Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University Alabama
Pediatric Endocrinology
Dr. Ambika P. Ashraf, MD
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Ambika Ashraf practices Pediatric Endocrinology. She studied medicine at University of Alabama Medical Center. University of Alabama Medical Center has a rank of 37 in research and a 17 in primary care She received awards:"Regional Top Doctor". Ambika Ashraf is also published. She has 31 publications published. The lastest publication: "Associations between Vascular Health Indices and Serum Total, Free and Bioavailable 25-Hydroxyvitamin D in Adolescents.'
Publications
- Diabetes Status and Race are Associated with Cardiovascular Risk Markers in Obese Adolescents.
- Fibroblast growth factor-21, body composition, and insulin resistance in pre-pubertal and early pubertal males and females.
- Insulin resistance indices are inversely associated with vitamin D binding protein concentrations.
- Glycemic Control and Diabetic Dyslipidemia in Adolescents with Type 2 Diabetes.
- Parental perspectives of Diabetes management in alabama public schools.
- Vitamin D and calcium-sensing receptor polymorphisms differentially associate with resting energy expenditure in peripubertal children.
- Associations of C-Reactive Protein to Indices of Vascular Health and the Influence of Serum 25(OH)D Status in Healthy Adults.
- Invasive Giant Prolactinoma Presenting as a Nasal Polyp.
- Macronutrient Intake Influences the Effect of 25-Hydroxy-Vitamin D Status on Metabolic Syndrome Outcomes in African American Girls.
- Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D and Ethnic Differences in Arterial Stiffness and Endothelial Function.
- Calcium homeostasis may influence resting energy expenditure with effects most apparent in early pubertal girls.
- Type 1 hyperlipoproteinemia and recurrent acute pancreatitis due to lipoprotein lipase antibody in a young girl with Sjogren's syndrome.
- Primary Hyperparathyroidism with Low Intact PTH Levels in a 14-Year-Old Girl.
- Associations of Serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D and Components of the Metabolic Syndrome in Obese Adolescent Females.
- Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D and parathyroid hormone are independent determinants of whole-body insulin sensitivity in women and may contribute to lower insulin sensitivi...
- Reversible subclinical hypothyroidism in the presence of adrenal insufficiency.
- Associations between Vascular Health Indices and Serum Total, Free and Bioavailable 25-Hydroxyvitamin D in Adolescents.
- Higher Serum Insulin Concentrations Positively Influence the Bone Mineral Density in African American Adolescents.
- Bronchiolitis with hyponatremia.
- Nutritional vitamin D deficiency presenting as hemichorea.
- Effect of insulin on plasma vascular endothelial growth factor in children with new-onset Diabetes.
- Vaginal bleeding and galactorrhea in a child with Ovarian steroid cell tumor.
- Changes in plasma FGF23 in growth hormone deficient children during rhGH therapy.
- Unusual case of neonatal Diabetes mellitus due to congenital pancreas agenesis.
- Permanent exocrine and endocrine pancreatic deficiency following hemolytic uremic Syndrome.
- Insulin treatment reduces pre-prandial plasma ghrelin concentrations in children with type 1 Diabetes.
- Role of vitamin d in insulin secretion and insulin sensitivity for glucose homeostasis.
- Threshold for effects of vitamin D deficiency on glucose metabolism in obese female African-American adolescents.
- Prevalence of hypovitaminosis D in early infantile hypocalcemia.
- Dietary iron intake in the first 4 months of infancy and the development of type 1 Diabetes: a pilot study.
Schools
Calicut Medical College University Of Calicut
Bronx Lebanon College Med
University Al
University Alabama Hospital
Conditions Treated
- Diabetes Type 2
- Hyperlipidemia
- Lipid Disorders
- Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
Doctors Specialties
- Pediatric Endocrinology
Accepted Insurances
Awards
- Regional Top Doctor
Education
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University of Alabama Medical Center -
Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center -
Calicut Medical College
Hospital
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University of Alabama Hospital -
Children's of Alabama
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