2008 ACE Self-Assessment Profile in Endocrinology and Metabolism (ASAP)
Pasquale J. Palumbo, MD, MACP, MACE
Editor-in-Chief
ACE Self-Assessment Program (ASAP)
Professor of Medicine
Mayo Clinic Arizona
Scottsdale, AZ
Section Editor
Susan S. Braithwaite, MD, FACP, FACE
Clinical Professor of Medicine
Division of Endocrinology
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC
Section Authors
Salomon Banarer, MD
Staff Physician
Dallas Diabetes and Endocrine Center
Dallas, TX
Matthew J. Brady, MD
Associate Professor
Department of Medicine
The University of Chicago
Chicago, IL
Carolina M. Casellini, MD
Endocrine Research Fellow
The Leonard Strelitz Diabetes Institutes
Eastern Virginia Medical School
Norfolk, VA
Ronald N. Cohen, MD, FACE
Associate Professor of Medicine, Section of Endocrinology
The University of Chicago
Chicago, IL
Thomas W. Gardner, MD, MS
Jack and Nancy Turner Professor of Ophthalmology and Cellular and Molecular Physiology
Penn State College of Medicine
Hummelstown, PA
Michael J. Haller, MD
Assistant Professor
Pediatric Endocrinology
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL
Lois G. Jovanovic, MD, FACE
CEO & Chief Scientific Officer
Sansum Diabetes Research Institute
Adjunct Professor Biomolecular Science and Engineering
University of California, Santa Barbara
Clinical Professor of Medicine
University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine
Los Angeles, CA
Abbas E. Kitabchi, PhD, MD
Professor of Medicine and Molecular Sciences
Director, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Memphis, TN
Bethany J. Klopfenstein, MD
Assistant Professor
Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Clinical Nutrition
Oregon Health and Science University
Portland, OR
Dan Lender, MD, FACP
Associate Professor of Medicine
Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Nutrition
University of Maryland
Baltimore, MD
Nadya L. Lumelsky, PhD
Chief, Section of Cellular Differentiation, Diabetes Branch
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, MD
Michelle F. Magee, MD, MBBCh, BAO
MedStar Diabetes Institute
Associate Professor of Medicine
Georgetown University School of Medicine
Washington, DC
Anthony L. McCall, MD, PhD, FACP
James M. Moss Professor in Diabetes and Internal Medicine
Director, Clinical Diabetes Services
University of Virginia Health System
Charlottesville, VA
Emma Morton-Eggleston, MD, MPH
Instructor of Medicine
Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism
University of Virginia Health System
Charlottesville, VA
Arlan L. Rosenbloom, MD
Adjunct Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus of Pediatrics
Department of Pediatrics
University of Florida College of Medicine
Gainesville, FL
Kristina I. Rother, MD
Senior Staff Clinical Investigator, Clinical Endocrinology Branch
The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, MD
Janet H. Silverstein, MD
Professor and Chief of the Division of Pediatric Endocrinology
University of Florida College of Medicine
Gainesville, FL
Ravi S. J. Singh, MD
Post Doctoral Fellow
Department of Ophthalmology
Penn State College of Medicine
Hershey, PA
Elizabeth A. Stephens, MD
Associate Director, Diabetes Center Endocrinology
Assistant Professor, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Clinical Nutrition
Oregon Health and Science University
Portland, OR
Aaron I. Vinik, MD, PhD
Professor of Internal Medicine, Pathology and Neurobiology
Director, The Leonard Strelitz Diabetes Institutes
Eastern Virginia Medical School
Norfolk, VA
Sydney A. Westphal, MD
Chief, Division of Endocrinology
Maricopa Medical Center
Phoenix, AZ
Section Question Reviewer
Roger L. Nelson, MD, FACE
Professor of Medicine and Endocrinology
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
Rochester, MN
Section Editors
Amir H. Hamrahian, MD, FACE
Associate Staff, The Cleveland Clinic
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Medicine
The Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, OH
Elias S. Siraj, MD, FACE
Assistant Professor of Medicine and Associate Staff
Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Temple University School of Medicine
Philadelphia, PA
Section Authors
David C. Aron, MD, MS
Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Cleveland, OH
Dima Abdelmannan, MD, MRCP
Fellow in Endocrinology
Division of Clinical and Molecular Endocrinology
University Hospitals of Cleveland – Case Medical Center
Cleveland, OH
Robert J. Anderson, MD, FACP, FACE
Professor of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
Creighton University School of Medicine
Chief, Section of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
