Blandine Laferrère

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Blandine Laferrère
ColumbiaDoctors - Morningside Office

(212) 305-2001

601 West 113th Street New York, NY 10025
About

Blandine Laferrère

Dr. Blandine Laferrère, MD, PhD is an endocrinologist in clinical practice for over 30 years. She got her MD and a PhD in Human Biology in the University Claude Bernard in Lyon, France, did a residency in internal medicine and a fellowship in endocrinology both in France and in the United States, and a post-doctoral research fellowship at MIT in the field of neuropharmacology of appetite regulation. Dr. Laferrère is a Professor of Medicine at Columbia University. She is a clinical researcher and holds a part time general endocrine practice within the Endocrine Division at Columbia University Medical Center with a focus on metabolism, obesity, type 2 diabetes and thyroid. With continuous NIH funding since 1998, she studies the mechanism by which obesity can lead to type 2 diabetes and how various types of weight loss interventions can improve metabolism or even put diabetes in remission. She currently investigates the effect of time restricted eating and sleep on metabolism in adults with prediabetes. She is the site principal investigator of a multicenter study investigating the effect of prediabetes, diabetes and metformin on brain health. Dr. Laferrère has over 130 publications and book chapters, has a national and international reputation in the field of obesity and type 2 diabetes clinical research, and is a reviewer for many European and American grant agencies.  
Primary Specialty

Endocrinologist

Practice ColumbiaDoctors - Morningside
Gender Female
Accepting New Patients
Insurances Accepted UnitedHealthcare, AgeWell, Fidelis Care, Multiplan, RiverSpring, Amida Care, Medicare, CIGNA, Emblem/GHI, Local 1199, World Trade Center Health Plan, Affinity Health Plan, Magnacare (National), Quality Health Management, AETNA, Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield
Degrees Medical Doctor, Doctor of Philosophy
Office Name ColumbiaDoctors - Morningside
Languages French
Services Blandine Laferrère provides endocrinology services in New York, NY. An Endocrinologist is a physician who specializes in diagnosing and treating conditions that are related to the endocrine system. They are concerned with the glands and hormone production. They work to correct problems stemming from over and under production of hormones or the body's inability to properly produce hormones.

Please call Blandine Laferrère at (212) 305-2001 to schedule an appointment in New York, NY or to get more information.
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