Publications:5
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Caroline Messer, MD
Endocrine, Diabetes and Bone Diseases (Endocrinology)
About Me
Dr. Caroline Messer is a double board-certified clinical endocrinologist practicing on the
Upper East Side of Manhattan. She is the co-founder of Fifth Avenue Endocrinology and the
founder of Well by Messer, a multi-specialty group with several offices in New York and
Connecticut.
Dr. Messer is actively engaged in clinical research and is a frequent guest lecturer to other
physicians on topics such as thyroid disease, weight loss management, osteoporosis,
polycystic ovary syndrome, and diabetes. She appears regularly on FOX, NBC, CBS, and
WPIX, has given interviews on various radio stations, and has authored numerous peer
reviewed articles.
Dr. Messer trained at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine and completed her undergraduate
degree at Yale University. She has been named by her peers to Castle Connolly Top Doctors
and Castle Connolly Top Doctors in New York Metro Area annually since 2016 and Super
Doctors® in The New York Times Magazine annually since 2015. She has been the recipient of the Castle Connolly Exceptional Women in Medicine Award since 2019. She is an associate professor at the Hofstra School of Medicine and a clinical assistant professor at the Icahn School of Medicine.
Language
English
Position
ASSISTANT CLINICAL PROFESSOR | Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Bone Disease
Hospital Affiliations
- Mount Sinai Queens
- The Mount Sinai Hospital
Clinical Focus
- Adrenal Tumors
- Amenorrhea
- Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
- Cushing's Syndrome
- Gynecomastia
- Hyperaldosteronism
- Hyperlipidemia
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Hypoglycemia
- Hypoparathyroidism
- Obesity
- Osteopenia
- Osteoporosis
- Pituitary Adenoma
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
- Weight Management
Education
MD, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Residency, Internal Medicine
Mount Sinai Hospital
Fellowship, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Mount Sinai Hospital
Certifications
American Board of Internal Medicine
Insurance Information
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Publications
Selected Publications
- ACTH-producing remnants following apoplexy of an ACTH-secreting pituitary macroadenoma. Caroline Korsten Messer, Mary E. Fowkes, J. Lester Gabrilove, Kalmon D. Post, Honju Son, Alice C. Levine. Pituitary
- Pancreatic β-cell dysfunction in polycystic ovary syndrome: The role of metformin. Caroline Messer, Raymond Boston, Derek Leroith, Eliza Geer, Joshua D. Miller, Marcelo Messer, Walter Futterweit. Endocrine Practice
- Male hypogonadism and obesity, the metabolic syndrome, and type 2 diabetes. C. Messer, Ronald Tamler. Diabetes, Stoffwechsel und Herz
Industry Relationships
Physicians and scientists on the faculty of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai often interact with pharmaceutical, device, biotechnology companies, and other outside entities to improve patient care, develop new therapies and achieve scientific breakthroughs. In order to promote an ethical and transparent environment for conducting research, providing clinical care and teaching, Mount Sinai requires that salaried faculty inform the School of their outside financial relationships.
Dr. Messer has not yet completed reporting of Industry relationships.
Mount Sinai’s faculty policies relating to faculty collaboration with industry are posted on our website. Patients may wish to ask their physician about the activities they perform for companies.