Scholars@Duke

• Background
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  Education, Training, & Certifications

  • Resident, Internal Medicine, University Hospitals of Cleveland 2005 - 2008
  • M.D., American University of Beirut (Lebannon) 2004
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  Duke Appointment History

  • Medical Instructor in the Department of Medicine, Medicine, Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Nutrition, Medicine 2013 - 2017
• Research
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  Selected Grants

  • Molecular Transducers of Physical Activity and Health: NC Consortium Clinical Site awarded by National Institutes of Health 2016 - 2022
  • Semaglutide effects on cardiovascular outcomes in people with overweight or obesity awarded by Novo Nordisk, Inc. 2019 - 2022
  • Glycemia Reduction Approaches in Diabetes: A Comparative Effectiveness Study (GRADE) awarded by The George Washington University 2012 - 2019
• Publications & Artistic Works
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  Selected Publications

  • Academic Articles

    • AbouAssi, H, Connelly, MA, Bateman, LA, Tune, KN, Huebner, JL, Kraus, VB, Winegar, DA, Otvos, JD, Kraus, WE, and Huffman, KM. "Does a lack of physical activity explain the rheumatoid arthritis lipid profile?." Lipids in Health and Disease 16, no. 1 (February 10, 2017): 39-null.  Full Text
    • Bartlett, DB, Connelly, MA, AbouAssi, H, Bateman, LA, Tune, KN, Huebner, JL, Kraus, VB, Winegar, DA, Otvos, JD, Kraus, WE, and Huffman, KM. "A novel inflammatory biomarker, GlycA, associates with disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis and cardio-metabolic risk in BMI-matched controls." Arthritis Research & Therapy 18 (April 12, 2016): 86-null.  Full Text  Open Access Copy
    • Glynn, EL, Piner, LW, Huffman, KM, Slentz, CA, Elliot-Penry, L, AbouAssi, H, White, PJ, Bain, JR, Muehlbauer, MJ, Ilkayeva, OR, Stevens, RD, Porter Starr, KN, Bales, CW, Volpi, E, Brosnan, MJ, Trimmer, JK, Rolph, TP, Newgard, CB, and Kraus, WE. "Impact of combined resistance and aerobic exercise training on branched-chain amino acid turnover, glycine metabolism and insulin sensitivity in overweight humans." Diabetologia 58, no. 10 (October 2015): 2324-2335.  Full Text
    • AbouAssi, H, Slentz, CA, Mikus, CR, Tanner, CJ, Bateman, LA, Willis, LH, Shields, AT, Piner, LW, Penry, LE, Kraus, EA, Huffman, KM, Bales, CW, Houmard, JA, and Kraus, WE. "The effects of aerobic, resistance, and combination training on insulin sensitivity and secretion in overweight adults from STRRIDE AT/RT: a randomized trial." Journal of Applied Physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985) 118, no. 12 (June 2015): 1474-1482.  Full Text
    • Huffman, KM, Koves, TR, Hubal, MJ, Abouassi, H, Beri, N, Bateman, LA, Stevens, RD, Ilkayeva, OR, Hoffman, EP, Muoio, DM, and Kraus, WE. "Metabolite signatures of exercise training in human skeletal muscle relate to mitochondrial remodelling and cardiometabolic fitness." Diabetologia 57, no. 11 (November 2014): 2282-2295.  Full Text
    • AbouAssi, H, Tune, KN, Gilmore, B, Bateman, LA, McDaniel, G, Muehlbauer, M, Huebner, JL, Hoenig, HM, Kraus, VB, St Clair, EW, Kraus, WE, and Huffman, KM. "Adipose depots, not disease-related factors, account for skeletal muscle insulin sensitivity in established and treated rheumatoid arthritis." The Journal of Rheumatology 41, no. 10 (October 2014): 1974-1979.  Full Text
    • Huffman, KM, Koves, TR, Hubal, MJ, Abouassi, H, Beri, N, Bateman, LA, Stevens, RD, Ilkayeva, OR, Hoffman, EP, Muoio, DM, and Kraus, WE. "Metabolite signatures of exercise training in human skeletal muscle relate to mitochondrial remodelling and cardiometabolic fitness." Diabetologia 57, no. 11 (January 1, 2014): 2282-2295.  Full Text

  • Book Sections

    • Jordanov, MS, and Abou Assi, H. "Statins." In Lipid Management: From Basics to Clinic, 123-147. January 1, 2015.  Full Text

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