Dr. Vojislava C Russo M.D.
Adolescent Specialist | Adolescent Medicine
737 Walker Rd Suite 4 Great Falls VA, 22066Rating
4/5
About
Dr. Vojislava Russo is an adolescent specialist practicing in Great Falls, VA. Dr. Russo works with patients who are in the adolescent age, or generally between the ages of 11 and 19 years old. As an adolescent-specialist, Dr. Russo treats many common health issues that pre-teens and teenagers face, from mental, to behavioral, to physical conditions. Some of these issues may include growth and hormone problems, sports injuries, eating disorders, substance abuse and more. Adolescent specialists perform medical exams, histories and diagnostic tests, and develop individualized treatment plans for each patient.
Education and Training
Suny-Hlth Sci Ctr At Brooklyn, Coll of Med, Brooklyn Ny 1973
State University of New York Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine 1973
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Expression of insulin-like growth factor binding protein-3 (IGFBP-3) in human keratinocytes is regulated by EGF and TGFbeta1.
- Interactions between growth hormone, insulin-like growth factor I, and basic fibroblast growth factor in melanocyte growth.
- Basic fibroblast growth factor induces proteolysis of secreted and cell membrane-associated insulin-like growth factor binding protein-2 in human neuroblastoma cells.
- Endogenous IGF-1 regulates the neuronal differentiation of adult stem cells.
- O-glycosylation of insulin-like growth factor (IGF) binding protein-6 maintains high IGF-II binding affinity by decreasing binding to glycosaminoglycans and susceptibility to proteolysis.
- Mutation of the RGD sequence does not affect plasma membrane association and growth inhibitory effects of elevated IGFBP-2 in vivo.
- Neuronal protection from glucose deprivation via modulation of glucose transport and inhibition of apoptosis: a role for the insulin-like growth factor system.
- Antiapoptotic effects of leptin in human neuroblastoma cells.
- Peri/nuclear localization of intact insulin-like growth factor binding protein-2 and a distinct carboxyl-terminal IGFBP-2 fragment in vivo.
- Insulin-like growth factor binding protein-2 binding to extracellular matrix plays a critical role in neuroblastoma cell proliferation, migration, and invasion.
- The insulin-like growth factor system and its pleiotropic functions in brain.
- Anaphylaxis to kangaroo meat: identification of a new marsupial allergen.
- Estrogens and growth.
- Fibroblast growth factor 2 reactivates G1 checkpoint in SK-N-MC cells via regulation of p21, inhibitor of differentiation genes (Id1-3), and epithelium-mesenchyme transition-like events.
- IGFBP-2 nuclear translocation is mediated by a functional NLS sequence and is essential for its pro-tumorigenic actions in cancer cells.
Treatments
- Dermatitis
- Allergies
- Ear Infection
- Contact Dermatitis
- Hay Fever (allergic Rhinitis)
- Bronchitis
- Tonsillitis
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (adhd)
- Strep Throat
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