Dinesh Edem

Director, Medical Weight Management Program

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

faculty

4 h-index 18 pubs 202 cited

Research Areas

Diabetes Management and Research Diet and metabolism studies Gut microbiota and health Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies Health Sciences Research and Education Health disparities and outcomes Behavioral Health and Interventions

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Dinesh Edem directs the Medical Weight Management Program at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. His research focuses on metabolic disorders, particularly type 2 diabetes and obesity, and the associated pharmacological and behavioral interventions. Edem has investigated the role of the gut microbiome in metabolic syndrome and the efficacy of pharmacological agents like tirzepatide.

His work also addresses diabetes self-management education, with a recent focus on family-based models and interventions tailored for specific populations, such as Marshallese adults in faith-based organizations. Edem's publications include studies on the prevention of type 2 diabetes, the assessment of self-care behaviors, and lessons learned from pilot interventions in the Republic of the Marshall Islands. He has also published case reports on conditions like recurrent Graves' disease and mixed corticomedullary tumors of the adrenal gland. Edem has a total of 18 publications and 202 citations, with an h-index of 4. Key collaborators include Lakshmi Menon, Jonell Hudson, Sheldon Riklon, and Williamina Ioanna Bing.

Metrics

  • h-index: 4
  • Publications: 18
  • Citations: 202

Selected Publications

  • Family model diabetes self-management education and support in faith-based organizations in the Republic of the Marshall Islands: A study protocol (2024) DOI
  • Associations Between Sociodemographic Factors And Interest in Remote Patient Monitoring Among Arkansas Residents (2024) DOI
  • Persistent Insulin Autoimmune Syndrome in a Caucasian Male in the Absence of Triggers (2024) DOI
  • Recurrent Graves' Disease Following Near-Total Thyroidectomy: A Case Report and Literature Review (2024) DOI
  • Assessment of diabetes self-care behaviors and knowledge among Marshallese adults with type 2 diabetes in the Republic of the Marshall Islands (2023) DOI
  • Factors Associated with Online Patient Portal Utilization Experience in an Arkansas Phone Survey (2023) DOI
  • New-onset primary adrenal insufficiency in pregnancy associated with a unilateral adrenal infarction: a case report (2023) DOI
  • SAT173 Insulin Autoimmune Syndrome: A Rare Diagnosis With Unique Features (2023) DOI
  • Ectopic Adrenocorticotropic Hormone-Producing Metastatic Gastrinoma: A Case Report (2023) DOI
  • A case of giant prolactinoma and pituitary hemorrhage with the late recovery of pituitary function: A case report (2023) DOI
  • Lessons learned from the pilot family model of diabetes self-management intervention in the Republic of the Marshall Islands (2023) DOI
  • Adverse Events Related to Tirzepatide (2023) DOI
  • Study protocol for family model diabetes self-management education with Marshallese participants in faith-based organizations (2022) DOI

Collaborators

Researchers in the database who share publications

Lakshmi Menon University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 6 shared publications Jonell Hudson University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 4 shared publications Sheldon Riklon University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 4 shared publications Williamina Ioanna Bing University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 3 shared publications Brett Rowland University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 3 shared publications Rachel S. Purvis University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 2 shared publications James Selig University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 2 shared publications Joseph Henske University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences 2 shared publications

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