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Adriana G. Ioachimescu is a Romanian-American neuroendocrinologist[1] and professor at the Medical College of Wisconsin in the Division of Endocrinology and Molecular Medicine[2] and the Director for Pituitary and Adrenal Disease Program,[3] where she joined in 2023.[3]  She was born in Bucharest, Romania.[1] Her research focuses on pituitary disorders and developing therapies for conditions like Cushing’s syndrome.[2]

Education

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Ioachimescu completed her medical degree at the Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy[4] in 1995.[4] While she was studying here,  Dr. Mihai Coculescu, her endocrinology professor, inspired her to pursue a career in endocrinology.[1] In 2001, she also earned her PhD of Neuroendocrinology at the same university.[1] Later, in 2003, she went to Danbury Hospital for an internship in internal medicine.[1] She continued her education at multiple locations with an internal medicine residency at Danbury Hospital, Yale University, and at Cleveland Clinic.[2] She also completed an endocrinology fellowship through Cleveland Clinic in 2006.[3]

Career

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Before she moved to Wisconsin,[1] her previous position was at Emory University School of Medicine, Dr. Ioachimescu was a Professor of Medicine in Endocrinology and Neurological Surgery.[5] She was as co-director and co-founder of the Emory Neuroendocrine Pituitary Center and also worked as a consulting editor at Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinics.[1] Dr. Ioachimescu co-founded the Emory Neuroendocrine Pituitary Center[5] in 2008.[4] She became senior medical director for the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) as well as the director of the Pituitary and Adrenal Program at MCW. She is currently the chair of the Early Career Committee and serves as faculty for the Master Pituitary Course for Fellows in Training of the Pituitary Society. Additionally, Ioachimescu has shared her expertise at various conferences organized by the Endocrine Society, Pituitary Society, American Association of Clinical Endocrinology (AACE), International Society of Endocrinology, and others.[2]

Ioachimescu serves as a student mentor as the chair of the Early Career Committee in the Pituitary Society in the Medical College of Wisconsin.[2] She has also been recognized as a distinguished faculty member of the Master Pituitary Course for Fellows in Training of the Pituitary Society.[2] Through conferences organized by the Endocrine Society, Pituitary Society, American Association of Clinical Endocrinology, and the International Society of Endocrinology,[2] Dr. Ioachimescu has been able to share her work in the growing field of pituitary disorders through many conferences in the field of endocrinology.[2] She is also a part of the scientific board of the Pituitary Network Association, where they are dedicated to increasing the education of pituitary disease through webinars, educational resources and books.[1]

Research

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Ioachimescu has published in peer-reviewed journals, such as Endocrine Reviews, Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinics of North America, Pituitary, and Journal of Endocrine Society,[2] while also having co-edited the book “Pituitary Disorders Throughout the Life Cycle."[6] Dr. Ioachimescu has research focusing on the endocrine systems of pituitary diseases and how to best manage and diagnose them.[7] She has focused on the development of the disease and the outcomes in order to validating marker and create more therapies for neuroendocrinology conditions.[7]

She also did a study that associated patients with immunologic thrombocytopenia and the likelihood of that patient developing thyroid disease being higher.[8] She showed with this study that patients with immunologic thrombocytopenia should be screened routinely with thyroid function tests.[8]

Awards and honors

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Ioachimescu has received awards and honors including the following:

2018 – Woodruff Leadership Academy Fellowship,[9]

2019 – Educator Appreciation Day Recognition (Emory School of Medicine).[10]

Notable publications

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "PNA Spotlight: Dr. Adriana G. Ioachimescu | Pituitary Network Association - international non-profit organization for patients with pituitary tumors and disorders". 2024-04-26. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Adriana G. Ioachimescu, MD, PhD, FACE | Endocrinology and Molecular Medicine | Medical College of Wisconsin". www.mcw.edu. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
  3. ^ a b c "Adriana Ioachimescu MD-PhD". Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
  4. ^ a b c "Loop | Adriana G Ioachimescu". loop.frontiersin.org. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
  5. ^ a b "Profile | Emory School of Medicine". med.emory.edu. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
  6. ^ "Adriana G. Ioachimescu - Professor, Wisconsin, USA | eMedEvents". www.emedevents.com. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
  7. ^ a b Rio, Linda M. (2013-09-21). The Hormone Factor in Mental Health: Bridging the Mind-Body Gap. Jessica Kingsley Publishers. ISBN 978-0-85700-729-2.
  8. ^ a b "Test Thyroid Function in Thrombocytopenia". Family Practice News. 2006-08-01.
  9. ^ "2018 Fellows". whsc.emory.edu. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
  10. ^ "2022 Educator Appreciation Day | Emory School of Medicine". med.emory.edu. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
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