Associate Professor
Mayo Mail Code 94
420 Delaware St. SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Phone: (612) 626-2755
Fax: (612) 626-2467
stein055@umn.edu
Dr. Steinberger is an Associate Professor in the division of Cardiology. She is the Director of the Pediatric Lipid Clinic at the University of Minnesota, Medical Director of the Pediatric Echocardiography Laboratory at the University of Minnesota Medical Center and Director of Research at the University of Minnesota National Center of Excellence in Women’s Health
Dr. Steinberger earned her M.D. degree at Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University in Israel and completed her residency in Pediatrics at the Golda Medical Center, Hasharon Hospital, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University in Israel. She completed a fellowship in Pediatric Cardiology at the University of Minnesota and obtained a Master's degree in Clinical Research, School of Public Health at the University of Minnesota.
Dr. Steinberger’s research interests are focused on clinical and epidemiologic studies of metabolic syndrome, insulin resistance and cardiovascular risk factors in children and young adults. She has been and continues to be funded by the NIH in these studies. She currently serves on several committees of the American Heart Association and on expert panels in areas of preventive cardiology.
Selected Recent Publications
J Steinberger, A Moran, RJ Prineas, DR Jacobs, AP Rocchini, AR Sinaiko. Relation of insulin resistance and body composition to left ventricular mass in children. Am J Cardiol 2002; 90:39-42.
J Steinberger, S Daniels. Obesity, insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular risk in children. A statement of health professionals from the Committee on Atherosclerosis, Hypertension and Obesity in Youth, of the Council on Cardiovascular Disease in the Young, American Heart Association. Circulation, 2003; 107:1448-1452.
MA Murtaugh, DR Jacobs, A Moran, J Steinberger, AR Sinaiko. Relation of birth weight to fasting insulin, insulin resistance, and body size in adolescence. Diabetes Care, 2003; 26: 187-192.
J Steinberger, L. Steffen, DR Jacobs, A Moran, CP Hong, AR Sinaiko. The relations of leptin to insulin resistance syndrome in children. Obes Res, 2003; 11:1124-1130.
LM Steffen, DR Jacobs, MA Murtaugh , A Moran , J Steinberger , CP Hong, AR Sinaiko. Whole grain intake is associated with lower body mass and greater insulin sensitivity among adolescents. Am J Epidemiol, 2003; 158: 243-250.
J. Steinberger. Diagnosis of the metabolic syndrome in children. Curr Opin Lipidol. 2003;14 (6):555-559.
JS Pankow, DR Jacobs, J Steinberger, A Moran, AR Sinaiko. Insulin resistance and cardiovascular disease risk factors in children of parents with the insulin resistance (metabolic) syndrome. Diabetes Care, 2004; 27: 775-780.
LL Hayman, CL Williams, SR Daniels, J Steinberger, S Paridon, BA Dennison, BW McCrindle. Cardiovascular Health Promotion in the Schools A Statement for Health and Education Professionals and Child Health Advocates From the Committee on Atherosclerosis, Hypertension and Obesity in Youth (AHOY) of the Council on Cardiovascular Disease in the Young, American Heart Association. Circulation 2004;110: 2266-2275.
AS Kelly, RJ Wetzsteon, DR Kaiser, J Steinberger, AJ Bank, DR Dengel. Inflammation, Insulin, and Endothelial Function in Overweight Children and Adolescents: The Role of Exercise. J Pediatr. 2004 Dec;145:731-6.
A Sinaiko, J Steinberger, A Moran, RJ Prineas, DR Jacobs. Independent effects of insulin resistance and fatness in the development of cardiovascular risk during adolescence. Circulation 2005;111:1985-1991.
J Steinberger, DR Jacobs, A Moran, AR Sinaiko. Assessment of body fatness by DXA vs skinfolds and BMI measurements in adolescents. In Press Int J Obesity 2005.
A Moran, LM Steffen, DR Jacobs, J Steinberger, JS Pankow, C-P Hong, RP Tracy, AR Sinaiko. Relation of C-reactive protein to insulin resistance and cardiovascular risk factors in youth. Diabetes Care 2005; 28: 1763-1768.
S Gidding, L Van Horn, J Steinberger. Dietary Recommendations For Children and Adolescents: A Guideline for Practitioners. Circulation 2005, in press.