Dinesh Edem

Director, Medical Weight Management Program

Last publication 2024 Last refreshed 2026-05-16

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4 h-index 18 pubs 223 cited

Biography and Research Information

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Dinesh Edem's research focuses on the management of type 2 diabetes and related metabolic conditions. He has investigated pharmacological approaches for diabetes prevention and the role of gut microbiome supplementation in treating metabolic syndrome. Edem has also led efforts to develop and assess diabetes self-management education programs, particularly within specific cultural contexts, such as the Marshallese population. His work includes study protocols for family-based interventions and assessments of self-care behaviors and knowledge among adults with type 2 diabetes in the Republic of the Marshall Islands. Edem also contributes to the medical literature through case reports on conditions like recurrent Graves' disease and mixed cortico-medullary tumors of the adrenal gland. His scholarship metrics include an h-index of 4, with 18 total publications and 208 total citations. He has collaborated with researchers including Lakshmi Menon, Jonell Hudson, Sheldon Riklon, and Williamina Ioanna Bing.

Metrics

  • h-index: 4
  • Publications: 18
  • Citations: 223

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

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