Anne Rentoumis Cappola, MD, ScM
Associate Professor of Medicine
Department: Medicine
Graduate Group Affiliations
Contact information
Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism
Room 12-136
Smilow Center for Translational Research, 12th floor
3400 Civic Center Blvd., Building 421
Philadelphia, PA 19104-5160
Room 12-136
Smilow Center for Translational Research, 12th floor
3400 Civic Center Blvd., Building 421
Philadelphia, PA 19104-5160
Office: (215) 573-5359
Fax: (215) 898-5408
Fax: (215) 898-5408
Email:
acappola@mail.med.upenn.edu
acappola@mail.med.upenn.edu
Publications
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School of Medicine Faculty
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Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism Faculty
Education:
B.A. (Biochemistry )
Harvard College (Advanced Standing), Cambridge, MA, 1990.
M.D.
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 1994.
Sc.M. (Clinical Epidemiology)
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, 2001.
Permanent linkB.A. (Biochemistry )
Harvard College (Advanced Standing), Cambridge, MA, 1990.
M.D.
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 1994.
Sc.M. (Clinical Epidemiology)
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, 2001.
Description of CVI Expertise
CVI Program Unit(s):Lipid / Atherosclerosis / CAD / ACS / Prevention
CVI Research Description:
Dr. Cappola is a translational researcher whose scientific focus is the endocrine changes that occur with aging and the clinical impact of these changes, including their impact on risk of cardiovascular disorders.
Selected Publications
Hyland KA, Arnold AM, Lee JS, Cappola AR: Persistent subclinical hypothyroidism and cardiovascular risk in the elderly: the Cardiovascular Health Study. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 98(2): 533-40, Feb 2013.Porcu E, Medici M, Pistis G, Volpato CB, Wilson SG, Cappola AR, … Toniolo D, Sanna S, Peeter RP, Naitza S: A meta-analysis of thyroid-related traits reveals novel loci and gender-specific differences in the regulation of thyroid function. PLOS Genetics 9(2): e1003266, Feb 2013.
Maggio M, Snyder P, Ceda GP, Milaneschi Y, Luci M, Cattabiani C, Volpi R, Lauretani F, Peachey H, Cappola AR, Ferrucci L: Is the hematopoietic effect of testosterone mediated by erythropoietin? The results of a clinical trial in older men. Andrology 1(1): 24-8, Jan 2013.
Sanders JL, Ding V, Arnold AM, Kaplan RC, Cappola AR, Kizer JR, Boudreau RM, Cushman M, Newman AB: Do changes in circulating biomarkers track with each other and with functional changes in older adults? J Gerontology Med Sci In press 2013.
Reese PP, Cappola AR, Shults J, Townsend RR, Gadegbeku C, Anderson C, Baker JF, Carlow D, Sulik MJ, Lo JC, Go AS, Ky B, Mariani L, Feldman HI, Leonard MB, and the CRIC Study Investigators: Physical performance and frailty in chronic kidney disease. Am J of Nephrol In press 2013.
Demerath EW, Liu CT, Franceschini N, Chen G, Palmer JR, Smith EN, Chen CT, Ambrosone CB, Arnold AM, Bandera EV, Berenson GS, Bernstein L, Britton A, Cappola AR, Carlson CS, Chanock SJ, Chen W, Chen Z, Deming SL, Elks CE, Evans MK, Gajdos Z, Henderson BE, Hu JJ, Ingles S, John EM, Kerr KF, Kolonel LN, Le Marchand L, Lu X, Millikan RC, Musani SK, Nock NL, North K, Nyante S, Press MF, Rodriquez-Gil JL, Ruiz-Narvaez EA, Schork NJ, Srinivasan SR, Woods NF, Zheng W, Ziegler RG, Zonderman A, Heiss G, Gwen Windham B, Wellons M, Murray SS, Nalls M, Pastinen T, Rajkovic A, Hirschhorn J, Adrienne Cupples L, Kooperberg C, Murabito JM, Haiman CA: Genome-wide association study of age at menarche in African-American women. Hum Mol Genet In press 2013.
Kalyani RR, Varadhan R, Weiss CO, Fried LP, Cappola AR: Frailty status and altered glucose-insulin dynamics J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 67(12): 1300-6, Dec 2012.
Waring AC, Arnold AM, Newman AB, Bůžková P, Hirsch C, Cappola AR: Longitudinal changes in thyroid function in the oldest old and survival: the Cardiovascular Health Study All-Stars Study. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 97(11): 3944-50, Nov 2012.
Speck RM, Sammel MD, Troxel AB, Cappola AR, Williams-Smith CT, Chittams J, Scott P, Tuton LW, Abbuhl SB: Factors impacting the departure rates of female and male junior medical school faculty: evidence from a longitudinal analysis J Women's Health 21(10): 1059-65, Oct 2012.
Weiss CO, Cappola AR, Varadhan R, Kim K, Fried LP: Resting metabolic rate among old-old women with and without frailty: Variability and estimation of energy requirement. J Am Geriatr Soc 60(9): 1695-700, Sep 2012.