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Rasa Kazlauskaite, MD, MS

Rasa Kazlauskaite
Director, Diabetes Technology Program
Associate Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, RUSH Medical College
Education

MD, Vilnius University Faculty of Medicine, Lithuania

Research Areas

Wearable technology applications in diabetes, cognitive function in metabolic syndrome and diabetes, self-schema in diabetes, nutritional and metabolic aspects of health during midlife, the Study of Women’s Health Across the Nation, Woman’s Health Initiative

Contact Info:

1735 W. Harrison St.
Suite 312
Chicago, IL 60612
rasa_kazlauskaite@rush.edu

Clinical office (for patient-related questions):
Professional Office Building
1725 W. Harrison St.
Suite 250
Chicago, IL 60612
Phone: (312) 942-6163
Links:
Biography

Rasa Kazlauskaite, MD, MSc, FACE, an associate professor at Rush, is board-certified in endocrinology and internal medicine. Her research focuses on the development of behavioral interventions to reverse metabolic syndrome, and the identification of physiologic contributors to cardiovascular and diabetes risk. She is a co-investigator on the Study of Women's Health Across the Nation, a multi-site longitudinal cohort study of the menopausal transition.

Publications

View a complete list of publications for Rasa Kazlauskaite here.

Invited Presentations

Invited Speaker and panelist “Metabolic changes during the menopause transition: truth or consequence?, North American Menopause Society 2019 meeting, Chicago, IL
Visiting Professor “Technology-guided nutritional management of type 2 diabetes” University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
Visiting Professor “Technology-guided type 2 diabetes treatment” Oakland University Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, MI
Invited Speaker and panelist “Supportive Care Programs for Patients on the New Anti-Obesity Drugs: Are They Necessary for Maximal Efficacy?” at The American College of Cardiology 65th Annual Meeting and Expo (ACC.16), Chicago, IL
Keynote speaker “Bio-behavioral Approach to Cardiometabolic Syndrome and Diastolic Dysfunction” at the 20th Annual Heart and Vascular Outreach Symposium, McKay-Dee Hospital Center, Ogden, UT
Keynote speaker “Eat Well, Love Better, Move More: Treatment of Cardiometabolic Syndrome”, ADA Food and Nutrition Conference 2011, San Diego
Moderator of Biosciences and Medicine section, “XV World Lithuanian Symposium in Arts and Sciences”, Vilnius, Lithuania
Invited speaker “Pitfalls in the diagnosis of central adrenal insufficiency in children”.
Workshop in Pediatric Neuroendocrinology, Villasimius (Sardinia), Italy