Sonia Caprio MD
Diabetes, Lipid Metabolism, Pediatric Endocrinology
Professor, Pediatrics, Yale University School of Medicine
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1 Long Wharf, 2nd FloorYale New Haven Children's Hospital Pediatric Specialty CenterNew Haven, CT 06511
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Education & Training
Yale-New Haven Medical CenterFellowship, Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, 1986 - 1989
University of Naples Faculty of MedicineClass of 1978
Certifications & Licensure
CT State Medical License 1993 - 2027
Clinical Trials
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 31 citationsAASLD Practice Statement on the evaluation and management of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease in children.Stavra A Xanthakos, Samar H Ibrahim, Kathryn Adams, Rohit Kohli, Pushpa Sathya
Hepatology. 2025-11-01 - 3 citationsThe impact of environmental pollution on metabolic health and the risk of non-communicable chronic metabolic diseases in humans.Caterina Formichi, Sonia Caprio, Laura Nigi, Francesco Dotta
Nutrition, Metabolism, and Cardiovascular Diseases. 2025-06-01 - 1 citationsRare variants in the melanocortin 4 receptor gene (MC4R) are associated with abdominal fat and insulin resistance in youth with obesity.Brittany Galuppo, Prabhath Mannam, Jacopo Bonet, Bridget Pierpont, Domenico Trico'
International Journal of Obesity. 2025-05-01
Lectures
- A Low Visceral Fat Proportion, Independent of Total Body Fat Mass, Protects Obese Adolescent Girls Against Fatty Liver and Glucose Dysregulation: A Longitudinal StudyAmerican Diabetes Association, 66th Scientific Sessions, Orlando, Florida, USA
- A Low Visceral Fat Proportion, Independent of Total Body Fat Mass, Protects Obese Adolescent Girls Against Fatty Liver and Glucose Dysregulation: A Longitudinal Study66th Scientific Sessions, Orlando, Florida, USA
- A Low Visceral Fat Proportion, Independent of Total Body Fat Mass, Protects Obese Adolescent Girls Against Fatty Liver and Glucose Dysregulation: A Longitudinal StudyNew Haven, CT - 6/14/2014
Press Mentions
Women’s Health Research at Yale Funds Projects on Obesity and Ovarian Aging, Diabetes, Cancers, and AutoimmunityJuly 17th, 2026- Reversing Prediabetes Without Weight Loss: How Lifestyle Changes, Fat Distribution, and Glucose Control Cut Diabetes Risk by 70%October 15th, 2025
- To Reverse Prediabetes, You Don't Need to Lose Fat, Just Shift ItOctober 13th, 2025
Grant Support
- Diabetes Mellitus and Disorders of MetabolismYALE UNIVERSITY1975–2029
- Pathogenesis of youth onset pre-diabetes and Type 2 diabetesYALE UNIVERSITY2016–2026
- Metabolic Markers and Predictors of Childhood ObesityYALE UNIVERSITY1991–2025
- Neural Functioning Of Feeding Centers In Obese YouthNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases2010–2012
- Study To Investigate The Pathophysiology Of Type 2 Diabetes In YouthEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute Of Child Health &Human Development2010–2011
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