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Paul B. Kaplowitz, MD, PhD
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Division Chief, Endocrinology and Diabetes
Children’s Research Institute (CRI)
Center for Clinical and Community Research
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Specialties: Short Stature, Precocious Puberty, Hypothyroidism, Hyperthyroidism
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| Board Certifications |
American Board of Pediatrics
American Board of Pediatrics
American Board of Pediatrics/Endocrinology
American Board of Pediatrics/Endocrinology
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| Practice Locations |
Children's National Medical Center - Sheikh Zayed Campus for Advanced Children's Medicine
111 Michigan Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20010
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Phone: 202-476-5000
Children's Outpatient Center of Montgomery County
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Shady Grove Medical Park
9850 Key West Avenue
Rockville, MD 20850
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Phone: 301-765-5400 or 800-787-0243
Fax: 301-294-0897
*Ambulatory Surgery Center 301-765-5500
Children's Outpatient Center of Northern Virginia
8501 Arlington Boulevard
Suite 200
Fairfax, VA 22031
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Phone: 571-226-8380
Fax: 571-226-8362
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Biography  |
Paul B. Kaplowitz, MD, PhD, chief of the Division of Endocrinology, has practiced pediatric endocrinology since 1982 and has published more than 55 papers, particularly in the area of growth and puberty disorders. He published an article in Pediatrics in 1999 that reviewed data suggesting puberty in girls was starting earlier than in the past. This touched off a period of heightened scientific and media discussion of whether female puberty was in fact starting earlier and if so, why. An article he published in Pediatrics in 2001 supported the idea that the increase in obesity might be driving the trend for earlier onset of puberty. He has been an advocate for caution in the use of therapies such as growth hormone and Lupron for children who are borderline in their growth or pubertal maturation. Among his current research interests are the effect of hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism on weight gain and weight loss in children, and and the significance of a borderline elevation of serum TSH, as well as suppression of TSH without other signs of hyperthyroidism.
Dr. Kaplowitz is married and has two sons and two grandchildren. |
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| Paul B. Kaplowitz in the news |
 Chief of endocrinology discusses early puberty with WebMD | June 2010
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| Education |
| Type | School | Location | Degree | Field of Study | Years | | Undergraduate Education | University of Michigan | Ann Arbor, MI | Bachelor of Science | | 1966 -1970 | | Medical School | Pritzker School of Medicine | Chicago, IL | Doctor of Medicine | | 1970 -1976 | | Post Graduate Education | Pritzker School of Medicine | Chicago, IL | Doctor of Philosophy | | 1970 -1976 |
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| Training |
| Type | Institution | Location | Position | Specialty | Years | | Residency Program | University of North Carolina Hospitals | Chapel Hill, NC | Resident | | 1976 - 1979 | | Residency Program | University of North Carolina Hospitals | Chapel Hill, NC | Resident | | 1976 - 1979 | | Fellowship Program | University of North Carolina Hospitals | Chapel Hill, NC | Fellow | Endocrinology | 1979 - 1982 | | Fellowship Program | University of North Carolina Hospitals | Chapel Hill, NC | Fellow | Endocrinology | 1979 - 1982 |
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| National and International Recognition |
| Award | Institution | Event | Year | | National Research Award | | | 1982 | | | | |
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| Affiliations and Memberships |
| Title | Institution | Committee / Section | Years | | Member | American Pediatric Society | | 2007 - 2009 | | Member | Journal of Clinical Endocrinology | Editorial Board | 2001 - 2004 | | Member | Lawson Wilkins Pediatric Endocrine Society | | | | Member | Endocrine Society | | | | Member | American Diabetes Association | | |
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| Publications |
Book Chapter, Kaplowitz PB. (2008), Precocious puberty, In Kaplowitz PB. , Pediatrics: An On-Line Medical Reference, 38-41, . Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, .
Book, Kaplowitz PB and Baron JJ (2006), The Short Child: A Parents’ Guide to the Causes, Consequences, and Treatment of Growth Problems, Elk Grove Village, .
Book Chapter, Pollack MM and Kaplowitz PB (2006), Pediatric Critical Care Medicine. , In Pollack MM and Kaplowitz PB, Endocrinology and Metabolism, 32-58, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.
Book, Kaplowitz PB. (2004), Early Puberty in Girls:The Essential Guide to Coping with This Common Problem., New York, NY.
Journal Article, Kaplowitz, P. (2004), Clinical Characteristics of 104 Children Referred for Evaluation of Precocious Puberty, Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, 89, 3644-3650.
Journal Article, Kaplowitz, P. (2004), Precocious Puberty: Update on Secular Trends, Definitions, Diagnosis, and Treatment, Advances in Pediatrics, 51, 37-62.
Journal Article, Kaplowitz, PB, Slora EJ, Wasserrman, RC, Pedlow, SE. and Herman-Giddens, ME (2001), Increased Body Mass Index and Race in Relation to the Earlier Onset of Puberty in Girls., Pediatrics, 108, 347-353.
Journal Article, Kaplowitz PB, Oberfield SE. and the Drug and Therapeutics and Executive Committees of the Lawson Wilkins Pediatric Endocrine Society. (1999), Reexamination of the Age Limit for Defining when Puberty in Precocious in Girls in the United States: Implications for Evaluation and Treatment. , Pediatrics, 104, 936-941.
Journal Article, Kaplowitz, PB (1998), Delayed Puberty in Obese Boys: Comparison with Constitutional Delayed Puberty and Response to Testosterone Therapy , Journal of Pediatrics , 133, 745-749.
For a more comprehensive list of publications for Paul Kaplowitz, MD, PhD view the National Library of Medicine’s PubMed online database |
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