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CURRICULUM VITAE

Catherine Zhang MD
Assistant Professor
Department of Medicine
Division of Endocrinology

OFFICE ADDRESS:
Hub for Collaborative Medicine
8701 Watertown Plank Road
Milwaukee, WI 53226

EDUCATION:
09/2007 - 06/2011 BA, Biological Sciences, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
09/2012 - 06/2016 MD, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH

POSTGRADUATE TRAINING AND FELLOWSHIP APPOINTMENTS:
07/2016 - 06/2019 Resident, Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
07/2019 - 06/2022 Fellow, Endocrinology, Mayo School, Rochester, MN
07/2020 - 06/2022 Postdoctoral Scholar, Center for Clinical and Translational Science (CCaTS) Postdoctoral Certificate Program, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

FACULTY APPOINTMENTS:
09/2022 - Present Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine, Endocrinology and Molecular Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI

AWARDS AND HONORS:
06/2011 Magna cum laude, Northwestern University
10/2015 1st Place Clinical Vignettes, Poster Competition, American College of Physicians, Ohio Chapter
06/2016 Internal Medicine Award for exceptional proficiency and scholarship, Ohio State University College of Medicine
03/2018 Early Career Forum Travel Award, Endocrine Society
08/2020 3rd Place Oral Abstract Presentation, Midwest American Association of Clinical Endocrinology (AACE)
03/2021 Outstanding Abstract Award, Endocrine Society
02/2022 Randall G. Sprague Award for outstanding achievement in endocrinology fellowship training, Mayo Clinic
05/2024 Faculty Development Award, Medical College of Wisconsin, Department of Medicine
12/2024 Outstanding Medical Student Teacher 2023-2024, Medical College of Wisconsin

INVITED LECTURES/WORKSHOPS/PRESENTATIONS:
International
Program Faculty. Examining the Puzzle of Cushing Disease, ENDO, Boston, Massachusetts, 06/01/2024
Invited Speaker. Glucocorticoid Withdrawal Syndrome, ENDO, Boston, Massachusetts, 06/02/2024
 
National
Program Faculty. Examining the Puzzle of Cushing Disease, AACE, New Orleans, Louisiana, 05/10/2024
 
Regional
Invited Speaker. Mild Autonomous Cortisol Secretion and the Skeleton, Wisconsin Bone Club, Virtual Meeting, 09/21/2023
 
Local
Invited Speaker. Predictors of Malignancy in Adrenal Tumors: Literature Review and New Data, Endocrinology Grand Rounds, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 09/2021
Invited Speaker. Autonomous Cortisol Secretion: From Diagnosis to Recovery, Endocrinology Grand Rounds, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 05/2022
Invited Speaker. Incidentally Discovered Adrenal Nodules: "Adrenal Incidentalomas", Clinical Endocrinology Update, Milwaukee, WI, 11/04/2022
Panelist. Adrenal Case Discussion, Endocrine Surgery & Neuroendocrine Tumor Symposium, Milwaukee, WI, 04/01/2023
Invited Speaker. Long-Term Outcomes of Mild Adrenal Cortisol Excess, Endocrine Surgery & Neuroendocrine Tumor Symposium, Milwaukee, WI, 04/01/2023
Invited Speaker. Incidentally Discovered Adrenal Nodules: "Adrenal Incidentalomas", Clincial Endocrinology Update, Milwaukee, WI, 11/01/2024
 

PEER REVIEWED WORKSHOPS/PRESENTATIONS:
International
Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine-Needle Aspiration (EUS-FNA) in the Diagnosis of Adrenal Metastasis in a High-Risk Population, ENDO, Orlando, Florida, 04/2017
Development and Validation of a Clinical Scoring System to Predict Adrenal Malignancy, ENDO, Chicago, Illinois, 03/2018
Cushing Syndrome Revealing Carney Complex Due to Novel PRKAR1A Mutation, European Society of Endocrinology, Barcelona, Spain, 05/2018
Incident Cardiometabolic Outcomes in Adrenal Adenomas: A Population-Based Cohort Study of 1,004 Patients, ENDO, Virtual Meeting (COVID Pandemic), 03/2021
Impaired Muscle Strength and Performance in Patients with Mild Autonomous Cortisol Secretion, ENDO, Virtual Meeting (COVID Pandemic), 03/2021
Impaired Cognitive Performance in Patients with Mild Autonomous Cortisol Secretion, ENDO, Virtual Meeting (COVID Pandemic), 03/2021
Impaired Muscle Function and Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients with Mild Autonomous Cortisol Secretion, ENDO, Atlanta, Georgia, 06/2022
Glucocorticoid Withdrawal Following Surgical Remission of Endogenous Hypercortisolism: A Longitudinal Observational Study, International Pituitary Congress, Chicago, Illinois, 06/2023
Bone Fragility in Mild Autonomous Cortisol Secretion: A Prospective Cross-Sectional Cohort Study, ENDO, Chicago, Illinois, 06/2023
 
