Vijay K. Yechoor MD
Diabetes, Lipid Metabolism
Professor, Endocrinology, University of Pittsburgh
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3601 Fifth AvenuePittsburgh, PA 15213
Phone+1 713-798-4146
Fax+1 713-798-8764
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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 - 2026
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
- A metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver acinus biomimetic induces pancreatic islet dysfunction in a coupled microphysiology system.Julio Aleman, Ravikumar K, Connor Wiegand, Mark E Schurdak, Lawrence Vernetti
Communications Biology. 2024-10-14 - 25 citationsUntimely oxidative stress in β-cells leads to diabetes – Role of circadian clock in β-cell functionJanet S. Lee, Ke Ma, Mousumi Moulik, V. Yechoor
Free Radical Biology & Medicine. 2018-05-01 - 26 citationsCircadian control of β‐cell function and stress responsesJeongkyung Lee, Ruya Liu, D. de Jesus, Byung S. Kim, Ke Ma
Diabetes, Obesity & Metabolism. 2015-09-01
Press Mentions
Gene Therapy Reverses Type 1 Diabetes in Mice, Study FindsJune 6th, 2011
Grant Support
- Clock modulation in circadian desynchrony induced diabetes and atherovascular disease - mechanisms and interventionsUNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH2021–2026
- Circadian disruption-induced mitochondrial dysfunction in diabetesUNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH2021–2025
- Circadian disruption-induced mitochondrial dysfunction in diabetesUNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH2021–2025
- Novel Regulators of Beta Cell Proliferation and FunctionVETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION2016–2025
- Novel Regulators of Beta Cell Proliferation and FunctionVETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION2016–2025
- Novel Regulators of Beta Cell Proliferation and FunctionVETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION2016–2025
- 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
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