Division of Endocrinology, University of Pittsburgh

Our latest edition of Update in Endocrinology is here! Check out articles from faculty, staff, and fellows about our clinical and research endeavors. https://buff.ly/2JUtlt9

Congratulations to Yusuke Sekine, PhD for his collaborative paper published in the Journal of Biochemistry! https://buff.ly/2TPz9ZN

Join us this Friday for a special lecture by Denise Charron-Prochownik, PhD, RN, CPNP, FAAN and Sarah Stotz, PhD, MS, RD, CDE at 8 AM! DM us the for the Teams link.

Thank you for your service to all of the Veterans in our Division and those who trust us to care for you. We appreciate you. #VeteransDay2020

Please join us in congratulating James Buckreis, BSN, RN, the Endocrine Outpatient Nurse Manager, for 15 years of service at UPMC!

It's #TerminologyTuesday and today we're defining Parathyroid! Did you know the Parathyroid is actually made up of four glands?

It's National Nurse Practitioner Week and we want to take a moment to give a shout out to all of our Nurse Practitioners! We're so grateful for you! #NPWeek

The Multidisciplinary Thyroid Cancer Symposium is almost here! Be sure to register before the 14th to attend this year's virtual event! https://buff.ly/3mPtwrW

Congratulations to the Ramakrishnan and Jurczak Labs for their collaborative paper titled "Sustained mitochondrial biogenesis is essential to maintain caloric restriction-induced beige adipocytes" published in Metabolism! https://buff.ly/3jjbxY0

Join us this Friday at 8AM for a special lecture on telemedicine and the COVID-19 pandemic by Archana Bandi, MBBS, MD! DM us for the Teams link.

Please join us in welcoming Jayme Falconio as our new Clinical Director of Operations!

Join us tomorrow for a special lecture by Zachary Freyberg, MD, PhD from the Department of Psychiatry University of Pittsburgh during our Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism Research Series! DM us for the link so you can join us at 1 PM via Teams.

Please join us in welcoming our newest faculty member, Janet Leung, MD! Dr. Leung received her medical degree from University of Michigan Medical School in 2010. In 2013, she completed an internal medicine residency at the Stanford University, VA Palo Alto Health System. Dr. Leung completed her fellowships in endocrinology and endocrine hypertension at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School in 2016. Dr. Leung joins our division as a Clinical Assistant Professor, Associate Program Director for Quality, and Clinical Lead for Quality and Value. Welcome, Dr. Leung!

Happy Halloween everyone! Try not to binge on too much candy!

#FBF to some advice from Jason Ng, MD on how to recover after our annual candy binge