Kitt M.F. Petersen, M.D. Associate Professor Section of Endocrinology Department of Internal Medicine 333 Cedar Street P.O. Box 208020 New Haven, CT 06520-8020 USA Email: kitt.petersen@yale.edu Telephone: (203) 737-1942 Fax:203) 785-6015

• M.D., University of Copenhagen, Denmark, 1985
• Postdoctoral Fellowship: Rigshospitalet and Institute of Biochemistry, University of Copenhagen, Denmark, 1986
• Postdoctoral Fellowship: Magnetic Resonance Center, Molecular Biophysics & Biochemistry Yale University, 1990

Dr. Petersen is a clinical investigator who specializes in research on the mechanisms of liver glucose metabolism in humans especially in obesity, diabetes, exercise and liver cirrhosis and also involves research on the mechanisms of insulin resistance. Dr. PetersenÕs main focus is the use of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy and stable isotope techniques in conjunction with the insulin clamp technique. Dr. Petersen teaches at Yale University and is a member of the American Physiological Society, American Federation for Clinical Research, the American Diabetes Association and Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine.

A list of Dr. Petersen's publications is available via COS.