VA Nebraska-Western Iowa Health Care System
Omaha, NE
Stefan R. Bornstein, MD, PhD
Director and Chair
Department of Medicine
University of Dresden
Dresden, Germany
Emmanuel L. Bravo, MD
Consultant Staff
Department of Nephrology and Hypertension
The Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH
George P. Chrousos, MD, MACE
Professor and Chairman
First Department of Pediatrics
Athens University Medical School
Aghia Sophia Children’s Hospital
Athens, Greece
Thottathil Gopan, MD
Fellow
Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
The Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH
Gregory Kaltsas, MD
Associate Professor of Endocrinology
Department of Pathophysiology
National University of Athens
Athens, Greece
Alexander W. Krug, MD
University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus
University of Dresden
Dresden, Germany
Antoine Makdissi, MD
Assistant Professor
Division of Endocrinology
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Little Rock, AR
Harris C. Taylor, MD, FACP, FACE
Clinical Professor of Medicine (Endocrinology)
Division of Clinical and Molecular Endocrinology
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Cleveland, OH
Section Editors
Rhoda H. Cobin, MD, MACE
Clinical Professor of Medicine
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
New York, NY
Reproductive Endocrinology Disorders
Romesh Khardori, MD, MB, PhD
Professor – Director
Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Molecular Medicine
Department of Internal Medicine
Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
Springfield, IL
Section Authors
Beverly M.K. Biller, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Neuroendocrine Unit
Massachusetts General Hospital
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA
Ming Chen, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Endocrinology
Department of Pediatrics
University of Michigan Medical School
Ann Arbor, MI
David M. Cook, MD
Professor of Medicine
Oregon Health and Science University
Portland, OR
Jose A. Espinosa, MD
Associate Professor and Chair
Division of Neurosurgery
Department of Surgery
Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
Springfield, IL
Shereen Ezzat, MD, FRCPC, FACP
Professor of Medicine and Oncology
University of Toronto
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Carmel Fratianni, MD, FACE
Associate Professor
Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Molecular Medicine
Department of Internal Medicine
Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
Springfield, IL
Isabelle M. Germano, MD, FACS
Professor of Neurosurgery, Neurology and Oncological Sciences
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
New York, NY
Suzan Gharaibeh, MD
Assistant Professor of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Molecular Medicine
Department of Internal Medicine
Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
Springfield, IL
Ketan G. Goswami, MD
Staff Physician
North Atlanta Endocrinology and Diabetes
Lawrenceville, GA
Sheryl Green, MD, MBBCh
Assistant Professor
Department of Radiation Oncology
Mount Sinai Medical Center
New York, NY
Caroline B. Huang, MD
Staff Physician
The Endocrinology Group, PLLC
Arlington, VA
Wendy C. Huhn, MD, FACE
Staff Physician
Diabetes and Endocrine Center of Orlando
Orlando, FL
Ram K. Menon, MD
Professor of Pediatrics
Director, Division of Endocrinology
Department of Pediatrics
University of Michigan Medical School
Ann Arbor, MI
Kalmon D. Post, MD, FACS
Professor and Chairman of Neurosurgery
Mount Sinai Medical Center
New York, NY
Marina K. Russo, MD
Assistant Professor
Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Molecular Medicine
Department of Internal Medicine
Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
Springfield, IL
Joseph G. Verbalis, MD
Professor of Medicine and Physiology
Chair, Department of Medicine
Chair, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism
Georgetown University Medical Center
Washington, DC
Mark G. Watkins, DO
Fellow, Division of Endocrinology
Department of Pediatrics
University of Michigan Medical School
Ann Arbor, MI
Section Editor
Pasquale J. Palumbo, MD, MACP, MACP
Editor-in-Chief, ASAP
Professor of Medicine
Mayo Clinic Arizona
Scottsdale, AZ
Section Authors
Warner M. Burch, MD, FACE
Professor of Medicine
Duke University Medical Center
Durham, NC
M. Regina Castro, MD, FACE
Consultant, Endocrinology & Metabolism
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
Rochester, MN
Daniel S. Duick, MD, FACP, FACE
Staff Physician
Endocrinology Associates, PA
Phoenix, AZ
Michael Garcia, MD, MACE
Associated Endocrinologists, P.C.
