DebraHSchussheimMD
Endocrinology • Westport, CTDiabetes, Obesity, Osteoporosis & Bone Metabolism Medicine, Thyroid
Physician
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Office
225 Main St
Ste 201
Westport, CT 06880Phone+1 203-429-5300Fax+1 203-646-4830- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Dr. Debra Schussheim is an endocrinologist in Westport, CT at Riverside Endocrinology, a new single specialty medical practice. She has dual board certification in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism as well as Obesity Medicine. She graduated from the University of Pennsylvania and received her medical degree with honors from Yale School of Medicine. She completed a residency in Internal Medicine at the Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York City followed by an Endocrinology Fellowship at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center. Following a year as a senior research fellow in Endocrinology at the National Institutes of Health, she returned to Columbia University Medical Center to join the faculty in the Metabolic Bone Unit, Endocrine Division.
She has written book chapters, served as an editorial fellow at The Medical Letter and published her research in the New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet, and the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, among other scientific journals.
She has been in clinical practice more than 15 years and specializes in diabetes, obesity, osteoporosis & bone metabolism medicine, and thyroid.
Education & Training
New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus)Fellowship, Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, 1997 - 1999- New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Residency, Internal Medicine, 1994 - 1997
Yale School of MedicineClass of 1994
Certifications & Licensure
NY State Medical License 1996 - 2025
CT State Medical License 2002 - 2024- American Board of Internal Medicine Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
- American Board of Obesity Medicine Obesity Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Patient-Centered Medical Home Recognition Program National Committee for Quality Assurance, 2012-2015
- Physician Practice Connections Recognition Program National Committee for Quality Assurance, 2012-2015
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Allscripts Professional EHR, Allscripts, 2011-2012
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 29 citationsIdiopathic osteoporosis in premenopausal women.Mishaela R. Rubin, Debra H. Schussheim, Carolina A. M. Kulak, Etah S. Kurland, Clifford J. Rosen, John P. Bilezikian, Elizabeth Shane> ;Osteoporosis International. 2005 May 1
- 152 citationsAlendronate in Primary Hyperparathyroidism: A Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled TrialAliya Khan, John P. Bilezikian, Annie W. C. Kung, Mustafa M. Ahmed, Sacha Dubois, Andrew Y. Y. Ho, Debra H. Schussheim, Mishaela R. Rubin, Atif M. Shaikh, Shonni J. Si...> ;The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. 2004 Jul 1
- 1 citationsDISCREPANT AREAL AND VOLUMETRIC BONE DENSITY MEASUREMENTS IN A YOUNG WOMAN WITH IDIOPATHIC LOW BONE MINERAL DENSITYDebra H. Schussheim, Mishaela R. Rubin, Elizabeth Shane> ;Endocrine Practice. 2003 Jan 1
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Hospital Affiliations
- Norwalk HospitalNorwalk, Connecticut
St. Vincent's Medical CenterBridgeport, Connecticut
Bridgeport HospitalBridgeport, Connecticut
External Links
- Riverside Endocrinologyhttp://www.RiversideEndocrinology.com
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