The Pediatric Endocrinology Fellowship program has been ACGME accredited since 1995. It is a 3-year program open to graduates who have successfully completed a U.S. Pediatric residency program. The program aims to train physicians in the art and science of clinical Pediatric Endocrinology. It is based exclusively at Stony Brook University Medical Center and its affiliated Medical School.
The Division of Pediatric Endocrinology currently consists of:
- 4 Board Certified/Eligible Pediatric Endocrinologists
- 1 full-time Nurse Practitioner / Diabetes Educator
- 3 Fellows
- 1 Nutritionist
- 1.5 Administrative Secretary
Fellowship Curriculum
Outpatient Service Curriculum
Inpatient Service Curriculum
Research Curriculum
Consultation Curriculum
Clinical activity of the Division of Pediatric Endocrinology
- 4000 annual outpatient visits
- 70 annual admissions
- 100-200 annual inpatient consultations
Ongoing care for patients with:
- diabetes mellitus
- thyroid disorders
- growth disorders
- disorders of calcium and phosphorous
- adrenal disorders
- hypoglycemia
- problems with sexual differentiation
- lipid disorders
Fellows have weekly continuity clinics under the supervision of the faculty.
Research
Current research interests of the Division include:
- Regulation of protein synthesis
- Techniques of anthropometry
- GLP1 in offspring of Type 2 diabetes mellitus - Role of thiazolidinedione therapy in Type 1 diabetes mellitus
- Prospective memory in Type 1 diabetes
- Use of continuous glucose monitors in Type 1 diabetes-Role of growth hormone axis in mediating markers of inflammation
- Management of DKA
Fellows are encouraged to develop their own research project under mentorship of the faculty within the Division of Pediatric Endocrinology or the Medical School at large.
Faculty Biographies
Thomas A. Wilson, MD, Professor and Chief of Pediatric Endocrinology at Stony Brook Children’s Hospital joined the faculty in 1982. He earned a B.A. in Biology and Anthropology from Wesleyan University in 1969, his M.D. from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine in 1973, completed residency at Martin Luther King General Hospital in 1975 and the Children’s Hospital Medical Center of Northern California in Oakland in 1976 and completed a fellowship in Pediatric Endocrinology & Metabolism at the University of Virginia in 1980. Dr. Wilson is board certified by the American Board of Pediatrics with subspecialty in Pediatric Endocrinology.
Dr. Wilson holds membership in the Pediatric Endocrine Society, the Suffolk County Pediatric Society and the Endocrine Society.
Dr. Wilson’s research interests include Influence of Insulin on the IGF System in Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus, Alterations in the IGF System in Thyroid Disorders, the Role of Thiazolidinediones in Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus, the Role of Insulin in Protein Synthesis.
Andrew Lane, MD, Professor of Clinical Pediatric Endocrinology at Stony Brook Children’s Hospital joined the faculty in 2004. He earned a B.A. in Biology from Bowdoin College in 1986, his M.D. from the University of Connecticut in 1992, completed his pediatrics residency at the University of Rochester in 1995 and a fellowship in pediatric endocrinology at the University of Rochester and Harvard University in 1999. Dr. Lane is the Pediatric Endocrinology Fellowship Program Director and the Grand Rounds Coordinator in the Department of Pediatrics at Stony Brook. He is board certified by the American Board of Pediatrics with subspecialty board certification in Pediatric Endocrinology.
Dr. Lane holds memberships with the Endocrine Society, the Pediatric Endocrine Society, the New York Metro Pediatric Endocrine Society and the Suffolk Pediatric Society.
Dr. Lane’s research interests include the study of body composition changes following new-onset diabetic ketoacidosis, the effect of leucine on protein metabolism in insulin-sufficient and deficient states, and continuous glucose monitors in diabetic ketoacidosis, for which he was awarded a grant by the Endocrine Fellows Foundation.
Kimberly Tafuri, DO, Assistant Professor of Pediatric Endocrinology at Stony Brook Children’s Hospital joined the faculty in 2012. She earned a B.A. from the College of the Holy Cross in 2001, her D.O. from the New York College of Osteopathic Medicine of New York Institute of Technology in 2006, completed residency at Stony Brook University Medical Center in 2009 and a fellowship in Pediatric Endocrinology at Stony Brook Children’s Hospital in 2012. She is board certified in Pediatrics and Pediatric Endocrinology by the American Board of Pediatrics.
Dr. Tafuri holds membership with the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists, the Pediatric and Adult Endocrine Societies and the American Academy of Pediatrics. Dr. Tafuri’s research interests include Growth Hormone and its Relationship to Inflammatory Cytokines, Effect of Pioglitazone on the Preservation of Beta Cell Function in Type 1 Diabetes, Management of Hypoglycemia during the Treatment of Diabetic Ketoacidosis and Vitamin D and its impact on other chronic disease states.
Jennifer Osipoff, MD, FAAP, Assistant Professor of Pediatric Endocrinology at Stony Brook Children’s Hospital joined the faculty in 2011. She earned a B.S. in Biochemistry with a Minor in Child and Family Studies from Stony Brook University in 2000, her M.D. from Stony Brook University School of Medicine in 2004, completed her pediatrics residency at Stony Brook University Medical Center in 2007, served as Chief Pediatric Resident for 2007-2008 at Stony Brook University Medical Center, and stayed on to complete her fellowship in Pediatric Endocrinology in 2011. She is board certified by the American Board of Pediatrics in both general pediatrics and pediatric endocrinology.
Dr. Osipoff holds membership in the Pediatric Endocrine Society, American Diabetes Association, Endocrine Society, American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the AAP’s Division of Pediatric Endocrinology. She is also very active with the Long Island Chapter of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.
Dr. Osipoff is particularly interested in clinical research involving management of diabetes mellitus and diabetes technology. Prior and ongoing research has involved investigating prospective memory in children with type 1 diabetes mellitus, assessing school nurses educational needs for caring for students with type 1 diabetes mellitus, and the use of continuous glucose monitoring in neonates.
Graduates of medical schools in the United States and other countries who have successfully completed a United States Pediatric Residency program are eligible to apply for positions in the Stony Brook University Medical Center Pediatric Endocrinology Fellowship Program. To review the University's most recent Minimum Application Requirements, Agreement of Appointment, and Salaries, visit our Graduate Medical Education (GME) Application Information website link at: http://medicine.stonybrookmedicine.edu/gme/application. Graduates of international medical schools (IMG) should review the Eligibility for Residency/Fellowship Training in New York State regulations at https://medicine.stonybrookmedicine.edu
Contact:
Andrew Lane, MD Andrew.Lane@stonybrook.edu
Program Director
631-444-3429
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