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Chris Fan, MD, Endocrinology, Hershey, PA

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Endocrinology Hershey, PA

Diabetes, Lipid Metabolism, Thyroid

Assistant Professor, Medicine, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine

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  • Office

    1150 Cocoa Avenue
    Hershey, PA 17033
    Phone+1 717-531-6015
    Fax+1 717-531-0140

Education & Training

  • Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical Center
    Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical CenterFellowship, Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, 1996 - 1998
  • Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical Center
    Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1993 - 1996
  • University of Virginia School of Medicine
    University of Virginia School of MedicineClass of 1993
  • University of Virginia
    University of VirginiaBA, Echols Scholar, Cum Laude, 1985 - 1989

Certifications & Licensure

  • PA State Medical License
    PA State Medical License 1994 - 2024
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2021
  • America's Top Physicians Consumer's Research Council of America, 2003, 2014
  • Best Doctors in America Best Doctors, 2005-2006

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Performance of the pro-FHH score in a delayed diagnosis of familial hypocalciuric hypercalcemia type-1  
    Quarde A, Fan C, Leonhard J, J Clin and Transl Endocrinology: Case Reports, 12/2021
  • Diffuse symmetrical lipomatosis: a case report depicting the potential for severity  
    Bucciarelli M., Fan C, AACE Clinical Case Reports, 9/2017

Books/Book Chapters

Lectures

  • Third Annual Neuro Critical Care Conference 
    Penn State Hershey Medical Center - 10/19/2021
  • 19th Annual Diabetes Symposium 
    Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA - 11/14/2020
  • 14th Annual Diabetes Symposium 
    Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA - 4/12/2014
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Committees

  • Director of Endocrine Fellowship Training Program, Program Evaluation Committee 2016 - Present

Research History

  • Principal InvestigatorGlycemic control initiative for the non-critically ill hospitalized diabetic patient2008 - 2014
  • Co-investigatorReoperation to remove large quantities of residual or recurrent thyroid tissue prior to I-131 ablation for thyroid cancer2007 - 2011
  • Principal InvestigatorThe hypopituitary control and complications study (HypoCCS-1). Post-marketing study to examine the effects of growth hormone replacement in deficient adults1997 - 2008
  • Co-investigatorClinical effectiveness of the Diasensor 2000 non-invasive glucose monitor used in a decentralized clinical environment2001 - 2006
  • Co-investigatorADOPT: A diabetes outcome progression trial2000 - 2006
  • Co-investigatorClinical evidence of diabetic sensory neuropathy as a marker for risk of motor vehicle accidents2001 - 2003
  • Principal InvestigatorComparison of the 3-hour metyrapone test with standard insulin tolerance test in patients with presumed pituitary ACTH deficiency2000 - 2003
  • Co-investigatorEffect of intensive insulin management in the perioperative period on length of stay and postop wound infection in diabetic patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery1998 - 2003
  • Co-investigatorUse of recombination human TSH in patients with thyroid cancer in preparation for total body I-131 scan and radioiodine treatment1996 - 2001
  • Co-investigatorInsulin lispro low mixture plus metformin in subjects with type 2 diabetes with inadequate glycemic control on oral therapy1998 - 2000
  • Co-investigatorA study to evaluate the efficacy of rosiglitazone on reduction of microalbuminuria in patients with type 2 diabetes1998 - 2000

Professional Memberships

Other Languages

  • Chinese (Mandarin)