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CURRICULUM VITAE

Alison T. Coren MD

Assistant Professor
Department of Pediatrics
Division of Endocrinology


OFFICE ADDRESS:
Children’s Wisconsin - Milwaukee Hospital
8915 W Connell Court
Milwaukee, WI 53226


EDUCATION:
2004 - 2008 B.A. in Biological Sciences, Northwestern University, Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences, Evanston, IL
2010 - 2014 M.D., Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL


POSTGRADUATE TRAINING AND FELLOWSHIP APPOINTMENTS:
07/2014 - 06/2017 Resident, Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals, 8701 W Watertown Plank Rd, Milwaukee, WI 53226
07/2017 - 06/2020 Fellow, Pediatrics, Pediatric Endocrinology, Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals, 8701 Watertown Plank Rd, Milwaukee, WI 53226


FACULTY APPOINTMENTS:
07/01/2020 - Present Assistant Professor, Pediatrics, Pediatric Endocrinology, Medical College of Wisconsin, 9000 W Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53226


HOSPITAL AND CLINICAL ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS:
07/01/2020 - Present Physician, Children's Wisconsin Hospital, 8915 W Connell Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53226


SPECIALTY BOARDS AND CERTIFICATION:


Board Certified	Issue Date	Expiration
General Pediatrics	10/18/2017	12/21/2028
Pediatric Endocrinology	11/10/2021	12/21/2028


Certificates	Issued By	Issue Date	Expiration
Biomedical Research	CITI	04/07/2023	04/07/2026
Good Clinical Practice	CITI	10/29/2024	10/29/2027


Licensure	Number	Issue Date	Expiration
Wisconsin State License	64842-20	11/11/2015	10/31/2025


AWARDS AND HONORS:
2011 Outstanding Poster , Medical Student Summer Research Program, Feinberg School of Medicine
2019 Research and Quality Improvement Award Recipient, Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals


MEMBERSHIPS IN HONORARY AND PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES:
2014 - Present American Academy of Pediatrics
2018 - Present Pediatric Endocrine Society
2023 - Present Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome Special Interest Group (Member)


LOCAL/REGIONAL APPOINTED LEADERSHIP AND COMMITTEE POSITIONS:
07/08/2024 - Present Committee Member, Type 2 Diabetes Workgroup, Medical College of Wisconsin

RESEARCH GRANTS/AWARDS/CONTRACTS/PROJECTS:


Active
Peer Review
Title:	Early Markers of Disease and Response to Therapy (DREAMT)
Source:	Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
Role & Effort:	Co-investigator
PI:	Susanne Cabrera, MD and Martin Hessner, PhD
Dates:	2021 - Present

Title:	Reducing Innate Inflammation in New Onset T1D with Lactiplantibacillus Plantarum
Source:	National Institutes of Health
Role & Effort:	Co-investigator
PI:	Susanne Cabrera, MD and Martin Hessner, PhD
Dates:	2021 - Present

Title:	TArgeting Type 1 Diabets Using POLyamines (TADPOL)
Source:	Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
Role & Effort:	Co-investigator
PI:	Susanne Cabrera, MD
Dates:	2024 - Present

Non-Peer Review
Title:	A Phase 3 Open-label Extension Study to Evaluate the Long-term Safety and Tolerability of Chronocort in the Treatment of Participants Aged 16 Years and Over with Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
Source:	Diurnal Ltd
Role & Effort:	Principal Investigator
Dates:	10/01/2024 - Present

Title:	A Randomized, Double-Blind, Active-Controlled, Phase 3 Study of Chronocort Compared with Immediate-Release Hydrocortisone Replacement Therapy in Participants Aged 16 Years and Over with Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
Source:	Diurnal Ltd
Role & Effort:	Principal Investigator
Dates:	10/01/2024 - Present

Title:	FreeStyle Libre 2 Flash Glucose Monitoring System Intervention Phase Study
Source:	Abbott Diabetes Care
Role & Effort:	Principal Investigator
Dates:	10/06/2024 - Present

Title:	CALICO Multi-center PCOS Study
Role & Effort:	Co-investigator
Dates:	01/23/2025 - Present


Prior
Peer Review
Title:	Gluten and Amylase Tryspin Inhibitors as Nutritional Contributors to Type 1 Diabetes Susceptibility
Source:	American Diabetes Association
Role & Effort:	Co-investigator
PI:	Susanne Cabrera, MD
Dates:	01/01/2018 - 06/30/2021

Title:	Modulation of type 1 diabetes susceptibility through VSL#3 probiotic-induced alteration in the intestinal microbiota
Source:	Children's Research Institiute
Role & Effort:	Co-invesitgator
PI:	Susanne Cabrera, MD
Dates:	01/01/2018 - 12/31/2018

Title:	Documenting Prevalence, Characteristics, and Mental Health Interventions for Youth with Diabetes and Positive Drepression Screen
Source:	Devin Wyatt Memorial Fund
Role & Effort:	Co-investigator
PI:	Bethany Auble, MD and Peter Wolfgram, MD
Dates:	2020 - 2023

