For immediate release: May 30, 2008
Contact: Anne McMillin, APR
Office 775-682-9254
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Michael G. Jakoby, M.D., joins School of Medicine's
internal medicine department in Las Vegas
Internist specializes in endocrinology and diabetes
LAS VEGAS, Nev.— The University of Nevada School of Medicine announces the addition of Michael G. Jakoby, M.D., M.A., to its staff as an associate professor and chief of endocrinology in the internal medicine department in Las Vegas.
“Dr. Jakoby is board-certified in both internal medicine and endocrinology and brings his expertise in those areas to enhance our department. Las Vegas has far fewer experts in endocrinology, diabetes, and metabolism than would be expected in a metropolitan area of this size,” said Daniel Goodenberger, M.D., chair of the department. “He brings outstanding clinical and administrative skills that will be important in our joint development of a Diabetes Center of Excellence with University Medical Center.”
Jakoby’s primary clinical interest is diabetes management, and his primary research interest is hospital diabetology. His clinical research has focused on the impact of hyperglycemia and benefits of tight glycemic control for diabetic patients admitted to non-critical care hospital units. He has also collaborated with investigators at the Army Construction Engineers Research Laboratory to develop a thyroid follicular cell-based assay for rapid and accurate detection of perchlorate in water samples.
He has held faculty positions in the Lipid Research Division at Washington University and the Divisions of Endocrinology and Nutritional Sciences at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign prior to coming to the University of Nevada. He served as academic section head of endocrinology at the University of Illinois and division chief of endocrinology at Carle Clinic Association while in Champaign-Urbana.
Jakoby attended the Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine in Missouri, completing a dual medical degree and master’s in biochemistry and molecular biophysics in 1995.
He has served on the editorial board of Carle Selected Papers, and he continues to edit Clinicopathological Conference cases for the journal. Jakoby holds professional memberships in the American Diabetes Association, Endocrine Society, and American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists.
As the state’s only public medical school, the University of Nevada School of Medicine has been a leader in healthcare, medical education and research in Nevada since 1969. The School of Medicine includes 16 clinical departments including family medicine, pediatrics, obstetrics and gynecology, internal medicine, surgery, and psychiatry and behavioral sciences, and five nationally recognized departments in basic science including microbiology and biomedical engineering. The more than 185 doctors of University Health System, the school’s clinical practice, offer care in more than 40 medical specialties and subspecialties with eight physician offices in the Reno/Sparks area and seven in Las Vegas. The school is committed to a best practices approach to medicine and is dedicated to exceptional healthcare for Nevada now and in the future. For more information visit www.medicine.nevada.edu.