GeorgeKGittesMD

Chief of Surgery, Children's Hospital of Pittburgh

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University of Missouri-Kansas City School of MedicineFellowship, Pediatric Surgery, 1994 - 1996
University of California (San Francisco)Residency, Surgery, 1987 - 1994
Harvard Medical SchoolClass of 1987

PubMed

25 citations
SMAD3/Stat3 Signaling Mediates β-Cell Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition in Chronic Pancreatitis-Related Diabetes
Xiangwei Xiao, Shane Fischbach, Tina Zhang, Congde Chen, Qingfeng Sheng
Diabetes. 2017-10-01
83 citations
Activated Macrophages Create Lineage-Specific Microenvironments for Pancreatic Acinar- and β-Cell Regeneration in Mice
Angela Criscimanna, Gina M. Coudriet, George K. Gittes, Jon D. Piganelli, Farzad Esni
Gastroenterology. 2014-11-01
11 citations
The Expression and Function of Glucose-Dependent Insulinotropic Polypeptide in the Embryonic Mouse Pancreas
Krishna Prasadan, Masayuki Koizumi, Sidhartha Tulachan, Chiyo Shiota, Nikesh Lath
Diabetes. 2011-02-01

Lectures

Long-term Immunologically Unrecognized Reprogrammed Beta Cells as a Promising Cure for Autoimmune Diabetes
Pittsburgh, PA - 6/15/2014
Exposure to Exendin-4 In Utero Results in Diabetes
Pittsburgh, PA - 6/15/2014
Exendin-4 Enhances Endocrine Differentiation and Redirects Acinar Progenitors to an Endocrine Fate
Pittsburgh, PA - 6/15/2014
Transforming Growth Factor ß Signaling Molecules and Phosphorylated Mitogen-activated Protein Kinase Are Upregulated in Workload-Induced Islet Cell Proliferation
Pittsburgh, PA - 6/15/2014
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Repurposed Cancer Drug Could Treat Diabetes by Nudging Pancreatic Acinar Cells to Produce InsulinMay 6th, 2024
Taking Gene Therapy to the Masses with Innovations in Diabetes, Alzheimer's and MoreMarch 30th, 2021
Vivek Ramaswamy’s Brother, Shankar, Spins Out on His Own, Launching Audacious Gene Therapy PlayMay 12th, 2020
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SMAD Regulation Of Pancreatic Islet FormationNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases2009–2011
Activin VS BMP Signaling In Pancreatic Lineage SelectionNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases2005–2008
Activin VS BMP Signaling In Pancreatic Lineage SelectionNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases2004
Tfg-Beta Isoform Signaling In Pancreatic DevelopmentNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases2002–2004
Selection And Ex Vivo Culture Of Islet Stem CellsNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases2001–2002
Beta-Cell Differentiation: Role Of The SMAD NetworkNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases2001–2002
Mesenchymal Inducers Of Beta Cell DifferentiationNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases1999–2000
Mesenchymal Inducers Of Beta Cell DifferentiationNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases1999