Department of Medicine

University of Pittsburgh

Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism
200 Lothrop Street
E1140 BST
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Administrative/Research Office: (412) 648-9770
Patient/Clinical Inquiries: (412) 586-9700

Andrew F. Stewart, MD

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Chief, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism

Professor of Medicine

Office: E1140 Biomedical Science Tower
200 Lothrop Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15261
 
Phone: 412-648-8630
Fax: 412-648-3290
E-mail: stewarta@pitt.edu

Education
B.S., Trinity College, 1970
M.D., Columbia Univ., College of Physicians & Surgeons, 1974

Training
Internship, Roosevelt Hospital, New York, NY, 1975
Residency, Roosevelt Hospital, New York, NY, 1977
Fellowship, Yale-New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT, 1980

Area of Specialization/Research Interest  
Vascular actions of PTHrP
Therapy for arterial re-stenosis
Human in vivo pathophysiology of PTHrP
PTHrP and osteoporosis therapy
Physiologic and therapeutic effects of PTHrP &
Hepatocyte growth factor on pancreatic islet
 

Profile
Dr. Stewart is a Professor of Medicine and is Chief of the Division of Endocrinology at Pitt and UPMC. His research focuses on mechanisms and growth factors that can induce pancreatic beta cells to proliferate, while retaining full function and deploying this growth factors and cell cycle regulators to improving pancreatic beta cells in humans with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes. His research is supported by the NIH.

Recent Grants
Title: Combined HGF and VEGF for islet transplantation.
Role: PI
Amount: $100,000/yr
Funding Agency: JDRF
Start Year: 2005
End Year: 2006
Title: Training in diabetes and endocrinology.
Role: PI
Amount: $177,000/yr
Funding Agency: NIH (T32)
Start Year: 2005
End Year: 2010
Title: Pure anabolic skeletal therapy with PTH-related protein for myeloma bone disease.
Role: PI, Proj. 3
Amount: $120,000/yr
Funding Agency: MMRF
Start Year: 2004
End Year: 2007
Title: Islet allograft gene therapy in diabetes.
Role: PI
Amount: $500,000/yr
Funding Agency: NIH/NIDDK (R31)
Start Year: 2003
End Year: 2006
Title: Pathophysiology of PTH-related protein (1-36) in humans.
Role: PI
Amount: $256,000/yr
Funding Agency: NIH/NIDDK
Start Year: 1996
End Year: 2008
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