Dr. Andrew Heejoon Kim M.D.
Hospitalist
170 Governors Ave Medford MA, 02155About
Dr. Andrew Kim is a hospitalist practicing in Medford, MA. Dr. Kim specializes in the comprehensive medical care of hospitalized patients. As a hospitalist, Dr. Kim manages the clinical problems of hospitalized patients and the acutely ill, while working to improve the performance of the hospital. Dr. Kim works in collaboration with all of the different doctors that are working with the patient. Hospitalists are involved in the diagnosis, treatment and medical procedures of patients.
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Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Hyperghrelinemia does not accelerate gastric emptying in Prader-Willi syndrome patients.
- Suppression of acylated ghrelin during oral glucose tolerance test is correlated with whole-body insulin sensitivity in children with Prader-Willi syndrome.
- Regional cerebral glucose metabolic abnormality in Prader-Willi syndrome: A 18F-FDG PET study under sedation.
- Obestatin is not elevated or correlated with insulin in children with Prader-Willi syndrome.
- Marked suppression of ghrelin concentration by insulin in Prader-willi syndrome.
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