Professional Bio
Dr. Hou obtained her medical education in Xian Medical University, Xian, China. She received basic science training in microbiology and immunology at the University of North Dakota and Dana Farber Cancer Institute, followed by internal medicine residency training at the Hospital of Saint Raphael. After finishing residency, Dr. Hou received subspecialty training in Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes at Washington University School of Medicine in Saint Louis, MO.
Dr. Hou's clinical focus includes the diagnosis and management of endocrine tumors, including those of the pituitary, adrenal, thyroid, and parathyroid.
In addition, she is involved in the management of patients with diabetes, especially those with type I DM, gestational DM, post-pancreatomy, or steroid-induced diabetes. She is interested in clinical research in the area of new drug therapy for diabetes and basic research in pancreatic beta cell regeneration and replication.
2013 Jan 21
Wagner D, Xia Y, Hou R. "Safety of Vitamin D Replacement in Patients with Primary Hyperparathyroidism and Concomitant Vitamin D Deficiency." Endocrine practice : official journal of the American College of
Endocrinology and the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists. 2013 Jan 21; :1-20. Epub 2013 Jan 21. |
2013
Steinman RA, De Castro IO, Shrayyef M, Chengazi V, Giampoli E, Van Der Sloot P, Calvi LM, Wittlin SD, Hammes SR, Hou R. "Two cases of malignant struma ovarii with metastasis to pelvic bone." Gynecologic and obstetric investigation. 2013 75(2):139-44. Epub 2013 Feb 06. |
2011
Hou R, Manwaring LP, Moley JF, Whelan A. "A novel missense mutation in the MEN1 gene in a patient with multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1." Endocrine practice : official journal of the American College of
Endocrinology and the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists. 2011 17(3):e63-7. |
2011
Hou R, Leathersich AM, Ruud BT. "Pheochromocytoma presenting with arterial and intracardiac thrombus in a 47-year-old woman: a case report." Journal of medical case reports. 2011 5:310. Epub 2011 Jul 13. |
2009 Mar
Hou R, Goldberg AC. "Lowering low-density lipoprotein cholesterol: statins, ezetimibe, bile acid sequestrants, and combinations: comparative efficacy and safety." Endocrinology and metabolism clinics of North America. 2009 Mar 0; 38(1):79-97. |
