AshaThomasMDFACP, FACE

Endocrinology • Baltimore, MD

Lipid Metabolism, Obesity, Osteoporosis & Bone Metabolism Medicine, Thyroid

Vice-Chair, Department of Medicine. Chief, Endocrinology

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Office
Sinai Hospital of Balitmore
2435 W Belvedere Ave, Suite 21
Baltimore, MD 21215
Phone+1 410-601-5961

Fax+1 410-601-9313
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Summary

Experienced Chief, Educator, Researcher with a history of excellence working in collaboration within healthcare. Skilled in Endocrinology, Nutrition, Professional Mentoring, Teaching, and Healthcare administration. Strong leadership in medical education and research scholarship with training from Yale University School of Medicine and Columbia University School of Medicine.

Education & Training

New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Fellowship, Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, 2000 - 2003
Yale-New Haven Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1996 - 2000
MCP-Hahnemann College of MedicineClass of 1996

Certifications & Licensure

MD State Medical License 2004 - 2025
DC State Medical License 2004 - 2018
CT State Medical License 1999 - 2000
American Board of Internal Medicine Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
ISCD, International Society for Clinical DensitometryCCD, Certified in Clinical Densitometry

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

FACP- Fellow of the American College of Physicians American College of Physicians
Top Doctor Baltimore Magazine
Fellow (FACE) American Association of Clinical Endocrinology

Clinical Trials

Exenatide Study of Cardiovascular Event Lowering Trial (EXSCEL): A Trial To Evaluate Cardiovascular Outcomes After Treatment With Exenatide Once Weekly In Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Start of enrollment: 2010 Jun 18
Completed
Phase 3

