RitaJLouardMD

Endocrinology • Bronx, NY

Diabetes, Lipid Metabolism

Associate Professor, Medicine, Endocrinology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine

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Office
3400 Bainbridge Ave
Bronx, NY 10467
Phone+1 866-633-8255

Fax+1 718-547-2355
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Education & Training

Yale-New Haven Medical CenterFellowship, Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, 1986 - 1987
Boston University Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1980 - 1983
Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and SurgeonsClass of 1981

Certifications & Licensure

NY State Medical License 1984 - 2025
GA State Medical License 1994 - 2009
CT State Medical License 1986 - 1994
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Fellow (FACE) American Association of Clinical Endocrinology

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

66 citations
Continuous Glucose Monitoring in the Intensive Care Unit During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Shivani Agarwal, Georgia Davis, Alethea Shephardson, Ann Levine, Rita Louard, Agustina Urrutia, Citlalli Perez-Guzman, Guillermo E. Umpierrez, Limin Peng, Francisco J....> ;Diabetes Care. 2021 Mar 1
7 citations
Controversies surrounding the treatment of the hypertensive patient with diabetes.
L. Michael Prisant, Rita J. Louard> ;Current Hypertension Reports. 1999 Dec 1
38 citations
Hyperinsulinemia Inhibits Myocardial Protein Degradation in Patients With Cardiovascular Disease and Insulin Resistance
Patrick H. McNulty, Rita J. Louard, Lawrence I. Deckelbaum, Barry L. Zaret, Lawrence H. Young> ;Circulation. 1995 Oct 15
79 citations
Overnight branched-chain amino acid infusion causes sustained suppression of muscle proteolysis
Rita J. Louard, Eugene J. Barrett, Robert A. Gelfand> ;Metabolism. 1995 Apr 1
41 citations
Glucocorticoids Antagonize Insulin's Antiproteolytic Action on Skeletal Muscle in Humans*
Rita J. Louard, Rajat Bhushan, Robert A. Gelfand, Eugene J. Barrett, Robert S. Sherwin> ;The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. 1994 Jul 1
136 citations
Insulin sensitivity of protein and glucose metabolism in human forearm skeletal muscle.
Rita J. Louard, David A. Fryburg, R A Gelfand, Eugene J. Barrett> ;The Journal of Clinical Investigation. 1992 Dec 1
70 citations
Growth Hormone Stimulates Skeletal Muscle Protein Synthesis and Antagonizes Insulin's Antiproteolytic Action in Humans
David A. Fryburg, Rita J. Louard, Karynn Gerow, Robert A. Gelfand, Eugene J. Barrett> ;Diabetes. 1992 Apr 1
123 citations
Effect of infused branched-chain amino acids on muscle and whole-body amino acid metabolism in man
Rita J. Louard, Eugene J. Barrett, Robert A. Gelfand> ;Clinical Science. 1990 Nov 1
71 citations
Effect of starvation on human muscle protein metabolism and its response to insulin
David A. Fryburg, Eugene J. Barrett, Rita J. Louard, Robert A. Gelfand> ;The American Journal of Physiology. 1990 Oct 1
62 citations
Measurement of L-[1-14C]Leucine Kinetics in Splanchnic and Leg Tissues In Humans: Effect of Amino Acid Infusion
Robert A. Gelfand, Morton G. Glickman, Pietro Castellino, Rita J. Louard, Ralph A. DeFronzo> ;Diabetes. 1988 Oct 1
Recurrent Cushing''s disease with low adrenal androgen production.
Louard, R. J., Gelfand, R. A.> ;J Endocrinol Invest. 1991 Dec
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Press Mentions

Is Type 2 Diabetes Reversible?April 11th, 2019
Can You Reverse Type 2 Diabetes?August 8th, 2017

Professional Memberships

American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists - AACE
Fellow

Hospital Affiliations

Montefiore Medical CenterBronx, New York