Professor of Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Internal Medicine
Dr. Elena Volpi, MD
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Elena Volpi works in the field of Internal Medicine. He received awards:"Top Doctors:SE Texas" and "CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification". Elena Volpi is a published doctor and has 21 publications published. The lastest was: 'Testing the effects of narrative and play on physical activity among breast cancer survivors using mobile apps: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.' Dr. Elena Volpi accepts Medicare.
Publications
- Protein intake and muscle function in older adults.
- Effect of age on basal muscle protein synthesis and mTORC1 signaling in a large cohort of young and older men and women.
- Brown adipose tissue improves whole-body glucose homeostasis and insulin sensitivity in humans.
- Leucine-enriched amino Acid ingestion after resistance exercise prolongs myofibrillar protein synthesis and amino Acid transporter expression in older men.
- Activation of mTORC1 Signaling and Protein Synthesis in Human Muscle Following Blood Flow Restriction Exercise is Inhibited by Rapamycin.
- Soy-Dairy Protein Blend and Whey Protein Ingestion After Resistance Exercise Increases Amino Acid Transport and Transporter Expression in Human Skeletal Muscle.
- Kyphoplasty for vertebral augmentation in the elderly With osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures: scenarios and review of recent studies.
- A soy, whey and caseinate blend extends postprandial skeletal muscle protein synthesis in rats.
- Exercise and nutrition to target protein synthesis impairments in aging skeletal muscle.
- Protein blend ingestion following resistance exercise promotes human muscle protein synthesis.
- Rapamycin does not affect post-absorptive protein metabolism in human skeletal muscle.
- Is the Optimal Level of Protein Intake for Older Adults Greater Than the Recommended Dietary Allowance?
- Skeletal Muscle Autophagy and Protein Breakdown Following Resistance Exercise are Similar in Younger and Older Adults.
- Aging differentially affects human skeletal muscle amino acid transporter expression when essential amino acids are ingested after exercise.
- PAX7+ satellite cells in young and older adults following resistance exercise.
- A moderate acute increase in physical activity enhances nutritive flow and the muscle protein anabolic response to mixed nutrient intake in older adults.
- Novel noninvasive breath test method for screening individuals at risk for Diabetes.
- Testing the effects of narrative and play on physical activity among breast cancer survivors using mobile apps: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.
- Insulin increases mRNA abundance of the amino acid transporter SLC7A5/LAT1 via an mTORC1-dependent mechanism in skeletal muscle cells.
- Deficiency in repair of the mitochondrial genome sensitizes proliferating myoblasts to oxidative damage.
Conditions Treated
- Diabetes Mellitus, Secondary
- Diabetes Type 2
- Diabetes With Renal Manifestations
- Diabetic Retinopathy
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Doctors Specialties
- Geriatric Medicine
- Internal Medicine
Accepted Insurances
- Aetna HMO
- Choice Plus POS II
- Blue Card PPO
- Blue Advantage HMO
- Blue Choice
- Cigna HMO
- Cigna PPO
- Great West Healthcare-Cigna PPO
- LocalPlus
- Open Access Plus
- Commercial Insurance Company
- Health Alliance
- Choice Care PPO
- Preferred PPO
- Medicaid
- Medicare MCR
- Choice Plus POS
- Navigate HMO
- Navigate POS
- Options PPO
- United Healthcare
- Universal American
Awards
- Top Doctors:SE Texas
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification
Drug Facts
| NPI NUMBER | 1285793638 | |
| NPPES Provider LastName | VOLPI | |
| NPPES Provider FirstName | ELENA | |
| NPPES Provider ZIPCode | 775551022 | |
| NPPES Provider State | TX | |
| Specialty Description | Geriatric Medicine | |
| Total Claim Count | 210.0 | |
| Distinct Opioid Count | 0.0 | |
| Opioid Claim Count | 0.0 | |
| Percent Opioid Claims | 0.0 |
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Medicare Facts
| National Provider Identifier [NPI] | 1285793638 |
| Last Name Of The Provider | VOLPI |
| First Name Of The Provider | ELENA |
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