WilliamJosephKovacsMD

Endocrinology • Hershey, PA

Diabetes, Lipid Metabolism

Professor of Medicine, The Pennsylvania State University

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Hershey, PA 17033
Phone+1 800-243-1455

Education & Training

University of Chicago Division of the Biological Sciences The Pritzker School of MedicineClass of 1977

Certifications & Licensure

TX State Medical License 1983 - 2026
PA State Medical License 2010 - 2024
TN State Medical License 1985 - 2014
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

17 citations
Repository corticotrophin injection exerts direct acute effects on human B cell gene expression distinct from the actions of glucocorticoids.
Ann L. Benko, Carl A. McAloose, Patrice M. Becker, Derek W. Wright, Teresa Sunyer
Clinical and Experimental Immunology. 2018-01-12
3 citations
Individual pituitary neuropeptides do not recapitulate the effects of repository corticotropin (Acthar®) on human B cells in vitro.
Ann L. Benko, A. Dale Wright, Teresa Sunyer, Nancy J. Olsen, William J. Kovacs
Journal of Neuroimmunology. 2021-04-15
4 citations
Repository corticotropin injection reverses critical elements of the TLR9/B cell receptor activation response in human B cells in vitro.
Nancy J. Olsen, Ann L. Benko, Carl A. McAloose, Patrice M. Becker, Dale Wright
Clinical Immunology. 2019-04-01