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Joan Han, MD, Pediatric Endocrinology, New York, NY

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Pediatric Endocrinology New York, NY

Pediatric Diabetes Endocrinology, Pediatric Obesity

Chief, Division of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes, Professor of Pediatrics

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  • Office

    1468 Madison Ave
    Bldg 4
    New York, NY 10029
    Phone+1 212-241-6936
    Fax+1 212-426-2132

Summary

  • Joan Han, MD, is Professor of Pediatrics and Chief of the Division of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes at Mount Sinai Hospital. Dr. Han earned her undergraduate and medical degrees from Harvard University. She completed her residency in pediatrics at Boston Children’s Hospital and Boston Medical Center, and pursued further advanced training in a clinical research fellowship at Nemours Children’s Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida, and a pediatric endocrinology fellowship at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland. Prior to joining Mount Sinai, she was Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Director of the Pediatric Obesity Program at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center and Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee. She is board certified in General Pediatrics, Pediatric Endocrinology, and Obesity Medicine and has published broadly in these fields. Dr. Han’s primary research efforts focus on the neuroendocrine regulation of energy balance and cognitive functioning as well as the genetic, environmental, and behavioral determinants of metabolic health in the general population and in patients with rare genetic disorders associated with obesity and type 2 diabetes. She has served as a Pediatric Associate Editor for the International Journal Obesity. She is a member of the Society for Pediatric Research, the American Pediatric Society, the Pediatric Endocrine Society, and the Obesity Society, and is a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics.

Education & Training

  • National Institutes of Health Clinical Center/Eunice Kennedy Shriver NICHD
    National Institutes of Health Clinical Center/Eunice Kennedy Shriver NICHDFellowship, Pediatric Endocrinology, 2004 - 2007
  • University of Florida College of Medicine Jacksonville
    University of Florida College of Medicine JacksonvillePost-Doctoral Fellowship, Pediatric Endocrinology, 2003 - 2004
  • Boston Children’s Hospital/Boston Medical Center
    Boston Children’s Hospital/Boston Medical CenterResidency, Pediatrics, 1999 - 2002
  • Harvard Medical School
    Harvard Medical SchoolClass of 1999
  • Harvard University
    Harvard UniversityA.B., Biochemical Sciences, Magna Cum Laude, 1991 - 1995

Certifications & Licensure

  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 2020 - 2026
  • TN State Medical License
    TN State Medical License 2013 - 2022
  • FL State Medical License
    FL State Medical License 2002 - 2014
  • Pediatrics
    American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
  • Pediatric Endocrinology
    American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Endocrinology
  • Obesity Medicine
    American Board of Obesity Medicine Obesity Medicine

Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Press Mentions

  • Leading Pediatricians' Group Calls for More Aggressive Treatment of Childhood Obesity
    Leading Pediatricians' Group Calls for More Aggressive Treatment of Childhood ObesityJanuary 9th, 2023
  • New Childhood Obesity Guidelines Advise Drugs, Surgery as Treatment Options in Some Cases
    New Childhood Obesity Guidelines Advise Drugs, Surgery as Treatment Options in Some CasesJanuary 9th, 2023
  • New Guidelines to Treat Childhood Obesity Include Drugs and Surgery for the First Time
    New Guidelines to Treat Childhood Obesity Include Drugs and Surgery for the First TimeJanuary 9th, 2023
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