West Bloomfield, MI
Roberto E. Izquierdo, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics
Medical Director, Thyroid Cancer Center
SUNY Upstate Medical University
Syracuse, NY
Mukhtar I. Khan, MD, FACE
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Upstate Medical University
Syracuse, NY
Sydney A. Westphal, MD
Chief, Division of Endocrinology
Maricopa Medical Center
Phoenix, AZ
Section Editor
Joseph J. Torre, MD, FACP, FACE
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine
The State University of New York
Buffalo, NY
Section Authors
Zachary T. Bloomgarden, MD, FACE
Clinical Professor
Division of Endocrinology
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
New York, New York
James Bonucchi, DO
Fellow, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism
The University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA
Michael J. Hogan, MD, MBA
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
Scottsdale, AZ
Udaya M. Kabadi, MD, FACP, FRCP, FACE
Professor of Medicine
Division of Endocrinology
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
Iowa City, IA
Sunder Raj D. Mudaliar, MD, FACE
Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine
University of California, San Diego
Staff Physician
VA San Diego Healthcare System
San Diego, CA
Angelina L. Trujillo, MD, FACE
Senior Scientist
Sansum Diabetes Research Institute
Santa Barbara, CA
Section Editor
F. John Service, MD, PhD, FACP, FRCPC, FACE
Emeritus Professor of Medicine
Mayo Clinic School of Medicine
Rochester, MN
Section Authors
Seema Kumar, MBBS, MD
Assistant Professor
Division of Pediatric Endocrinology
Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
Rochester, MN
W. Frederick Schwenk, II, MD
Professor of Pediatrics
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
Rochester, MN
David A. Westbrock, MD, FACP, FACE
Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine
Wright State University School of Medicine
Medical Director
New Profile Weight Management Center
Centerville, OH
Section Editor
Jeffrey I. Mechanick, MD, FACP, FACE, FACN
Director, Metabolic Support
Clinical Professor of Medicine
Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Bone Disease
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
New York, NY
Section Authors
Elise M. Brett, MD, FACE
Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine
Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Bone Disease
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
New York, NY
Arthur B. Chausmer, MD, PhD
Research Professor BioInformatics (Adjunct)
George Mason University
Principal, C/A Informatics LLC
Laurel, MD
Maria L. Collazo-Clavell, MD, FACE
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Consultant, Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, Diabetes and Nutrition
Mayo College of Medicine
Rochester, MN
Osama Hamby, MD, PhD, FACE
Medical Director
Joslin Obesity Clinical Program
Joslin Diabetes Center
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA
Section Question Reviewer
M. Molly McMahon, MD, FACP
Consultant in Endocrinology, Diabetes, Metabolism and Nutrition
Department of Internal Medicine
Director of Clinical Nutrition, Hospital Practice Chair, Division
Professor of Medicine
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
Rochester, MN
Section Editor
Bart L. Clarke, MD, FACE
Chair, Metabolic Bone Disease Core Group
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Mayo Clinic Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, Diabetes, and Nutrition
Rochester, MN
Section Authors
Pauline M. Camacho, MD, FACE
Associate Professor of Medicine
Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism
Director, Loyola University Osteoporosis and Metabolic Bone Disease Center
Maywood, IL
Daniel L. Hurley, MD, FACE
Consultant, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, Metabolism and Nutrition
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
Rochester, MN
Ann E. Kearns, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Mayo College of Medicine
Consultant, Division of Endocrinology, Nutrition and Metabolism
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
Rochester, MN
Michael Kleerekoper, MD
Staff Physician
St. Joseph Mercy Hospital
Department of Internal Medicine
Ypsilanti, MI
Stephanie Painter, MD
Staff Physician
DuPage Medical Group
Hinsdale, IL
Robert A. Wermers, MD
Consultant, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, Nutrition and Metabolism
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
Rochester, MN
Section Editor
Phyllis W. Speiser, MD, FACE
Professor of Pediatrics
New York University School of Medicine
