Dr. Emily Lucy Germain-lee M.D.
Endocronologist (Pediatric) | Pediatric Endocrinology
707 N Broadway Kennedy Krieger Inst Baltimore MD, 21205About
Dr. Emily Germain-lee is a pediatric endocrinologist practicing in Baltimore, MD. Dr. Germain-lee specializes in growth, puberty, diabetes or other disorders related to hormones that produce certain conditions in children and growing young adults. Pediatric endocrinologists possess copious knowledge on hormone chemicals and how they can affect other parts of the body and their functions.
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
DermatologyAmerican Board of DermatologyABD- 2010
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Growth hormone deficiency in pseudohypoparathyroidism type 1a: another manifestation of multihormone resistance.
- Expression of a type I insulin-like growth factor receptor with low affinity for insulin-like growth factor II.
- Growth hormone deficiency in Sturge-Weber syndrome.
- Short stature, obesity, and growth hormone deficiency in pseudohypoparathyroidism
- Body mass index differences in pseudohypoparathyroidism type 1a versus pseudopseudohypoparathyroidism may implicate paternal imprinting of Galpha(s) in the development of human obesity.
- Twenty-nail dystrophy associated with hematologic abnormalities.
- Physiological functions of the imprinted Gnas locus and its protein variants Galpha(s) and XLalpha(s) in human and mouse.
- Central hypothyroidism and Sturge-Weber syndrome.
- Imprinting status of Galpha(s), NESP55, and XLalphas in cell cultures derived from human embryonic germ cells: GNAS imprinting in human embryonic germ cells.
- Hypercalcemia in children and adolescents.
- Bone mineral density in pseudohypoparathyroidism type 1a.
- Multiple miliary osteoma cutis is a distinct disease entity: four case reports and review of the literature.
- Increased prevalence of carpal tunnel syndrome in albright hereditary osteodystrophy.
- Heterotopic ossifications in a mouse model of albright hereditary osteodystrophy.
- Report on the Second Endocrine Aspects Of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Conference December 1-2, 2010, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
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Professional Memberships
- Member American Society for Bone and Mineral Research
- Member Lawson Wilkins Pediatric Endocrine Society
- Member Society for Pediatric Research
- Member The Endocrine Society
Fellowships
- Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine / Pediatric Endocrinology 1992
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