Louise C. Greenspan, M.D., is an Associate Clinical Professor in the Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco and a Pediatric Endocrinologist in the Department of Pediatrics, Kaiser Permanente, San Francisco. She also holds the position of Module Leader, Pediatric Specialties with The Permanente Medical Group.

Dr. Greenspan received her undergraduate degree in Anthropology from the University of California, Berkeley in 1991, her medical degree from Cornell University Medical College in 1995, and completed her Residency in Pediatrics at UCSF in 1998. She continued her education as a Fellow in Pediatric Endocrinology at UCSF from 1998-2001. Dr. Greenspan is Board Certified in Pediatrics and the Sub-board Certified in Pediatric Endocrinology, and she attended in the Pediatric Diabetes Clinic at UCSF until 2004. Her clinical specialties include pediatric diabetes, obesity and pubertal irregularities.

Dr. Greenspan has received numerous honors and distinctions throughout her career including the Barr Fellowship at Cornell University Medical College, and nominations for the UCSF Kaiser Award for Excellence in Teaching, and for the Excellence in Small Group/Lab Instruction Award (UCSF)

Dr. Greenspan is a member of several professional organizations, including the Lawson Wilkins Pediatric Endocrine Society, the American Diabetes Association and the Endocrine Society, and she holds positions on a number of services and committees. For example, Dr. Greenspan is the Medical Advisor of the Diabetic Youth Foundation and on Medical Staff at the Bearskin Meadow Camp, Diabetic Youth Foundation, and was a Member of the Resident Subcommittee, Residency Selection Committee, Department of Pediatrics, UCSF.

Dr. Greenspan has been dedicated to teaching and mentoring throughout her professional career. Her current
formal teaching activities include lectures, courses, and presentations to pediatric residents, nurse practitioners,
medical students and physicians at UCSF, Mt. Zion, San Francisco General Hospital, and Kaiser San Francisco,
and has been an invited lecturer in widespread national and regional conferences and has been featured in Video CME activities on topics ranging from Human Breast Development During Puberty, Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, Childhood Obesity, Early Onset Diabetes, Early Puberty and Environmental Factors, and Menstrual Irregularities in Adolescents.

Dr. Greenspan has been an Investigator or Co-Principal Investigator of large NIH research grants (e.g., The
CYGNET Study: Environmental and Genetic Determinants of Maturation of Girls, in collaboration with colleagues
in New York and Cincinnati, Parental Influences on Obesity Among Mexican-American Children, Child and
Adolescent Hypertension: Diagnosis, Care and Costs, Breast Cancer and the Environment). She has published
extensively in her field, including peer-reviewed scholarly articles, book chapters, reviews, and abstracts, and has
served as a reviewer for the Journal of Pediatrics. Dr. Greenspan's media appearances in Pediatric Endocrinology
(particularly regarding pubertal irregularities and childhood obesity) are many, and include public radio, "The
Doctor Oz Show", ABC "Beyond the Headlines", Web MD, KQED "Forum," KPCC "Patt Morrison Show," KCBS
News,CBS5 News, and Fit TV.