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Michael Tansey, MD

Clinical Professor of Pediatrics-Endocrinology and Diabetes

Introduction

Clinical Interests: Insulin pump therapy in diabetes, intensive diabetes therapies. Research Interests: Insulin sensitivity, genetics of obesity, hypoglycemia in diabetes.

Current Positions

  • Gary D. Hughes Clinical Professor of Pediatrics - Endocrinology and Diabetes
  • Vice Chair for Faculty Development, Stead Family Department of Pediatrics
  • Diversity Officer, Stead Family Department of Pediatrics
  • Clinical Director, Division of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes
  • Associate Fellowship Director, Pediatric Endocrinology

Education

  • BS in cum laude, Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska
  • MD in Medicine, Loyola Stritch School of Medicine, Maywood, Illinois
  • Resident in Pediatrics, University of Iowa Children's Hospital, Iowa City, Iowa
  • Fellow in Pediatric Endocrinology, University of Iowa Children's Hospital, Iowa City, Iowa

Center, Program and Institute Affiliations

Research Interests

  • Clinical and Genetic Studies of insulin sensitivity in obese pediatric subjects
  • Co-investigator Prevention/treatment of type 1 diabetes with monoclonal antibodies sponsored by Macrogenics, Inc
  • Co-investigator for T1D Exchange Study
  • "The Accuracy of Continuous Glucose Monitors in Children with Type 1 Diabetes"
  • Use of insulin pumps and continuous glucose monitoring to improve glycemic control in children with type 1 diabetes mellitus
  • Co-investigator for Type 1 Diabetes TrialNet Principal Investigator: Jay Skyler, M.D. (Principal Investigator, Affiliate Center of University of Florida Clinical Center)
  • The use of new technology including continuous glucose monitors to evaluate hypoglycemia in children with type 1 diabetes mellitus

Licenses & Certifications

  • Pediatric Endocrinology, American Board of Pediatrics
  • Pediatrics, American Board of Pediatrics
  • Federal and State DEA authorization
  • USMLE, Step 3, National Board of Medical Examiners
  • USMLE, Step 2, National Board of Medical Examiners
  • USMLE Step 1, National Board of Medical Examiners
  • Permanent Iowa Medical License

Selected Publications

  • Sariol A, Vickers MA, Christensen SM, Weiskopf D, Sette A, Norris AW, Tansey MJ, Pinnaro CT, Perlman S. Monovalent SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccine does not boost Omicron-specific immune response in diabetic and control pediatric patients. J Infect Dis. 2023 Aug 25:jiad366. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiad366. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37624979
  • Parra Villasmil MG, Patel S, Tansey M, Badheka A, Chegondi M. A Rare Presentation of New-Onset Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus in a Developmentally Delayed Child With an Overlap of Diabetic Ketoacidosis and Hyperglycemic Hyperosmolar State. Cureus. 2022 Sep 9;14(9):e28983. doi: 10.7759/cureus.28983. PMID: 36237743; PMCID: PMC9548379
  • Reiss AL, Jo B, Arbelaez AM, Tsalikian E, Buckingham B, Weinzimer SA, Fox LA, Cato A, White NH, Tansey M, Aye T, Tamborlane W, Englert K, Lum J, Mazaika P, Foland-Ross L, Marzelli M, Mauras N; Diabetes Research in Children Network (DirecNet) Consortium (2022). A Pilot randomized trial to examine effects of a hybrid closed-loop insulin delivery system on neurodevelopmental and cognitive outcomes in adolescents with type 1 diabetes. Nat Commun. 13(1):4940. doi: 10.1038/s41467-022-32289-x. PMID: 36042217.
  • Pinnaro CT, Tansey MJ (2021) The Evolution of Insulin Administration in Type 1 Diabetes. Journal of Diabetes Mellitus, 2021, 11, 249-277 https://doi.org/10.4236/jdm.2021.115021
  • Gitelman SE, Bundy BN, Ferrannini E, Lim N, Blanchfield JL, DiMeglio LA, Felner EI, Gaglia JL, Gottlieb PA, Long SA, Mari A, Mirmira RG, Raskin P, Sanda S, Tsalikian E, Wentworth JM, Willi SM, Krischer JP, Bluestone JA; Gleevec Trial Study Group. (Tansey MJ in Gleevec Trial Study Group) (2021) Imatinib therapy for patients with recent-onset type 1 diabetes: a multicentre, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 2 trial. Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol Aug;9(8):502-514. doi: 10.1016/S2213-8587(21)00139-X. Epub 2021 Jun 29. PMID: 34214479; PMCID: PMC8494464.
  • Subramani S, Bellizzi AM, Borcherding N, Kao SC, Dillon J, Howe J, Norris AW, Tansey MJ, Pinnaro CT (2021) Hypoglycemia secondary to insulinoma masking the onset of type 1 diabetes in an adolescent. Clin Case Rep 9:e04868. https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.4868
  • Palmer BA, Soltys K, Zimmerman MB, Norris AW, Tsalikian ET, Tansey MJ, Pinnaro CT (2001) Diabetes Device Downloading: Benefits and Barriers Among Youth With Type 1 Diabetes. J Diabetes Sci Technol; PMID 34809477.
  • Mauras N, Buckingham B, White NH, Tsalikian E, Weinzimer SA, Jo B, Cato A, Fox LA, Aye T, Arbelaez AM, Hershey T, Tansey M, Tamborlane W, Foland-Ross LC, Shen H, Englert K, Mazaika P, Marzelli M, Reiss AL (2021) Impact of type 1 diabetes in the developing brain in children: A longitudinal study. Diabetes Care 44 (4) 983-992; DOI: 10.2337/dc20-2125.
  • O'Malley G, Ebekozien O, Desimone M, Pinnaro CT, Roberts A, Polsky S, Noor N, Aleppo G, Basina M, Tansey M, Steenkamp D, Vendrame F, Lorincz I, Mathias P, Agarwal S, Golden L, Hirsch IB, Levy CJ (2021). COVID-19 hospitalization in adults with type 1 diabetes: Results from the T1D exchange multicenter surveillance study. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 106(2):e936-e942, https://doi.org/10.1210/clinem/dgaa825.
  • Foland-Ross, L. C., Tong, G., Mauras, N., Cato, A., Aye, T., Tansey, M., White, N. H., Weinzimer, S. A., Englert, K., Shen, H., Mazaika, P. K. & Reiss, A. L. Brain Function Differences in Children With Type 1 Diabetes: A Functional MRI Study of Working Memory. (Vols. 69). (8), pp. 1770-1778. Diabees. DOI: 10.2337/db20-0123. PMID: 32471809.