Anne Rentoumis Cappola, MD, ScM
Professor of Medicine (Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism)
Department: Medicine
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) 573-5634
Fax: (215) 898-5408
Fax: (215) 898-5408
Publications
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.
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.
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Selected Publications
Xu Y, Hysaj O, Qi X, Feller M, Pingitore A, Brown SJ, Ittermann T, Iacoviello M, Trompet S, Han JW, Schmidt B, Sgarbi JA, Valdés S, Muendlein A, Riis J, Andersen S, Drexel H, Teumer A, Dörr M, Vanderpump MPJ, Wareham N, Vaes B, Visser WE, Jukema JW, Imaizumi M, Dullaart RPF, Medici M, Fink HA, Ceresini G, Ferrucci L, Ikram MA, Hankey GJ, Iervasi G, Eastell R, Bauer DC, Williams GR, Boelaert K, Psaty BM, Führer-Sakel D, Bakker SJL, Kiemeney LALM, Riksen NP, Kim KW, Azizi F, Völzke H, Yeap BB, Razvi S, Gussekloo J, Walsh JP, Bensenor IM, Mammen J, Rodondi N, Cappola AR, Peeters RP, Chaker L: Natural history of thyroid function in ageing: an individual participant data analysis of 137,488 participants. Lancet Diab Endocrinol 6: 485-497, Jun 2026.Friedman AB, Adjei-Poku MN, Schadt LA, Li Y, Cappola AR, Kelz RR, Hwang U, Kowdley G, Mwinyogle A, Trueger NS: Clinical Features, CT Imaging Decisions and Yield by Age in Adults with Abdominal Pain in the Emergency Department. Acad Emerg Med 33(5), May 2026.
Ettleson MD, Thomas N, Wan W, Hedeker D, Cappola AR, Laiteerapong N, Bianco AC: Suboptimal levothyroxine treatment is associated with increases in mean blood pressure and blood pressure variability. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 111(6): e1626-e1633, May 2026.
Hysaj O, Efthimiou O, Collet TH, Cappola AR, Alwan H, Gussekloo J, Chaker L, Kavousi M, Azizi F, Köttgen A, Selvin E, Trompet S, Walsh JP, Brown SJ, Iacoviello M, Dullaart RPF, Bakker SJL, Sgarbi JA, Ittermann T, Völzke H, Benseñor IM, Valdés S, Maldonado-Araque C, Psaty BM, Wolters FJ, Åsvold BO, Del Giovane C, Rodondi N: Thyroid antibody status, thyroid function, and the risk of coronary heart disease and stroke: an individual participant data analysis from 14 cohorts. Eur J Endocrinol 193(5): S71-S82, Oct 2025.
Cohen KS, Fallik D, Cappola AR: The role of family as a source of health information among college students. J Community Health 50(4): 613-622, Aug 2025.
Cappola AR, Abraham DS, Kroopnick JM, Huang Y, Hochberg MC, Miller RR, Shardell M, Hicks GE, Orwig D, Magaziner J : Sex-specific associations of vitamin D and bone biomarkers with bone density and physical function during recovery from hip fracture: the Baltimore Hip Studies. Osteoporos Int 36(5): 855-863, May 2025.
Baretella O, Blum MR, Abolhassani N, Alwan H, Wildisen L, Del Giovane C, Tal K, Moutzouri E, Åsvold BO, Cappola AR, Gussekloo J, Iacoviello M, Iervasi G, Imaizumi M, Weiler S, Razvi S, Sgarbi JA, Völzke H, Brown SJ, Walsh JP, Vaes B, Yeap BB, Dullaart RPF, Bakker SJL, Kavousi M, Ceresini G, Ferrucci L, Aujesky D, Peeters RP, Bauer DC, Feller M, Rodondi N: Associations between subclinical thyroid dysfunction and cardiovascular risk factors according to age and sex. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 110(5): e1315-e1322, Apr 2025.
Wade AN, Guare L, Hayat M, Straub P, Gao Z, Medici M, Teumer A, Davis LK, Ramsay M, Ritchie MD, Cappola AR: Strength of genetic associations with thyroid stimulating hormone values differs between populations with similarity to African and European reference populations. Thyroid 35(2): 131-142, Feb 2025.
Unachukwu IC, Adjei-Poku MN, Sailors OC, Gonzales R, South E, Meisel Z, Kelz RR, Cappola AR, Friedman AB: Images in black and white: disparities in utilization of computed tomography and ultrasound for older adults with abdominal pain. West J Emerg Med 26(3): 452-457, Feb 2025.
Wu RR, Adjei-Poku MN, Kelz RR, Peck GL, Hwang U, Cappola AR, Friedman AB: Trends in visits, imaging, and diagnosis for emergency department abdominal pain presentations in the United States, 2007-2019. Acad Emerg Med 32(1): 20-31, Jan 2025.