Philip Knapp, MD, MS

Assistant Professor

Education:

MD, University of Massachussets Medical School

MS, Boston University school of Public Health

General field of research:

Endocrinology

Contact information:

Office
Preston 2
Phone: (617)-638 7470

Lab
Evans 201
Phone: (617)-414 2934
Fax: (617)-638 7221

philip.knapp@bmc.org

Keywords:

Endocrinology; Adrenal; Pituitary; Thyroid

Summary of research interest:

Adrenal disorders

Recent publications:

1. Knapp PE, Showers KM, Phipps JC, Speckman JL, Sternthal E, Freund KF, Ash A, Apovian CM.  2009.  Self-monitoring of blood glucose with finger tip vs. alternative site sampling: effect on long term glycemic control in insulin-using patients with type 2 diabetes, Diabetes Technology and Therapeutics; 11(4): 219-225.

2. Knapp PE, Storer TW, Herbst KL, Singh AB, Dzekov C, Dzekov J, LaValley M, Zhang A, Ulloor J, Bhasin S.  2008.  Effects of a Supraphysiologic Dose of Testosterone on Physical Function, Fatigue, and Mood in Men with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Associated Weight Loss,  Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 294:1135-1143.

3. Flanagan JN, Pineda P, Knapp PE, De Las Morenas A, Lee SL, Braverman LE.  2008.  Expression of Cytokeratin 19 in the diagnosis of thyroid papillary carcinoma by polymerase chain reaction. Endocrine Practice 14:168-174.

4. Arnlov J, Pencina MJ, Amin S, Nam BH, Benjamin EJ, Murabito JM, Wang TJ, Knapp PE, D’Agostino RB, Bhasin S, Vasan RS.  2006.  Endogenous sex hormones and cardiovascular disease incidence in men: the Framingham Heart Study. Annals of Internal Medicine 145:176-184.

5. Knapp PE, Arum SM and Melby JC.  2004.  Relative Adrenal Insufficiency in Critical Illness: A Review of the Evidence.  Current Opinion in Endocrinology and Diabetes 11:147-152.