Hallett Center for Diabetes and Endocrinology
Geetha Gopalakrishnan, MD
 Assistant
professor of medicine, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University- Clinical staff member, Rhode Island Hospital, The Miriam Hospital
and the Providence Veterans Administration Hospital
MD, Texas A&M University Health Science Center, 1994
Board certified in internal medicine and endocrinology, diabetes,
and metabolism
Geetha Gopalakrishnan, MD, joined the faculty in 2001 as
assistant professor of medicine in the division of endocrinology,
diabetes and metabolism. She graduated from Texas A&M University
Health Science Center with a BS in basic medical science in 1992
and received her MD in 1994. After completing internal medicine
residency training at Brown University, she subspecialized in endocrinology,
diabetes, and metabolism at Stanford. She also obtained additional
postdoctoral training in epidemiology and biostatistics from Stanford.
Her honors include the Fogerty International Research and Training
Fellowship from the International Health Institute at Brown University
and the MSC Jordan Fellowship from Texas A&M University.
The focus of Gopalakrishnan's research is on HIV-related
endocrinopathies as well as bone and mineral metabolism. She has
participated in numerous studies evaluating risk factors for and
treatment of osteoporosis, osteopenia, and hyperparathyroidism.
She is currently coordinating studies to evaluate the bone complications
of HIV-infection and treatment regimens. She also is developing
trials on the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis in HIV infected
individuals. Collaborating with the International Health Institute
at Brown University and the Y.R. Gaitonde Center for AIDS Research
and Education in Chennai, India, Gopalakrishnan is involved in studies
evaluating endocrine complications of HIV.
Representative Publications
- Marcus R and Gopalakrishnan G. Secondary Forms of Osteoporosis.
In Coe, FL, and Favus, MJ, Eds. Disorders of Bone and Mineral
Metabolism. (Accepted to Ravens Press)
- Self D, Gopalakrishnan G, Kiser W, Olivarez M. The Relationship
of Empathy to Moral Reasoning in First-Year Medical Students.
Cambridge Quarterly 1995; 4:448-453.
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