Dennis M. Styne, M.D.

Clinical/Research Interests

Dennis M. Styne is an expert on pediatric endocrine disorders, growth and disorders of puberty, diabetes mellitus in childhood, thyroid disease, and childhood obesity. He played an integral part in establishing a new childhood and adolescent weight management program at UC Davis Medical Center. Styne has been featured in The Best Doctors in America. He is an active leader in the Obesity Affiliation Group, working to foster development of a state-of-the-art, nationally prominent pediatric obesity research and treatment center. He also has a research interest in puberty and fetal and childhood growth.

Title:

Professor, Yocha Dehe Endowed Chair in Pediatric Endocrinology, Director of the Newborn Screening Program

Specialty:

Pediatric Endocrinology

Center/Program Affiliation:

UC Davis Children's Hospital

Address:

Glassrock Building
2521 Stockton Blvd.
Sacramento, CA 95817

Phone:

(916) 734-3112

Education:

Northwestern University
Chicago, Illinois
M.D. 1971

Northwestern University
Evanston, Illinois
B.S. 1969

Internships:

University of California, San Diego
San Diego, California
1971-72

Residency:

Yale - New Haven Hospital
New Haven, Connecticut
1973-74
Pediatrics

University of California, San Diego
San Diego, California
1972-73
Pediatrics

Fellowships:

University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, California
1974-77
Pediatrics, Endocrinology

Board Certifications:

American Board of Pediatrics, Pediatric Endocrinology, 2002
American Board of Pediatrics, Pediatric Endocrinology, 1978
American Board of Pediatrics, 1976
American Board of Pediatrics, Pediatric Endocrinology, 1971
National Board of Medical Examiners, 1971

Professional Memberships:

American Academy of Pediatrics
American Pediatric Society
Endocrine Society
Lawson Wilkins Pediatric Endocrine Society
Society for Pediatric Research (SPR)
Western Society for Pediatric Research

Honors and Awards:

14th Annual Marjorie Kantor Memorial Lecture, 2008
Best Doctors in America 2007-2008 Database, 2007-2008
Rumsey Chair of Pediatric Endocrinology, 2006-2009
Krishna M. Saxena, M.D., Honorary Endocrine Lecture, 2004
Western Society for Clinical Investigation, Endocrinology Sessions, Chair, Carmel, California, 1993
Western Society for Pediatric Research, Awards Committee, Carmel, California, 1992-1993
Included in the book Best Doctors in American. One of eleven physicians in Central Northern California so honored, and the only pediatric endocrinologist listed in this area, 1992, 1994
Society for Pediatric Research, Poster Symposium on Growth Factors, Co-Chair, 1990
Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society (elected by student members as a faculty member), 1988
Society for Pediatric Research, Endocrine Poster Symposium, Co-Chair, 1988
Society for Pediatric Research, Endocrine Session, Co-Chair, 1987

Select Recent Publications:

Loomba-Albrecht LA, Styne DM. The physiology of puberty and its disorders. Pediatr Ann. 2012 Apr;41(4):e1-9

Jernigan VB, Salvatore AL, Styne DM, Winkleby M. Addressing food insecurity in a Native American reservation using community-based participatory research. Health Educ Res. 2012 Aug;27(4):645-55.

Styne DM. A plea for vitamin D. Am J Clin Nutr. 2011 Oct;94(4):963-4.

Loomba-Albrecht LA, Bremer AA, Styne DM, Glaser NS. High frequency of cardiac and behavioral complaints as presenting symptoms of hyperthyroidism in children. J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab. 2011;24(3-4):209-13.

Styne DM. Childhood obesity in American Indians. J Public Health Manag Pract. 2010 Sep-Oct;16(5):381-7.

Liang L, Chantry C, Styne DM, Stephensen CB. Prevalence and risk factors for vitamin D deficiency among healthy infants and young children in Sacramento, California. Eur J Pediatr. 2010 Nov;169(11):1337-44.

Loomba-Albrecht LA, Glaser NS, Styne DM, Bremer AA. An oral sulfonylurea in the treatment of transient neonatal diabetes mellitus. Clinical Therapeutics, 31(4): 816-20. 2009.

Carel JC, Eugster EA, Rogol A, Ghizzoni L, Palmert MR; ESPELWPES GnRH Analogs Consensus Conference Group, Antoniazzi F, Berenbaum S, Bourguignon JP, Chrousos GP, Coste J, Deal S, de Vries L, Foster C, Heger S, Holland J, Jahnukainen K, Juul A, Kaplowitz P, Lahlou N, Lee MM, Lee P, Merke DP, Neely EK, Oostdijk W, Phillip M, Rosenfield RL, Shulman D, Styne D, Tauber M, Wit JM. Consensus statement on the use of gonadotropin-releasing hormone analogs in children. Pediatrics, 123(4, epub 2009 March): e752-62. 2009.

Loomba-Albrecht LA, Styne DM. Effect of puberty on body composition. Current Opinion Endocrinology, Diabetes & Obesity, 16(1): 10-15. 2009.

Albrecht LA, Gorges SW, Styne DM, Bremer AA. Shwachman-Diamond syndrome presenting as hypoglycemia. Clinical Pediatrics, 48(2, epub 2008 Oct 2): 212-14. 2009.

To see if Dennis M. Styne is accepting new patients, or for assistance finding a UC Davis doctor, please call (800) 2-UC DAVIS.