Elizabeth Littlejohn, MD, is Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Chicago. She specializes in pediatric diabetes and endocrinology, working with patients ranging from newborn to age 20. Also a clinical researcher, Dr. Littlejohn is investigating innovative treatments and more efficient diagnostic tools to improve diabetes care for children and young adults. In the Kovler Diabetes Center, she focuses specifically on expanding pediatric clinical research with the goal to advance clinical care for pediatric diabetes. She has served on a number of committees including the Illinois Department of Public Health Advisory Committee on Metabolic and Genetic Screening
Dr. Littlejohn has been published in a variety of medical journals. Her many research interests include adolescent polycystic ovary syndrome and insulin resistance, insulin resistance and cardiovascular disease risk, subject-specific glucose prediction models and automatic insulin pump controllers, and nocturnal hypertension and prevention of microalbuminuria in type 1 diabetes mellitus.
Clinical Interests
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
- Pediatric Endocrinology
Medical School
Chicago Medical School
Internship, Residency and Fellowship
University of Chicago Medical Center
Memberships
American Academy of Pediatrics
American Diabetes Association
Lawson Wilkins Pediatric Endocrine Society
The Endocrine Society
Awards and Honors
Delta Chapter, Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society
Frank T. Thorp Scholar Award: distinquished clinical research; sponsored by the Children’s Research Foundation, University of Chicago.
Association of American Medical Colleges, Humanism in Medicine Award nominee: mentoring, community service, compassion, collaboration and ethics, Pritzker School of Medicine.
