Dr. Nawfal W. Istfan M.D.
Endocrinology-Diabetes | Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism
732 Harrison Ave 2nd Floor Boston MA, 02118Rating
4/5
About
Dr. Nawfal Istfan practices Endocrinology in Boston, MA. Dr. Istfan 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. Istfan examines patients, determines means of testing, diagnoses, and decides the best treatment methods.
Education and Training
Govt. Dental College, Bangalore University, India 1977
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Docosahexaenoic acid is a potent inducer of apoptosis in HT-29 colon cancer cells.
- Docosahexaenoic acid, a major constituent of fish oil diets, prevents activation of cyclin-dependent kinases and S-phase entry by serum stimulation in HT-29 cells.
- Fish oil slows S phase progression and may cause upstream shift of DHFR replication origin ori-beta in CHO cells.
- Inhibition of DNA replication by fish oil-treated cytoplasm is counteracted by fish oil-treated nuclear extract.
- Disparate effects of weight loss on insulin sensitivity and erythrocyte sodium-lithium countertransport activity.
- Cytokines, muscle proteolysis, and the catabolic response to infection and inflammation.
- Influence of omega-3 fatty acids on splanchnic blood flow and lactate metabolism in an endotoxemic rat model.
- Weight loss and health outcomes in African Americans and whites after gastric bypass surgery.
- Flow cytometric measurement of cell cycle kinetics in rat Walker-256 carcinoma following in vivo and in vitro pulse labelling with bromodeoxyuridine.
- Fructose consumption and cancer: is there a connection?
- Obesity: Guidelines, Best Practices, New Research.
- ETHNIC AND RACIAL DISPARITIES IN THE BEHAVIORAL, PHARMACOLOGIC, AND SURGICAL TREATMENT OF OBESITY.
- Infusion of tumor necrosis factor/cachectin promotes muscle catabolism in the rat. A synergistic effect with interleukin 1.
- The Complexities of Iron Deficiency in Patients After Bariatric Surgery.
- Absorption of stable70 Zn in healthy young men in relation to zinc intake.
Clinical Trials
Treatments
- Diabetes
- Anemia
- High Cholesterol
- Obesity
- Sleep Apnea
- Metabolic Syndrome
- Sleep Disorders
- Type 2 Diabetes
- Hypothyroidism
- Vascular Disease
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