Dear Colleagues, Welcome to my PES monthly President’s Newsletters! I want to begin by expressing my heartfelt gratitude to Dr.…
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Historical Tidbit: Philip Showalter Hench, MD (February 28, 1896-March 30, 1965) Submitted by Alan D. Rogol, MD, Ph.D Philip Hench administered cortisone to several patients with severe rheumatoid arthritis just…
Annie Gladding I am a first-year pediatric endocrinology fellow at Medical College of Wisconsin/Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin. I received my business degree from the University of Maryland College Park but…
Kim Clash, CPNP Kim Clash is a Board-Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner working in Pediatric Endocrinology, focusing on gender-affirming care. She holds a master’s degree from the Johns Hopkins School of…
Dexcom G7 In December 2022, the Dexcom G7 continuous glucose monitor system was cleared by the FDA for use in people age 2 and older with all diabetes mellitus…
Wegovy® (semaglutide) once weekly injection is a glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonist (GLP1-RA) approved by the FDA in June, 2021 for weight management in adults. Wegovy was approved in December,…
Difficulty filling prescriptions for diazoxide have been reported intermittently. Teva Pharmaceuticals reports that Proglycem® Oral Suspension 50 mg/mL 30 mL (NDC 00575-6200-30) is currently available. Providers may need to direct…
February may be the shortest month, but not in terms of events and challenges we encounter. We are all affected by the continued growth hormone shortage. We have developed a…
Celebrating the Life of Dr. Samir Najjar For those lucky enough to have met Dr. Samir Najjar, or better yet, having worked with him, I have no doubt that he…
Kelly Friesner-Gephart, FNP Kelly Friesner-Gephart is a nurse practitioner at Nationwide Children’s Hospital with the Department of Endocrinology. She serves as the clinical coordinator and leader of the Diabetes/Insulin Inpatient…
Vickie Wu, MD I am a second year Pediatric Endocrinology Fellow at Kravis Children’s Hospital at Mount Sinai in New York City. I attended Harvard College in Cambridge, MA and…