Biography

Kittie Wyne, MD, PhD, is an endocrinologist specializing in the management of diabetes, lipids and hypertension. She has recently moved to The Ohio State University where she is the Director of the OSU Adult Type 1 Diabetes Program. Dr. Wyne earned her medical degree from the Pritzker School of Medicine at the University of Chicago. After serving a residency in internal medicine at Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, she completed her fellowship in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas. She studied the regulation of the VLDL and HDL receptors and then moved on to the study of fatty acid metabolism and insulin resistance. Dr. Wyne is board certified in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and in Clinical Lipidology. She is a Fellow of the American College of Endocrinology and of the National Lipid Association. Her current research interests are related to the role of inflammation and lipid metabolism in the etiology of diabetes. Her clinical activities are focused on management of the metabolic syndrome and on developing a center dedicated to adults with type 1 diabetes.

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