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Faculty Profile

Michael T. McDermott M.D., Professor of Medicine and Clinical Pharmacy, Endocrinology and Diabetes Practice Director

Dr. McDermott spent 20 years in the U.S. Army, during which time he served as the Chief of the Endocrinology Service and Director of the Endocrinology Fellowship program at Fitzsimons Army Medical Center and as the Endocrinology Consultant to the Surgeon General. His clinical research interests include the treatment of Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes mellitus, the treatment of osteoporosis and related metabolic bone diseases and the pathophysiology of disorders of the thyroid gland. His basic research interests have included studying the molecular events underlying the development of thyroid and pituitary tumors.

 

 

Selected Publications

  • Golightly LK, Jones MA, Hamamura DH, Stolpman NM, McDermott MT. Management of diabetes mellitus in hospitalized patients: efficiency and effectiveness of sliding-scale insulin therapy. Pharmacotherapy. 2006; 26:1421-32. PUBMED

  • McDermott MT, Zapalowski C, Miller PD. Osteoporosis Hot Topics, Philadelphia: Elsevier, 2004.

  • McDermott MT, ed. Endocrine Secrets (4th edition). Philadelphia: Elsevier, 2004.

  • Gharib H, Tuttle MR, Baskin HJ, Fish L, Singer PA, McDermott MT. Subclinical thyroid dysfunction: a joint statement on management from The American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists, The American Thyroid Association, and The Endocrine Society. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 90:581-5, 2005; Thyroid 2005; 15:24-8. Endocrine Practice [jointly published in all 3 journals] PUBMED

  • McDermott MT, Haugen BR, Woodmansee W, Smart A, Ridgway EC. The management of subclinical hyperthyroidism by thyroid specialists. Thyroid 13: 1133-1139, 2003. PUBMED

  • Follin S, Black JN, McDermott MT. Lack of diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis in men and women following hip fracture. Pharmacotherapy 23(2): 190-198, 2003. PUBMED

  • Follin S, McDermott MT. Hip fracture signals need for secondary prevention. Biomechanics, September: 39-48, 2002.

  • McDermott MT, Haugen BR, Black JN, Wood WM, Gordon DF, Ridgway EC. Congenital isolated central hypothyroidism due to a “Hot Spot” mutation in the TSH beta gene. Thyroid 12: 1141-1146, 2002. PUBMED

  • Haugen BR, Woodmansee WW, McDermott MT: Toward improving the utility of fine needle aspiration biopsy for the diagnosis of thyroid tumors. Clin Endocrinol (Oxf.) 56:281-290, 2002. PUBMED

  • Haugen BR, Ridgway EC, McLaughlin B, McDermott MT: Clinical comparison of whole-body scan and serum thyroglobulin after stimulation with recombinant human TSH. Thyroid 12: 37-43, 2002. PUBMED

  • McDermott MT, Ridgway EC: Subclinical hypothyroidism is mild thyroid failure and should be treated. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 86: 4585-90, 2001. PUBMED

  • McDermott MT, Haugen BR, Lezotte DC, Seggelke S, Ridgway EC: Management practices among primary care physicians and thyroid specialists in the care of hypothyroid patients. Thyroid 11: 757-764, 2001. PUBMED