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  VASSALLO Josanne

E-mail:Josanne.vassallo@um.edu.mt
Professor, MD, PhD, FRCP
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  Malta, L-Ibrag






Current Position:
Associate Professor
Department of Medicine
University of Malta Medical School

Consultant Physician
Department of Internal Medicine,
Diabetes and Endocrinology Unit
St Luke’s Hospital, Malta

Special Area of Interest and Expertise:
The Insulin Resistance Syndrome
Metabolic and Endocrine Aspects of Cardiovascular Disease
Epidemiological Studies in Diabetes and Obesity Endocrine and Paracrine Regulation of Spermatogenesis/Oogenesis.
Adrenal and Gonadal Steroidogenesis – Physiology and Pathology
Pituitary Tumours in the Maltese Population

Ongoing research protocols
Management of obesity in a primary health care setting – completed
Markers of inflammation in the metabolic syndrome
Genetic basis of insulin resistance
Thyroid disease and cardiovascular morbidity and mortality
Establishment of a pituitary tumour database in Malta
Genetic mutations in Maltese patients with acromeagaly
High dose inhaled corticosteroids and adrenal suppression in asthmatic patients
Outcomes in patients with neuroendocrine tumours

Other Activities:
National Contact person for MEDINE (Medical Education in Europe) – an EU funded project on Medical Education
Member Task Force on Research in Medical Education
Member Task Force on Quality Assurance in Medical Education

     
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