Specialties:
Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism
Address:
Rush University Prevention Center
1700 W Van Buren St, Chicago 60612
(312) 942-3133 (Phone), (312) 563-2746 (Fax)
Procedures:
Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring, Body Composition, Diabetes, Diet & Exercise Counseling, Ekg (Electrocardiogram, Ecg), Group Therapy, Heart Failure, Hormone Replacement Therapy (Hrt), Hyperlipidemia, Hypertension (High Blood Pressure), Men's Health, Osteoporosis, Parathyroid Disease, Preventative Medicine (Health & Behavior Consultations & Assessments), Thyroid Disorders, Thyroid-Fine Needle Aspiration, Ultrasound-Guided Biopsies, Woman's Health & Wellness
Conditions:
Acromegaly (Excess Growth Hormone), Bone Loss, Cancer-Thyroid, Conn's Syndrome, Cushing Syndrome, Diabetes, Electrolyte Disorder, Goiter, Graves Disease, Hasimoto's Disease, Heart Failure, Hirsutism, Hormone Disorders, Hypercortisolism, Hyperlipidemia, Hyperparathyroidism, Hypertension (High Blood Pressure), Hypocortisolism, Hypoglycemia (Low Blood Sugar), Hypohydration & Dehydration, Hypopituitarism, Impotence, Insulin Resistance Syndrome, Lipid Disorder, Male Hypogonadism, Men's Health, Metabolic Syndrome X, Osteoporosis, Paget's Disease Of Bone, Parathyroid Disease, Pituitary Insufficiency, Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, Thyroid Cancer, Thyroid Disorders, Vitamin D Deficiency
Certifications:
Diabetes, Metabolism & Endocrinology, 2010, Internal Medicine, 2007
Awards:
Healthgrades Honor Roll, Magna cum laude, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University, 1991, America's Top Physican by Consumers Research Council of America, 2008, America's Top Physican by Consumers Research Council of America, 2009, America's Top Physican by Consumers Research Council of America, 2010, New Research May Help Pave The Way For Shorter Hospital Stays For Diabetes Patients, 16 Mar 200, Ethnic differences predicting ketonuria in patients with Type 2 diabetes., 2005 Sep-O, Vitamin D is associated with atheroprotective high-density lipoprotein profile in postmenopausal women, 2010, Hypercalcemia in Patients in the Burn Intensive Care Unit., 2007 Apr 1, Gain in patients knowledge of diabetes management targets is associated with better glycemic control., 2007 Jun;3, Training in flexible intensive insulin management improved glycemic control and quality of life in type 1 diabetes., 2003 May-J, Insulin therapy in type 2 diabetes., 2003 Jun;4, Variation in the lamin A/C gene: associations with metabolic syndrome., 2004 Sep;2, Predictors of diastolic dysfunction among minority patients with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes., 2010, Mutations in Gng3lg and AGPAT2 in Berardinelli-Seip congenital lipodystrophy and Brunzell syndrome: phenotype variability suggests important modifier effects., 2004 Jun;8, Study: Pregnant women should get more vitamin D, 2010
Languages:
English, Lithuanian, Russian
Hospitals:
Rush University Prevention Center
1700 W Van Buren St, Chicago 60612
John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital
1969 West Ogden Ave, Chicago 60612
Rush University Medical Center
1653 West Congress Pkwy, Chicago 60612
Philosophy:
By merging the evidence from medical and behavioral sciences, we approach evaluation, treatment and prevention of chronic hormone and metabolic diseases as a multidisciplinary team, fostering healthier happy lives. We strive for excellence and efficiency.
Education:
Medical School
Vilnius University, Faculty Of Medicine
Graduated: 1991
Vilnius University Hospitals
Graduated: 1992
William Beaumont Hospital
Graduated: 1997
University Of Maryland Medical System
Graduated: 2000
Rush Graduate College
Graduated: 2003