National
Epstein-Barr Virus-Induced Macrophage Activation Syndrome in the Setting of Systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis, American College of Physicians, Washington, District of Columbus, 05/2016
 

COMMUNITY SERVICE ACTIVITIES:
07/2013 - 06/2014 Columbus Free Clinic - Diabetes screening coordinator
 

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT:
01/2020 Enhancing Communication and Leadership Skills, Mayo School of Continuous Professional Development, Rochester, Minnesota
01/2020 Teaching Skills Workshop, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota
10/2020 Writing Winning NIH Grant Proposals: 8-hour workshop focused on the fundamentals of successful grant writing. Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota


BIBLIOGRAPHY
Refereed Journal Publications/Original Papers
1. Zhang CD, Erickson D, Levy MJ, Gleeson FC, Salomao DR, Delivanis DA, Bancos I. ENDOSCOPIC ULTRASOUND-GUIDED FINE-NEEDLE ASPIRATION IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF ADRENAL METASTASIS IN A HIGH-RISK POPULATION. Endocr Pract. 2017 Dec;23(12):1402-1407.
2. Zhang CD, Pichurin PN, Bobr A, Lyden ML, Young WF, Bancos I. Cushing syndrome: Uncovering carney complex due to novel PRKAR1a mutation Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism Case Reports. 2019;2019(1).
3. Zhang CD, Delivanis DA, Eiken PW, Atwell TD, Bancos I. Adrenal biopsy: performance and use. Minerva Endocrinol. 2019 Sep;44(3):288-300.
4. Zhang CD, Clark J, Greenlund LS. 36-Year-Old Man With Persistent Erection. Mayo Clin Proc. 2020 May;95(5):1059-1063.
5. Ebbehoj A, Li D, Kaur RJ, Zhang C, Singh S, Li T, Atkinson E, Achenbach S, Khosla S, Arlt W, Young WF, Rocca WA, Bancos I. Epidemiology of adrenal tumours in Olmsted County, Minnesota, USA: a population-based cohort study. Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2020 Nov;8(11):894-902. PMCID: PMC7601441
6. Li D, Kaur RJ, Zhang CD, Ebbehoj A, Singh S, Atkinson EJ, Achenbach SJ, Rocca W, Khosla S, Bancos I. Risk of bone fractures after the diagnosis of adrenal adenomas: a population-based cohort study. Eur J Endocrinol. 2021 Apr;184(4):597-606. PMCID: PMC7974392
7. Zhang CD, Li D, Kaur RJ, Ebbehoj A, Singh S, Atkinson EJ, Achenbach SJ, Young WF, Arlt W, Rocca WA, Bancos I. Cardiometabolic Outcomes and Mortality in Patients with Adrenal Adenomas in a Population-based Setting. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2021 Oct 21;106(11):3320-3330. PMCID: PMC8530703
8. Carafone LE, Zhang CD, Li D, Lazik N, Hamidi O, Hurtado MD, Young WF, Thomas MA, Dy BM, Lyden ML, Foster TR, McKenzie TJ, Bancos I. Diagnostic accuracy of dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate and corticotropin in autonomous cortisol secretion Biomedicines. July 2021;9(7).
9. Prete A, Subramanian A, Bancos I, Chortis V, Tsagarakis S, Lang K, Macech M, Delivanis DA, Pupovac ID, Reimondo G, Marina LV, Deutschbein T, Balomenaki M, O'Reilly MW, Gilligan LC, Jenkinson C, Bednarczuk T, Zhang CD, Dusek T, Diamantopoulos A, Asia M, Kondracka A, Li D, Masjkur JR, Quinkler M, Ueland GÅ, Dennedy MC, Beuschlein F, Tabarin A, Fassnacht M, Ivović M, Terzolo M, Kastelan D, Young WF Jr, Manolopoulos KN, Ambroziak U, Vassiliadi DA, Taylor AE, Sitch AJ, Nirantharakumar K, Arlt W, ENSAT EURINE-ACT Investigators*, ENSAT EURINE-ACT Investigators. Cardiometabolic Disease Burden and Steroid Excretion in Benign Adrenal Tumors : A Cross-Sectional Multicenter Study. Ann Intern Med. 2022 Mar;175(3):325-334.
