Dr. Alexander A. Soukas MD, PHD
Endocrinology-Diabetes | Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism
Massachusetts General Hospital 55 Fruit Street Boston MA, 02114Rating
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Dr. Alexander Soukas practices Endocrinology in Boston, MA. Dr. Soukas specializes in preventing, diagnosing, and treating diseases related to hormone imbalance, and the bodys glands in the endocrine system. Endocrinologists are trained and certified to treat a variety of conditions, including menopause, diabetes, infertility, and thyroid disorders, among many others. Dr. Soukas examines patients, determines means of testing, diagnoses, and decides the best treatment methods.
Education and Training
Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medicine Research, Pondicherry University 2003
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Role for stearoyl-CoA desaturase-1 in leptin-mediated weight loss.
- Site and mechanism of leptin action in a rodent form of congenital lipodystrophy.
- C. elegans major fats are stored in vesicles distinct from lysosome-related organelles.
- Identification of Akt-independent regulation of hepatic lipogenesis by mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) complex 2.
- Biochemical and high throughput microscopic assessment of fat mass in Caenorhabditis elegans.
- A non-canonical role for the C. elegans dosage compensation complex in growth and metabolic regulation downstream of TOR complex 2.
- Genetic regulation of Caenorhabditis elegans lysosome related organelle function.
- An Ancient, Unified Mechanism for Metformin Growth Inhibition in C. elegans and Cancer.
- Genome-wide RNAi Screen for Fat Regulatory Genes in C. elegans Identifies a Proteostasis-AMPK Axis Critical for Starvation Survival.
Treatments
- Diabetes
- Type 2 Diabetes
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