49 Jesse Hill Jr Dr, Atlanta, GA 30303
Telephone (404) 778-1665
Fax (404) 778-1661

Education

M.D., University of Guayaquil, Ecuador, 1979  
Residency in Internal Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, 1982-1985
Fellowship in Endocrinology, Emory University School of Medicine, 1985-1988
Board Certified in Internal Medicine, 1985
Board certified in Endocrinology & Metabolism, 2087

Clinical Interests

• Management of type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus
• Intensive insulin therapy
• Obesity and metabolic disorders

Research Interests

• Ketosis-prone diabetes mellitus
• Inpatient management of diabetes & hyperglycemic states
• Secondary hypertension in diabetes�

Recent Publications

Umpierrez GE et al. Hyperglycemia: An independent marker for in-hospital mortality in patients with undiagnosed diabetes. J Clin Endocrinol Metabol, 87:978-982, 2002.

Umpierrez GE et al. Thyroid dysfunction in patients with type 1 diabetes: A longitudinal study. Diabetes Care 26: 1181-1185, 2003.

Velasquez-Mieyer P, Cowan P, Umpierrez GE, et al. Racial differences in insulin and glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) secretion during oral glucose tolerance test in obese non-diabetic subjects. International J Obesity, 27:1359-1364, 2003.

Umpierrez GE, AE Kitabchi. ICU Care for Patients with Diabetes. Current Opinions Endocrinol 11:75-81, 2004.

Velasquez-Mieyer P, Umpierrez GE, Lustig RH, et al. Race affects on Insulin and GLP-1 secretion and response to sandostatin-LAR in obese adults. Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord. 28(2):330-3, 2004.

Umpierrez GE, GE Umpierrez, K Latif, R Cuervo, A Karabell, AE Kitabchi. Treatment of diabetic ketoacidosis with subcutaneous insulin aspart. Diabetes Care 27:1873-1878, 2004.

Umpierrez GE, et al. Efficacy of Subcutaneous Insulin Lispro Versus Continuous Intravenous Regular Insulin for Treatment of Diabetic Ketoacidosis. Am J Med, 117:291-296, 2004.

Kitabchi AE, Stentz FB, Umpierrez GE. Diabetic ketoacidosis induces in vivo activation of human T-lymphocytes. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 5;315(2):404-7, 2004.

Gosmanov AR, Umpierrez GE, Karabell AH, Cuervo R, Thomason DB. Impaired insulin-stimulated Akt-2 Phosphorylation in muscle of obese patients with atypical diabetes. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 287:E8-E15, 2004.

Stentz F, Umpierrez GE, R Cuervo, AE Kitabchi. Proinflammatory Cytokines, Markers of Cardiovascular Risks, Oxidative Stress, and Lipid Peroxidation in Patients with Hyperglycemic Crises. Diabetes 53:2079-2086, 2004.

Kitabchi AE, Umpierrez GE, MB Murphy, et al. Hyperglycemic Crises in Diabetes: American Diabetes Association Position Statement. Diabetes Care 27:Suppl 1:S94-102, 2004.

Freire AX, Bridges L, Umpierrez GE, Kuhl D, Kitabchi AE. Admission hyperglycemia and other risk factors as predictors of hospital mortality in a medical ICU population. Chest. 128(5):3109-16, 2005.

Umpierrez GE, Dagogo-Jack S. Role of Thiazolidinediones in the Management of Type 2 diabetes: Focus on Ethnic Minority Populations. Ethnicity & Dis. Vol.16: 51-57, 2006

Umpierrez GE, Smiley D, Kitabchi AE. Ketosis-prone diabetes mellitus. Annals Intern Med 144:350-357, 2006.