Philip A. Kern, M.D.

Academic Title	Professor
Department Affiliation	Internal Medicine
Mailing Address	University of Kentucky Wethington Building, room 521A 900 South Limestone Street Lexington, KY 40536-0200
Office/Lab	Wethington Building, room 505
Telephone	(859) 323-4933 x81394
Fax	(859) 257-3646
E-mail	philipkern@uky.edu

Academic Appointments:

Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Endocrinology and Molecular Medicine
Director, Barnstable Brown Diabetes and Obesity Center

Education:

MD, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY
Residency, Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY
Fellowship, University of Colorado, Denver, CO

Clinical Interests:

Dr. Kern is an Endocrinologist and sees patients with diabetes and other Endocrinology disorders

Research Interests:

Insulin resistance, diabetes, and obesity-related metabolic complications
Inflammation in adipose tissue and muscle
omega-3 fatty acids and inflammation
Translational regulation of gene expression
Lipoprotein metabolism

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Internal Medicine - Endocrinology

Philip A. Kern, M.D.