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Dr. Henry Anhalt is the director of the division of pediatric endocrinology and diabetes at the Saint Barnabas Medical Center. He is Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at the Sate University of New York at Downstate, and Co-Director of the Healthy L.I.F.E. program at Saint Barnabas Medical Center, a new multidisciplinary obesity treatment program. This award winning, family-centered, behaviorally based, multi-disciplinary program for overweight children and their families has achieved national and international recognition.

Dr. Anhalt completed his post-doctoral fellowship in pediatric endocrinology at the Lucille Salter Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford University and was a recipient of the prestigious Dean's fellowship award. His research at Stanford focused on disorders of growth, puberty and diabetes where he helped design a video game for children with diabetes.

Additionally, Dr. Anhalt is a leader in diabetes care; he is a certified diabetes educator and champions the use of pump therapy and continuous glucose monitoring in all children with diabetes. His expertise and outcomes have been published and appreciated by his pediatric endocrinology peers.

Dr. Anhalt has authored numerous textbook chapters and research papers on various topics in pediatric endocrinology. Dr. Anhalt is a sought after speaker and is often quoted in the Wall St. Journal, LA Times, and CNN. He lectures widely both in the United States and internationally. He is a member of numerous professional organizations and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics, American College of Osteopathic Pediatricians and a Fellow of the American College of Endocrinology. He serves on multiple advisory boards and is recognized as an international key opinion leader in the field of diabetes and growth. He also sits on the Endocrine Society's Advocacy and Public Outreach Core Committee.

His international reputation has resulted in him being listed in the "Marquis Who & Who in Medicine", the Castle Connolly Guide to The Best Doctors in The New York Metropolitan Area, and for the last nine years the New York Magazines-Best Doctors Issue. Dr. Anhalt is the 2004 recipient of the Aventis Practice Diabetes Award. He is also the recipient of the 2007 Sanofi-Aventis Fighting the Metabolic Syndrome Award.
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Fields of Expertise: Pediatric Endocrinology
Fellowship: 7/92-6/95 Post-Doctoral Fellow, Division of Pediatric Endocrinology
Stanford University
Residency: 7/91-6/92 Chief Residency in Pediatrics,
Winthrop University Hospital

7/89-6/92 Residency in Pediatrics,
Winthrop University Hospital

7/88-6/89 Rotating Internship,
Brookdale Hospital Medical Center
Medical School: 7/83-6/85 New York College of Osteopathic Medicine D.O.
7/86-6/88

9/85-7/86 Mesivta Gur Aryeh, Yeshiva Chaim Berlin
Academy for Advanced Talmudic Law
Undergraduate: 9/78-6/83 Yeshiva College of Yeshiva University B.A.
9/74-6/78 Yeshiva of Flatbush High School
Professional Experience: 2006- Member-Medical and Scientific Advisory Board-CARES Foundation

2006- Physician Editor in Chief-MD NetGuide Endocrinology Edition

2006- Member, Media Advisory Committee
The Endocrine Society

2005- Member, Institutional Review Board-Human Subjects Committee
Saint Barnabas Medical Center

2004- Director, Division of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes
Saint Barnabas Medical Center

2004- Attending Pediatric Endocrinologist
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center

2004 - 2006 Chair, Program committee Lawson Wilkins Pediatric Endocrinology Society

2003 ? 2005 Member, Board of Directors Extropy Pharmaceuticals

2002 - 2006 Member, Lawson Wilkins Pediatric Endocrinology Program Committee

2000 - 2004 Member, Graduate Medical Education Committee, Maimonides Medical Center

2000 - 2004 Member, Compliance Sub-committee on Research
Maimonides Medical Center

1999 - 2004 Member Amdec Obesity Intervention Study Group

1999 - 2004 Medical Director, Physically Handicapped Children?s Program (PHCP)
Congenital Hypothyroidism Specialty Center, Maimonides Medical Ctr.

1998 ? 2004 Co-Chair, Department of Pediatrics, New York College of Osteopathic
Medicine of New York Institute of Technology

1998 ? 2004 Director, Osteopathic Pediatric Residency Training Program
Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York

1998 - 2004 Member, Executive Planning Committee, Dept. of Pediatrics
Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York

1998 - 2004 Member Institutional Review Board (IRB), Maimonides Medical Center,
Brooklyn, New York

1997 - 2004 Director, Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Maimonides Medical
Center, Brooklyn, New York

1997 - 2004 Attending Pediatric Endocrinologist, Lutheran Medical Center, Brooklyn,
New York

1996 - 1998 Attending Pediatric Endocrinologist, Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center,
Brooklyn, New York

