Katherine Lord, MD
Professor of Clinical Pediatrics (Endocrinology and Diabetes)
Medical Director, Inpatient Endocrinology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Senior Medical Director of Medical Subspecialities, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Department: Pediatrics
Contact information
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
The Hub for Clinical Collaboration
Division of Endocrinology, 7th Floor
3500 Civic Center Blvd
Philadelphia, PA 19104
The Hub for Clinical Collaboration
Division of Endocrinology, 7th Floor
3500 Civic Center Blvd
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Education
B.A. (History)
Northwestern University, 2000.
M.D.
Northwestern University School of Medicine, 2007.
Permanent linkB.A. (History)
Northwestern University, 2000.
M.D.
Northwestern University School of Medicine, 2007.
Selected Publications
George AM, Viswanathan A, Sussman JH, Hathaway ER, Casalnova A, Nesbitt S, Boodhansingh KE, Stewart N, McKnight H, Lord K, De León DD, Stanley CA, Adzick NS, Ganguly A, Kalish J. : Determinants of hyperinsulinism severity in children with Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome. J Clin Endocrinol Metab Jun 2026.Mitteer LM, Sanchez-Kleinberg Y, Lord K, Sigal W, States L, Bhatti T, Gallop R, Kelly A, Adzick NS, De Leon DD.: Clinical Presentation and Outcomes of Insulinomas in Pediatric Patients. Horm Res Pediatr May 2026.
Lord K, Sagar P, Whooten R, Cameron D, Dannheim K: Case 9-2026: A 12-Year-Old Girl with Altered Mental Status and Hypoglycemia. N Engl J Med Mar 2026.
Sanders V, Lord K, Sigal W, McKnight H, Wilkinson E, Mitteer LM, Boodhansingh KE, Adzick NS, States L, Bhatti T, De León DD.: Double Trouble: When Focal and Diffuse Hyperinsulinism Occur Simultaneously. Horm Res Pediatr. Mar 2026.
González IA, Sigal W, Baccarella A, Bennett A, Kennedy KV, Lord K, Leon DD, Russo P, Bhatti TR. : Clinicopathologic Characterization of Liver Biopsies of Patients with Congenital Hyperinsulinism Presenting with Neonatal Cholestasis. Pediatric and Developmental Pathology 29: 58-66, Jan 2026.
Pasquini T, Banerjee I, Christesen HT, Conwell L, Dastamani A, De Leon DD, Flanagan SE, Gillis D, Kalish JM, Lord K, Mesfin M, Schmitt J, Senniappan S, Stanley CA, Thornton P, Zangen D, Raskin J: Developing a congenital hyperinsulinism prioritized research agenda: a patient-driven international collaborative research network. Frontiers in Endocrinology 16(2): 1549310, May 2025.
Sanders VR, Lord K, Sigal WM, McKnight H, Adzick NS, States LJ, Bhatti T, De Leon DD: Case Report: The importance of genetic counseling for families with hyperinsulinism. Frontiers in Pediatrics 17(12): 1520871, Jan 2025.
Lord, De Leon DD, Stanley CA: Hypoglycemia. Pediatric Endocrinology, 4th Ed. 2025 Notes: Chapter.
Lord K, De Leon DD: Hypoglycemia. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics, 22nd Ed. 2025 Notes: Chapter.
Boodhansingh K, Lord K, Adzick NS, Bhatti T, Ganguly A, Stanley CA, De Leon DD: Low-level mosaic GCK mutations in children with diazoxide-unresponsive congenital hyperinsulinism. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism 10(2): dgae713, Oct 2024.