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Eirene Alexandrou, MD

Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics-Endocrinology and Diabetes

Current Positions

  • Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics - Endocrinology and Diabetes

Education

  • MD, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianpolis, Indiana
  • BS in Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana

Research Interests

  • Algorithm-Driven Electronic Health Record Notification Enhances the Detection of Turner Syndrome
  • Recombinant Human IGF-1 in Patients with PAPP-A2 Deficiency: Growth Response to Therapy and Effects on Glucose Metabolism and Bone Mineral Density
  • Clinical Characterization and Trial of Growth Hormone in Patients with Aggrecan Deficiency

Licenses & Certifications

  • Pediatric Endocrinology, American Board of Pediatrics
  • American Board of Pediatrics
  • Iowa Board of Medicine, Iowa

Selected Publications

  • Mitsch C, Alexandrou E, Norris AW, Pinnaro CT (2023). Hyperglycemia in Turner syndrome: Impact, mechanisms, and areas for future research. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) Feb 15;14:1116889. doi: 10.3389/fendo.2023.1116889. eCollection 2023. PMID: 36875465
  • Muthuvel G, Dauber A, Alexandrou E, Tyzunski L, Andrew M, Hwa V, Backeljauw PE (2023).  Five-year therapy with recombinant human insulin-like growth factor-1 in a patient with PAPP-A2 deficiency.  Horm Res Paediatr. doi: 10.1159/000529071
  • Alexandrou E, Corathers S, Gutmark-Little I, Casnellie L, Gerstle M, Tatum J, Khoury J, Backeljauw P (2022). Improving anxiety screening in patients with Turner syndrome. Horm Res Paediatr 95(1):68-75 doi: 10.1159/000524169. PMID: 35313316
  • Alexandrou E, Dauber A, Tyzinski L, Hwa V, Andrew M, Kim H, Elangovan S, Gubanich P, Taylor-Haas JA, Paterno M, Backeljauw P (2022).  Clinical phenotype and musculoskeletal characteristics of patients with aggrecan deficiency.  Am J Med Genet A 188(4):1193-1203 doi: 10.1002/ajmg.a.62639. PMID: 35001504
  • Muthuvel G, Dauber A, Alexandrou E, Tyzinski L, Andrew M, Hwa V, Backeljauw P (2021).  Treatment of short stature in aggrecan deficient patients with recombinant human growth hormone: One-year response.  J Clin Endocrinol Metab 107(5):e2103-e2109 doi: 10.1210/clinem/dgab904. PMID: 34922359
  • Alexandrou, E., Cabrera-Salcedo, C., Labilloy, G., Tyzinski, L., Smolarek, T. A., Andrew, M., Huang, Y., Backeljauw, P. & Dauber, A. (2020). Algorithm-Driven Electronic Health Record Notification Enhances the Detection of Turner Syndrome. The Journal of pediatrics 216 227-231. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2019.09.023. PMID: 31635814. PMCID: PMC7245696.
  • Alexandrou EG, Corathers SD, Lahoti A, Redel J, Tellez S, Yayah Jones NH, Kim A (2020). Treatment-induced neuropathy of diabetes in youth: Case series of a heterogeneous and challenging complications. J Endocr Soc. 15;4(12):bvaa154. doi: 10.1210/jendso/bvaa154. eCollection 2020 Dec 1. PMID: 33195956
  • Alexandrou, e., Cabrera-Salcedo, C., Labilloy, G., Tyzinski, L., Smolarek, T., Andrew, M., Huang, Y., Backeljauw, P. & Dauber, A. (2020). Algorithm-driven electronic health record notification enhances the detection of Turner Syndrome. (Vols. 216). pp. 227-231. J Pediatrics. PMID: 31635814.