Scholars@Duke

• Background
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  Education, Training, & Certifications

  • Fellow in Endocrinology, Medicine, Vanderbilt University 2006 - 2009
  • Resident, Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University 2003 - 2006
  • M.D., Dartmouth College 2003
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  Duke Appointment History

  • Assistant Professor of Medicine, Medicine, Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Nutrition, Medicine 2009 - 2016
• Research
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  Selected Grants

  • A randomized double blind study to compare the complete remission rate folllowing a 5 week course of selumetinib or plac 2013 - 2020
  • Clinically vs. pathologically negative lymph nodes in patients with papillary thyroid cancer 2015 - 2016
• Publications & Artistic Works
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  Selected Publications

  • Academic Articles

    • Ahmadi, Sara, Taofik Oyekunle, Xiaoyin “Sara” Jiang, Randall Scheri, Jennifer Perkins, Michael Stang, Sanziana Roman, and Julie A. Sosa. “A DIRECT COMPARISON OF THE ATA AND TI-RADS ULTRASOUND SCORING SYSTEMS.” Endocr Pract 25, no. 5 (May 2019): 413–22. https://doi.org/10.4158/EP-2018-0369.
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    • Lapinski, Jessica, Tiffany Covas, Jennifer M. Perkins, Kristen Russell, Deanna Adkins, Melanie Camejo Coffigny, and Sharon Hull. “Best Practices in Transgender Health: A Clinician's Guide.” Prim Care 45, no. 4 (December 2018): 687–703. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pop.2018.07.007.
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    • Cox, Caroline, Maggie Bosley, Lori Beth Southerland, Sara Ahmadi, Jennifer Perkins, Sanziana Roman, Julie Ann Sosa, and Denise Carneiro-Pla. “Lobectomy for treatment of differentiated thyroid cancer: can patients avoid postoperative thyroid hormone supplementation and be compliant with the American Thyroid Association guidelines?” Surgery 163, no. 1 (January 2018): 75–80. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surg.2017.04.039.
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    • Ruel, Ewa, Samantha Thomas, Jennifer M. Perkins, Sanziana A. Roman, and Julie A. Sosa. “The Impact of Pathologically Positive Lymph Nodes in the Clinically Negative Neck: An Analysis of 39,301 Patients with Papillary Thyroid Cancer.” Ann Surg Oncol 24, no. 7 (July 2017): 1935–42. https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-016-5719-9.
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    • Joy, Nino G., Jennifer M. Perkins, Maia Mikeladze, Lisa Younk, Donna B. Tate, and Stephen N. Davis. “Comparative effects of acute hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia on pro-atherothrombotic biomarkers and endothelial function in non-diabetic humans.” J Diabetes Complications 30, no. 7 (September 2016): 1275–81. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jdiacomp.2016.06.030.
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    • Ruel, Ewa, Samantha Thomas, Michaela A. Dinan, Jennifer M. Perkins, Sanziana A. Roman, and Julie Ann Sosa. “Knowledge of pathologically versus clinically negative lymph nodes is associated with reduced use of radioactive iodine post-thyroidectomy for low-risk papillary thyroid cancer.” Endocrine 52, no. 3 (June 2016): 579–86. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12020-015-0826-0.
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    • Perkins, Jennifer M., Nino G. Joy, Donna B. Tate, and Stephen N. Davis. “Acute effects of hyperinsulinemia and hyperglycemia on vascular inflammatory biomarkers and endothelial function in overweight and obese humans.” Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 309, no. 2 (July 15, 2015): E168–76. https://doi.org/10.1152/ajpendo.00064.2015.
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    • Ruel, Ewa, Samantha Thomas, Michaela Dinan, Jennifer M. Perkins, Sanziana A. Roman, and Julie Ann Sosa. “Adjuvant radioactive iodine therapy is associated with improved survival for patients with intermediate-risk papillary thyroid cancer.” J Clin Endocrinol Metab 100, no. 4 (April 2015): 1529–36. https://doi.org/10.1210/jc.2014-4332.
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    • Bohinc, Brittany N., and Jennifer M. Perkins. “Appropriate dosing of adjuvant radioactive iodine for differentiated thyroid cancer.” Curr Opin Oncol 26, no. 1 (January 2014): 31–35. https://doi.org/10.1097/CCO.0000000000000039.
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    • Perkins, Jennifer M., and Stephen N. Davis. “The renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system: a pivotal role in insulin sensitivity and glycemic control.” Curr Opin Endocrinol Diabetes Obes 15, no. 2 (April 2008): 147–52. https://doi.org/10.1097/MED.0b013e3282f7026f.
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    • Perkins, Jennifer M., and Stephen N. Davis. “Endocannabinoid system overactivity and the metabolic syndrome: prospects for treatment.” Curr Diab Rep 8, no. 1 (February 2008): 12–19. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11892-008-0004-3.
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    • Dunn, J. P., J. M. Perkins, and S. M. Jagasia. “Case study: Latent autoimmune diabetes in adults and pregnancy: Foretelling the future.” Clinical Diabetes 26, no. 1 (January 1, 2008): 44–46. https://doi.org/10.2337/diaclin.26.1.44.
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    • Davis, Stephen N., and Jennifer M. Perkins. “Role of the endocannabinoid system in management of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular risk factors.” Endocrine Practice : Official Journal of the American College of Endocrinology and the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists 13, no. 7 (November 2007): 790–804. https://doi.org/10.4158/ep.13.7.790.
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    • Perkins, J. M., J. P. Dunn, and S. M. Jagasia. “Perspectives in gestational diabetes mellitus: A review of screening, diagnosis, and treatment.” Clinical Diabetes 25, no. 2 (April 1, 2007): 57–62. https://doi.org/10.2337/diaclin.25.2.57.
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    • Perkins, J. M., and S. N. Davis. “The Rationale for Prandial Glycemic Control in Diabetes Mellitus.” Insulin 2, no. 2 (April 1, 2007): 52–60. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1557-0843(07)80016-9.
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  • Book Sections

    • Perkins, J. M. “Considerations in thyrotropin-stimulating hormone suppression in individuals with differentiated thyroid cancer.” In Management of Differentiated Thyroid Cancer, 223–32, 2017. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-54493-9_18.
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    • Shariff, A. I., L. Gratian, and J. Perkins. “A rare presentation of TSH secreting pituitary macroadenoma with coexisting primary hypothyroidism from Hashimoto’s thyroiditis.” In The Art of Neuroendocrinology: A Case-Based Approach to Medical Decision-Making, 35–44, 2017.

  • Other Articles

    • Goffredo, Paolo, Samantha M. Thomas, Michaela A. Dinan, Jennifer M. Perkins, Sanziana A. Roman, and Julie A. Sosa. “Patterns of use and cost for inappropriate radioactive iodine treatment for thyroid cancer in the United States: use and misuse.” Jama Internal Medicine, April 2015. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamainternmed.2014.8020.
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• Teaching & Mentoring
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  Recent Courses

  • EPH 301B: Research in EPI and Public Health 2020
  • MMCI 301B: Research in MMCI 2020

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