10. Spyroglou A, Handgriff L, Müller L, Schwarzlmüller P, Parasiliti-Caprino M, Fuss CT, Remde H, Hirsch A, O'Toole SM, Thuzar M, Petramala L, Letizia C, Deflorenne E, Amar L, Vrckovnik R, Kocjan T, Zhang CD, Li D, Singh S, Katabami T, Yoneda T, Murakami M, Wada N, Inagaki N, Quinkler M, Ghigo E, Maccario M, Stowasser M, Drake WM, Fassnacht M, Bancos I, Reincke M, Naruse M, Beuschlein F. The metabolic phenotype of patients with primary aldosteronism: impact of subtype and sex - a multicenter-study of 3566 Caucasian and Asian subjects. Eur J Endocrinol. 2022 Sep 01;187(3):361-372.
11. Li D, Zhang CD, Saini J, Singh S, Nathani R, Thangamuthu K, et al. Determinants of muscle function and health-related quality of life in patients with endogenous hypercortisolism: a cross-sectional study. Eur J Endocrinol. 2023;188(7):603-12.
12. Zhang CD, Li D, Singh S, Suresh M, Thangamuthu K, Nathani R, et al. Glucocorticoid withdrawal syndrome following surgical remission of endogenous hypercortisolism: a longitudinal observational study. European Journal of Endocrinology. 2023;188(7):592-602.
13. Dogra P, Šambula L, Saini J, Thangamuthu K, Athimulam S, Delivanis DA, Baikousi DA, Nathani R, Zhang CD, Genere N, Salman Z, Turcu AF, Ambroziak U, Garcia RG, Achenbach SJ, Atkinson EJ, Singh S, LeBrasseur NK, Kastelan D, Bancos I. High prevalence of frailty in patients with adrenal adenomas and adrenocortical hormone excess: a cross-sectional multi-centre study with prospective enrolment. Eur J Endocrinol. 2023 Sep 01;189(3):318-326. PMCID: PMC10479159
14. Li D, Singh S, Zhang CD, Kaur RJ, Ebbehoj A, Atkinson EJ, Achenbach SJ, Stricker NH, Mielke MM, Rocca W, Bancos I. Risk of dementia and psychiatric or sleep disorders after diagnosis of adrenal adenomas: a population-based cohort study. Eur J Endocrinol. 2023 Oct 17;189(4):429-437. PMCID: PMC10581402
15. Raff H, Zhang CD. A New Approach - Home Waking Salivary Cortisone to Screen for Adrenal Insufficiency. NEJM Evid. 2023 Feb;2(2):EVIDe2200306.
16. Zhang CD, Ioachimescu AG. Challenges in the postsurgical recovery of cushing syndrome: glucocorticoid withdrawal syndrome. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne). 2024;15:1353543. PMCID: PMC11045978
17. Zhang CD, Ioachimescu AG. Prolactinomas: Preconception and During Pregnancy Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinics of North America. 2024.
18. Hamidi O, Shah M, Zhang CD, Lazik N, Li D, Singh S, Iñiguez-Ariza NM, Raman R, Hurtado MD, Carafone L, Khanna A, Yan Q, Natt N, Hartman RP, McKenzie T, Young WF, Bancos I. Clinical and imaging presentations are associated with function in incidental adrenocortical adenomas: a retrospective cohort study. Eur J Endocrinol. 2024 Jul 02;191(1):47-54. PMCID: PMC11234193
19. Saini J, Singh S, Ebbehoj A, Zhang CD, Nathani R, Fell V, Atkinson E, Achenbach S, Rivard A, Singh R, Grebe S, Bancos I. Steroid Profiling and Circadian Cortisol Secretion in Patients With Mild Autonomous Cortisol Secretion: A Cross-sectional Study. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2025 Jan 21;110(2):542-553. PMCID: PMC11747667
20. Johnson S, Zhang CD, Hangge PT, Yen TWF, Shaik TJ, Doffek K, Findling JW, Carroll T, Evans DB, Dream SY, Wang TS. Cosyntropin Stimulation Testing is More Selective than Postoperative Day 1 Basal Cortisol for Diagnosing Secondary Adrenal Insufficiency After Unilateral Adrenalectomy. Ann Surg Oncol. 2024 Oct;31(10):6883-6892.
21. Saini J, Nathani R, Singh S, Ebbehoj A, Thangamuthu K, Suresh M, Zhang CD, Nevin S, Fell V, Atkinson EJ, Achenbach SJ, Stricker NH, Bancos I. Cognition in patients with mild autonomous cortisol secretion at baseline and post-adrenalectomy. Eur J Endocrinol. 2024 Nov 27;191(6):636-645. PMCID: PMC11662234
 
Editorials, Letters To Editor, Other
1. A New Approach - Home Waking Salivary Cortisone to Screen for Adrenal Insufficiency. NEJM Evidence. Raff H, Zhang CD. A New Approach - Home Waking Salivary Cortisone to Screen for Adrenal Insufficiency. NEJM Evidence. 2023;2(2):EVIDe2200306.