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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 - 2024
- American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
- American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Endocrinology
- American Board of Clinical LipidologyAmerican Board of Clinical Lipidology
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 284 citationsRole of Vitamin D in Insulin Secretion and Insulin Sensitivity for Glucose HomeostasisJessica A. Alvarez, Ambika P. Ashraf
International Journal of Endocrinology. 2010-01-01 - 9 citationsRhabdomyolysis in Pediatric Patients With Diabetic Ketoacidosis or Hyperglycemic Hyperosmolar State: A Case Series.Shelly Mercer, Lynae J. Hanks, Ambika P. Ashraf
Global Pediatric Health. 2016-11-30 - 7 citationsAn international multidisciplinary consensus on pediatric metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease.Le Zhang, Mortada El-Shabrawi, Louise A Baur, Christopher D Byrne, Giovanni Targher
Med. 2024-07-12
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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