JamesRSowersMD
Endocrinology • Columbia, MODiabetes, Lipid Metabolism
Professor of Medicine, University MO-Columbia School of Medicine
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Office
1 Hospital Dr
Columbia, MO 65212Phone+1 573-882-2273Fax+1 573-884-4609
Summary
- Dr. James Sowers, MD is an endocrinologist in Columbia, Missouri. He is currently licensed to practice medicine in Missouri, Arizona, and New York. He is affiliated with Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans' Hospital and is a Professor of Medicine at University MO-Columbia School of Medicine.
Education & Training
UCLA-VA Greater Los AngelesFellowship, Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, 1974 - 1976
Mercy Hospital (St Louis)Residency, Internal Medicine, 1972 - 1974
University of Alabama Medical CenterInternship, Internal Medicine, 1971 - 1972
University of Missouri-Columbia School of MedicineClass of 1971
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 1975 - Present
IL State Medical License 1972 - Present
NY State Medical License 2000 - Present
MO State Medical License 1971 - 2023
AZ State Medical License 2007 - 2011- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2005-2014
- Men's Health Castle Connolly, 2007
- Elected Member The American Society for Clinical Investigation, 1984
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 1910 citationsClinical guidelines on the identification, evaluation, and treatment of overweight and obesity in adults: Executive summaryF. X. Pi-Sunyer, Diane M. Becker, Claude Bouchard, Richard A. Carleton, Graham A. Colditz
The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 1998-01-01 - 483 citationsDiabetic cardiomyopathy: a hyperglycaemia- and insulin-resistance-induced heart diseaseGuanghong Jia, Adam Whaley-Connell, James R. Sowers
Diabetologia. 2018-01-01 - 969 citationsDiabetic Cardiomyopathy: An Update of Mechanisms Contributing to This Clinical Entity.Guanghong Jia, Michael A. Hill, James R. Sowers
Circulation Research. 2018-02-16
Press Mentions
Commitment to Health Takes WSU Professor Around the WorldJanuary 25th, 2023
Grant Support
- ANG II And Overnutrition And Insulin Resistance In Cardiovascular TissueNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2011–2012
- ANG II And Aldosterone Effects On Insulin Resistance In Cardiovascular TissueNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2009–2012
- ANG II Opposes INS Mediated Vasorelaxation &Glu UtilzaNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2004–2007
- ANG II And IGF-1 Interaction In Cardiovascular TissueNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2000–2003
- Insulin Resistance, Impaired Calcium Transport And Vascular HyperactivityNational Institute Of General Medical Sciences1999–2002
- Insulin Resistance, Impaired Calcium Transport And Vascular HyperactivityNational Institute Of General Medical Sciences1996–1998
- Insulin Resistance And Calcium Metabolism In PregnancyEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute Of Child Health &Human Development1991–1993
- Cation Homeostasis In Pregnancy-Induced HypertensionEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute Of Child Health &Human Development1989–1990
- Cation Homeostasis In Pregnancy-Induced-HypertensionEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute Of Child Health &Human Development1988
