Stuart Chipkin

Stuart Chipkin

Research Professor of Kinesiology

Diabetes, insulin resistance, health care delivery

Location

Life Science Laboratories

240 Thatcher Rd
Amherst, MA 01003
United States

LSL S323

My interests have focused on approaches to minimizing consequences of diabetes and related cardiovascular complications through lifestyle modification. Major areas of research have focused on:

  • Evaluating the impact of physical activity on insulin sensitivity in sedentary individuals.
  • Studying the impact of physical activity on muscle function and metabolism in older individuals.
  • Determining the impact of factors such as medications, hormones, inflammation, or exercise on skeletal muscle structure and cellular signaling.

I am also the founding Editor-in-Chief of the American Journal of Medicine Open.

Education

  • Fellowship in Endocrinology, University of Massachusetts Worcester, 1988
  • MD, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, 1982
  • BS, Emory University, 1978

Key Publications

Lazar HL, McDonnell MM, Chipkin S, Fitzgerald C, Bliss C, Cabral H. Effects of aggressive versus moderate glycemic control on clinical outcomes in diabetic coronary artery bypass graft patients.  Ann Surg, 254:458-64. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0b013e31822c5d78.

Malin SK, Gerber R, Chipkin SR, Braun B. Independent and combined effects of exercise training and metformin on insulin sensitivity in individuals with prediabetes. Diabetes Care, 35:131-6. doi:10.2337/dc11-0925.  

Taylor BA, Panza G, Pescatello LS, Chipkin S, Gipe D, Shao W, White CM, Thompson PD. Serum PCSK9 Levels Distinguish Individuals Who Do Not Respond to High-Dose Statin Therapy with the Expected Reduction in LDL-C.  J Lipids. doi: 10.1155/2014/140723.

Rataj S, Weber L, DiFulvio G, Heffernan D, Gerber D, Chipkin SR. Gaps Between Self-Rated Job Importance and Abilities for Community Health Workers in Massachusetts, Int Q Comm Health Ed.  doi: 10.1177/0272684X16670207

Chipkin SR and Kim F. Ten Most Important Things to Know About Caring for Transgender Patients. Am J Med. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjmed.2017.06.019.