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Lorraine Elizabeth Levitt Katz

Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Department: Pediatrics

Contact information

The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
34th & Civic Center Blvd.
Philadelphia, PA 19104-4399

Office: 2155905338
Fax: 2155903053

Email:
katzl@email.chop.edu

Education:
B.A. (Biology)
Barnard College/Columbia University, 1984.
M.D.
University of Connecticut, 1989.

Post-Graduate Training
Resident in Pediatrics, Babies Hospital/Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, 1989-1992.
Clinical Fellow in Pediatric Endocrinology, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 1992-1993.
Research Fellow in Pediatric Endocrinology, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 1993-1996.

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Description of Research Expertise

insulin-like growth factor axis
insulin resistance in children
type 2 diabetes in children

Description of Clinical Expertise

pediatric diabetes
pediatric carbohydrate metabolism
pediatric endocrinology

Description of Other Expertise

resident education
patient-oriented research

Selected Publications

The TODAY Study Group (Katz, LEL - Study Group Member): Rapid Rise in Hypertension and Nephropathy in Youth with Type 2 Diabetes. Diabetes Care 36(6): 1735-1741, June 2013.

The TODAY Study Group (Katz LEL - Study Group Member): The TODAY Study: An NIH Perspective on Its Implications for Research. Diabetes Care 36(6): 1777-1778, June 2013.

The TODAY Study Group (Katz LEL - Study Group Member): Retinopathy in Youth with Type 2 Diabetes Participating in the TODAY Clinical Trial. Diabetes Care 36(6): 1772-1774, June 2013.

The TODAY Study Group (Katz, LEL - Study Group Member): Treatment Effects on Measures of Body COmposition in the TODAY Clinical Trial Diabetes Care 36(6): 1742-1748, June 2013.

The TODAY Study Group (Katz LEL - Study Group Member): Safety and Tolerability of the Treatment of Youth-Onset Type 2 Diabetes. Diabetes Care 36(6): 1765-1771, June 2013.

The TODAY Study Group (Katz, LEL - Study Group Member): Effects of Metformin, Metformin Plus Rosiglitazone, and Metformin Plus Lifestyle on Insulin Sensitivity and B-Cell Function in TODAY. Diabetes Care 36(6): 1749-1757, June 2013.

The TODAY Study Group (Katz LEL - Study Group Member): Lipid and Inflammatory Cardiovascular Risk Worsens Over 3 Years in Youth with Type 2 Diabetes. Diabetes Care 36(6): 1758-1764, June 2013.

Kriska A, Delanhanty L, Edelstein S, Amodei N, Chadwick J, Copeland K, Galvin B, El ghormli L, Haymond M, Kelsey M, Lassiter C, Mayer-Davis E, Milaszewski K, and Syme A., for the TODAY Study Group (Katz, LEL - Study Group Member): "Sedentary behavior and physical activity in youth with recent onset of type 2 diabetes" Pediatrics November 2012.

Linda Delahanty, Andrea Kriska, Sharon Edelstein, Nancy Amodei, Jennifer Chadwick, Kenneth Copeland, Bryan Galvin, Laure El ghormli, Morey Haymond, Megan Kelsey, Chad Lassiter, Kerry Milaszewski, Amy Syme, and Elizabeth J. Mayer-Davis, for the TODAY Study Group: "Self-reported dietary intake of youth with recent onset of type 2 diabetes: results from the TODAY study" Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics November 2012.

L Laffel, N Chang, M Grey, D Hale, L Higgins, R. Izquierdo, M Larkin, C Macha, A. Wauters, K Hirst and T Pham, for the TODAY Study Group (Katz, LEL - Study Group Member): "Impact of a structured six-week diabetes education program on weight loss and glycemic control in type 2 diabetes in youth: the TODAY study Run-In period" Pediatric Diabetes 13(5): 385-391, August 2012.