KarlaFitzgeraldLeavensMDPhD
Pediatric Endocrinology • Philadelphia, PAAttending physician, Instructor
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Office
3401 Civic Center Blvd
Division Of Pediatric Endocrinology
Philadelphia, PA 19104Phone+1 267-455-3727
Education & Training
Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaFellowship, Pediatric Endocrinology, 2015 - 2018
UPMC Medical EducationResidency, Pediatrics, 2012 - 2015
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaClass of 2012
Certifications & Licensure
PA State Medical License 2012 - 2024- American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
- American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Endocrinology
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 8 citationsGenome Editing Human Pluripotent Stem Cells to Model β-Cell Disease and Unmask Novel Genetic Modifiers.Matthew N. George, Karla F. Leavens, Paul Gadue
Frontiers in Endocrinology. 2021-06-02 - 54 citationsModeling Monogenic Diabetes using Human ESCs Reveals Developmental and Metabolic Deficiencies Caused by Mutations in HNF1AFabian L. Cardenas-Diaz, Catherine Osorio-Quintero, Maria A. Diaz-Miranda, Siddharth Kishore, Karla F. Leavens
Cell Stem Cell. 2019-08-01 - 96 citationsPostprandial hepatic lipid metabolism requires signaling through Akt2 independent of the transcription factors FoxA2, FoxO1, and SREBP1c.Min Wan, Karla F. Leavens, Danish Saleh, Rachael M. Easton, David A. Guertin
Cell Metabolism. 2011-10-05
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