PeterJGkonosMD

Endocrinology • Willow Grove, PA

Diabetes, Lipid Metabolism

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Office
2300 Computer Rd
Suite H-39
Willow Grove, PA 19090
Phone+1 215-657-5200

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Summary

Dr. Peter Gkonos, MD is an endocrinologist in Willow Grove, Pennsylvania. He is currently licensed to practice medicine in Pennsylvania, Florida, and Ohio. He is affiliated with Jefferson Abington Health and Doylestown Health.

Education & Training

Yale-New Haven Medical CenterFellowship, Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, 1981 - 1983
George Washington UniversityResidency, Internal Medicine, 1978 - 1981
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson UniversityClass of 1978

Certifications & Licensure

PA State Medical License 2000 - 2024
FL State Medical License 1990 - 2002
OH State Medical License 1984 - 1986
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

24 citations
Type 1 vasoactive intestinal peptide receptor expression in PC3/AR cells is evidence of prostate epithelial differentiation.
Peter J. Gkonos, Fang Guo, Kerry L. Burnstein> ;The Prostate. 2000 Feb 1
27 citations
Expression of rat thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH) gene in TRH-producing tissues of transgenic mice requires sequences located in exon 1.
Wayne Balkan, Marie A. Tavianini, Peter J. Gkonos, Bernard A. Roos> ;Endocrinology. 1998 Jan 1
1 citations
Combined octreotide and insulin therapy in acromegaly.
Sandra L. Weber, Peter J. Gkonos, Jay S. Skyler> ;Endocrine Practice. 1997 Jan 1
20 citations
Vasoactive intestinal peptide stimulates prostate-specific antigen secretion by LNCaP prostate cancer cells
Peter J. Gkonos, Melanie H. Ashby, Agustin A. Andrade> ;Regulatory Peptides. 1996 Sep 9
66 citations
Androgenic up-regulation of androgen receptor cDNA expression in androgen-independent prostate cancer cells.
Jia Le Dai, Carol A. Maiorino, Peter J. Gkonos, Kerry L. Burnstein> ;Steroids. 1996 Sep 1
1 citations
Expression and processing of peptidylglycine alpha-amidating monooxygenase messenger RNA in rat prostate.
Luis F. Samos, Peter J. Gkonos> ;The Prostate. 1996 Aug 1
23 citations
Neuroendocrine peptides stimulate adenyl cyclase in normal and malignant prostate cells
Peter J. Gkonos, Balakrishna L. Lokeshwar, Wayne Balkan, Bernard A. Roos> ;Regulatory Peptides. 1995 Sep 22
17 citations
IDENTIFICATION OF THE HUMAN SEMINAL TRH-LIKE PEPTIDE PGLU-PHE-PRO-NH2 IN NORMAL HUMAN PROSTATE
Peter J. Gkonos, Chuen K. Kwok, Norman L. Block, Bernard A. Roos> ;Peptides. 1994 Jan 1
17 citations
Expression of prostatic TRH-like peptides differs between species and between malignant and nonmalignant tissues.
Peter J. Gkonos, Chuen K. Kwok, Norman L. Block, Bernard A. Roos> ;The Prostate. 1993 Jan 1
25 citations
The thyrotrophin-releasing hormone (TRH)-like peptides in rat prostate are not formed by expression of the TRH gene but are suppressed by thyroid hormone.
Radovan Bilek, P. J. Gkonos, M. A. Tavianini, D. G. Smyth, Bernard A. Roos> ;The Journal of Endocrinology. 1992 Feb 1
1 citations
Methods used in the study of TRH-like peptides in rat prostate.
Radovan Bilek, Peter J. Gkonos, M.A. Tavianini, D. G. Smyth, Bernard A. Roos> ;Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis. 1991 Jan 1
18 citations
Dexamethasone stimulates thyrotropin-releasing hormone production in a C cell line.
Marie A. Tavianini, Peter J. Gkonos, Thomas H. Lampe, Bernard A. Roos> ;Molecular Endocrinology. 1989 Apr 1
4 citations
Glycosylation reduces the bioactivity of calcitonin
Peter J. Gkonos, Harry Charbonneau, Phillip T. Lawson, Guy A. Howard, Roger S. Birnbaum, Bernard A. Roos> ;Peptides. 1989 Jan 1
113 citations
Hypercalcemia and elevated 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D levels in a patient with end-stage renal disease and active tuberculosis
Peter J. Gkonos, Roger London, Ernesto D. Hendler> ;The New England Journal of Medicine. 1984 Dec 27
37 citations
Squamous carcinoma model of humoral hypercalcemia of malignancy.
Peter J. Gkonos, Thomas Hayes, William J. Burtis, Robert Jacoby, Joseph F. McGuire, Roland Baron, Andrew F. Stewart> ;Endocrinology. 1984 Dec 1
Hypercalcemia in association with acute renal failure and rhabdomyolysis. Case report and literature review.
Meneghini, L. F., Oster, J. R., Camacho, J. R., Gkonos, P. J., Roos, B. A.> ;Miner Electrolyte Metab. 1993
Neuroendocrine peptides in the prostate.
Gkonos, P. J., Krongrad, A., Roos, B. A.> ;Urol Res. 1995
Biosynthesis of calcitonin gene-related peptide and calcitonin by a human medullary thyroid carcinoma cell line.
Gkonos, P. J., Born, W., Jones, B. N., Petermann, J. B., Keutmann, H. T., Birnbaum, R. S., Fischer, J. A., Roos, B. A.> ;J Biol Chem. 1986 Nov 5
Thyrotropin-releasing hormone gene expression in normal thyroid parafollicular cells.
Gkonos, P. J., Tavianini, M. A., Liu, C. C., Roos, B. A.> ;Mol Endocrinol. 1989 Dec
Tetany induced on separate occasions by administration of potassium and magnesium in a patient with hungry-bone syndrome.
Navarro, J., Oster, J. R., Gkonos, P. J., Ruiz, J. P., Rhamy, R. K., Perez, G. O.> ;Miner Electrolyte Metab. 1991
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Hospital Affiliations

Doylestown HealthDoylestown, Pennsylvania
Jefferson Abington HealthAbington, Pennsylvania