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Vardhini Desikan

Vardhini Desikan, MD

Pediatric Endocrinology

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Highlights

Age Groups Seen

  • Infant 0-2
  • Child 2-12
  • Adolescent 12-18

Languages

  • English

Gender

Female

Affiliations

  • Cooper University Hospital

About Vardhini Desikan

Title

Head, Division of Pediatric Endocrinology

Pediatric Endocrinologist

Awards and Honors

Castle Connolly "Top Doctors" - 2024

Professional Memberships

Endocrine Society and Pediatric Endocrine Society

Selected Publications

Dauber A, Muñoz-Calvo MT, Barrios V, Domené HM, Kloverpris S, Serra-Juhé C, Desikan V, Pozo J, Muzumdar R, Martos-Moreno GÁ, Hawkins F, Jasper HG, Conover CA, Frystyk J, Yakar S, Hwa V, Chowen JA, Oxvig C, Rosenfeld RG, Pérez-Jurado LA, Argente J. Mutations in pregnancy-associated plasma protein A2 cause short stature due to low IGF-I availability. EMBO Mol Med. 2016 Apr 1;8(4):363-74. doi: 10.15252/emmm.201506106. PMID: 26902202; PMCID: PMC4818753.

Sattar N, Lazare F, Kacer M, Aguayo-Figueroa L, Desikan V, Garcia M, Lane A, Chawla A, Wilson T. Celiac disease in children, adolescents, and young adults with autoimmune thyroid disease. J Pediatr. 2011 Feb;158(2):272-5.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2010.08.050. Epub 2010 Oct 18. PMID: 20961564.

Desikan V, Mileva I, Garlick J, Lane AH, Wilson TA, McNurlan MA. The effect of oral leucine on protein metabolism in adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus. Int J Pediatr Endocrinol. 2010;2010:493258. doi: 10.1155/2010/493258. Epub 2010 Dec 19. PMID: 21197429; PMCID: PMC3010631.

Desikan V, Roque C, Wilson TA. Does pituitary stalk function improve with age? J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab. 2009 Sep;22(9):859-62. doi: 10.1515/jpem.2009.22.9.859. Erratum in: J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab. 2010 Jan-Feb;23(1-2):207. PMID: 19960896.

Braziuniene I, Garlick J, Mileva I, Desikan V, Wilson TA, McNurlan M. Effect of insulin with oral nutrients on whole-body protein metabolism in growing pubertal children with type 1 diabetes. Pediatr Res. 2009 Jan;65(1):109-12. doi: 10.1203/PDR.0b013e3181894911. PMID: 18703999.

Noto RA, Vijayaraghavan V, Timoshin A, Sansobrino D. Improved growth with growth hormone therapy in a child with glycogen storage disease Ib. Acta Paediatr. 2003 Aug;92(8):977-9. PMID: 12948077.

Departments

Pediartic Endocrinology

Practice Groups

Cooper University Physicians

Locations

  1. Cooper Pediatric Care at Sheridan Pavilion
    • 3 Cooper Plaza, Sheridan Pavilio, Suite 200, Camden, NJ 08103
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  2. Cooper Pediatric Care at Voorhees Campus

Education and Training

Education

  • Fellowship: State University of New York Stony Brook, Endocrinology, 2008
  • Internship/Residency: Metropolitan Hospital Center, Pediatrics, 2004
  • Medical School: Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research, 1995

Board Certifications

  • Pediatric Endocrinology: American Board of Pediatrics, 2011

Insurance

Cooper University Health Care accepts the following health plans. For questions about co-payments, deductibles, and the specific procedures your plan covers, please contact your plan provider.
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