Dr. Robert Alan Vigersky M.D.
Endocrinology-Diabetes | Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism
8901 Wisconsin Ave. , Endocrinology Svc, America Bldg. Walter Reed National Bethesda MD, 20889About
Dr. Robert Vigersky practices Endocrinology in Bethesda, MD. Dr. Vigersky 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. Vigersky examines patients, determines means of testing, diagnoses, and decides the best treatment methods.
Education and Training
Boston Univ Sch of Med, Boston Ma 1970
Boston University School of Medicine 1970
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Endocrinology and Metabolism
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Hypoandrogenism and abnormal regulation of gonadotropin secretion in rats fed a low protein diet.
- Hypoandrogenism and abnormal regulation of gonadotropin secretion in rats fed a low protein diet.
- Perioperative management of type 1 diabetes mellitus.
- Telehealth practice recommendations for diabetic retinopathy.
- Goldilocks and menopause.
- Thyrotropin suppression by metformin.
- Optimizing management of type 2 diabetes in hospitalized patients who are not critically ill.
- Analysis: biomedically enabled soldiers: super-resilient, not superhuman.
- Glycemic control with regular versus lispro insulin sliding scales in hospitalized Type 2 diabetics.
- Incidence and clinical significance of elevated macroprolactin levels in patients with hyperprolactinemia.
- The sensitivity and specificity of nonmydriatic digital stereoscopic retinal imaging in detecting diabetic retinopathy.
- A randomized trial of the effects of rosiglitazone and metformin on inflammation and subclinical atherosclerosis in patients with type 2 diabetes.
- Universal glucose models for predicting subcutaneous glucose concentration in humans.
- Combining iGoogle and personal health records to create a prototype personal health application for diabetes self-management.
- A head-to-head comparison of the postprandial effects of 3 meal replacement beverages among people with type 2 diabetes.
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