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Sonia Caprio, MD

Professor

Pediatric Specialty Endocrinology Email   sonia.caprio@yale.edu Phone   (203) 799-8925 Fax   (203) 737-2829 Office Address   Yale University School of Medicine Department of Pediatrics P.O. Box 208064 New Haven, Connecticut 06520-8064

Clinical Interests: Childhood Obesity, Type 2 Diabetes in Youth, Hyperlipidemia; Nutrition in Children

Research Interests: Pathophysiology of Insulin Resistance in Children; Metabolic Complications of Childhood Obesity; Pathophysiology of Prediabetes in Obese Youth

Board Certification

• Diabetes and Metabolic Disorders, Italy, 1981
• Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) certification, 1984

Education

• M.D., Universita' di Medicina e Chirurgia, Secondo Policlinico, Naples, Italy, 1972-78

Training

Resident
Medicine, Universita' di Medicina e Chirurgia, Naples, Italy, 1978-80

Resident
Ospedale Cardarelli, Naples, Italy, 1980

Resident
Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, 1981-83

Fellow
Endocrinology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, 1987-89

Prior Academic Positions

Associate Research Scientist
Endocrinology, Pediatrics, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, 1989-91

Research Scientist
Endocrinology, Pediatrics, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, 1991-96