JeffreyMZigmanMDPhD, ECNU
Endocrinology • Dallas, TXDiabetes, Obesity, Parathyroid, Thyroid
Professor of Internal Medicine and Psychiatry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas
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Office
5323 Harry Hines Blvd
Dallas, TX 75390Phone+1 214-645-2868Fax+1 214-648-5612
Summary
- Dr. Jeffrey Zigman is an endocrinologist in Dallas, TX and is affiliated with University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. He received his medical degree from University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine and has been in practice 20 years. He specializes in thyroid nodules and thyroid cancer in his clinical practice and researches the hormonal and neuronal basis for metabolic diseases such as obesity, diabetes, and cachexia in his research lab.
Education & Training
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterFellowship, Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, 2000 - 2003
University of ChicagoResidency, Internal Medicine, 1997 - 2000
University of Chicago Division of the Biological Sciences The Pritzker School of MedicineClass of 1997
University of ChicagoPhD, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 1989 - 1994- Cornell UniversityBA, Biological Sciences, Cum Laude and With Distinction in All Classes, 1985 - 1989
Certifications & Licensure
TX State Medical License 2006 - 2026
MA State Medical License 2000 - 2007
IL State Medical License 1997 - 2000- American Board of Internal Medicine Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Elected Member The American Society for Clinical Investigation, 2012
- Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2011-2012
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 226 citationsLeptin's effect on puberty in mice is relayed by the ventral premammillary nucleus and does not require signaling in Kiss1 neurons.Jose Donato, Roberta M. Cravo, Renata Frazão, Laurent Gautron, Michael Scott
The Journal of Clinical Investigation. 2011-01-04 - 247 citationsCharacterization of Kiss1 neurons using transgenic mouse modelsRoberta M. Cravo, Lisandra O. Margatho, Sherri Osborne-Lawrence, Jose Donato, Stan D. Atkin
Neuroscience. 2011-01-26 - 25 citationsβ1-adrenergic receptors mediate plasma acyl-ghrelin elevation and depressive-like behavior induced by chronic psychosocial stress.Deepali Gupta, Jen Chieh Chuang, Bharath K. Mani, Kripa Shankar, Juan A. Rodriguez
Neuropsychopharmacology. 2019-02-08
Journal Articles
- Ghrelin Receptor Agonist Rescues Excess Neonatal Mortality in a Prader-Willi Syndrome Mouse ModelHannah L Viroslav, Jeffrey M Zigman, Endocrinology
Press Mentions
A Powerhouse of Obesity Research – Then and NowSeptember 20th, 2024- UT Southwestern Is Selected as One of 12 NIH Obesity Research CentersSeptember 28th, 2022
- UT Southwestern Designated One of 12 Elite Nutrition Obesity Research Centers in the NationSeptember 21st, 2022
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Committees
- Chair, The Obesity Society Annual Scientific Program Committee 2016 - 2017
Professional Memberships
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- The Obesity Society - TOSFellow
- Society for the Study of Ingestive Behavior - SSIBMember
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