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Mark A. Sperling

Mark A. Sperling MD

Pediatric Endocrinology
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America

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Dr. Mark A. Sperling is currently an Emeritus Professor at the University of Pittsburgh-Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, USA. He is specialized in pediatric endocrinology.

An internationally recognized authority in pediatric endocrinology, his research focused on the hormonal regulation of carbohydrate metabolism in the fetus, newborn, and child with an emphasis on insulin and growth hormone in health and disease. He served on the editorial boards of several well-known endocrine journals. He edits the textbooks “Pediatric Endocrinology” and “Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus: Etiology and Treatment”. His CV lists over 200 publications.

He is a member of several scientific societies, including the American Society of Clinical Investigation and the Association of American Physicians. He served on the American Board of Pediatrics (Endocrinology), the Council of the Society for Pediatric Research, the Maternal and Child Health Research Committee of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and the National Diabetes Advisory Board. He was president of the Lawson Wilkins Pediatric Endocrine Society (the Pediatric Endocrine Society of North America) from 2002-3.

Dr. Sperling considers his most rewarding achievements the mentoring of future leaders in the field of pediatric endocrinology and diabetes; his former trainees include chiefs of pediatric endocrinology at Universities in the USA, Australia, and New Zealand and faculty at various endocrine programs.
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