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Office
505 Farmington Avenue
2nd floor
Farmington, CT 06032Phone+1 860-837-6719Fax+1 860-837-6765- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Dr. Emily Germain-Lee is Chief of the Division of Pediatric Endocrinology & Diabetes and Professor Pediatrics at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine & Connecticut Children's Medical Center. She is the Director of the Center for Rare Bone Disorders and an NIH-funded laboratory investigator. She received her medical degree from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, where she also completed her residency and pediatric endocrinology fellowship. She moved to the University of Connecticut at the end of 2016, and she remains a Professor (Adjunct) at Johns Hopkins. She has been in practice 31 years. She specializes in pediatric bone disorders, especially rare bone disorders, and pediatric growth disorders. Her laboratory focus is Albright hereditary osteodystrophy, osteogenesis imperfecta, and general bone biology. She is experienced in pseudohypoparathyroidism, pediatric endocrinology, pediatric disorders of bone metabolism and genetic bone disorders, pediatric diabetes mellitus, and rare bone disorders.
Education & Training
- Johns Hopkins UniversityFellowship, Pediatric Endocrinology, 1989 - 1992
- Johns Hopkins UniversityResidency, Pediatrics, 1986 - 1989
- Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineInternship, Transitional Year, 1986 - 1987
- Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineClass of 1986
- Harvard UniversityA.B., Biochemical Studies, magna cum laude, 1977 - 1981
Certifications & Licensure
- CT State Medical License 2016 - 2025
- MD State Medical License 1988 - 2024
- NM State Medical License 2017 - 2018
- American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Endocrinology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Connecticut Academy of Science & Engineering 2019
Clinical Trials
- Albright Hereditary Osteodystrophy: Natural History, Growth, and Cognitive/Behavioral Assessments Start of enrollment: 2003 Jan 01
- Dental Malocclusion and Craniofacial Development in OI Start of enrollment: 2016 Aug 01
- Safety of Fresolimumab in the Treatment of Osteogenesis Imperfecta Start of enrollment: 2017 Nov 15
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 1 citationsPrevalence of Chiari malformation type 1 is increased in pseudohypoparathyroidism type 1A and associated with aberrant bone development.Neetu Krishnan, Patrick McMullan, Qingfen Yang, Alexzandrea N Buscarello, Emily L Germain-Lee> ;Plos One. 2023 Jan 1
- 5 citationsDeletion of Gdf15 Reduces ER Stress-induced Beta-cell Apoptosis and Diabetes.Guanlan Xu, Junqin Chen, SeongHo Jo, Truman B Grayson, Sasanka Ramanadham, Akio Koizumi, Emily L Germain-Lee, Se-Jin Lee, Anath Shalev> ;Endocrinology. 2022 May 1
- 4 citationsFunctional replacement of myostatin with GDF-11 in the germline of mice.Se-Jin Lee, Adam Lehar, Renata Rydzik, Daniel W Youngstrom, Shalender Bhasin, Yewei Liu, Emily L Germain-Lee> ;Skeletal Muscle. 2022 Mar 15
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Press Mentions
- Advocates Fighting for Rare Disease CouncilApril 8th, 2022
- 2021 Research Innovators Named by UConn School of MedicineDecember 21st, 2021
- CT Magazine Names 48 from UConn Health Among 2019 Best DoctorsMay 29th, 2019
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Grant Support
- Role of G protein-coupled signaling in neurocognitive and psychosocial abnormalitiesNIH2016–2019
- Phase 2 Of Growth Hormone For Treatment Of Albright Hereditary OsteodystrophyFood And Drug Administration2010–2011
- Growth Hormone Use In Pseudohypoparathyroidism Type 1AFood And Drug Administration2004–2008
- Studies Of Hormone Action In Patients With Altered G Protein FunctionNational Center For Research Resources2004–2007
- Molecular Basis Of Peroxisomal DisordersEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute Of Child Health &Human Development1992–1996
Hospital Affiliations
- Connecticut Children's Medical CenterHartford, Connecticut
- Kennedy Krieger InstituteBaltimore, Maryland
External Links
- Connecticut Children'shttps://www.connecticutchildrens.org/about-us/find-a-doctor/emily-l-germain-lee-md/
- University of Connecticut School of Medicinehttp://facultydirectory.uchc.edu/profile?profileId=Germain-Lee-Emily
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