DISCOVERY

The pursuit of novel discoveries for the world’s most prevalent childhood disorder, obesity and its associated co-morbidities, defines the work of the Center for Pediatric Research in Obesity and Metabolism (CPROM). The Center is a hub for collaborative, interdisciplinary research to study childhood obesity and co-morbidities, such as type 2 diabetes and pre-diabetes, metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease (MASLD), polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome (PMOS; formerly polycystic ovary syndrome, PCOS), sleep apnea, brain functional and structural alterations, cardiovascular disease, adipocyte biology and inflammation, and gene-environment interaction, among others. We pursue novel discoveries while challenging dogma and conventional wisdom, ultimately leading to paradigm shifts in pediatric medicine resulting in improved health of children.

Located within UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh and the John G. Rangos Sr. Research Center, the center’s faculty and programs are part of the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics. Led by its internationally renowned scientific director, Silva Arslanian, MD, the center supports the work of exceptionally talented researchers and physician-scientists and their teams by encouraging pursuit of their most innovative ideas. 

CPROM faculty, including Drs. Silva Arslanian and Mary Ellen Vajravelu, are pediatric endocrinologists within the Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, which is world renowned for its 4 decades of Pediatric Endocrine research, particularly in the area of diabetes and carbohydrate-related metabolic disorders.

For more information about joining the DISCOVERY Study at this location, please call 412-692-6533 or complete this form, and a member of the study team will contact you.