VijayK.YechoorMD

Endocrinology • Pittsburgh, PA

Diabetes, Lipid Metabolism

Professor, Endocrinology, University of Pittsburgh

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Office
3601 Fifth Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Phone+1 713-798-4146

Fax+1 713-798-8764

Education & Training

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterFellowship, Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, 2002
Baylor College of MedicineResidency, Internal Medicine, 1993 - 1995
University of Illinois College of Medicine at ChicagoInternship, Internal Medicine, 1992 - 1993
All India Institute of Medical SciencesClass of 1991

Certifications & Licensure

PA State Medical License 2017 - 2024
TX State Medical License 1996 - 2018
MA State Medical License 1995 - 2004
American Board of Internal Medicine Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

64 citations
Tuberculous Meningitis Among Adults With and Without HIV Infection Experience in an Urban Public Hospital
Vijay Yechoor, Wayne X. Shandera, Pablo Rodriguez, Thomas R. Cate
Archives of Internal Medicine. 1996-08-12
64 citations
Carbohydrate response element-binding protein (ChREBP) plays a pivotal role in beta cell glucotoxicity
Naravat Poungvarin, Jeongkyung Lee, Vijay Yechoor, Ming V. Li, T. Assavapokee
Diabetologia. 2012-03-03
174 citations
Prediction of preadipocyte differentiation by gene expression reveals role of insulin receptor substrates and necdin
Yu-Hua Tseng, Atul J. Butte, Efi Kokkotou, Vijay K. Yechoor, Cullen M. Taniguchi
Nature Cell Biology. 2005-05-15

Lectures

Regulation of ß-Cell ER Stress Response by the Molecular Clock
Houston, TX - 6/14/2014

Press Mentions

Gene Therapy Reverses Type 1 Diabetes in Mice, Study FindsJune 6th, 2011

Grant Support

Circadian Control Of Islet FunctionNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases2010–2011
Reversing Autoimmune Diabetes With Gene Therapy Induced Islet NeogenesisNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases2009–2010
Islet Neogenesis With Ngn3 Therapy Reverses DiabetesNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases2004–2008