MD · PhD · Endocrinologist · Physician-Scientist · Mom
About Me
Hello! I am Dr. Isabel Casimiro, aka MudPhud Mama. I’m a physician-scientist and endocrinologist passionate about reducing metabolic disease, and my research focuses on better understanding the pathways involved in fat tissue inflammation.
I’m originally from Los Angeles and Compton, California, and I now live in Hawaiʻi with my spouse, our two children, and a lively mix of cats and chickens. That balance of science, medicine, and home life is a big part of who I am, and it keeps me grounded in the work I do.
Throughout my career, I’ve been deeply committed to efforts that support recruiting and retaining underrepresented minorities in medicine. I care a lot about who gets to feel like they belong in this field, and I stay involved in educational and mentoring initiatives because of that.
I serve as an Assistant Clinical Professor at the University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine, where I teach and work with trainees in medicine. My clinical focus includes general endocrinology, thyroid disease, thyroid cancer, gender-affirming care, and metabolic disorders such as diabetes, obesity, and lipid disease.
I also serve as a peer reviewer for medical journals and as a faculty adviser for the nonprofit Healthy Steps Hawaii. At the center of everything I do is a simple goal: to make medicine feel more human, more accessible, and more connected to the people it’s meant to serve.
Education
- California State University Chico, B.S.
- San Francisco State University, M.S.
- Albert Einstein College of Medicine, PhD
- University of Washington School of Medicine, MD
- Internship: University of Chicago Medicine
- University of Chicago Medicine, Internal Medicine Residency
- University of Chicago Medicine, Endocrinology Fellowship
- Physician Scientist Development Program, University of Chicago, Post-Doctoral Fellowship.
Key Publications
- Increased adipose catecholamine levels and protection from obesity with loss of Allograft Inflammatory Factor-1. Nat Commun. 2023.
- Phenotypic sexual dimorphism in response to dietary fat manipulation in C57BL/6J mice. J Diabetes Complications. 2021.
- Regulation of Tissue Inflammation by 12-Lipoxygenases. Biomolecules. 2021.
- Reduction of IL-6 gene expression in human adipose tissue after sleeve gastrectomy surgery. Obes Sci Pract. 2020.
- Endocrine implications of bariatric surgery: a review on the intersection between incretins, bone, and sex hormones. Physiol Rep. 2019.
Disclosures
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Dr. Casimiro serves on the advisory boards for verywellhealth.com and health.com.
