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Overview

Ann C. Mertens is affiliated with Emory University in the United States and has contributed extensively to the field of medicine with a focus on surgery and endocrinology. Their research primarily addresses metabolic disorders, bariatric surgery outcomes, and diabetes treatment and management.

The scientist's main fields of study include:

  • Medicine

Within medicine, they have contributed notably to several subfields:

  • Surgery
  • Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
  • Physiology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

Their work covers key topics such as:

  • Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes
  • Diet and Metabolism Studies
  • Diabetes Treatment and Management
  • Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health
  • Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer
  • Pharmacology and Obesity Treatment
  • Obesity and Health Practices

Ann C. Mertens has published in several venues, with multiple contributions in:

  • Obesity Surgery
  • Endocrine Abstracts
  • Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde
  • UNC Libraries
  • Atherosclerosis

A selection of recent papers includes:

  • "Adaptations in gastrointestinal physiology after sleeve gastrectomy and Roux-en-Y gastric bypass," 2021, The 'Lancet. Gastroenterology & Hepatology
  • "Assessment of efficacy and safety of volanesorsen for treatment of metabolic complications in patients with familial partial lipodystrophy: Results of the BROADEN study," 2022, Journal of Clinical Lipidology
  • "Long-term efficacy and safety of oral semaglutide and the effect of switching from sitagliptin to oral semaglutide in patients with type 2 diabetes: a 52-week, randomized, open-label extension of the PIONEER 7 trial," 2020, BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care
  • "Liraglutide for Weight Management in the Real World: Significant Weight Loss Even if the Maximal Daily Dose Is Not Achieved," 2021, Obesity Facts
  • "Effect of obesity on gastrointestinal transit, pressure and pH using a wireless motility capsule," 2021, European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics

Frequent collaborators have included:

  • Bart Van der Schueren
  • Roman Vangoitsenhoven
  • Matthias Lannoo
  • Ellen Deleus
  • Christophe Matthys

The scope of Ann C. Mertens' research intersects clinical applications and physiological mechanisms, with particular attention to the impact of surgical interventions on metabolic function and the pharmacological management of obesity and diabetes.

Best Publications

  • Chronic Health Conditions in Adult Survivors of Childhood Cancer

    Kevin C. Oeffinger;Ann C. Mertens;Charles A. Sklar;Toana Kawashima

  • Cardiac outcomes in a cohort of adult survivors of childhood and adolescent cancer: retrospective analysis of the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study cohort.

    Daniel A Mulrooney;Mark W Yeazel;Toana Kawashima;Ann C Mertens

  • Health Status of Adult Long-term Survivors of Childhood Cancer A Report From the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study

    Melissa M. Hudson;Ann C. Mertens;Yutaka Yasui;Wendy Hobbie

  • Late mortality experience in five-year survivors of childhood and adolescent cancer: The Childhood Cancer Survivor Study

    Ann C. Mertens;Yutaka Yasui;Joseph P. Neglia;John D. Potter

  • Second Malignant Neoplasms in Five-Year Survivors of Childhood Cancer: Childhood Cancer Survivor Study

    Joseph P. Neglia;Debra L. Friedman;Yutaka Yasui;Ann C. Mertens

  • Late Mortality Among 5-Year Survivors of Childhood Cancer: A Summary From the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study

    Gregory T. Armstrong;Qi Liu;Yutaka Yasui;Joseph P. Neglia

  • Cause-Specific Late Mortality Among 5-Year Survivors of Childhood Cancer: The Childhood Cancer Survivor Study

    Ann C. Mertens;Qi Liu;Joseph P. Neglia;Karen Wasilewski

  • Study design and cohort characteristics of the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study: a multi-institutional collaborative project.

    Leslie L. Robison;Ann C. Mertens;John D. Boice;Norman E. Breslow

  • Subsequent Neoplasms in 5-Year Survivors of Childhood Cancer: The Childhood Cancer Survivor Study

    Debra L. Friedman;John Whitton;Wendy Leisenring;Wendy Leisenring;Ann C. Mertens

  • Modifiable Risk Factors and Major Cardiac Events Among Adult Survivors of Childhood Cancer

    Gregory T. Armstrong;Kevin C. Oeffinger;Yan Chen;Toana Kawashima

  • The Childhood Cancer Survivor Study: A National Cancer Institute–Supported Resource for Outcome and Intervention Research

    Leslie L. Robison;Gregory T. Armstrong;John D. Boice;Eric J. Chow

  • New Primary Neoplasms of the Central Nervous System in Survivors of Childhood Cancer: a Report From the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study

    Joseph P. Neglia;Leslie L. Robison;Marilyn Stovall;Yan Liu

  • Premature menopause in survivors of childhood cancer: a report from the childhood cancer survivor study.

    Charles A. Sklar;Ann C. Mertens;Pauline Mitby;John Whitton

  • Reduction in Late Mortality among 5-Year Survivors of Childhood Cancer.

    Gregory T. Armstrong;Yan Chen;Yutaka Yasui;Wendy Leisenring

  • Second Neoplasms in Survivors of Childhood Cancer: Findings From the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study Cohort

    Anna T. Meadows;Debra L. Friedman;Joseph P. Neglia;Ann C. Mertens

  • Fertility of Female Survivors of Childhood Cancer: A Report From the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study

    Daniel M. Green;Toana Kawashima;Marilyn Stovall;Wendy Leisenring

  • Abnormalities of the thyroid in survivors of Hodgkin's disease: data from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study.

    Charles Sklar;John Whitton;Ann Mertens;Marilyn Stovall

  • Obesity in Adult Survivors of Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: A Report from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study

    Kevin C. Oeffinger;Ann C. Mertens;Charles A. Sklar;Yutaka Yasui

  • Acute Ovarian Failure in the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study

    Wassim Chemaitilly;Ann C. Mertens;Pauline Mitby;John Whitton

  • Psychological outcomes in long-term survivors of childhood leukemia, Hodgkin's disease, and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma: a report from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study.

    Brad J Zebrack;Lonnie K Zeltzer;John Whitton;Ann C Mertens

Frequent Co-Authors

Leslie L. Robison
Leslie L. Robison St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Marilyn Stovall
Marilyn Stovall The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Yutaka Yasui
Yutaka Yasui St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Charles A. Sklar
Charles A. Sklar Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Joseph P. Neglia
Joseph P. Neglia University of Minnesota
Kevin C. Oeffinger
Kevin C. Oeffinger Duke University
Wendy Leisenring
Wendy Leisenring Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Melissa M. Hudson
Melissa M. Hudson St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
James G. Gurney
James G. Gurney University of Memphis
Sarah S. Donaldson
Sarah S. Donaldson Stanford University

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