Non-Peer Review
Title:	Medical Student Summer Research Program
Source:	Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine
Role & Effort:	Co-investigator
PI:	Kelly Lowry, PhD
Dates:	2011

Title:	Research Thesis Program
Source:	Northwester University, Feinberg School of Medicine
Role & Effort:	Co-investigator
PI:	Kelly Lowry, PhD
Dates:	2013 - 2014

Title:	Thyroid Studies in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Source:	Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals
Role & Effort:	Co-investigator
PI:	Omar Ali, MD
Dates:	2015 - 2016

Title:	Mitigating Hypocalcemia Risk Following Total and Completion Thyroidectomy
Source:	Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals
Role & Effort:	Principle investigator
PI:	Alison Coren, MD
Dates:	2018 - 2020

Title:	FreeStyle Libre 2 Flash Glucose Monitoring System Intervention Phase Study
Source:	Abbott Diabetes Care
Role & Effort:	Co-Investigator
Dates:	07/06/2022 - 10/05/2024

Title:	A Randomized, Double-Blind, Active-Controlled, Phase 3 Study of Chronocort Compared with Immediate-Release Hydrocortisone Replacement Therapy in Participants Aged 16 Years and Over with Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
Source:	Diurnal Ltd
Role & Effort:	Co-investigator
PI:	Susanne Cabrera, MD
Dates:	09/07/2022 - 09/30/2024

Title:	A Phase 3 Open-label Extension Study to Evaluate the Long-term Safety and Tolerability of Chronocort in the Treatment of Participants Aged 16 Years and Over with Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
Source:	Diurnal Ltd
Role & Effort:	Co-investigator
PI:	Susanne Cabrera, MD
Dates:	10/17/2023 - 09/30/2024


INVITED LECTURES/WORKSHOPS/PRESENTATIONS:
National
Coren A, Hypoparathyroidism, Pediatric Endocrine Society Fellows Workshop, Annapolis, MD, 2019

Regional
Coren A, Heterogeneity of Type 1 Diabetes: Case Presentations, 11th Annual Diabetes Symposium, Milwaukee, WI, 2018
Coren A, Transition from Pediatric to Adult Care: Case Presentations, 12th Annual Diabetes Symposium, Milwaukee, WI, 2019
Coren A, 5-year-old with rapid weight gain, Milwaukee City Wide Endocrine Case Conference, Milwaukee, WI, 2020
Coren A, Cardiovascular Disease in Adolescents with Type 2 Diabetes, 15th Annual Diabetes Symposium, Milwaukee, WI, 2022
Coren A, Adrenal Disease, Academic Conference for Physician Assistant Program, Toledo, OH, 2022
Alison Coren, Pharmacotherapy for Pediatric Obesity, Wisconsin Nurses Association APRN Conference, Madison, WI, 04/19/2024
Alison Coren, Updates in Hyperglycemic Emergencies, 17th Annual Diabetes and Metabolic Disease Symposium, Milwaukee, WI, 05/10/2024
Alison Coren, Adolescent Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome, Wisconsin Nurses Association APRN Conference, Madison, WI, 04/11/2025

Local
Coren A, 12-year-old with back pain, Professor Rounds, Milwaukee, WI, 2016
Coren A, Engle S, Diabetic Ketoacidosis and Transitioning to SubQ Insulin, Pediatric Residency Noon Conference, Milwaukee, WI, 08/17/2017
Coren A, Autonomous Thyroid Nodule: Case Presentation, Academic Conference in the Department of Pediatric Endocrinology, 01/19/2018
Coren A, Thyroid Neoplasms, Academic Conference in the Department of Pediatric Endocrinology, Milwaukee WI, 07/27/2018
Coren A, Evaluation and Management of Persistent Hypoglycemia, Academic Conference in the Department of Pediatric Endocrinology, Milwaukee, WI, 10/30/2018
Coren A, Yan K, Ali O, Thyroid Function Testing in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Joint Fellowship Curriculum Research Day, Milwaukee, WI, 2018
Coren A, Graves' Disease Treatment, Academic Conference in the Department of Pediatric Endocrinology, Milwaukee, WI, 02/06/2019
Coren A, 12-year-old male with headache, Professor Rounds, Milwaukee, WI, 03/28/2019
Coren A, Germ Cell Tumors in Individuals with Differences in Sex Differentiation, Interdisciplinary DSD conference, Milwaukee, WI, 05/16/2019
Coren A, Parathyroid Disorders, Pediatric Residency Noon Conference, Milwaukee, WI, 05/24/2019
Coren A, Childhood Obesity: Medical Management, Academic Conference in the Department of Pediatric Endocrinology, Milwaukee, WI, 09/23/2019
Coren A, Fertility in Disorders of Sex Development, Interdisciplinary DSD Conference, 05/21/2020
Coren A, Diagnosis and Management of Common Thyroid Abnormalities in Adolescents, Academic Conference in the Department of Adolescent Medicine, Milwaukee, WI, 09/11/2020
Coren A, Sommers K, Kansra A, Wagner A, Mitigating Hypocalcemia Risk Following Total Thyroidectomy, Joint Fellowship Curriculum Research Day, Milwaukee, WI, 2020
Coren A, Hyponatremia, Academic Conference in the Department of Pediatric Endocrinology, Milwaukee, WI, 06/25/2021
Coren A, Metabolic Bone Disease, Pediatric Residency Noon Conference, Milwaukee, WI, 12/07/2021
Coren A, Gender Affirming Health Care, Academic Conference in the Department of Adolescent Medicine, Milwaukee, WI, 02/18/2022
Coren A, Calcium Disorders, Academic Conference in the Department of Hospital Medicine, Milwaukee, WI, 03/09/2022
Coren A, Pseudohypoparathyroidism and Related Disorders, Academic Conference in the Department of Pediatric Endocrinology, Milwaukee, WI, 03/18/2022
Coren A, Gluten Free Diet Reduces Systemic Innate Inflammation in Children Genetically Susceptible to Type 1 Diabetes, Scholarship in Progress, Milwaukee, WI, 06/12/2023
Alison Coren, Adolescent PCOS, Academic Conference in the Department of Pediatric Endocrinology, Milwaukee, WI, 07/12/2024
Alison Coren, Puberty, Pediatric Residency Noon Conference, Milwaukee, WI, 03/28/2025 - Present


