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11765
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6033

Overview

Donald P. Kotler is affiliated with Mount Sinai Morningside in the United States and specializes in the field of medicine, with a focused body of research covering oncology, surgery, epidemiology, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, and hepatology.

The scientist's recent scholarly outputs include studies published between 2020 and 2025, notably:

  • Neurocognitive Performance of African Americans and Hispanic Adults in Relation to Diet and Physical Activity: A Literature Review, 2020, Journal of Neurology Research
  • Decoding the diagnostic dilemma: Peripheral T-cell lymphoma presenting as acute pancreatitis: A case report, 2023, Oncology Letters
  • S3687 Ectopic Variceal Bleeding and Hemoperitoneum: A Case Report and Management Challenges, 2024, The American Journal of Gastroenterology
  • Serum β-hCG as a prognostic marker for colorectal adenocarcinoma in women of reproductive age: A case report and literature review, 2024, Medicine International
  • Fecal Immunochemical Testing for Colorectal Cancer Prevention in Two Public Hospitals, 2025, Journal of Gastrointestinal Cancer

Kotler has collaborated frequently with several researchers across multiple papers, including:

  • Fnu Vikash
  • Maria Gabriela Rubianes Guerrero
  • Michail Kladas
  • Sindhu Vikash
  • Sunny Patel

Publications by Kotler have appeared predominantly in journals with a focus on gastrointestinal and neurological research. The most recurrent venues include:

  • The American Journal of Gastroenterology
  • Journal of Gastrointestinal Cancer
  • Journal of Neurology Research
  • Gastroenterology
  • Oncology Letters

The research portfolio covers key topics in colorectal cancer screening and detection, gastric cancer management and outcomes, microscopic colitis, liver disease and transplantation, autoimmune and inflammatory disorders, as well as nutrition and health in aging.

  • Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection
  • Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes
  • Microscopic Colitis
  • Liver Disease and Transplantation
  • Autoimmune and Inflammatory Disorders
  • Nutrition and Health in Aging
  • Nutritional Studies and Diet

Kotler's interdisciplinary approach integrates clinical case reports, literature reviews, and epidemiological studies, contributing to ongoing discussions within oncology and gastrointestinal medicine. The scope of published work spans diagnostic challenges, prognostic markers in cancer, preventive testing methodologies, as well as neurocognitive aspects related to diet and physical activity within specific populations.

Best Publications

  • HIV infection is active and progressive in lymphoid tissue during the clinically latent stage of disease

    Giuseppe Pantaleo;Cecilia Graziosi;James F. Demarest;Luca Butini

  • Magnitude of body-cell-mass depletion and the timing of death from wasting in AIDS.

    Donald P Kotler;Anita R Tierney;Jack Wang;Richard N Pierson

  • Body mass index and waist circumference independently contribute to the prediction of nonabdominal, abdominal subcutaneous, and visceral fat

    Ian Janssen;Steven B Heymsfield;David B Allison;Donald P Kotler

  • Relative resistance to HIV-1 infection of CD4 lymphocytes from persons who remain uninfected despite multiple high-risk sexual exposure.

    William A. Paxton;Scott R. Martin;Doris Tse;Thomas R. O'Brien

  • Enteropathy associated with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.

    Donald P. Kotler;Harold P. Gaetz;Michael Lange;Elena B. Klein

  • Comparisons of waist circumferences measured at 4 sites

    Jack Wang;John C Thornton;Salina Bari;Bennett Williamson

  • Prediction of body cell mass, fat-free mass, and total body water with bioelectrical impedance analysis: effects of race, sex, and disease.

    Donald P Kotler;Santiago Burastero;Jack Wang;Richard N Pierson

  • Lymphoid organs function as major reservoirs for human immunodeficiency virus.

    Giuseppe Pantaleo;Cecilia Graziosi;Luca Butini;Philip A. Pizzo

  • Hypertriglyceridemia in the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.

    Carl Grunfeld;Donald P. Kotler;Randa Hamadeh;Anita Tierney

  • Management of metabolic complications associated with antiretroviral therapy for HIV-1 infection: recommendations of an International AIDS Society-USA panel.

    Morris Schambelan;Constance A. Benson;Andrew Carr;Judith S. Currier

  • Body composition studies in patients with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.

    D P Kotler;J Wang;R N Pierson

  • Recombinant Human Growth Hormone in Patients with HIV-Associated Wasting: A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial

    Morris Schambelan;Kathleen Mulligan;Carl Grunfeld;Eric S. Daar

  • Metabolic effects of a growth hormone-releasing factor in patients with HIV.

    Julian Falutz;Soraya Allas;Koenraad Blot;Diane Potvin

  • Megestrol Acetate in Patients with AIDS-related Cachexia

    Michelle H. Oster;Sheila R. Enders;Steven J. Samuels;Lawrence A. Cone

  • Circulating interferon-α levels and hypertriglyceridemia in the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

    Carl Grunfeld;Carl Grunfeld;Donald P. Kotler;Donald P. Kotler;Judyy Kwan Shigenaga;Judyy Kwan Shigenaga;William Doerrler;William Doerrler

  • Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Severely Obese Subjects

    Pierre M Gholam;Louis Flancbaum;Jason T Machan;Douglas A Charney

  • Skeletal muscle mass: evaluation of neutron activation and dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry methods

    Z. M. Wang;M. Visser;R. Ma;R. N. Baumgartner

  • Cryptosporidium Infection and CD4 Counts

    Timothy Flanigan;Christopher Whalen;John Turner;Rosemary Soave

  • Body-size dependence of resting energy expenditure can be attributed to nonenergetic homogeneity of fat-free mass.

    Steven B. Heymsfield;Dympna Gallagher;Donald P. Kotler;Zimian Wang

  • Hypothesis Concerning the U-shaped Relation between Body Mass Index and Mortality

    David B. Allison;David B. Allison;Myles S. Faith;Moonseong Heo;Donald P. Kotler

Frequent Co-Authors

Jack Wang
Jack Wang Columbia University
Steven B. Heymsfield
Steven B. Heymsfield Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Carl Grunfeld
Carl Grunfeld University of California, San Francisco
Jan M. Orenstein
Jan M. Orenstein George Washington University
Christine Wanke
Christine Wanke Tufts University
Peter R. Holt
Peter R. Holt Rockefeller University
Michael G. Shlipak
Michael G. Shlipak University of California, San Francisco
Peter Bacchetti
Peter Bacchetti University of California, San Francisco
Dympna Gallagher
Dympna Gallagher Columbia University
Cora E. Lewis
Cora E. Lewis University of Alabama at Birmingham

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