Steven K. Grinspoon, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Assistant Program Director, General Clinical Research Center
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Boston, MA

Research Topics

Dr Grinspoon is a Clinical Researcher at the Neuroendocrine Unit of Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, and an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School.


Committees and Organizations

• Endocrine Society
• American Society of Bone and Mineral Research
• The Pituitary Society
• American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists
• Metabolic Complications Guidelines Panel, IAS–USA
  
  
  

Honors and Awards

• Editorial Board, Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism
• NIH NCRR & NIDDK Study Sections
• Health and Human Services Panel on Nutrition Guidelines in HIV
  
  
  

Education

• Cornell University, BA (1983)
• University of Rochester School of Medicine, MD (1988)
• Columbia Presbyterian Hospital, Internal Medicine Residency (1988–1992)
• Massachusetts General Hospital, Endocrine Fellowship (1992–1995)
  
  
  

Selected Publications

1. Loss of lean body and muscle mass correlates with androgen levels in hypogonadal men. J Clin Endocrinol Metab.
2. Body composition and endocrine function in women with AIDS wasting. J Clin Endocrinol Metab.
3. Effects of androgen administration in men with AIDS wasting syndrome: a randomized, placebo-controlled trial. Ann Intern Med.
4. Fasting hyperinsulinemia and changes in regional body composition in HIV-infected women. J Clin Endocrinol Metab.
5. Fasting hyperinsulinemia in HIV-infected men: relationship to body composition, gonadal function and protease inhibitor use. J Clin Endocrinol Metab.
6. Metformin use in the HIV lipodystrophy syndrome: a randomized, controlled trial. JAMA.
7. Metabolic abnormalities and cardiovascular disease risk factors in HIV-infected men and women with the lipodystrophy syndrome. Clin Infect Dis.
8. Increased PAI-1 and tPA antigen levels are reduced with metformin therapy in HIV-infected patients with fat redistribution and insulin resistance. J Clin Endocrinol Metab.
9. Assessment of growth hormone dynamics in the HIV lipodystrophy syndrome. J Clin Endocrinol Metab.
10. Transdermal testosterone administration in women with AIDS wasting: a pilot study. J Clin Endocrinol Metab.