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Guillermo E. Umpierrez

Guillermo E. Umpierrez

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Medicine

D-Index
109
Citations
51423
World Ranking
5712
National Ranking
3071

Overview

Guillermo E. Umpierrez is affiliated with Emory University in the United States. Their primary research area lies within medicine, with a focus on endocrinology, diabetes, and metabolism. This subfield comprises a significant portion of their work, followed by genetics, surgery, physiology, and cardiology and cardiovascular medicine.

The scientist has published extensively in diabetes-related topics, covering areas such as:

  • Diabetes Management and Research
  • Diabetes Treatment and Management
  • Hyperglycemia and glycemic control in critically ill and hospitalized patients
  • Diabetes and associated disorders
  • Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer
  • Pancreatic function and diabetes
  • Diet and metabolism studies

Guillermo E. Umpierrez has authored numerous papers, with some notable recent publications including:

  • Consensus Statement by the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists and American College of Endocrinology on the Comprehensive Type 2 Diabetes Management Algorithm - 2020 Executive Summary, 2020, Endocrine Practice
  • The SGLT2 inhibitor dapagliflozin in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: a multicenter randomized trial, 2021, Nature Medicine
  • Effect of Continuous Glucose Monitoring on Glycemic Control in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Treated With Basal Insulin, 2021, JAMA
  • American Association of Clinical Endocrinology Clinical Practice Guideline: Developing a Diabetes Mellitus Comprehensive Care Plan-2022 Update, 2022, Endocrine Practice
  • Diabetic ketoacidosis, 2020, Nature Reviews Disease Primers

The frequent coauthors collaborating with the scientist are:

  • Rodolfo J. Galindo
  • Priyathama Vellanki
  • Francisco J. Pasquel
  • Georgia M. Davis
  • Rozalina G. McCoy

Guillermo E. Umpierrez has contributed many articles to various journals, with the most frequent publication venues including:

  • Diabetes
  • Diabetes Care
  • Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology
  • Diabetes Obesity and Metabolism
  • Endocrine Practice

Best Publications

  • Hyperglycemia: An Independent Marker of In-Hospital Mortality in Patients with Undiagnosed Diabetes

    Guillermo E. Umpierrez;Scott D. Isaacs;Niloofar Bazargan;Xiangdong You

  • Hyperglycemic Crises in Adult Patients With Diabetes

    Abbas E. Kitabchi;Guillermo E. Umpierrez;John M. Miles;Joseph N. Fisher

  • American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists and American Diabetes Association consensus statement on inpatient glycemic control.

    Etie S. Moghissi;Mary T. Korytkowski;Monica DiNardo;Daniel Einhorn

  • Management of Hyperglycemia in Hospitalized Patients in Non-Critical Care Setting: An Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline

    Guillermo E. Umpierrez;Richard Hellman;Mary T. Korytkowski;Mikhail Kosiborod

  • Elafibranor, an Agonist of the Peroxisome Proliferator−Activated Receptor−α and −δ, Induces Resolution of Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis Without Fibrosis Worsening

    Vlad Ratziu;Vlad Ratziu;Stephen A. Harrison;Sven Francque;Pierre Bedossa

  • AACE comprehensive diabetes management algorithm 2013.

    Alan J. Garber;Martin J. Abrahamson;Joshua I. Barzilay;Lawrence Blonde

  • Management of Hyperglycemic Crises in Patients With Diabetes

    Abbas E. Kitabchi;Guillermo E. Umpierrez;Mary Beth Murphy;Eugene J. Barrett

  • Randomized Study of Basal Bolus Insulin Therapy in the Inpatient Management of Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Undergoing General Surgery (RABBIT 2 Surgery)

    Guillermo Umpierrez;Dawn Smiley;Sol Jacobs;Limin Peng

  • Randomized study of basal-bolus insulin therapy in the inpatient management of patients with type 2 diabetes (RABBIT 2 trial).

    Guillermo E. Umpierrez;Dawn Smiley;Ariel Zisman;Luz M. Prieto

  • American association of clinical endocrinologists and american college of endocrinology - clinical practice guidelines for developing a diabetes mellitus comprehensive care plan - 2015.

    Yehuda Handelsman;Zachary T. Bloomgarden;George Grunberger;Guillermo Umpierrez

  • Prevalence and Clinical Outcome of Hyperglycemia in the Perioperative Period in Noncardiac Surgery

    Anna Frisch;Prakash Chandra;Dawn Smiley;Limin Peng

  • Hyperglycemic Crises in Adult Patients With Diabetes: A consensus statement from the American Diabetes Association

    Abbas E. Kitabchi;Guillermo E. Umpierrez;Mary Beth Murphy;Robert A. Kreisberg

  • Guidelines for the use of an insulin infusion for the management of hyperglycemia in critically ill patients

    Judith Jacobi;Nicholas Bircher;James Krinsley;Michael Agus

  • Proinflammatory cytokines, markers of cardiovascular risks, oxidative stress, and lipid peroxidation in patients with hyperglycemic crises.

    Frankie B. Stentz;Guillermo E. Umpierrez;Ruben Cuervo;Abbas E. Kitabchi

  • CONSENSUS STATEMENT BY THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGISTS AND AMERICAN COLLEGE OF ENDOCRINOLOGY ON THE COMPREHENSIVE TYPE 2 DIABETES MANAGEMENT ALGORITHM - 2020 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY.

    Alan J. Garber;Yehuda Handelsman;George Grunberger;Daniel Einhorn

  • Management of type 2 diabetes: evolving strategies for the treatment of patients with type 2 diabetes

    Ebenezer A. Nyenwe;Terri W. Jerkins;Guillermo E. Umpierrez;Abbas E. Kitabchi

  • The SGLT2 inhibitor dapagliflozin in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: a multicenter randomized trial.

    Michael E Nassif;Sheryl L Windsor;Barry A Borlaug;Dalane W Kitzman

  • Diabetic emergencies - ketoacidosis, hyperglycaemic hyperosmolar state and hypoglycaemia.

    Guillermo Umpierrez;Mary Korytkowski

  • Perioperative hyperglycemia and risk of adverse events among patients with and without diabetes

    Meera Kotagal;Rebecca G. Symons;Irl B. Hirsch;Guillermo E. Umpierrez

  • Recommendations for management of diabetes during Ramadan: update 2015

    Mahmoud Ibrahim;Megahed Abu Al Magd;Firas A Annabi;Samir Assaad-Khalil

Frequent Co-Authors

Abbas E. Kitabchi
Abbas E. Kitabchi University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Silvio E. Inzucchi
Silvio E. Inzucchi Yale University
Peter Rossing
Peter Rossing University of Copenhagen
Janet B. McGill
Janet B. McGill Washington University in St. Louis
Irl B. Hirsch
Irl B. Hirsch University of Washington
Melanie J. Davies
Melanie J. Davies University of Leicester
Alan J. Garber
Alan J. Garber Baylor College of Medicine
Lawrence S. Phillips
Lawrence S. Phillips Emory University
Ruth S. Weinstock
Ruth S. Weinstock SUNY Upstate Medical University
Jaakko Tuomilehto
Jaakko Tuomilehto University of Helsinki

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