Chief of Pediatric Endocrinology
Schneider Children’s Hospital
New Hyde Park, NY
Section Authors
Karen Burns, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
Division of Hematology/Oncology
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Cincinnati, OH
Sunita Cheruvu, MD
Resident, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
New Brunswick, NJ
Ian Marshall, MD
Assistant Professor
Division of Pediatric Endocrinology
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
New Brunswick, NJ
Susan R. Rose, MD
Professor of Pediatrics and Endocrinology
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH
Karen R. Rubin, MD
Professor of Pediatrics
University of Connecticut School of Medicine
Farmington, CT
Medical Director
Pediatric Endocrinology
Connecticut Children’s Medical Center
Hartford, CT
Janet H. Silverstein, MD
Professor of Pediatrics
Chief of Pediatric Endocrinology
University of Florida College of Medicine
Gainesville, FL
Section Editor
Shahla Nader, MD, FACE
Professor
Department of Internal Medicine (Endocrinology) and Obstetrics/Gynecology
University of Texas Medical School
Houston, TX
Section Authors
Cristina Boccalandro, MD
Assistant Professor
Internal Medicine/Endocrinology
The University of Texas Medical School at Houston
Houston, TX
Rhoda H. Cobin, MD, MACE
Clinical Professor of Medicine
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
New York, NY
Glenn R. Cunningham, MD
Professor of Medicine
Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology
Baylor College of Medicine
Medical Director, St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital
Houston, TX
Walter Futterweit, MD, FACP, FACE
Clinical Professor of Medicine
Division of Endocrinology
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
New York, NY
Neil F. Goodman, MD, FACE
Professor of Medicine
Voluntary Faculty
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Miami, FL
Vasilios T. Goudas, MD, FACOG
Director
Genesis Fertility Center
Patras, Greece
Michael J. Heard, MD, FACOG
Staff Physician
The Women’s Specialists of Houston
Houston, TX
Pasquale J. Palumbo, MD, MACP, MACP
Editor-in-Chief, ASAP
Professor of Medicine
Mayo Clinic Arizona
Scottsdale, AZ
Michelle Rivera-Davila, MD
Internal Medicine – Pediatrics Endocrine Fellow
The University of Texas Medical School at Houston
Houston, TX
Luis J. Rodriguez-Rigau, MD, FACE
Clinical Associate Professor
The University of Texas Medical School at Houston
Houston, TX
Keith D. Smith, MD, FACE
Staff Physician
Texas Institute for Reproductive Medicine and Endocrinology
Houston, TX
Samuel S. Thatcher, MD, PhD, FACE
Director, Center for Applied Reproductive Science
Johnson City, TN and Asheville, NC
Section Editor
Donald Smith, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Medicine, Community and Preventative Medicine
Director, Lipids and Metabolism
Cardiovascular Institute
Mount Sinai Medical Center
New York, NY
Section Authors
Terri L. Cummings, MD
Associate Professor, Section of General Academics Pediatrics
Department of Pediatrics, Tulane Hospital for Children
Clinical Associate Professor, Section of General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics
Department of Medicine
Senior Advisor, Pediatric Residency Program
Tulane University School of Medicine
New Orleans, LA
Michael P. Dube, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Division of Infectious Diseases
Indiana University School of Medicine
Indianapolis, IN
Paul S. Jellinger, MD, MACE
Staff Physician
The Center for Diabetes and Endocrine Care
Hollywood, FL
Clinical Professor
Department of Medicine (Endocrinology)
University of Miami School of Medicine
Miami, FL
Adi E. Mehta, MD
Endocrinologist
Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
The Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH
Barbara T. Murphy, MB, BAO, BCh, FRCPI
Associate Professor of Medicine
Chief, Division of Nephrology
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
New York, NY
Timothy O’Brien, MD, PhD, FRCPI, FRCP(UK), FACP, FACE
Professor and Chairman of Medicine
Director of Regenerative Medicine Institute
National University of Ireland
Galway, Ireland
Arti Patel, MD, CNSP
Fellow, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Bone Disease
Division of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
New York, NY
Helena W. Rodbard, MD, FACP, MACE
Medical Director, Endocrine and Metabolic Consultants
Rockville, MD
Section Question Reviewer
Haitham S. Abu-Lebdeh, MD
Endocrinologist, Consult Physician, and Assistant Professor of Medicine
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
Rochester, MN
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