Prof. Vin Tangpricha

Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism & Lipids

Department of Medicine

Emory University, USA

Email: vin.tangpricha@emory.edu

Qualifications

2011   Endocrinology Fellowship Program Director, Emory University School of Medicine, USA

2009   Associate Professor of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Emory University, USA

2004   Ph.D., Boston University School of Medicine, USA 

2004   Fellow, American College of Endocrinology, USA

2001   American Board of Internal Medicine, Board Certified in Endocrinology and Metabolism, USA

1996   M.D., Tufts University School of Medicine, USA  

Publications (Selected)

1. Yamshchikov AV, Kurbatova EV, Kumari M, Blumberg HM,  Ziegler TR, Ray SM, Tangpricha V. Vitamin D status and antimicrobial peptide cathelicidin (LL-37) levels in patients with active pulmonary tuberculosis.  American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.  2010 Sep;92(3):603-11. 
2. Lin E, Armstrong D, Liang Z, Sweeney JF, Torres WE, Ziegler TR, Tangpricha V, Gletsu-Miller N. Contribution of Adipose Tissue to Plasma Vitamin D Concentrations During Weight Loss Following Gastric Bypass Surgery.  Obesity 2011 Mar;19(3):588-94. 
3. Delong LK, Wetherington S, Hill N, Kumari M, Gammon B, Dunbar S, Tangpricha V, Chen SC. Vitamin D levels, dietary intake, and photoprotective behaviors among patients with skin cancer.  Semin Cutan Med Surg. 2010 Sep;29(3):185-9. PMID: 21051012    
4. Karohl C, Su S, Kumari M, Tangpricha V, Veledar E, Vaccarino V, Raggi P.  Heritability and seasonal variability of vitamin D concentrations in male twins.  Am J Clin Nutr. 2010 Dec;92(6):1393-8. PMC2980965 
5. Evatt ML, Delong MR, Kumari M, Auinger P, McDermott MP, Tangpricha V. High Prevalence of Hypovitaminosis D Status in Patients With Early Parkinson Disease. Arch Neurol. 2011 Mar;68(3):314-319. PMID: 21403017 
6. Gottlieb ER, Smith EC, Wolfenden LL, Allman RM, Tangpricha V.  Life-space mobility is associated with frequency of hospitalization in adults with cystic fibrosis.  The Clinical Respiratory Journal. 2010 Oct 1. doi: 10.1111/j.1752-699X.2010.00225.x. [ePub ahead of print] PMID: 21801325 
7. Osunkwo I, Hodgman EI, Cherry K, Dampier C, Eckman J, Ziegler TR, Ofori-Acquah S, Tangpricha V.  Vitamin D deficiency and chronic pain in sickle cell disease.  British Journal of Hematology.  2011 Jan 31 PMID: 21275953 
8. Ross A, Judd SE, Hileman C, Labbato D, Storer N, Tangpricha V, McComsey G.  Vitamin D is linked to carotid intima-media thickness and immune reconstitution in HIV-infected individuals.  Antiviral Therapy.  2011;16(4):555-63. PMID: 21685543 
9. Al Mheid I, Patel RS, Murrow J, Morris AA, Aznaourdis K, Rahman A, Fike L, Kavtaradze N, Ahmed Y, Uphoff I, Hooper C, Tangpricha V, Alexander RW, Brigham K, Quyyumi AA. Vitamin D Status is Associated with Arterial Stiffness and Vascular Dysfunction in Healthy Humans.  Journal of the American College of Cardiology.  2011 Jul 5;58(2):186-92. 
10. Izuora KE, Alazraki N, Byrd-Sellers J, Tangpricha V, Nanes MS.  Inclusion of Fracture Assessment Tool Risk Scores and Treatment Recommendations in Bone Density Reports Does Not Change Physician Prescribing Behavior for Osteoporosis.  Am J Med Sci. 2011 Jul;342(1):5-8. PMID: 21412137 
11. Ganji V, Zhang X, Shaikh N, Tangpricha V. Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations are associated with prevalence of metabolic syndrome and various cardiometabolic risk factors in US children and adolescents based on assay-adjusted serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D data from NHANES 2001-2006. Am J Clin Nutr. 2011 Jul;94(1):225-33. PMID: 21613551