1997 - 2004 Member, Osteopathic Medical Education Committee, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York

1997 - 2004 Member, Performance Improvement Committee, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York

1997 Annual Spring Convention Scientific Chair, American College of Osteopathic Pediatricians Maui, Hawaii

1995 - 1997 Chief, Section of Pediatric Endocrinology, The Brooklyn Hospital Center
Department of Pediatrics, Brooklyn, New York

1996 - 1998 Attending Pediatric Endocrinologist, Victory Memorial Hospital,
Brooklyn, New York

1996 - 1998 Attending Pediatric Endocrinologist, St. Vincent?s Medical Center, Staten
Island, New York

1996 - 1998 Attending Pediatric Endocrinologist, Peninsula General Hospital, Queens,
New York

1996 - 1997 Attending Pediatric Endocrinologist, Woodhull Hospital and Medical
Center, Brooklyn, New York

1996 Annual Spring Convention Assistant Chair, American College of Osteopathic Pediatricians

1995 - 1997 Attending Pediatrician, The Williamsburg Family Health Care Center,
Brooklyn, New York

1995 - 1998 Attending Pediatric Endocrinologist, Catholic Medical Center of Brooklyn
and Queens

1996 - 1997 Attending Pediatric Endocrinologist, Jamaica Hospital Center

1996 National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners Level 2 Test
Construction Committee Member

1995 - 2000 Member CME Committee, American College of Osteopathic Pediatricians

1994 - 1995 Member Ethics and Peer Review Committee State of California
Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons Medical Board

1994 - 1995 Member Continuing Medical Education Committee State of California
Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons Medical Board

1994 - 1995 Member-Board of Directors Community Association for Rehabilitation,
Palo Alto, CA

1991-1992 Member, Graduate Medical Education Committee
Winthrop University Hospital

1991-1992 Member, Ad-Hoc Committee for Residency Review
Winthrop University Hospital

1993-1995 Intern Selection Committee, Department of Pediatrics
Lucile Salter Packard Children?s Hospital at Stanford

1995-1996 Preceptor, Introduction to Clinical Medicine Course
New York University School of Medicine

JOURNAL REVIEWER:

1994 - 1995 Journal of Adolescent Health

1999 - present Diabetes Care

2002 ? present Journal Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism

2002 - present Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology & Metabolism

2003- Journal of American Osteopathic Association

2004 Pediatric Research

2004-Present Pediatrics

2006 Hormone Research

2007 Acta Pediatrica Scandianvia




1991-1992 Assistant Clinical Instructor, Department of Pediatrics
State University of New York at Stonybrook

1995-1999 Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
New York University School of Medicine

1996-Present Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics,
New York College of Osteopathic Medicine

1997 - 1998 Director, Pediatric Endocrinology Fellowship Training Program
Maimonides Medical Center

1999-2004 Director, Pediatric Endocrinology Boro-wide Fellowship Training Program
State University of New York, Health Science Center at Brooklyn

1999-Present Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
SUNY, Health Science Center at Brooklyn

2000-Present Clinical Associate Professor, Department Of Pediatrics, St. George?s University
School Of Medicine

2005 External Reviewer-Pediatric Endocrinology and The Barbara Davis Diabetes Program, University of Colorado, Denver
Professional Affiliations: American Academy of Pediatrics
American College of Endocrinology
American College of Osteopathic Pediatricians
American Diabetes Association
American Osteopathic Association
Brooklyn Pediatric Society
Eastern Society for Pediatric Research
Growth Hormone Research Society
Metro New York Pediatric Endocrine Society
The Endocrine Society
The Lawson Wilkins Pediatric Endocrine Society
Turner?s Syndrome Society of the United States
Prader-willi Alliance for Research-Board of Scientific Advisors
Association of Pediatric Program Directors in Endocrinology and Metabolism
Medical Licenses:

1992-2006 American Board of Pediatrics
Certificate No. 48262

1994 American Osteopathic Board of Pediatrics
Certificate No. 0330

1997 American Board of Pediatrics
Sub-board Pediatric Endocrinology
Certificate No. 000733

1997 American Osteopathic Board of Pediatrics
Sub-board Pediatric Endocrinology
Certificate No. 0330


2003 American Board of Pediatrics
Sub-board Pediatric Endocrinology
Re-Certification No. 000733

2003 Certified Diabetes Educator
Certificate No. 2032-0012

2004 Certified Pump Trainer Animas Corporation

Certified Pump Trainer Medtronic Corporation

Certified Pump Trainer Deltec Cozmo Pump Corporation

2006 American Osteopathic Board of Pediatrics
Sub-board Pediatric Endocrinology
Certificate No. 0330 Recertification
Research: 2006- Monoclonal Antibody A Phase 2/3, Randomized, Double-Blind, Multi-Center, Multinational, 4-Arm, Controlled, Dose-Ranging Study to Evaluate the Potential Therapeutic Activity and Safety of MGA031, a Humanized, FcR Non-Binding, Anti-CD3 Monoclonal Antibody, in Patients with Recent-Onset Type 1 Diabetes-Principal Investigator