PEER REVIEWED WORKSHOPS/PRESENTATIONS:
International
Coren A, Roethle M, Zhang L, Pan A, Shuang J, Hessner M, Cabrera S, Gluten Free Diet Reduces Systemic Innate Inflammation in Children Genetically Susceptible to Type 1 Diabetes, Endocrine Society Meeting, Chicago, IL, 2023
Christine Burt Solorzano, Heidi Vanden Brink, Tim Vigers, Grayson Carey, Michele Garant, Aviva Sopher, Rachana Shah, Chase Branstetter, Alison Coren, Laura Torchen, Janet Snell-Bergeon, David Geller, Melanie Cree, Impact of Pharmacotherapy on Metabolic Health in Adolescents with PCOS: Findings from the Clinical Adolescent Polycystic Ovary (CALICO) Database, Endocrine Society, San Francisco, CA, 07/2025 - Present
Melanie Cree, Grayson Carey, Sarah Golub, Christy Foster, David Geller, Andrea Bonney, Alison Coren, Tim Vigers, Janet Snell-Bergeon, Initial Treatment of PCOS by BMI and Provider Specialty in the US: Results from the CALICO Database, Obesity Society, Atlanta, GA, 11/2025 - Present

National
Coren A, Lowry K, Impact of Parent Perception and Concern for Child Weight on Parental Feeding Practices in Preschool Children, International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, Austin, TX, 2012
Coren A, Roethle M, Kaldunski M, Jia S, Lam V, Hessner M, Cabrera S, Investigating Gluten as a Dietary Contributor to T1D Susceptibility In The BioBreeding Rat, Pediatric Academic Society/Pediatric Endocrine Society, Baltimore, MD, 2019


COMMITTEE SERVICE:
Medical College of Wisconsin
2014 - 2016 Committee Member, Resident Advisory Panel, Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin
2019 - 2020 General Pediatrics Residency Interviewer, Resident Selection Committee, Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin
2024 - Present Member, Intern Selection Committee, Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin


MCW TEACHING ACTIVITIES:
Medical Student Education
07/2024 - Present H+P Reader
02/2025 - Present Early Clinical Learning Assignment Grader

Graduate Student Education
12/2024 - Present AAP Case Discussion Series

Resident and Fellow Education
2018 - 2019 "Ace the Boards"
2019 - 2020 "Serious Senior Surfing"
2020 "Surfboards"
09/2024 - Present Fellow Academic Conference


PROGRAMMATIC DEVELOPMENTS:
Educational Programs
Fellow
07/2017 - 06/2020 Coordinator for the weekly academic schedule
Faculty
07/2020 - 06/2021 Coordinator for the weekly academic schedule


COMMUNITY SERVICE ACTIVITIES:
2010 - 2012 Community Health Clinic at Feinberg School of Medicine. Provided primary care services to an underserved community in Chicago.
2010 - 2011 Science Club at Feinberg School of Medicine. Mentored elementary school aged children enrolled in the science club at a local Boys and Girls Club.
06/2018 - 06/2019 American Diabetes Association - Camp Lakota, Rosholt, WI. Monitored blood sugars and titrated insulin for 8 campers with type 1 diabetes.


WORK EXPERIENCE-PROJECT COORDINATOR:
2008 - 2010 Assisted with patient recruitment, informed consent, and data collection for a clinical trial studying the association between plasma biomarkers and cardiovascular events.


BIBLIOGRAPHY
Refereed Journal Publications/Original Papers
1. Cabrera SM, Coren AT, Pant T, Ciecko AE, Jia S, Roethle MF, Simpson PM, Atkinson SN, Salzman NH, Chen YG, Hessner MJ. Probiotic normalization of systemic inflammation in siblings of type 1 diabetes patients: an open-label pilot study. Sci Rep. 2022 Feb 28;12(1):3306. PMCID: PMC8885673

Books, Chapters, and Reviews
1. Coren A, "Chapter 35: Glucose Disorders". On Call Pediatrics, 4th Edition 2018.

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