Leonor Corsino, MD, MHS
Department / Division
Medicine /
Med - Endocrinology & Metab
Address
DUMC 3451
Durham, NC 27710
Appointment Telephone
919-668-7630
Office Telephone
919-684-3841
Fax Telephone
919-668-1559
- MD, Pontificia Universidad Catolica Madre Y Maestra (Santiago, Dominican Republic), 1999
- Internal Medicine, Wayne State University/Detroit Medical Center (Michigan), 2005
- Internal Medicine, Chief Resident, Wayne State University/Harper University Hospital (Michigan), 2006
- Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Nutrition, Duke University Medical Center, 2009
- MHS, Clinical Research, Duke University Medical Center, 2009
Clinical Interests
Diabetes mellitus, primary hyperparathyroidism, thyroid disorders, lipid disorders, pituitary/adrenal disorders, prevention of diabetes mellitus type 2 and its complications
Research Interests
Prevention of obesity, diabetes, and diabetes complications with a special interest in the Hispanic Population.
This physician has no reported relationships with industry.
Representative Publications
Corsino L, Svetkey LP, Ayotte B, Bosworth HB. Patient Characteristics Associated with Receipt of Lifestyle Behavior Advice. North Carolina Medical Journal. N C Med J. 2009 Sep-Oct;70(5):391-8.
Diane Gesty-Palmer, Pat Flannery, Ling Yuan, Leonor Corsino, Robert Spurney, Robert J. Lefkowitz, Louis M. Luttrell. A ß-Arrestin Biased Agonist of the Parathyroid Hormone Receptor (PTH1R) Promotes Bone Formation Independent of G Protein Activation. Science Translational Medicine. 2009 Oct; 1(1): 1-9
Leonor Corsino, Mary Elizabeth Cox, Jennifer Rowell, Jennifer B. Green. Present and Prospective Pharmacotherapy for the Management of Patients with Type 2 Diabetes. Clinical Medicine:Therapeutics 2009:1 1103-1119
María del Pilar Rocha-Goldberg, Leonor Corsino*, Bryan Batch ,Corrine I. Voils, Carolyn T. Thorpe, Hayden B. Bosworth, Laura P. Svetkey. Hypertension Improvement Project (HIP) Latino: results of a pilot study of lifestyle intervention for lowering blood pressure in Latino adults. Ethn Health. In press
Mary Elizabeth Cox, Jennifer Rowell, Leonor Corsino, Jennifer B. Green. Dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors in the management of type 2 diabetes: safety, tolerability, and efficacy. Drug, Healthcare and Patient Safety 2010:2 7–19
Corsino L, Nair L, Batch B. Management of Patients at High Risk for Diabetes Mellitus Type 2: The Patient with Impaired Fasting Glucose and/or Impaired Glucose Tolerance. Hospital Physician. In press.
Publications Abstracts:
L. Perez, MD; L. Corsino, MD; K. Grullon, MD; A. Diez, MD; E. Montesino, MD; W. Wiese-Rometsch, Michael’s Thyroid Factors, More Than Just a Storm: A Case and Review of the Literature.JGIM. April 2005. New Orleans, LA.
L.Corsino, MD; W.Wiese, MD, A. Berry, MD. Community Acquired Pneumonia
Secondary to Acinetobacter Baumannii; Case Report and Literature Review. Revista Clinica Espanola, vol 204, supplement 1, Sep 2004.
L. Corsino, MD; T. Burch, BS; K. Filippova, MD; J. Sondheimer, MD: Granulomatous Interstitial Nephritis presenting as Acute Renal Failure after Exposure to Furosemide: Case Report and review of Literature. Revista Clinica Espanola, vol 204, supplement 1, Sep 2004.
L. Corsino, MD; S. Penumalee, MD; J. El-Amm, MD; W.Wiese, MD: Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis Secondary to Linezolid: Case Report and Review of Literature, Revista Clinica Espanola, vol 204, supplement 1, Sep 2004.
L. Corsino, MD; C. Conde, MD; L. Mejia, MD; W. Wiese, MD. Herpes Simplex Virus Presenting as Acute Hepatitis: Case Report and Literature Review, Revista Clinica Espanola, vol 204, supplement 1, Sep 2004.
L. Corsino, MD; M. Kam, MD; C. Kaye, MD, Sarcoidosis Presenting as Testicular Mass: Case Report and Review of the Literature, JGIM, Volume 18, Issue s1 (p 30-99)
L. Corsino, MD; D. Piontkowsky, MD; A. Weinman, MD, Potts- Puffy Tumor: Case Report of a Forgotten Complication of Frontal Sinusitis and Review of the Literature, JGIM, Volume 18, Issue s1 (p 30-99)
