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864 Central BlvdSte 2400Brownsville, TX 78520
Phone+1 956-541-5383
Fax+1 956-541-0302
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Summary
- Dr. Ruth Ann Plotkin practiced as a pediatric endocrinologist in Brownsville, TX from 1983 to 2011. She is now retired from clinical practice and lives in Austin, TX. She graduated from the University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine in 1979 and completed her pediatric endocrinology fellowship at Boston Children’s Hospital/Boston Medical Center from 1982 to 1983. Her pediatric residency was completed at UMass Chan Medical School and Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. Dr. Plotkin has contributed to notable research, including a study on zinc deficiency in Mexican American children and the treatment of type 1 glycogen-storage disease with continuous glucose monitoring.
Education & Training
Boston Children’s Hospital/Boston Medical CenterFellowship, Pediatric Endocrinology, 1982 - 1983
UMass Chan Medical SchoolResidency, Pediatrics, 1981 - 1982
Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaResidency, Pediatrics, 1979 - 1981
University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of MedicineClass of 1979
Certifications & Licensure
TX State Medical License Active through 2014
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 56 citationsZinc deficiency in Mexican American children: influence of zinc and other micronutrients on T cells, cytokines, and antiinflammatory plasma proteinsHarold H. Sandstead, Ananda S. Prasad, James G. Penland, Frances W.J. Beck, Joseph Kaplan
The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 2008-10-01
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Other Languages
- Spanish
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