An endocrinologist, Dorit Koren, MD, provides care for children and adolescents with hormone disorders, including obesity, sleep disorders, growth hormone deficiencies, and diabetes.
Dr. Koren studies the link between sleep and obesity-related co-morbidities, including type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. She focuses on applying her findings to patient care, with the goal of reducing the risk of these co-morbidities in adolescents.
Additionally, Dr. Koren is an active teacher who devotes her time to teaching medical students, residents and fellows about endocrine disorders. She also serves as a manuscript reviewer for scientific journals such as Sleep and The Journal of Pediatrics.
Clinical Interests
- Pediatric endocrinolgy
- Pediatric obesity
- Sleep disorders
- Diabetes
- Growth disorders
Medical School
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland
Internship, Residency, and Fellowship
St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children, Philadelphia
Year Started Practice
2006
Board Certifications
- General Pediatrics
- Pediatric Endocrinology
Memberships
- American Diabetes Association
- Pediatric Endocrine Society
- Sleep Research Society
- The Endocrine Society
Selected Publications
View a partial list of Dr. Koren’s publications through the National Library of Medicine’s PubMed online database.
Contact Information
- E-mail: dkorean@peds.bsd.uchicago.edu
- Office phone: (773) 702-6138
- Office fax: (773) 834-0486
- Office postal address
Dorit Koren, MD
The University of Chicago Medicine
5841 S. Maryland Avenue, MC 1027
Chicago, IL 60637
Request an appointment
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