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Office
15303 Huebner Rd
Ste 15
San Antonio, TX 78248Phone+1 210-361-3738Fax+1 210-892-3642
Clinical Expertise
- Pediatric endocrinology, Pediatric diabetes, Exposure to disaster or war, Clinical research, Medicolegal expertise, Medical consulting, Disaster medicine, Clincial trials
Education & Training
- United States Army War CollegeM.S.S., Strategic Studies, Distinguished Graduate, 2017 - 2018
- Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaFellowship, Pediatric Endocrinology, 1997 - 2000
- University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio Joe and Teresa Lozano Long School of MedicineResidency, Pediatrics, 1994 - 1997
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San AntonioClass of 1994
- Yale UniversityB.S., Molecular Biophysics & Biochemistry, 1985 - 1989
Certifications & Licensure
- NE State Medical License 2017 - 2026
- TX State Medical License 1995 - 2026
- TN State Medical License 2008 - 2025
- CA State Medical License 2001 - 2003
- PA State Medical License 1997 - 2000
- American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
- American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Endocrinology
- American Board of Physician SpecialtiesDisaster Medicine
- American College of SurgeonsAdvanced Trauma Life Support instructor
- American Heart AssociationBasic Life Support
- American Heart AssociationPediatric Advanced Life Support
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Physician’s Recognition Award for Continuing Medical Education AMA
- Military Emergency Management Specialist Badge State Guard Association of U.S.
- Meritorious Service Medal (2) U.S. Army, 2013, 2018
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 93 citationsDysregulation of insulin secretion in children with congenital hyperinsulinism due to sulfonylurea receptor mutations.Adda Grimberg, Robert J. Ferry, Andrea Kelly, Samantha Koo-McCoy, Kenneth S. Polonsky
Diabetes. 2001-02-01 - 58 citationsCongenital hyperinsulinism and the surgeon: lessons learned over 35 years.Harold N. Lovvorn, Michael L. Nance, Robert J. Ferry, Linda Stolte, Lester Baker
Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 1999-05-01 - 25 citationsAcarbose treatment of postprandial hypoglycemia in children after Nissen fundoplication.Diva D. Ng, Robert J. Ferry, Andrea Kelly, Stuart A. Weinzimer, Charles A. Stanley
The Journal of Pediatrics. 2001-12-01
Journal Articles
- Physical activity, sedentary behaviors, and nutritional risk profiles and relations to body mass index, obesity, and overweight in eighth gradeBerlin KS, Kamody RC, Thurston IB, Banks GG, Rybak TM, Ferry RJ Jr, Behavioral Medicine, 1/24/2015
- Fine mapping of type 1 diabetes susceptibility loci and evidence for colocalization of causal variants with lymphoid gene enhancersOnengut-Gumuscu S, Chen WM, Burren O, Cooper NJ, Quinlan AR, Mychaleckyj JC, Farber E, Bonnie JK, Szpak M, Schofield E, Achuthan P, Guo H, Fortune MD, Stevens H, Walke..., Nature Genetics, 1/1/2015
- Type 1 DiabetesGeneticsConsortium Novel association between immune-mediated susceptibility loci and persistent autoantibody positivity in type 1 diabetesBrorsson CA, Onengut S, Chen WM, Wenzlau J, Yu L, Baker P, Williams AJ, Bingley PJ, Hutton JC, Eisenbarth GS, Concannon P, Rich SS, Pociot F, Diabetes, 1/1/2015
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Empirically derived patterns of diabetes specific quality of life and their relations to gender, adherence, and diabetes related stress among adolescents with type 1 d...Klages KL, Berlin KS, Banks GG, Rybak TJ, Ali JS, Wood RA, Alemzadeh R, Ferry RJ Jr, Diaz-Thomas A, Society of Pediatric Psychology Annual Conference, Atlanta, GA, 1/16/2016
- The relation of diabetes related peer conflict on glycemic control, adherence, and quality of life in youth with type 1 diabetesBanks GG, Berlin KS, Kamody RC, Rybak TM, Ali JS, Klages KL, Walker BS, Ferry RJ Jr, Diaz-Thomas AM, Society of Pediatric Psychology Annual Conference, San Diego, CA, 1/18/2015
- Type 2 diabetes for medical studentsNishimoto S, Brescia W, Chesney R, Park V, Park M, Sinha S, Ferry R, Association of Biochemistry Course Directors, Santa Fe, NM, 1/7/2015
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Lectures
- Tendencias actuales en la gestión y acceso de tratamientos para la diabetes tipo 1 en niños y adolescentesPuerto de Veracruz, Mexico - 1/24/2015
- Thermal injuries (Advanced Trauma Life Support course)Memphis, TN - 1/23/2015
- Geriatric trauma (Advanced Trauma Life Support course)Memphis, TN - 1/23/2015
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Committees
- Member, Research Affairs Core Committee, The Endocrine Society 2015 - 2018
- Member, DDK-B, NIDDK 2012 - 2018
Professional Memberships
- Member
- Pediatric Endocrine SocietyMember
- Fellow
Other Languages
- Spanish
External Links
- Enroll as a patienthttps://Endo4Life.com
- LinkedInhttp://www.linkedin.com/in/robertferry
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