Division
Endocrinology/Diabetes

Research center/program
Max McGee National Research Center for Juvenile Diabetes

Study interests
Hyperlipidemia, hypoglycemia, insulin resistance, metabolic bone disease, obesity, type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes.

Education
Medical degree, St. George's University, School of Medicine, Grenada, West Indies, 1982; internship, Surgery and OB/GYN, North Middlesex Hospital, London, UK, 1982-1983; residency, Pediatrics, Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, Newark, N.J., 1985-1988; fellowship, Pediatric Endocrinology, Metabolism and Nutrition, North Shore University Hospital-Cornell University Medical College, Manhasset, N.Y., 1988-1991.

Certifications
Pediatrics, Pediatric Endocrinology.

Honors
American Medical Association.

Representative publications

• Alemzadeh R, Ellis JN, Holzum MK, Parton EA, Wyatt DT. Beneficial Effects of Continuous Subcutaneous Insulin Infusion CSII and Flexible Multiple Daily Insulin Regimen using Insulin Glargine in Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus. Pediatrics. 2004; 114:e91-e95.
• Alemzadeh R, Fledelius C, Bodvarsdottir T, Sturis J. Attenuation of Hyperinsulinemia by NN414, a SUR1/Kir6.2 Selective K+ATP Channel Opener, Improves Glucose Tolerance and Lipid Profile in Obese Zucker Rats. Metabolism. 2004; 53(4):441-447.
• Alemzadeh R, Tushausn K. Modulation of Adipoinsular Axis in Prediabetic ZDF Rats by Diazoxide. Endocrinology. 2004; 145:5476-5484.
• Alemzadeh R, Palma-Sisto P, Holzum MK, Parton E. Continuous Subcutaneous Insulin Infusion and Multiple Dose of Insulin Regimen Display Similar Patterns of Blood Glucose Excursions in Pediatric Type 1 Diabetes. Diabetes Technology and Therapeutics. 2005; 7(4):587-596.
• Battaglia MR, Alemzadeh R, Katte H, Hall PL, Perlmuter LC. Brief Report: Disordered Eating and Psychosocial Factors in Female Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus. Journal of Pediatric Psychology. 2005; doi:10.1093/jpepsy/jsj047.
• Alemzadeh R, Berhe T, Wyatt DT. Feasibility of Flexible Insulin Therapy with Glargine in Pre-school Children with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus. Pediatrics. 2005; 115(5):1320-1324.
• Alemzadeh R, Lifshitz F. Childhood Obesity. Pediatric Endocrinology, fifth edition. Ed. Lifshits F, Marcel Dekker, Inc., New York, 2006.
• Alemzadeh, R, Wyatt DT. Diabetes Mellitus. Nelson Text Book of Pediatrics, 18th edition. Eds. Behrman, Kliegman, Jensen, WB Saunders, Philadelphia, Pa., 2006.

Grants

• Use of Glycosylated Hemoglobin, Pediatirc Growth Parameteres, Maternal Prenatal Health History and Early Feeding Practices in Screening for Impaired Glucose Tolerance and Undiagnosed Type 2 Diabetes, Children's Hospital and Health System Foundation.
• Family Genetic Study in Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus, National Institutes of Health-supported General Clinical Research Center grant.
• Feasibility of Continuous Subcutaneous Insulin Therapy in Toddler/Preschool Children with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus, Medtronic/MiniMed and Novo Nordisk Pharmaceuticals.

Contact
Children's Research Institute
8701 Watertown Plank Road
Wauwatosa, WI 53226
Phone: (414) 266-6750
Fax: (414) 266-6749
E-mail: ralemzad@mcw.edu