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Vanessa Curtis, MD

Clinical Professor of Pediatrics-Endocrinology and Diabetes

Current Positions

  • Program Director, Pediatric Endocrinology Fellowship
  • Division Director, Child and Community Health
  • Clinical Professor of Pediatrics - Endocrinology and Diabetes

Education

  • Biological Sciences, Lawrence University, Appleton, Wisconsin, Appleton, Wisconsin, United States
  • MD, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Wisconsin, United States
  • Internship in Family Medicine, University of Wisconsin
  • Resident in Pediatrics, University of Wisconsin
  • Fellow in Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes, University of Wisconsin

Center, Program and Institute Affiliations

Research Interests

  • Cardio-Metabolic Clinic
  • comparing the oral micro-biome in healthy obese adolescents to obese adolescents with metabolic syndrome
  • Do Fitness and Fatigue Affect Balance and Gait Biomechanics in Overweight and Obese Children?

Licenses & Certifications

  • American Board of Pediatrics Endocrinology certification
  • American Board of Pediatrics
  • Federal DEA certification
  • Iowa Controlled Substances Certification, Iowa Board of Pharmacy
  • Iowa State Medical License, Iowa Board of Medicine, Iowa

Selected Publications

  • Parra Villasmil M; Curtis VA.  Isolated case of dentinogenesis imperfecta with a mutation in COL1A1 gene (2022).  Horm Res Paediatr 95(suppl 1):1–266.
  • Salman U, Boksa F, Woods S, Reyes A, Kanner L, Curtis, V, Ganesan S,  O’Donnell B (2022).  Salivary immune signatures of childhood obesity and metabolic syndrome.  Horm Res Paediatr 2022;95(suppl 1):1–266.
  • Curtis VA. The Endocrine System.  The Youth Athlete (Chapter 24). Elsevier. Ed: Alison Brooks and Brian Krabak. In editorial review, anticipated publish date in Spring 2023.
  • Curtis VA. Growth and Development.  The Youth Athlete (Chapter 3). Elsevier.  Ed: Alison Brooks and Brian Krabak. In editorial review, anticipated publish date in Spring 2023.
  • Pinnaro, C., Christensen, G. & Curtis, V. Modeling ketogenesis for use in pediatric diabetes simulation. Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology. DOI: 10.1177/1932296819882058.
  • Carrel AL, Logue J, Deininger H, Clark RR, Curtis VA, Montague P (2011). After-school exercise program improves fitness, and body composition in   elementary school children.  J Physical Educ Sports Mgmt 2(3):32-36.
  • Curtis, V. & Allen, D. (2019). Boys will be men- But when?. JAMA Pediatrics.
  • Curtis, V. & Peterson, A. (2016). Care of the Athlete with Diabetes. ACSM’s Health and Fitness Journal 20 (4) 39–40. DOI: 10.1249/FIT.0000000000000215.
  • Curtis, V. (In Press). Endocrine disorders. In McGraw-Hill Speciality Board Review: Pediatrics. McGraw-Hill Specialty Board Review: Pediatrics.
  • Curtis, V, Carrel, AL, Eickhoff, J, Allen, DB (2012). Gender and race influence metabolic benefits of fitness in children: A Cross-sectional study. Int J Ped Endocrinol 2012(1):4. PMID: 22420715.