Faculty Profile
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Silvana Pannain
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Section of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
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Associate Professor of Medicine
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spannain@bsd.uchicago.edu
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Referring Physician Access Line: 1-877-DOM-2730
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Academic Interests
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Dr Pannain's clinical and research interests include obesity; the metabolic syndrome, and related health conditions such as obstructive sleep apnea and diabetes. Specifically her clinical interest has been to develop Chicago Weight, an interdisciplinary weight loss program and support group at the University of Chicago.
In her research, Dr Pannain has investigated the metabolic and endocrine aspects of chronic partial sleep loss, and has recently expanded on those research questions by analyzing sleep patterns of obese subjects and their relationship to metabolic, depression, and quality of life measures.
Clinical Interests
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General endocrinology with a specific interest in type I diabetes.
Publications
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Training
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MD, 1990, Universita degli Studi di Napoli
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Residency, 2002, Montefiore Medical Center, Internal Medicine
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Fellowship, 2004, The University of Chicago, Endocrinology and Metabolism
