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Master the aspects of endocrine physiology required in clinical medicine and ace the USMLE Endocrine Physiology delivers unmatched coverage of the fundamental concepts of hormone biological actions-providing the foundation you need to understand the physiologic mechanisms involved in neuroendocrine regulation of organ function. The first chapter walks you through organization of the endocrine system, as well as general concepts of hormone production and release, transport and metabolic rate, and cellular mechanisms of action. Emphasizing must-know principles, Endocrine Physiology is essential…mehr

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Master the aspects of endocrine physiology required in clinical medicine and ace the USMLE Endocrine Physiology delivers unmatched coverage of the fundamental concepts of hormone biological actions-providing the foundation you need to understand the physiologic mechanisms involved in neuroendocrine regulation of organ function. The first chapter walks you through organization of the endocrine system, as well as general concepts of hormone production and release, transport and metabolic rate, and cellular mechanisms of action. Emphasizing must-know principles, Endocrine Physiology is essential for residents and fellows and is the single-best endocrine review available for the USMLE® Step 1. Features * Boxed case studies show how to apply principles to real-world clinical situations * Bulleted objectives, key concepts, study questions, suggested readings, and diagrams encapsulating key concepts * Pedagogical instruction throughout
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Birthdate and Birthplace: 1/4/59 San Salvador, El Salvador Citizenship: US Languages: English, Spanish & French Education: Undergraduate: Universidad del Valle, Guatemala (BS) Graduate: Universidad Francisco Marroquin, Guatemala (MD) LSUMC, New Orleans (PhD) Internship: Hospital General San Juan de Dios Post-Doctoral: Vanderbilt University Awards and Honors: Outstanding Graduate Student, LSUMC, New Orleans 1989. Honorary Consul General of El Salvador, New Orleans 2001-2006. Academic, Professional, and Research Appointments: 1997-Present, Associate Professor of Physiology, LSUMC, New Orleans, LA 1996-2000, Guest Scientist, Medical Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY 1996-1999, Chief of Surgical Research, Department of Surgery, North Shore University Hospital, Manhasset, NY 1992-1996, Research Assistant Professor of Surgery and Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, SUNY at Stony Brook, NY 1990-1992, Research Instructor, Department of Surgical Research, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tenn. 1987-1990, Graduate Student, Department of Physiology, LSUMC, New Orleans, LA 1986-1987, Graduate Student, Department of Physiology, University of South Alabama, Mobile, ALA. 1985-1986, Research Associate, Research Department, Universidad Francisco Marroquin, Guatemala 1983-1984, Rotational Clerkship, Hospital General San Juan de Dios, Guatemala Membership in Professional Organizations: American Physiological Society Shock Society American Association for the Advancement of Science International Society for Neuroimmunomodulation Teaching Experience 1988-1989, Nursing Physiology-Renal Physiology, muscle and parturition lectures, LSUMC, New Orleans. 1989, Allied Health Physiology-Renal physiology and acid-base lectures, LSUMC, New Orleans. 1991, Preceptor for 1st and 2nd year medical students; Introduction to Biomedical Research, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN. 1992-1996, Preceptor for Minority High School Summer Research Program, SUNY, Stony Brook. 1993-1996, Preceptor for Undergraduate (EUREKA) and medical students (MD with distinction program), SUNY Stony Brook. 1994-1996, Introduction to Metabolic Research. Summer lecture series, Division of Surgical Research, SUNY Stony Brook. 1996, 1st year Medical Nutrition Course; Vitamin and Women's Nutrition. 2000, Introduction to Clinical Medicine; GI; Back to Basics. Drs. Cassidy & Bagwell, 2nd year medical students 2000, Graduate Cell Biology Course. Signal transduction and Cell signaling Conrad Hornick, Course Director. 2001, Medical Physiology; Endocrine Physiology. Course Director; H. Miller 2001, Alcohol Research Center Training Program, Alcohol and trauma, Gregory Bagby, Program Director 2001, Allied Health Physiology; Introduction to Endocrine & GI physiology, Gregory Bagby, Course Director.