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Vivian Fonseca is affiliated with Tulane University in the United States and has an extensive publication record in the field of medicine, with a particular focus on endocrinology, diabetes, and metabolism. Their research contributions span multiple subfields, including cardiology and cardiovascular medicine, surgery, molecular biology, and economics and econometrics.

The scientist's work covers several main topics, with a concentration on diabetes treatment and management, diabetes management and research, and health systems, economic evaluations, and quality of life. Additional areas of study include diabetes, cardiovascular risks, and lipoproteins; metabolism, diabetes, and cancer; diet and metabolism studies; and cardiovascular function and risk factors.

Vivian Fonseca has been published frequently in notable journals. These publication venues include:

  • Diabetes (47 publications)
  • Diabetes Care (14 publications)
  • Diabetes Obesity and Metabolism (14 publications)
  • Journal of Diabetes and its Complications (13 publications)
  • Journal of the Endocrine Society (7 publications)

Some recent papers authored or coauthored by Fonseca demonstrate their engagement with contemporary clinical and epidemiological issues:

  • Consensus Statement by the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists and American College of Endocrinology on the Management of Dyslipidemia and Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease Algorithm - 2020 Executive Summary, 2020, Endocrine Practice
  • Weight Loss in Underserved Patients - A Cluster-Randomized Trial, 2020, New England Journal of Medicine
  • COVID-19 in people living with diabetes: An international consensus, 2020, Journal of Diabetes and its Complications
  • Baseline Vitamin D Status, Sleep Patterns, and the Risk of Incident Type 2 Diabetes in Data From the UK Biobank Study, 2020, Diabetes Care
  • Joint association of loneliness and traditional risk factor control and incident cardiovascular disease in diabetes patients, 2023, European Heart Journal

Collaborative work is an important aspect of Fonseca's research activity. Frequent coauthors include Lizheng Shi, Hui Shao, Yilin Yoshida, Julio Rosenstock, and John B. Buse, with collaboration counts ranging from 21 to 66 joint publications.

Best Publications

  • Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Diseases in People With Diabetes Mellitus A scientific statement from the American Heart Association and the American Diabetes Association

    John B. Buse;Henry N. Ginsberg;George L. Bakris;Nathaniel G. Clark

  • Gabapentin for the Symptomatic Treatment of Painful Neuropathy in Patients With Diabetes Mellitus: A Randomized Controlled Trial

    Miroslav Backonja;Ahmad Beydoun;Keith R. Edwards;Sherwyn L. Schwartz

  • The Metabolic Syndrome and Chronic Kidney Disease in U.S. Adults

    Jing Chen;Paul Muntner;L Lee Hamm;Daniel W Jones

  • Thiazolidinedione use, fluid retention, and congestive heart failure: a consensus statement from the American Heart Association and American Diabetes Association.

    Richard W. Nesto;David Bell;Robert O. Bonow;Vivian Fonseca

  • Metabolic effects of carvedilol vs metoprolol in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and hypertension: a randomized controlled trial.

    George L. Bakris;George L. Bakris;George L. Bakris;Vivian Fonseca;Vivian Fonseca;Richard E. Katholi;Richard E. Katholi;Janet B. McGill

  • CONSENSUS STATEMENT BY THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGISTS AND AMERICAN COLLEGE OF ENDOCRINOLOGY ON THE COMPREHENSIVE TYPE 2 DIABETES MANAGEMENT ALGORITHM--2016 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY.

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

  • AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGISTS AND AMERICAN COLLEGE OF ENDOCRINOLOGY GUIDELINES FOR MANAGEMENT OF DYSLIPIDEMIA AND PREVENTION OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE

    Paul S. Jellinger;Yehuda Handelsman;Paul D. Rosenblit;Zachary T. Bloomgarden

  • Type 1 diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular disease: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association and American Diabetes Association.

    Sarah D. de Ferranti;Ian H. de Boer;Vivian Fonseca;Caroline S. Fox

  • Effect of valsartan on the incidence of diabetes and cardiovascular events.

    John McMurray;R Holman;Steven Haffner;M Bethel

  • Effect of metformin and rosiglitazone combination therapy in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a randomized controlled trial.

    Vivian Fonseca;Julio Rosenstock;Rita Patwardhan;Alan Salzman

  • Spectrum of Liver Disease in Type 2 Diabetes and Management of Patients With Diabetes and Liver Disease

    Keith G. Tolman;Vivian Fonseca;Anthony Dalpiaz;Meng H. Tan

  • Effects of Cardiac Autonomic Dysfunction on Mortality Risk in the Action to Control Cardiovascular Risk in Diabetes (ACCORD) Trial

    Rodica Pop-Busui;Gregory W. Evans;Hertzel C. Gerstein;Vivian Fonseca

  • Effect of nateglinide on the incidence of diabetes and cardiovascular events

    Rury R. Holman;Steven M. Haffner;Steven M. Haffner;John J. McMurray;M. Angelyn Bethel;M. Angelyn Bethel

  • American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists and Associazione Medici Endocrinologi medical guidelines for clinical practice for the diagnosis and management of thyroid nodules.

    Hossein Gharib;Enrico Papini;Roberto Valcavi;H. Jack Baskin

  • Addition of vildagliptin to insulin improves glycaemic control in type 2 diabetes

    V. Fonseca;A. Schweizer;D. Albrecht;M. A. Baron

  • Hypoglycemia, Diabetes, and Cardiovascular Events

    Cyrus V. Desouza;Geremia B. Bolli;Vivian Fonseca

  • Association of Hypoglycemia and Cardiac Ischemia: A study based on continuous monitoring

    Cyrus Desouza;Holger Salazar;Benjamin Cheong;Joseph P Murgo

  • CONSENSUS STATEMENT BY THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGISTS AND AMERICAN COLLEGE OF ENDOCRINOLOGY ON THE COMPREHENSIVE TYPE 2 DIABETES MANAGEMENT ALGORITHM - 2017 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

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

  • Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes: Response to Power

    Vivian Fonseca;Nathaniel G. Clark

  • Gabapentin for the Symptomatic Treatment of Painful Neuropathy in Patients With Diabetes Mellitus: a Randomized Controlled Trial

    Miroslav Backonja;Ahmad Beydoun;Keith R. Edwards;Sherwyn L. Schwartz

Frequent Co-Authors

Paresh Dandona
Paresh Dandona University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Julio Rosenstock
Julio Rosenstock The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Allison B. Goldfine
Allison B. Goldfine Harvard University
John B. Buse
John B. Buse University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
George L. Bakris
George L. Bakris University of Chicago
Janet B. McGill
Janet B. McGill Washington University in St. Louis
Lu Qi
Lu Qi Harvard University
Itamar Raz
Itamar Raz Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Prakash Deedwania
Prakash Deedwania United States Department of Veterans Affairs
Steven E. Shoelson
Steven E. Shoelson Harvard University

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