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Antonio Bianco

Section of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism

Professor of Medicine

Referring Physician Access Line: 1-877-DOM-2730

Academic Interests

Dr. Bianco is interested in understanding the aspects of thyroid hormone action that involve the deiodinases D1, D2 and D3. He investigates the physiological roles played by these enzymes and their involvement in disease mechanisms. Knowledge obtained from these studies will help develop therapies that preserve thyroid hormone homeostasis in patients with hypothyroidism.

Clinical Interests

Treatment of hypothyroidism

Publications

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Training

BS, 1977, Dante Alighieri College
MD, 1983, Santa Casa School of Medicine
MS, 1985, Univeristy of Sao Paulo, Human Physiology
PhD, 1988, University of Sao Paulo, Human Physiology