NasrinAzadMD

Endocrinology • Hines, IL

Diabetes, Lipid Metabolism

Associate Professor, Medicine, Loyola University of Chi Stritch School of Medicine

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Office
5000 South 5th Avenue
Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital
Hines, IL 60141
Phone+1 708-202-5430

Fax+1 708-202-7078
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Education & Training

Loyola University Medical CenterFellowship, Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, 1984 - 1986
Henry Ford HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 1970 - 1971
Detroit Medical Center/Wayne State UniversityResidency, Internal Medicine, 1969 - 1970
Rutgers Health/Jersey City Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1968 - 1969
St. Johns Riverside HospitalInternship, Transitional Year, 1967 - 1968
Tehran University of Medical Sciences School of MedicineClass of 1966

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 1982 - Present
IL State Medical License 1983 - 2023
WI State Medical License 1984 - 1985
MI State Medical License 1983 - 1984

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

7 citations
Eye Outcomes in Veteran Affairs Diabetes Trial (VADT) After 17 Years.
Nasrin Azad, Lily Agrawal, Gideon D. Bahn, N. V. Emanuele, Peter D. Reaven, Rodney A. Hayward, Domenic J. Reda> ;Diabetes Care. 2021 Jun 29
10 citations
Intensive Glycemic Control Improves Long-term Renal Outcomes in Type 2 Diabetes in the Veterans Affairs Diabetes Trial (VADT).
Lily Agrawal, Nasrin Azad, Gideon Bahn, Peter D. Reaven, Rodney A. Hayward, Domenic J. Reda, N. V. Emanuele> ;Diabetes Care. 2019 Sep 23
39 citations
Long-term follow-up of intensive glycaemic control on renal outcomes in the Veterans Affairs Diabetes Trial (VADT).
Lily Agrawal, Nasrin Azad, Gideon D. Bahn, Ling Ge, Peter D. Reaven, Rodney A. Hayward, Domenic J. Reda, N. V. Emanuele> ;Diabetologia. 2018 Feb 1
10 citations
Association of Blood Glucose Control and Lipids With Diabetic Retinopathy in the Veterans Affairs Diabetes Trial (VADT)
Nasrin Azad, Gideon D. Bahn, N. V. Emanuele, Lily Agrawal, Ling Ge, Dominic Reda, Ronald Klein, Peter D. Reaven, Rodney A. Hayward> ;Diabetes Care. 2016 May 1
23 citations
Association of blood glucose control and pancreatic reserve with diabetic retinopathy in the Veterans Affairs Diabetes Trial (VADT)
Nasrin Azad, Lily Agrawal, N. V. Emanuele, Ronald Klein, Gideon D. Bahn, Peter D. Reaven> ;Diabetologia. 2014 Mar 6
28 citations
Association of PAI-1 and Fibrinogen with Diabetic Retinopathy in the Veterans Affairs Diabetes Trial (VADT)
Nasrin Azad, Lily Agrawal, N. V. Emanuele, Ronald Klein, Gideon D. Bahn, Madeline McCarren, Peter D. Reaven, Rodney A. Hayward, William C. Duckworth> ;Diabetes Care. 2014 Feb 1
5 citations
Disorders of bone and bone mineral metabolism.
Monica Komoroski, Nasrin Azad, Pauline M. Camacho> ;Handbook of Clinical Neurology. 2014 Jan 1
30 citations
Observation on Renal Outcomes in the Veterans Affairs Diabetes Trial
Lily Agrawal, N. Azad, Nicholas V. Emanuele, Gideon D. Bahn, Derrick G. Kaufman, Thomas E. Moritz, William C. Duckworth, Carlos Abraira> ;Diabetes Care. 2011 Sep 1
69 citations
Testosterone Treatment Enhances Regional Brain Perfusion in Hypogonadal Men
N. Azad, Shailesh Pitale, W. Earl Barnes, Nicholas Friedman> ;The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. 2003 Jul 1