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

3 citations
Teriparatide Associated Late Hypercalcemia: A Report of Two Cases and Literature Review.
Jovan Milosavljevic, Asha M Thomas> ;Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives. 2022 Jan 1
Evaluation of Glycemic Control and Predictors of Severe Illness and Death in Patients with Diabetes Hospitalized With COVID-19.
Jovan Milosavljevic, Navya R Perkit, Sakshi Jhawar, Melbin Thomas, Justin Ling, Samuel Amankwah, Asha M Thomas> ;Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives. 2022 Jan 1
Clinical practice guidelines for healthy eating for the prevention and treatment of metabolic and endocrine diseases in adults: cosponsored by the American Association...
Gonzalez-Campoy JM, St Jeor ST, Castorino K, Ebrahim A, Hurley D, Jovanovic L, Mechanick JI, Petak SM, Yu YH, Harris KA, Kris-Etherton P, Kushner R, Molini-Blandford M...> ;Endocr Pract. 2013 Sep-Oct
Whole-Genome Sequences of 18 Bovine Alphaherpesvirus 1 Field Isolates from Pennsylvania and Minnesota
Asha Thomas, MD> ;mBio.
Effects of Once-Weekly Exenatide on Cardiovascular Outcomes in Type 2 Diabetes.
Holman RR, Bethel MA, Mentz RJ, Thompson VP, Lokhnygina Y, Buse JB, Chan JC, Choi J, Gustavson SM, Iqbal N, Maggioni AP, Marso SP, Öhman P, Pagidipati NJ, Poulter N, R...> ;The New England journal of medicine. 2017-09-14
Angiosarcoma of the thyroid: a case report with review of the literature.
Kaur, A.,Didolkar, M. S.,Thomas, A.> ;Endocr. Pathol.. 2013 Sep
11 citations
Psychological and Social Characteristics Associated with Religiosity in Women’s Health Initiative Participants
Eliezer Schnall, Solomon Kalkstein, George Fitchett, Elena Salmoirago-Blotcher, Judith K. Ockene, Hilary A. Tindle, Asha Thomas, Julie R. Hunt, Sylvia Wassertheil-Smoller> ;Journal of Religion and Health. 2012 Mar 1
92 citations
Calcium/vitamin D supplementation and coronary artery calcification in the Women's Health Initiative.
JoAnn E. Manson, Matthew A. Allison, J. Jeffrey Carr, Robert Langer, Barbara B. Cochrane, Susan L. Hendrix, Judith Hsia, Julie R. Hunt, Cora E. Lewis, Karen L. Margoli...> ;Menopause. 2010 Jul 1
Relationship of postprandial nonesterified fatty acids, adipokines, and insulin across gender in human immunodeficiency virus-positive patients undergoing highly activ...
Guijing Lu, Asha Thomas-Geevarghese, Erdembileg Anuurad, Subhashree Raghavan, Robert Minolfo, Bernard Ormsby, Wahida Karmally, Wafaa El-Sadr, Jeanine Albu, Lars Berglund> ;Metabolic Syndrome and Related Disorders. 2009 Jun 1
70 citations
Biomarker-calibrated Energy and Protein Consumption and Increased Cancer Risk Among Postmenopausal Women
Ross L. Prentice, Pamela A. Shaw, Sheila Bingham, Shirley A.A. Beresford, Bette J. Caan, Marian L. Neuhouser, Ruth E. Patterson, Marcia L. Stefanick, Suzanne Satterfie...> ;American Journal of Epidemiology. 2009 Apr 15
64 citations
Homocysteine Levels and Risk of Hip Fracture in Postmenopausal Women
Meryl S. LeBoff, Rupali Narweker, Andrea Z. LaCroix, Lieling Wu, Rebecca D. Jackson, Jennifer Lee, Douglas C. Bauer, Jane A. Cauley, Charles Kooperberg, Cora E. Lewis,...> ;The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. 2009 Apr 1
122 citations
Multivitamin Use and Risk of Cancer and Cardiovascular Disease in the Women's Health Initiative Cohorts
Marian L. Neuhouser, Sylvia Wassertheil-Smoller, Cynthia A. Thomson, Aaron K. Aragaki, Garnet L. Anderson, JoAnn E. Manson, Ruth E. Patterson, Thomas E. Rohan, Linda V...> ;Archives of Internal Medicine. 2009 Feb 9
47 citations
Loop Diuretic Use and Fracture in Postmenopausal Women: Findings From the Women's Health Initiative
Laura D Carbone, Karen C. Johnson, Andrew J. Bush, John A Robbins, Joseph C. Larson, Asha Thomas, Andrea Z. LaCroix> ;Archives of Internal Medicine. 2009 Jan 26
9 citations
Association Between Different Measures of Blood Pressure and Coronary Artery Calcium in Postmenopausal Women
Matthew A. Allison, JoAnn E. Manson, Robert Langer, Aaron K. Aragaki, Sylvia Smoller, Cora E. Lewis, Asha Thomas, William Lawson, Barbara B. Cochrane, Judith Hsia, Jul...> ;Hypertension. 2008 Nov 1
Oophorectomy, hormone therapy, and subclinical coronary artery disease in women with hysterectomy: the Women's Health Initiative coronary artery calcium study.
Allison MA, Manson JE, Langer RD, Carr JJ, Rossouw JE, Pettinger MB, Phillips L, Cochrane BB, Eaton CB, Greenland P, Hendrix S, Hsia J, Hunt JR, Jackson RD, Johnson KC...> ;Menopause. 2008 Jul-Aug
24 citations
Safety profile and metabolic effects of 14 days of treatment with DIO-902: results of a phase IIa multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-g...
Sherwyn Schwartz, Marc Rendell, Andrew J. Ahmann, Asha Thomas, Carlos J. Arauz-Pacheco, Bernice R. Welles> ;Clinical Therapeutics. 2008 Jun 1
11 citations
Increased lipoprotein remnant cholesterol levels in HIV-positive patients during antiretroviral therapy
Erdembileg Anuurad, Asha Thomas-Geevarghese, Sridevi Devaraj, Jeanine Albu, Robert Minolfo, Wafaa El-Sadr, Guijing Lu, Wahida Karmally, Lars Berglund> ;Atherosclerosis. 2008 May 1
76 citations
Cardiovascular disease, its risk factors and treatment, and age-related macular degeneration: Women's Health Initiative Sight Exam ancillary study.
Ronald Klein, Yingzi Deng, Barbara E K Klein, Leslie Hyman, Johanna Seddon, Robert N Frank, Robert B Wallace, Susan L Hendrix, Baruch D Kuppermann, Robert D Langer, Le...> ;American Journal of Ophthalmology. 2007 Mar 1
5 citations
Postprandial response to a physiologic caloric load in HIV-positive patients receiving protease inhibitor-based or nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor-based ...
Asha Thomas-Geevarghese, Subhashree Raghavan, Robert Minolfo, Steve Holleran, Rajasekhar Ramakrishnan, Bernard Ormsby, Wahida Karmally, Henry N. Ginsberg, Wafaa El-Sad...> ;The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 2005 Jul 1
24 citations
Epithelioid Angiosarcoma of the Small Intestine After Occupational Exposure to Radiation and Polyvinyl Chloride: A case Report and Review of Literature.
Maged F. Khalil, Asha Thomas, Adel Aassad, Moshe Rubin, Robert N. Taub> ;Sarcoma. 2005 Jan 1
10 citations
Medical house officers' attitudes toward vigorous analgesia, terminal sedation, and physician-assisted suicide.
Lauris C. Kaldjian, Barry J. Wu, James N. Kirkpatrick, Asha Thomas-Geevarghese, Mary Vaughan-Sarrazin> ;The American Journal of Hospice & Palliative Care. 2004 Sep 1
8 citations
Growth Hormone and Cardiovascular Disease: An Area in Rapid Growth
Asha Thomas, Lars Berglund> ;The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. 2001 May 1
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Journal Articles

Whole-Genome Sequence Analysis Reveals Unique SNP Profiles to Distinguish Vaccine and Wild-Type Strains of Bovine Herpesvirus-1 (BoHV-1)
Asha Thomas, MD, ScienceDirect