Kristen N Kobaly, MD

Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine (Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism)
Department: Medicine
Contact information
Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine, 4th Floor West Pavilion
Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism
3400 Civic Center Blvd
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism
3400 Civic Center Blvd
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Education:
BS
Northwestern University, 1999.
MD
Case Western Reserve University, 2009.
Permanent linkBS
Northwestern University, 1999.
MD
Case Western Reserve University, 2009.
Selected Publications
Kobaly K, Mendes S, Gallop R, Chirinos JA, Cappola TP, Cappola AR: Effect of Oral LT3 Administration on Thyroid Function Tests in Participants with Isolated Low T3 Levels and Heart Failure: A Randomized, Placebo-controlled, Crossover Trial Presented at: Annual Meeting of the American Thyroid Association, Chicago, IL November 2024.Nachum S, Rivadeneria A, Kobaly, K: Thymic Hyperplasia in Graves' disease: an under-recognized association Presented at: ENDO, Chicago, IL June 2023 Notes: Poster presentation.
Jo Kamimoto, J; Kharlip, J; Kobaly, K: A case of adrenal crisis in association with a febrile response to BNT162b2 mRNA Covid-19 (Pfizer) vaccine heralding a diagnosis of primary adrenal insufficiency Presented at: ENDO, Atlanta, GA June 2022 Notes: Poster Plus presentation.
Kobaly K, Kim CS, Mandel SJ.: Contemporary Management of Thyroid Nodules. Annu Rev Med Aug 2021.
Kobaly K, Kim CS, Langer JE, Mandel SJ.: Macrocalcifications Do Not Alter Malignancy Risk Within the American Thyroid Association Sonographic Pattern System When Present in Non-High Suspicion Thyroid Nodules. Thyroid Jul 2021.
Kobaly K, Mandel SJ, Cappola AR, Kim CS: Letter to the Editor: "Our Response to COVID-19 as Endocrinologists and Diabetologists" J Clin Endocrinol Metab 105(7), July 2020 Notes: doi: 10.1210/clinem/dgaa212.
Kobaly K, Kim CS, Langer JE, Mandel SJ : Macrocalcifications in Thyroid Nodules Do not Alter Malignancy Risk Within ATA Sonographic Pattern System (ATASPS) Presented at: Annual Meeting of the American Thyroid Association, Chicago, IL Oct 2019 Notes: Poster Presentation.
Kobaly K, Mandel SJ: Hyperthyroidism and Pregnancy. Endocrinology and metabolism clinics of North America 48(3): 533-545, Sep 2019.
Song SJ, Baloch ZW, Kobaly K, Yu GH: What’s in a giant cell? A case of metastatic sarcomatoid pleomorphic carcinoma with osteoclast-like giant cells involving the thyroid. Cytopathology 29(4): 380-382, August 2018.
Kobaly K, Kim CS, Langer JE, Mandel SJ : ATA 2015 Thyroid Nodule Guidelines in Clinical Practice: Comparison of ATA Sonographic Suspicion Pattern with Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology Categorization. Presented at: ENDO, Boston, MA April 2016 Notes: Poster Presentation.