A Four-Year Open-label Multi-Center Randomized Two-arm Study of Genotropin In Idiopathic Short Stature patients: Comparing An Individualized, Target-Driven Treatment Regimen To Standard Dosing Of Genotropin. National Principal Investigator

LG A Phase III, Multi-centre, Randomised, Parallel-Group Study of Safety and Efficacy of the LB03002 a New Sustained Release Formulation of Human Recombinant Growth Hormone as Compared to Standard Daily Therapy with Genotropin® in Treatment Naive Children with Growth Failure due to Insufficient Secretion of Endogenous Growth Hormone. Principal Investigator



2004- Recombinant Human Insulin-Like Growth Factor-1 (Rhigf-1) Treatment of Prepubertal Children With Growth Failure Associated With Primary Igf-deficiency: A Phase 3, Randomized, Open-Label, Observation-Controlled, Multicenter, Parallel-Dose Comparison Trial. MS-301 Tercica Inc.

2002-2004 Basal/Bolus Therapy with Insulin Aspart (NovoLog®) versus Regular Human Insulin (Novolin® R) or Insulin Lispro (Humalog®) in Combination with NPH: An Open-Label, Randomized, Parallel Group, Multicenter Study in Children and Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes. ANA 2126 Novo-Nordisk Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

2001 - Present The Genetics and Neuroendocrinology of Short Stature International Study (Genesis) Post Marketing Observational Study. Eli Lilly and Company

2001 - 2003 A Randomized, Cross-Over Efficacy Trial of The Injex Injector in Comparison to Needle Syringe in the Management of Pediatric Patients With Type I Diabetes Mellitus. Equidyne Systems Inc.

2000 - Present Serono Growth Registry Post Marketing Observational Study.

2000 - 2002 ?An Open Label, Crossover, Patient/Parent Preference Trial of Norditropin SimpleXx vs. Humatrope, Nutropin AQ and Genotropin in Children with Growth Hormone Deficiency? - HGH-2060 Novo ? Nordisk Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

?Concentration Control Trial of Norditropin - SimpleXx in Children with Growth Hormone Deficiency: A Two Year, Open-Label, Randomized, Multicenter Trial. ? HGH 2051
Novo-Nordisk Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

1999 - 2001 Serum TNF- and Anthropometric Correlates in Obese Children. (Sponsor-Maimonides Research and Development Foundation - $10,000)

1998 - 2001 A Prospective Analysis of Bone Mineral Density, Bone Mineral Content and Bone Mineral Apparent Density in Ultra-Orthodox Jewish Girls Age 15-19 (Sponsor-Genentech - $10,000, Maimonides Research and Development Foundation - $13,500) (Principal Investigator)
Major Accomplishments, Honors and Awards: Listed in the ?The Best Doctors in New York City?, by New York Magazine, New York

Listed in ?How To Find The Best New York Metro Area Doctors?, A
Castle Connoly Guide, New York

Listed in ?Who?s Who in America?, by Marquis
Who?s Who Guide, New York

Listed in ?Who?s Who in American Doctors?, by Strathmore
Who?s Who Guide, New York

2003 Listed in ?How To Find The Best New York Metro Area Doctors?, A Castle Connoly Guide, New York

Listed in the ?The Best Doctors in New York City?, by New York Magazine, New York

2004 Listed in the ?The Best Doctors in New York City?, by New York Magazine, New York

Listed in ?How To Find The Best New York Metro Area Doctors?, A
Castle Connoly Guide, New York

Listed in ?Who?s Who in America?, by Marquis
Who?s Who Guide, New York

Listed in ?Who?s Who in American Doctors?, by Strathmore
Who?s Who Guide, New York

American Osteopathic Foundation-Aventis Best Practice Diabetes Award
($10,000) Awarded during the American Osteopathic Association
Annual Meeting San Francisco

2005 Listed in the ?The Best Doctors in New York City?, by New York Magazine, New York

Listed in ?How To Find The Best New York Metro Area Doctors?, A
Castle Connoly Guide, New York

2006 Listed in ?How To Find The Best New York Metro Area Doctors?, A
Castle Connoly Guide, New York

Listed in the ?The Best Doctors in New York City?, by New York Magazine, New York



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