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Vered D. Lewy-Weiss, MD
Job Title
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh
4401 Penn Avenue, Suite Floor 3
Pittsburgh,
PA
15224
412-692-5170
Phone
412-692-7665
Fax
Education and Training
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Medical School: |
1993 New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY |
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Residency: |
1996 Pediatrics, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY |
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Fellowship: |
1999 Pediatric Endocrinology, Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA |
Memberships
- Lawson-Wilkins Pediatric Endocrine Society
- Endocrine Society
- American Diabetes Association
Board Certifications
- American Board of Pediatrics, Pediatric Endocrinology
- American Board of Pediatrics, Pediatrics
- National Board of Medical Examiners, Parts 1-3
Publications
- Arslanian SA, Saad R, Lewy V, Danadian K, Janosky J: Hyperinsulinemia in African-American children: Decreased insulin clearance and increased insulin secretion and its relationship to insulin sensitivity. Diabetes 9-28 51(10) 3014-9, 2002.
- Arslanian SA, Lewy V, Danadian K, Saad R: Metformin therapy in obese adolescents with polycystic ovary syndrome and impaired glucose tolerance: amelioration of exaggerated adrenal response to ACTH with reduction of insulinemia/insulin resistance. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 87:1555-9, 2002.
- Saad RJ, Danadian K, Lewy V, Arslanian SA: Insulin resistance of puberty in African-American children: Lack of a compensatory increase in insulin secretion. Pediatric Diabetes 3(1):4-9, 2002.
View Dr. Lewy's full list of publications from PubMed.
Active Research Projects / Grants
- Physical/metabolic characteristics of premenarcheal PCOS (HAIR-AN) in children
- HRC-approved clinical trial investigator for use of metformin in children with Type 2 diabetes
Last Update
September 15, 2010
September 15, 2010
