Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Nutrition

David A D'Alessio, MD

Professor of Medicine
Chief, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism
Member of Duke Molecular Physiology Institute
Campus mail 300 North Duke Street, Durham, NC 27701
Phone (919) 684-4005
Email address david.d'alessio@duke.edu

Education and Training

  • Research Fellowship, Metabolism, Endocrinology And Nutrition, University of Washington, School of Medicine, 1987 - 1990
  • Resident, Temple University, School of Medicine, 1983 - 1986
  • M.D., University of Wisconsin - Madison, 1983

Grants

Publications

Zhang, Cecilia J., Martin Bidlingmaier, Mekibib Altaye, Laura C. Page, David D’Alessio, Matthias H. Tschöp, and Jenny Tong. “Acute administration of acyl, but not desacyl ghrelin, decreases blood pressure in healthy humans.” Eur J Endocrinol 176, no. 2 (February 2017): 123–32. https://doi.org/10.1530/EJE-16-0789.

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27913606
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Ghosal, Sriparna, Amy E. B. Packard, Parinaz Mahbod, Jessica M. McKlveen, Randy J. Seeley, Brent Myers, Yvonne Ulrich-Lai, Eric P. Smith, David A. D’Alessio, and James P. Herman. “Disruption of Glucagon-Like Peptide 1 Signaling in Sim1 Neurons Reduces Physiological and Behavioral Reactivity to Acute and Chronic Stress.” J Neurosci 37, no. 1 (January 4, 2017): 184–93. https://doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1104-16.2016.

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28053040
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Cefalu, William T., Andrew J. M. Boulton, William V. Tamborlane, Robert G. Moses, Derek LeRoith, Eddie L. Greene, Frank B. Hu, et al. “Diabetes Care: "Taking It to the Limit One More Time".” Diabetes Care 40, no. 1 (January 2017): 3–6. https://doi.org/10.2337/dc16-2326.

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27999000
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Luginbuhl, Kelli M., Jeffrey L. Schaal, Bret Umstead, Eric M. Mastria, Xinghai Li, Samagya Banskota, Susan Arnold, Mark Feinglos, David D’Alessio, and Ashutosh Chilkoti. “One-week glucose control via zero-order release kinetics from an injectable depot of glucagon-like peptide-1 fused to a thermosensitive biopolymer.” Nat Biomed Eng 1 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41551-017-0078.

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29062587
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Wysham, Carol, Bruno Guerci, David D’Alessio, Nan Jia, and Fady T. Botros. “Baseline factors associated with glycaemic response to treatment with once-weekly dulaglutide in patients with type 2 diabetes.” Diabetes Obes Metab 18, no. 11 (November 2016): 1138–42. https://doi.org/10.1111/dom.12702.

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27265893
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Cefalu, W. T., A. J. M. Boulton, W. V. Tamborlane, R. G. Moses, D. LeRoith, E. L. Greene, F. B. Hu, et al. “Diabetes care: Lagniappe and seeing is believing!.” Diabetes Care 39, no. 7 (July 1, 2016): 1069–71. https://doi.org/10.2337/dc16-0891.

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Alzaman, Naweed S., Bess Dawson-Hughes, Jason Nelson, David D’Alessio, and Anastassios G. Pittas. “Vitamin D status of black and white Americans and changes in vitamin D metabolites after varied doses of vitamin D supplementation.” Am J Clin Nutr 104, no. 1 (July 2016): 205–14. https://doi.org/10.3945/ajcn.115.129478.

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27194308
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