Research Programs: Cancer Outcomes and Survivorship, Prevention & Etiology
Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics

stein055@umn.edu
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Dr. Steinberger's clinical profile
(University of Minnesota Physicians Web site)

Research Interests

Dr. Steinberger's research interests are focused on clinical and epidemiologic studies of metabolic syndrome, insulin resistance and cardiovascular risk factors in children and young adults. She has been and continues to be funded by the NIH in these studies. Recently she received funding from the NCI to study the metabolic syndrome in childhood cancer survivors. She currently serves on several committees of the American Heart Association and on expert panels in areas of preventive cardiology.

Selected Publications

AS Kelly, RJ Wetzsteon, DR Kaiser, J Steinberger, AJ Bank, DR Dengel. Inflammation, insulin, and endothelial function in overweight children and adolescents: The role of exercise. J Pediatr, 2004;145:731-736.

A Sinaiko, J Steinberger, A Moran, RJ Prineas, DR Jacobs. Relation of BMI and insulin resistance to cardiovascular risk factors, inflammatory factors and oxidative stress during adolescence. Circulation, 2005;111:1985-1991.

J Steinberger, DR Jacobs, A Moran, AR Sinaiko. Comparison of body fatness measurements by BMI and skinfolds vs dual energy X-ray absorptiometry and their relation to cardiovascular risk factors in adolescents. Int J Obes. 2005;29:1346-1352. Erratum in: Int J Obes. 2006;30:1170.

S Sivanandam, AR Sinaiko, DR Jacobs, L Steffen, A Moran, J Steinberger. The rate of increase in adiposity predicts increase in left ventricular mass and metabolic syndrome from childhood to young adulthood. Am J Cardiol. 2006;98:411-415

BW McCrindle, EM Urbina, BA Dennison, MS Jacobson, J Steinberger, AP Rocchini, LL Hayman, SR Daniels. Drug therapy of lipid abnormalities in children and adolescents. AHA Scientific Statement. Circulation. In press.

RW Kavey, V Allada, LL Hayman, JW Newburger, J Steinberger. Cardiovascular risk reduction in high risk pediatric patients. AHA Scientific Statement. Circulation. In press.

Shankar SM, Marina N, Hudson MM, Hodgson DC, Adams MJ, Landier W, Bhatia S, Meeske K, Chen MH, Kinahan KE, Steinberger J, Rosenthal D, Cardiovascular Disease Task Force of the Children's Oncology Group. Monitoring for cardiovascular disease in survivors of childhood cancer: report from the Cardiovascular Disease Task Force of the Children's Oncology Group. Pediatrics. 2008;121(2):e387-96.

Steinberger J, Kelly AS. Challenges of Existing Pediatric Dyslipidemia Guidelines: Call for Reappraisal. Circulation. 2008;117:9-10.

Steinberger J, McCrindle BW, Hayman LL, Daniels SR. Progress and Challenges in Metabolic Syndrome in Children and Adolescents. Circulation. 2008, in Press.