86 citations
The effects of intensive glycemic control on neuropathy in the VA cooperative study on type II diabetes mellitus (VA CSDM).
Nasrin Azad, Nicholas V. Emanuele, Carlos Abraira, William G. Henderson, John A. Colwell, Seymore R Levin, Frank Q. Nuttall, John P. Comstock, Clark T. Sawin, Cynthia ...> ;Journal of Diabetes and Its Complications. 1999 Sep 1
52 citations
Effect of Intensive Glycemic Control on Fibrinogen, Lipids, and Lipoproteins Veterans Affairs Cooperative Study in Type II Diabetes Mellitus
Nicholas V. Emanuele, N. Azad, Carlos Abraira, William G. Henderson, John A. Colwell, Seymour R. Levin, Frank Q. Nuttall, John P. Comstock, Clark T. Sawin, Cynthia K S...> ;Archives of Internal Medicine. 1998 Dec 7
27 citations
The role of gonadectomy and testosterone replacement on thymic luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone production
N. Azad, Nancy LaPaglia, L Agrawal, J. Steiner, Shahab Uddin, D W Williams, A. M. Lawrence, N. V. Emanuele> ;The Journal of Endocrinology. 1998 Aug 1
25 citations
Jurkat cell proliferative activity is increased by luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone.
N. Azad, Nancy LaPaglia, Lidia Kirsteins, Shahab Uddin, J. Steiner, D W Williams, A. M. Lawrence, N. V. Emanuele> ;The Journal of Endocrinology. 1997 May 1
4 citations
Signal requirements for production of luteinizing hormone releasing-hormone by human T cells.
N Mohagheghpour, Kristina Abel, Nancy La Paglia, Nicholas V. Emanuele, N. Azad> ;Cellular Immunology. 1995 Jul 1
20 citations
Luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone (LHRH) in rat prostate: Characterization of LHRH peptide, messenger ribonucleic acid expression, and molecular processing of LHRH...
N. Azad, Shahab Uddin, N La Paglia, Lidia Kirsteins, Nicholas V. Emanuele, A.M. Lawrence, M. R. Kelley> ;Endocrinology. 1993 Sep 1
61 citations
Immunoactivation enhances the concentration of luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone peptide and its gene expression in human peripheral t-lymphocytes
N. Azad, N La Paglia, K. A. J. Jurgens, Lidia Kirsteins, Nicholas V. Emanuele, M. R. Kelley, A.M. Lawrence, N. Mohagheghpour> ;Endocrinology. 1993 Jul 1
65 citations
PRESENCE OF LUTEINIZING HORMONE-RELEASING HORMONE (LHRH) mRNA IN RAT SPLEEN LYMPHOCYTES
Nasrin Azad, Nicholas V. Emanuele, M. M. Halloran, John J. Tentler, Mark R. Kelley> ;Endocrinology. 1991 Mar 1
66 citations
Rat spleen lymphocytes contain an immunoactive and bioactive luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone.
N. V. Emanuele, M. A. Emanuele, John J. Tentler, Lidia Kirsteins, N. Azad, A. M. Lawrence> ;Endocrinology. 1990 May 1
12 citations
Presence of prolactin-like immunoreactivity and bioactivity in rat spinal cord.
Nicholas V. Emanuele, Nasrin Azad, Joan P. Luckey, John Engel, George Melone, Lisa Metcalfe, Peter W. Gout, Charles T. Beer, Lidia Kirsteins, Ann M. Lawrence> ;Neuroendocrinology. 1989 Mar 1
3 citations
Anatomical and functional effects of estrogen-induced prolactinomas on the rat hypothalamus.
Nasrin Azad, Rajinder Nayyar, John J. Tentler, M. Cernius, N. V. Emanuele, Lidia Kirsteins, A. M. Lawrence> ;Journal of Experimental Pathology. 1989 Jan 1
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Hospital Affiliations

Edward Hines, Jr. Veterans Affairs HospitalHines, Illinois
Loyola University Medical CenterMaywood, Illinois