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Tamara Hannon, MD

Job Title Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Division of Endocrinology

4401 Penn Avenue, Suite Floor 3

Pittsburgh, PA 15224

412-692-5170 Phone

412-692-5834 Fax

Email tamara.hannon@chp.edu

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Active Research Projects

Education and Training

Medical School:	1996 Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
Residency:	1999 Indiana University School of Medicine, James Whitcomb Riley Hospital for Children, Indianapolis, IN
Fellowship:	2002 Indiana University School of Medicine, James Whitcomb Riley Hospital for Children, Indianapolis, IN

Memberships

Society for Pediatric Research, Elected Member
American Association for the Advancement of Science, Member
Lawson-Wilkins Pediatric Endocrine Society, Member
American Diabetes Association, Professional Section Member
Midwest Society for Pediatric Research, Member
American Academy of Pediatrics, Fellow
The Endocrine Society, Member
Women in Endocrinology, Member
Purdue Alumni Association, Life Member

Board Certifications

American Board of Pediatrics
American Board of Pediatrics, Subboard of Pediatric Endocrinology
Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs
Federal DEA
Indiana Medical Licensing Board

Awards

Society for Pediatric Research, Elected Member
American Diabetes Association Scientific Sessions Travel Award
Design, Analysis, & Interpretation of Randomized Clinical Trials in Obesity, University of Alabama Clinical Nutrition Research Center, Selected for attendance (100 attendees)
National Institutes of Health (NIH) Loan Repayment Program Funding Recipient
American Academy of Pediatrics Legislative Conference, Indiana delegate
Fellow’s Award for Clinical Research, Society for Pediatric Research
European Society for Paediatric Endocrinology Summer School, Quebec, Canada, Awarded by the Lawson Wilkins Pediatric Endocrine Society
Endocrine Fellows Foundation/American Diabetes Association Fellows Forum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Endocrine Fellows Foundation/American Diabetes Association Fellows Forum, San Diego, California
Distinguished Alumnus Award, Morgan Township High School, Valparaiso, IN
Henry and Hattie Steinmetz Scholarship, Indiana University School of Medicine
McBride Scholarship, Indiana University School of Medicine
American Diabetes Association Summer Fellowship, Indiana University School of Medicine, Mentor: Alain Baron, M.D., "Effects of an Experimental Hypoglycemic Agent on Insulin Sensitivity in Rats"
Health Career Scholarship, Porter Memorial Hospital Guild, Valparaiso, Indiana
Outstanding Senior in the Department of Foods and Nutrition, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana
Top 100 Students Honor Banquet, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana
Phi Beta Kappa, Elected Member
Honors Program for Research, Department of Foods and Nutrition, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, Mentor: Patricia Lowney, Ph.D., "Evaluation of Hepatic and Peripheral Sensitivity to Insulin in Response to Low Plasma Magnesium in Rats"
Indiana Girls State Delegate

Publications

Hannon TS, Rao G, and Arslanian SA. Childhood Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. Pediatrics 116(2): 473-80, 2005.
Hannon TS, Janosky J, and Arslanian SA. Physiologic Insulin Resistance and Metabolic Changes of Puberty: Do Longitudinal Studies Confirm Cross-Sectional Observations? Pediatric Research 60(6): 1-5, 2006.
Hannon TS, Danadian K, Suprasongsin C, and Arslanian SA. Growth Hormone Treatment in Adolescent Males with Idiopathic Short Stature: Changes in Body Composition, Protein, Fat, and Glucose Metabolism. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 92(8): 3033-3039, 2007.

View Dr. Hannon's full list of publications from PubMed.

Research Interests

Childhood Obesity, Diabetes, and Metabolic Syndrome
Metabolic Effects of Growth Hormone

Active Research Projects / Grants

Impaired Sleep, Insulin Action, and Overweight in Youth
Studies to Treat or Prevent Type 2 Diabetes (STOPP-T2D): Treatment Options for type 2 Diabetes in Adolescents and Youth “TODAY”
Studies to Treat or Prevent Type 2 Diabetes (STOPP-T2D) – “HEALTHY”

Last Update
September 2, 2010

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