Jami L. Josefson, MD

Attending Physician, Endocrinology

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Appointments & Referrals

1.800.543.7362 (1.800.KIDS DOC)

About Me

Clinical Interests: Diabetes mellitus, thyroid diseases, pituitary problems, growth disturbances, puberty disorders, early precursors of childhood obesity, disorders of calcium and vitamin D

Specialties, Programs & Conditions

Specialties:

Pediatric Endocrinology >

Education & Training

Education: University of Illinois College of Medicine, 2001

Postgraduate Training: Fellowship in pediatric endocrinology, Children's Memorial Hospital, 2005-2008; Residency in pediatrics, Mt. Sinai Medical Center, NY, 2001-2004

Board Certifications: Pediatric Endocrinology, General Pediatrics

Professional Organizations: American Diabetes Association; Endocrine Society; Lawson-Wilkins Pediatric Endocrine Society

Research

Research Interests: maternal fetal programming; childhood-onset obesity

Publications

Most recent publications

Maternal pre-pregnancy BMI downregulates neonatal cord blood LEP methylation Pediatr Obes
Excessive gestational weight gain in the first trimester among women with normal glucose tolerance and resulting neonatal adiposity J Perinatol 36 (12): 1034-1038
Growth Hormone Excess in Children with Optic Pathway Tumors Is a Transient Phenomenon Horm Res Paediatr 86 (1): 35-8
Neonatal adiposity increases with rising cord blood IGF-1 levels Clin Endocrinol (Oxf) 85 (1): 70-5
Maternal BMI Associations with Maternal and Cord Blood Vitamin D Levels in a North American Subset of Hyperglycemia and Adverse Pregnancy Outcome (HAPO) Study Participants PLoS One 11 (3): e0150221
Cord Blood Ferritin and Fibroblast Growth Factor-23 Levels in Neonates J Clin Endocrinol Metab 101 (4): 1673-9
The Relationship of Insulin-Like Growth Factor 2 to Fetal Growth and Adiposity Horm Res Paediatr 85 (2): 75-82
MRI characterization of brown adipose tissue in obese and normal-weight children Pediatr Radiol 45 (11): 1682-9
Gestational weight gain and neonatal adiposity in the Hyperglycemia and Adverse Pregnancy Outcome study-North American region Obesity (Silver Spring) 22 (7): 1731-8
Maternal short-chain fatty acids are associated with metabolic parameters in mothers and newborns Transl Res 164 (2): 153-7