Ellen Kaizer Grishman, MD
Pediatric Endocrinologist
Assistant Professor at UT Southwestern Medical Center
- Languages Spoken:
- English,
Biography
Ellen Grishman, M.D., Pediatric Endocrinologist and the Director of Pediatric Endocrinology Clinical Research at Children’s Health and Associate Professor of Pediatrics at UT Southwestern, treats children with conditions that affect the endocrine glands and hormones, such as thyroid problems, puberty problems, diabetes and obesity.
As a researcher, Dr. Grishman aims to help doctors understand health problems and find new treatments. She received a grant from the Brain and Behavior Research Foundation to determine if certain markers in the body are associated with depressive symptoms in children with obesity. She has also done type 1 diabetes research, studying the inflammation and pathways that play a role in the disease. Her research has been funded by organizations like the North and Central Translational Science Initiative and the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF).
Dr. Grishman earned her medical degree from Creighton University Medical School. She completed her residency in Pediatrics at University Hospitals of Cleveland and a fellowship in Pediatric Endocrinology at UT Southwestern/Children’s Health. Most recently, she was a Clinical Research Scholar at UT Southwestern, where she earned her Master’s Degree in Clinical Research, supported by the National Institutes of Health Clinical Translational Science Awards.
In her spare time, Dr. Grishman likes to travel, read and spend time with her family.
Education and Training
- Medical School
- Creighton University (2000)
- Internship
- University Hospitals Case Medical Center (2001), Pediatrics
- Residency
- University Hospitals Case Medical Center (2003), Pediatrics
- Fellowship
- UT Southwestern - Children's Medical Center (2006), Pediatric Endocrinology
- Board Certification
- American Board of Pediatrics/Endocrinology
Conditions
- 22q Deletion Syndrome (DiGeorge Syndrome VCFS)
- Acromegaly (Gigantism)
- Addison's Disease
- Adrenal Carcinomas
- Adrenal Disorders
- Adrenal Masses
- Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer
- Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome (AIS)
- Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome
- Childhood Overweight and Obesity
- Constitutional Growth Delay
- Cushing's Syndrome
- Delayed Puberty
- Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA)
- Familial Adenomatous Polyposis (FAP)
- Follicular Thyroid Cancer
- Graves' Disease
- Growth Hormone Deficiency
- High Cholesterol (Hypercholesterolemia)
- Hyperaldosteronism
- Hyperglycemia (High Blood Sugar)
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Hyperthyroidism
- Hypoglycemia (Low Blood Sugar)
- Hypogonadism
- Hypoparathyroidism
- Hypothyroidism
- Klinefelter Syndrome
- Li-Fraumeni Syndrome (LFS)
- Mature Onset Diabetes of the Young (MODY)
- McCune-Albright Syndrome
- Medullary Thyroid Cancer
- Multinodular Goiter
- Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia (MEN)
- Papillary Thyroid Cancer
- Parathyroid Masses
- Pheochromocytoma
- Pituitary Lesions
- Prader-Willi Syndrome
- Pre-Diabetes
- Precocious Puberty (Early Puberty)
- Short Stature
- Thyroid Carcinoma (Cancer)
- Thyroid Disorders
- Thyroid Nodules
- Thyroiditis (Hashimoto's Disease)
- Turner Syndrome
- Type 1 Diabetes
- Type 2 Diabetes
Treatments
Departments and Programs
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Research Interests
- Type 1 Diabetes in Children
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Publications
- Diabetes symptoms predictors of health-related quality of life in adolescents and young adults with type 1 or type 2 diabetes. Varni JW, Delamater AM, Hood KK, Raymond JK, Driscoll KA, Wong JC, Adi S, Yi-Frazier JP, Grishman EK, Faith MA, Corathers SD, Kichler JC, Miller JL, Doskey EM, Aguirre VP, Heffer RW, Wilson DP Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation 2018 May
- Diabetes Management Mediating Effects between Diabetes Symptoms and Health-Related Quality of Life in Adolescents and Young Adults with Type 1 Diabetes. Varni JW, Delamater AM, Hood KK, Driscoll KA, Wong JC, Adi S, Yi-Frazier JP, Grishman EK, Faith MA, Corathers SD, Kichler JC, Miller JL, Raymond JK, Doskey EM, Aguirre V, Heffer RW, Wilson DP Pediatric diabetes 2018 Jun
- PedsQL 3.2 Diabetes Module for Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults: Reliability and Validity in Type 1 Diabetes. Varni JW, Delamater AM, Hood KK, Raymond JK, Chang NT, Driscoll KA, Wong JC, Yi-Frazier JP, Grishman EK, Faith MA, Corathers SD, Kichler JC, Miller JL, Doskey EM, Heffer RW, Wilson DP Diabetes care 2018 Jul
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Professional Activities
- Texas Pediatric Society
- Honorary Member, Lawson-Wilkins Pediatric Endocrine Society
- American Academy of Pediatrics
- American Diabetes Association
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Awards and Honors
- D Magazine Best Pediatric Specialists (2018-2020)
- European Society for Pediatric Endocrinology Summer School for Fellows - Selected to attend the European Society for Pediatric Endocrinology Summer School for Fellows by the Lawson-Wilkins Pediatric Endocrine Society Awards Committee (2005)
- International Health Tract Completed (2003)
- Excellence in Patient Care Award (2002)
- Deans Letter of Commendation (1999)
- Dr. Roy Peterson Scholarship - for excellent academic and clinical performance in the third year of medical school (1999)
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