Members
View individual profiles of Center for Diabetes and Metabolism members — with publication and contact information, research and clinical specialties, and more — via the links below.
Molitch, Mark E
Professor Emeritus of Medicine (Endocrinology)
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Pathogenesis & treatment of pituitary tumors, treatment of diabetic complications
O'Brien, Matthew J
Associate Professor of Medicine (General Internal Medicine) and Preventive Medicine (Epidemiology)
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My work aims to eliminate health disparities in U.S. Latinos by examining the underlying causes and developing interventions to address them. Since 2007, my colleagues and I have focused on community ... [more]
Peaceman, Alan
Professor Emeritus of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Maternal Fetal Medicine)
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High risk pregnancies, clinical trials in pregnancy, thrombophilias and pregnancy, obesity and weight gain during pregnancy
Peek, Clara B
Assistant Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics and Medicine (Endocrinology)
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Epidemiological and genetic studies have shown that disruption of the circadian clock is a factor in multiple pathologies, including metabolic disease, myopathy, and cancer. Our laboratory aims to unc... [more]
Penedo, Frank J
Adjunct Professor of Medical Social Sciences
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Dr. Frank J. Penedo is the Director of Survivorship and of the Cancer Survivorship Institute of the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center (LCC). He also serves as Program Leader of the Cancer Co... [more]
Persell, Stephen D
Professor of Medicine (General Internal Medicine)
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I am a health services researcher and primary care internist. My research involves multiple aspects of primary care delivery including the design, implementation and evaluation of electronic health re... [more]
Rasmussen-Torvik, Laura J
Associate Professor of Preventive Medicine (Epidemiology)
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Dr. Rasmussen-Torvik is a genetic epidemiologist interested in the identification of genetic risk factors for chronic diseases and the implementation of genomics into clinical care. She is also intere... [more]
Rosenman, Marc B
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Scholtens, Denise M
Professor of Preventive Medicine (Biostatistics) and Neurological Surgery
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Dr. Denise Scholtens is interested in statistical problems arising from high-throughput omics data. She is Chief of the Division of Biostatistics and Associate Director for Biostatistics in the Robert... [more]
Sheehan, Karen M
Professor of Pediatrics (Emergency Medicine), Medical Education and Preventive Medicine (Public Health Practice)
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Karen Sheehan, MD, MPH is a Professor of Pediatrics and Preventive Medicine at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine. She is a founding volunteer of the Chicago Youth Programs, a commu... [more]