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Office
1090 Amsterdam Ave FL 4
New York, NY 10025Phone+1 212-961-5500Fax+1 212-531-7640
Education & Training
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/St Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital CenterFellowship, Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, 1985 - 1987
- BronxCare Health SystemResidency, Internal Medicine, 1982 - 1985
- Tel Aviv University SacklerClass of 1982, MD
Certifications & Licensure
- NY State Medical License 1985 - 2025
- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification eClinicalWorks EHR, eClinicalWorks LLC, 2012
Clinical Trials
- Diet, Exercise and/or Rosiglitazone for HIV-Associated Insulin Resistance Start of enrollment: 2005 Jul 01
- Effect of a CCK-1R Agonist on Food Intake in Humans Start of enrollment: 2008 Jan 01
- Fuel Utilization, Diet Composition, and Exercise in African American Women Start of enrollment: 2009 Jun 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 1221 citationsTotal body skeletal muscle and adipose tissue volumes: estimation from a single abdominal cross-sectional imageWei Shen, Mark Punyanitya, ZiMian Wang, Dympna Gallagher, Marie-Pierre St.-Onge
Journal of Applied Physiology. 2004-12-01 - 146 citationsIdentification and functional analysis of novel human melanocortin-4 receptor variants.Wei Gu, Zhiming Tu, P. W. Kleyn, A. Kissebah, L. Duprat
Diabetes. 1999-03-01 - 52 citationsHigh-intensity interval training without weight loss improves exercise but not basal or insulin-induced metabolism in overweight/obese African American womenAvigdor D. Arad, Fred J. DiMenna, Naketa Thomas, Jacqueline E. Tamis-Holland, Richard Weil
Journal of Applied Physiology. 2015-08-15
Grant Support
- Management And Education For Diabetes In New York CITY (Med-Nyc)National Center For Chronic Disease Prev And Health Promo2010–2011
- Intramyocellular Lipid: Effects Of RACE And DietNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases2006–2007
- Postprandial Lipoprotein Metabolism And Adipose Tissue Metabolism In Hiv-PosiNational Center For Research Resources2005
- Fat Cell Size, Muscle Lipid Infiltration And Insulin ResistanceNational Center For Research Resources2005
- Bypass Angioplasty Revascularization Intervention 2 DiabetesNational Center For Research Resources2005
- Lipoprotein Metabolism In Hiv-Positive Patients Undergoing HaartNational Center For Research Resources2004–2005
- Regulation Of Lipolysis In Relation To Body Fat Distribution ObesityNational Center For Research Resources2004
- Protease Inhibitors And Plasma Lipids In Hiv-Positive SubjectsNational Center For Research Resources2004
- Postprandial Lipoprotein And Adipose Tissue Metabolism In HIV+ PatientsNational Center For Research Resources2004
- Fat Cell AncillaryNational Center For Research Resources2004
- Bypass Angioplasty Revascularization Investigation 2 Diabetes - BARI 2DNational Center For Research Resources2004
- Adipose Tissue And HIVNational Center For Research Resources2004
- Obesity In Black WomenNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases2001
- Differental Effects Of Insulin Resistance In ObesityNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases1993–1997
- Obesity In African American WomenNational Center For Research Resources1996
- Differential Effects Of Insulin Resistance In ObesityNational Center For Research Resources1996
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