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Wendy M Kohrt, PhD
Professor of Medicine

Department/Division:
Division of Geriatric Medicine

Contact information:
Office Location: Center on Aging, room 150
Phone number: (303)315-6700 (or -8668)
email: Wendy.Kohrt@uchsc.edu

Area of Research:
Please see:
Investigations in Metabolism, Aging, Gender and Exercise

Grants Held (Current):

R01 AG18198 Modulation of visceral fat by estrogens after menopause
R01 AG 18857 Biological effects of DHEA in the elderly
DAMD17-01-1-0805 NSAIDs and the osteogenic response to mechanical stress

Publications:

  • Evans EM, Van Pelt RE, Binder EF, Williams DB, Ehsani AA, Kohrt WM. Effects of HRT and exercise training on body composition, glucose tolerance, and insulin action in older women. J Appl Physiol 2001; 90:2033-2040
  • Van Pelt RE, Evans EM, Schechtman KB, Ehsani AA, Kohrt WM. Waist circumference vs BMI for prediction of disease risk in postmenopausal women. Int J Obesity Related Metab Disord 2001; 25:1183-1188
  • Fisher JS, Van Pelt RE, Zinder O, Landt M, Kohrt WM. Acute exercise effect on postabsorptive serum leptin. J Appl Physiol 2001; 91:680-686
  • Villareal DT, Binder EF, Williams DB, Schechtman KB, Yarasheski KE, Kohrt WM. Bone mineral density response to estrogen replacement in frail elderly women: a randomized controlled trial. JAMA 2001; 286:815-820
  • Van Pelt RE, Evans EM, Schechtman KB, Ehsani AA, Kohrt WM. Contributions of total and regional fat mass to risk for cardiovascular disease in older women. Am J Physiol 2002; 282:E1023-E1028

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