Paola Palma Sisto, MD

Titles
Pediatric endocrinologist, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin; assistant professor, Endocrinology, director, Undergraduate Medical Education, Medical College of Wisconsin.

Division
Endocrinology/Diabetes, Medical Education

Research interests
Diabetes/obesity, endocrine disorders, medical education

Study interests
Diabetes mellitus, growth and development, medical education.

Education
Medical degree, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, N.Y., 1994; residency, Albert Einstein Affiliated Hospitals, Bronx, N.Y., 1997; fellowship, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 2000.

Honors
Lennon Endowed Clinical Teaching Award, MCW, 2008; Outstanding Teacher of Medical Students, Department of Pediatrics, 2008.

Certification
Pediatrics, pediatric endocrinology.

Representative publications

• Alemzadeh R, Palma Sisto PA, Parton E, Totka J, Kirby M. Beneficial Effects of Flexible Insulin Therapy in Children and Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus. Acta Diabetologica. 2003; 40(3):137-142.
• Alemzadeh R, Palma Sisto, PA, Parton E, Holzum, MK. Continuous Subcutaneous Insulin Infusion (CSll) 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):587-96.
• Alemzadeh R, Palma Sisto PA, Parton E, Holzum MK, Kichler J. Insulin Pump Therapy Attenuated Glycemic Instability without improving Hemoglobin A in Preschool Children with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus. Diabetes Technology and Therapeutics. 2006.
• Palma Sisto PA, Lund M, Rademacher R, Helms A, Redlich P, Sebastian J, et al. Professionalism Workshop: Applying the Elements of Professionalism Through Scenario Learning. MedEdPORTAL; 2007. Available from: http://services.aama.org/jsp/mededportal/retrieveSubmissionDetailByld.do?subld=666.
• Alemzadeh R, Palma Sisto PA, Parton E, Holzum MK, Kichler J. Insulin Pump Therapy Attenuated Glycemic Instability without Improving Hemoglobin A   in Preschool Children with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus (DM). Diabetes Technology & Therapeutics (DT&T). August 2007.

Grants

• Collaborative Curriculum on Chronic Obesity, Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin Program, co-investigator.
• Sustaining the Vitality of the M3 Clerkship Directors as Educators and Scholars, Learning Resource Fund, Medical College of Wisconsin, co-investigator.
• Online Standardized Patient Training, Learning Resource Fund, Medical College of Wisconsin, principal investigator.
• CLIPP Cases, Learning Resource Fund, Medical College of Wisconsin, principal investigator.
• Head to Toe, Learning Resource Fund, Medical College of Wisconsin, co-investigator.
• Medical Student Learning Portfolio on a Pediatrics Clerkship: The Student PREP Program, Learning Resource Fund, Medical College of Wisconsin, principal investigator.

Contact
9000 West Wisconsin Avenue
MS C520
PO 1997
Wauwatosa, WI 53201-1997
Phone: (414) 266-6750
Fax: (414) 266-6749
E-mail: ppalma@mcw.edu