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Office
1600 7th Ave S
Birmingham, AL 35233Phone+1 205-393-9107Fax+1 205-939-9821
Summary
- Dr. Ambika Ashraf is a pediatric endocrinologist and a lipidologist in Birmingham, AL, and is affiliated with Children's of Alabama. She received her medical degree from Calicut Medical College and completed her pediatric residency and fellowship in pediatric endocrinology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). She is the division director of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes at UAB, Professor of Pediatrics / Pediatric Endocrinology, and the Ralph Frohsin Endowed Chair in Pediatrics. Dr. Ashraf also serves as the associate director of the UAB Comprehensive Diabetes Center, medical director of Children's of Alabama Pediatric Endocrinology Clinics, and director of the Pediatric Lipid Clinic at the Children's of Alabama. Dr. Ashraf specializes in pediatric lipidology, insulin resistance disorders in children, pediatric diabetes, and metabolic bone disorders.
Education & Training
- University of Alabama Medical CenterFellowship, Pediatric Endocrinology, 2003 - 2006
- University of Alabama Medical CenterResidency, Pediatrics, 2002 - 2003
- BronxCare Health SystemResidency, Pediatrics, 2000 - 2002
- Calicut Medical CollegeMD, Pediatrics, 1993 - 1996
- Calicut Medical CollegeClass of 1992, MBBS
Certifications & Licensure
- AL State Medical License 2003 - 2025
- American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
- American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Endocrinology
- American Board of Clinical LipidologyAmerican Board of Clinical Lipidology
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 45 citationsAssociations of Serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D and Components of the Metabolic Syndrome in Obese Adolescent FemalesAmbika P. Ashraf, Jessica A. Alvarez, Barbara A. Gower, Karen Saenz, Kenneth McCormick
Obesity. 2011-11-01 - 82 citationsThreshold for Effects of Vitamin D Deficiency on Glucose Metabolism in Obese Female African-American AdolescentsAmbika P. Ashraf, Jessica A. Alvarez, Karen Saenz, Barbara A. Gower, Kenneth McCormick
The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. 2009-09-01 - 24 citationsAssociations between vascular health indices and serum total, free and bioavailable 25-hydroxyvitamin D in adolescents.Ambika P. Ashraf, Jessica A. Alvarez, Tanja Dudenbostel, David A. Calhoun, Russell Griffin
Plos One. 2014-12-05
Press Mentions
- Ashraf Co-Edits Textbook on Pediatric DyslipidemiaMay 15th, 2023
- UAB Receives $3.7 Million to Study Diabetes in Minority YouthsApril 30th, 2023
- UAB Receives $3.7 Million to Study Diabetes in Minority YouthApril 18th, 2023
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