Department of Internal Medicine
Endocrine-Metabolism Faculty
Medical School:
Hahnemann University,
Philadelphia
Residency:
Baystate Medical Center
Fellowship:
University of Michigan
Baystate Medical Center
William I. Sivitz, M.D.
Professor and Division Director
Dr. Sivitz's research interests include the control of cellular energy use with emphasis on mitochondrial metabolism as affected by diabetes and obesity.
Honors, Awards, and Organizations
- American Diabetes Association: Iowa Affiliate, President
- Central Society for Clinical Research
- Endocrine Society
- American Diabetes Association, Iowa Affiliate
- Hardin Award for Outstanding Diabetes Health Care Professional
Recent Publications
- Almind K, Manieri M, Sivitz WI, Cinti S, and Kahn CR: Ectopic Location of Brown Fat and Expression of UCP1 Underlie Differences in Resistance to the Metabolic Syndrome in Mice. Proc Natl Acad Sci, 104:2366-71, 2007.
- Sivitz WI, Wayson SM, Bayless ML, Sinkey CA, and Haynes WG, Obesity Impairs Vascular Smooth Muscle Relaxation in Human Subjects: Hyperglycemia Exaggerates Adrenergic Vasoconstriction, Journal of Diabetes and its Complications, 21:149-157, 2007.
- Fink BD, Herlein JA, Almind K, Kahn CR, and Sivitz, WI: The mitochondrial proton leak in obesity-resistant and obesity-prone mice. Am J Physiol - Regul Integr Comp Physiol. 293(5):R1773-80,2007.
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