Dr. Cornier has been on faculty at the University of Colorado Denver with the Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes since 2001. Prior to that he received his undergraduate education at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN where he received a bachelor of science in Biomedical Engineering in 1987. He then attended the Medical College of Georgia in Augusta , GA where he received his medical degree in 1992. He went on to do his medical internship and residency at Georgetown University Medical Center in Washington , DC with the Department of Internal Medicine from 1992 to 1995. He followed this with a fellowship in endocrinology at the University of Colorado Denver in Denver , CO which he completed in 1999. Dr. Cornier has also been on staff at Denver Health Medical Center in Denver , CO since 1999 as a clinical endocrinologist. He was also the medical director of the Exempla Lutheran Diabetes Center from 2002-2008. In addition, he has completed a postgraduate Certificate in Clinical Science at the University of Colorado Denver in 2001.

Dr. Cornier's primary research interest is in studying the metabolic and behavioral adaptations to short-term overnutrition in “obese resistant” and “obese prone” individuals. In other words, trying to understand how certain individuals stay lean in an environment that promotes weight gain and obesity. More recently he has been using neuroimaging by fMRI as a tool to better understand the central response to food-related stimuli. He has also been interested in ethanol metabolism.

Selected Publications

• Cornier MA , Dabalea D, Hernandez TL, Lindstrom R, Steig A, Stob N, Van Pelt R, Wang H, Eckel RH. The Metabolic Syndrome. Endocr Rev [Epub ahead of print] Oct 29, 2008. PUBMED

• Cornier MA , Von Kaenel S, Bessesen DH, Tregellas JR. The Effects of Overfeeding on the Neuronal Response to Visual Food Cues. Am J Clin Nutr, 86:965-971, 2007. PUBMED

• Cornier MA , Bergman BC, Bessesen DH. The Effects of Short-Term Overfeeding on Insulin Action in Lean and Reduced-Obese Individuals. Metabolism, 55:1207-1214, 2006. PUBMED

• Cornier MA , Bessesen DH, Gurevich I, Leitner JW, Draznin B. Nutritional Up-regulation of p85a Expression is an Early Molecular Manifestation of Insulin Resistance. Diabetologia, 49:748-754, 2006. PUBMED

• Cornier MA . Obesity and Diabetes. Curr Opin Endocrinol Diabetes, 12 :260-266, 2005.

• Cornier, MA , Donahoo WT, Pereira R, Gurevich I, Westergren R, Enerback S, Eckel PJ, Goalstone ML, Hill JO, Eckel RH, Draznin B. Insulin Sensitivity Determines the Effectiveness of Macronutrient Composition of the Hypocaloric Diet on Weight Loss in Obese Women. Obesity Research, 13:703-709, 2005. PUBMED

• Cornier MA , Grunwald GK, Johnson SL, Bessesen DH. The Effects of Short-Term Overfeeding on Hunger, Satiety, and Energy Intake in Lean and Reduced-Obese Individuals. Appetite, 43:253-259, 2004.

• Cornier MA , Gayles, EC, Bessesen DH. The Effects of Chronic Ethanol Consumption on Energy Balance in Rats. Metabolism, 51:787-91, 2002.