David Allen, MD Dr. Allen received his MD degree from Duke University School of Medicine and completed pediatric residency and fellowship training in pediatric endocrinology at the University of Wisconsin Children’s Hospital. He is ABP certified in both pediatrics and pediatric endocrinology, and has served as President of the Pediatric Endocrine Society 2010-11 and President of the 10th International Meeting of Pediatric Endocrinology. His special interests include childhood growth and development, prevention of Type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome, newborn screening for endocrine disorders, ethical issues in pediatric endocrinology, and medical education. When not in-house, Dave can usually be found biking, running, or skiing through the Wisconsin countryside, playing jazz piano, or doting on his grandchildren. View Dr. Allen’s publications here.
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Tracy Bekx, MD Dr. Bekx received her medical degree from the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee and completed her pediatric residency at Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio. She finished her training in pediatric endocrinology at the University of Wisconsin Children’s Hospital in Madison. Dr. Bekx is board certified in pediatrics and pediatric endocrinology. Her medical interests include diabetes and the endocrine aspects of Down syndrome, and she also sees patients at the Pediatric Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) clinic. In her free time, Dr. Bekx enjoys spending time with her family, and staying active outside with running, biking and downhill skiing. View Dr. Bekx’s publications here.
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Aaron Carrel, MD Dr. Carrel received his medical degree from the University of Buffalo School of Medicine and completed residency training in pediatrics and fellowship training in pediatric endocrinology at the University of Wisconsin Children’s Hospital. He is board-certified in pediatrics and pediatric endocrinology, with special interests in childhood growth and weight disturbances, and Prader-Willi syndrome. Dr. Carrel is also medical director of the UW Health Pediatric Fitness Clinic in Madison, Wisconsin. View Dr. Carrel’s publications here.
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Ellen Connor, MD Dr. Connor completed medical school and pediatrics residency at the Louisiana State University Medical Center-Shreveport and completed fellowship training in pediatric endocrinology at the University of Florida. She is certified by the American Board of Pediatrics in pediatric endocrinology. Her special interests are diabetes, childhood obesity, autoimmune thyroid and adrenal diseases, and polycystic ovarian syndrome. In her spare time, she enjoys photography, gardening, paper arts, classical music, and snowshoeing. View Dr. Connor’s publications here.
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Michael MacDonald, MD Dr. MacDonald earned his medical degree from Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, completed his residency at Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, and completed fellowship training in pediatric endocrinology and diabetes at Harvard Medical School, Boston. Dr. MacDonald is certified by the American Board of Pediatrics in pediatric endocrinology and pediatrics. He has a special clinical interest in children with diabetes, especially atypical diabetes and the cause and genetics of the disease, hypoglycemia, and biochemistry of the pancreatic insulin-producing cells. Recently, a research team led by Dr. MacDonald discovered a genetic cause of a Type I diabetes syndrome that has puzzled investigators for 85 years. View Dr. MacDonald’s publications here.
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Elizabeth Mann, MD Liz received her medical degree from the University of Wisconsin in Madison. She then moved to the Twin Cities to train in pediatrics residency at the University of Minnesota, culminating her training in the chief resident position. During residency, she served as medical staff at the American Diabetes Association Camp Needlepoint in Hudson, WI for 3 years where her interests in type 1 diabetes research and clinical care blossomed and evolved. She was drawn back to the UW pediatric endocrine and diabetes team to pursue her fellowship (5 years after her rotation with the team as an MS4!) because of their excellence in clinical care, supportive research environment, and faculty commitment to education. She loves Madison for its lakes (and bike paths!) and can often be found sailing on Lake Mendota with friends, her husband and son.
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Allison Pollock, MD Dr. Pollock received her undergrad degree in Math and History here at the University of Wisconsin, medical degree from the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry in Rochester, NY and completed pediatric residency and endocrinology fellowship training in pediatric endocrinology here at the University of Wisconsin Department of Pediatrics American Family Children’s Hospital. Dr. Pollock’s interests include technological resources (ex: electronic medical record, telehealth and patient-friendly online tools) to improve health related to endocrinologic conditions such as diabetes; maternal-fetal transmission of obesity and type 2 diabetes,; and ethical issues in endocrinology. For fun, Dr. Pollock has a soft-spot for Wired magazine, fonts and graphic design projects. Follow her on Twitter @PollockMD. View Dr. Pollock’s publications here.
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Jennifer Rehm, MD Dr. Rehm’s medical interests include diabetes, working with adolescents, polycystic ovarian syndrome, disorders of sex development, and gender identity. Dr. Rehm’s research interests are in clinical research of pediatric obesity and insulin resistance, adipose tissue distribution, polycystic ovary syndrome, and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Dr. Rehm utilized novel MR technology to develop at NAFLD risk assessment model incorporating fasting insulin, total cholesterol, waist circumference, and ethnicity to improve early diagnosis of NAFLD in at risk populations. Future studies will investigate the evolution of adiposity and associated insulin-resistance in infants and middle-school aged girls of different races and ethnicities. Outside UW, Dr. Rehm enjoys seeing her 5 nieces and nephews, spending time outdoors, and growing vegetables on her balcony. View Dr. Rehm’s publications here.
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Ei Terasawa, PhD Dr. Terasawa-Grilley received her Ph.D. degree from the Yokohama City University, Graduate School of Medicine, in Japan, and postdoctoral trainings at the University of California-Berkeley and University of California-Los Angeles. Her research interests include the mechanism of the onset of puberty and regulation of gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH) neurons. She trained a substantial number of postdoctoral research fellows and graduate students, who are now professors and scientists engaging in research and education in the field of Neuroscience/Neuroendocrinology elsewhere in the world. She has published approximately 150 papers in peer-reviewed journals and over 30 book chapters. In her spare time, she enjoys listening to classical music and gardening. View Dr. Terasawa’s publications here.
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