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Office
1830 E Monument St
Baltimore, MD 21205Phone+1 410-502-0814
Education & Training
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterFellowship, Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, 1995 - 1998
- BronxCare Health SystemResidency, Internal Medicine, 1993 - 1995
- BronxCare Health SystemInternship, Internal Medicine, 1992 - 1993
- Tulane UniversityPhD, Neuroscience , 1988 - 1992
- University of Ghana Medical SchoolClass of 1986
- The Middlesex Hospital Medical School, University of LondonBSc, Endocrinology, 1980 - 1981
Certifications & Licensure
- MD State Medical License 2016 - 2026
- PA State Medical License 1999 - 2016
- American Board of Internal Medicine Endocrinology and Metabolism
- American Board of Internal Medicine Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fellow American College of Physicians
- Fellow The Obesity Society
- Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 14 citationsMicrovascular disease and cardiovascular outcomes among individuals with type 2 diabetes.Arnaud D. Kaze, Prasanna Santhanam, Sebhat Erqou, Alain G. Bertoni, Rexford S. Ahima
Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice. 2021-05-12 - 24 citationsMetabolic Effects of CX3CR1 Deficiency in Diet-Induced Obese Mice.Rachana Shah, Sean O’Neill, Christine C. Hinkle, Jennifer Caughey, Stephen Stephan
Plos One. 2015-09-22 - 4 citationsRelationship between lean body mass indices, physical activity, and systolic BP: Analysis of 1999-2006 NHANES dataPrasanna Santhanam, Sudipa Sarkar, Rexford S. Ahima
Journal of Clinical Hypertension. 2019-05-01
Professional Memberships
- American Diabetes AssociationMember
- Endocrine SocietyMember
- Obesity SocietyMember
- American Heart AssociationMember
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