VijayK.YechoorMD
Endocrinology • Pittsburgh, PADiabetes, Lipid Metabolism
Professor, Endocrinology, University of Pittsburgh
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Office
3601 Fifth Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15213Phone+1 713-798-4146Fax+1 713-798-8764- Is this information wrong?
Education & Training
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterFellowship, Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, 2002
Baylor College of MedicineResidency, Internal Medicine, 1993 - 1995
University of Illinois College of Medicine at ChicagoInternship, Internal Medicine, 1992 - 1993
All India Institute of Medical SciencesClass of 1991
Certifications & Licensure
PA State Medical License 2017 - 2024
TX State Medical License 1996 - 2018
MA State Medical License 1995 - 2004- American Board of Internal Medicine Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 7 citationsCircadian clock control of MRTF/SRF pathway suppresses beige adipocyte thermogenic recruitment.Xuekai Xiong, Weini Li, Ruya Liu, Pradip Saha, Vijay Yechoor, Ke Ma> ;Journal of Molecular Cell Biology. 2023 Apr 20
- 3 citationsDual pancreatic adrenergic and dopaminergic signaling as a therapeutic target of bromocriptine.Despoina Aslanoglou, Suzanne Bertera, Laura Friggeri, Marta Sánchez-Soto, Jeongkyung Lee, Xiangning Xue, Ryan W Logan, J Robert Lane, Vijay K Yechoor, Peter J McCormic...> ;Iscience. 2022 Aug 19
- 5 citationsBMAL1 modulates ROS generation and insulin secretion in pancreatic β-cells: An effect possibly mediated via NOX2.Daniel Simoes de Jesus, Paula Bargi-Souza, Vinicius Cruzat, Vijay Yechoor, Angelo Rafael Carpinelli, Rodrigo Antonio Peliciari-Garcia> ;Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology. 2022 Sep 15
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Press Mentions
Gene Therapy Reverses Type 1 Diabetes in Mice, Study FindsJune 6th, 2011
Grant Support
- Circadian Control Of Islet FunctionNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases2010–2011
- Reversing Autoimmune Diabetes With Gene Therapy Induced Islet NeogenesisNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases2009–2010
- Islet Neogenesis With Ngn3 Therapy Reverses DiabetesNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases2004–2008
Hospital Affiliations
UPMC Presbyterian ShadysidePittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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