes, Pediatric
    • Pediatric Endocrinology
  • Academic Appointments
    • Professor - Med Center Line, Pediatrics - Endocrinology
    Clinical Focus
    • Endocrinology/Diabetes, Pediatric
    • Pediatric Endocrinology
    Research Interest

    Prevention of osteoporosis begins in childhood and adolescence by measures that maximize acquistion of bone mineral during the critical adolescent years. Body mass, calcium nutriture, physical activity, growth and sex steroid hormones, and genetic factors are all thought to be important determinants of bone mass although the relative contribution of each remains controversial.

  • Academic Appointments
    • Professor - Med Center Line, Pediatrics - Endocrinology
    Clinical Focus
    • Endocrinology/Diabetes, Pediatric
    • Pediatric Endocrinology
    Research Interest

    My major interest is in type 1 diabetes mellitus, continuous glucose sensor, and the development of an artificial pancreas. Other research interests include using continuous glucose monitoring and algorithms to control blood glucose levels in intensive care units.

  • Academic Appointments
    • Clinical Associate Professor, Pediatrics - Endocrinology
    Clinical Focus
    • Endocrine - Pediatric Endocrinology
    • Endocrinology/Diabetes, Pediatric
    • Pediatric Endocrinology
  • Academic Appointments
    • Assistant Professor, Pediatrics - Endocrinology
    Clinical Focus
    • Pediatric Endocrinology
    Research Interest

    The overall goal of our research is to understand on both a molecular and systemic level how hormones regulate stem cell fate decisions and the role these pathways play in both physiology and disease. We use molecular biology and in vivo models to elucidate mechanisms of regulating cell fate determination by the endocrine system. Understanding these processes has profound and broad implications for both science and health.

  • Academic Appointments
    • Clinical Professor, Pediatrics - Endocrinology
    Clinical Focus
    • Endocrinology/Diabetes, Pediatric
    • Pediatric Endocrinology
  • Academic Appointments
    • Professor - Med Center Line, Pediatrics - Endocrinology
    • Member, Bio-X
    Clinical Focus
    • Endocrinology/Diabetes, Pediatric
    • Pediatric Endocrinology
    Research Interest

    My research interests cover a number of areas in Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes. I am PI of the Stanford Center for the NIH-funded Type-1 Diabetes TrialNet group. TrialNet conducts clinical trials directed at preventing or delaying the onset of Type 1 diabetes. I am an investigator in DirecNet, another NIH-funded study group, which is devoted to evaluating glucose sensors and the role of technology on the management of diabetes.

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