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

Lipman, T; Levitt Katz, Lorraine E; Murphy, Kathryn; Ratcliffe, Sarah; Howe, Carol J. : Increasing Incidence of type 1 Diabetes in Youth: Twenty Years of the Philadelphia Pediatric Diabetes Registry. Diabetes Care January 2013.

Brar, C Preneet, Koren, Dorit, Gallagher, Paul R., Pendurthi, Bhavana, Katz, Lorraine E: Comparison of oral and intravenous glucose tolerance test derived sensitivity and secretory indices in Obese Adolescents. Clinical Pediatrics 52(3): 247-253, 2013.

Lipman TH, Ratcliffe, SJ, Cooper, R, Levitt Katz, LE: Population-based survey of the prevalence of type 1 and type 2 diabetes in school children in Philadelphia. The Journal of Diabetes 2013.

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Last updated: 07/22/2013
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