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Adriana Ioachimescu, MD, PhD, FACE

Adriana G. Ioachimescu, MD, PhD, FACE

Professor; Director, Pituitary and Adrenal Program

Locations

  • Froedtert Specialty Clinics
    91ɫƵ Hub 6th Floor

Contact Information

General Interests

Pituitary disorders, rare pituitary disorders

Education

MD, Carol Davila School of Medicine, Bucharest, Romania
Residency, Internal Medicine, Danbury Hospital/Yale University and Cleveland Clinic, Ohio
Fellowship, Endocrinology, Cleveland Clinic, Ohio

Biography

Dr. Ioachimescu has longstanding experience in pituitary disorders, including rare conditions such as acromegaly and Cushing’s disease. She collaborates closely with neurosurgery and incorporates the latest medical advances to offer tailored patient care. Dr. Ioachimescu has been invited to participate as an expert at several international consensus guidelines. She has served as a scientific advisor for patient support groups and has supported the implementation of patient reported outcomes in clinical practice and research.

Dr. Ioachimescu has published extensively in peer-reviewed journals and authored several book chapters. She has had editorial experience with prestigious journals such as Endocrine Reviews, Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinics of North America, Pituitary and Journal of Endocrine Society. She co-edited the book “Pituitary disorders throughout the life cycle.”

Dr. Ioachimescu is passionate about mentoring students, trainees and young faculty. She is the chair of the Early Career Committee and served as faculty for the Master Pituitary Course for Fellows in Training of the Pituitary Society. She has served as faculty at multiple conferences organized by the Endocrine Society, Pituitary Society, American Association of Clinical Endocrinology, International Society of Endocrinology and other.

Dr. Ioachimescu's current research is addressing predictive models for treatment outcomes in patients with pituitary tumors, long-term effects of pituitary hormone alterations on physical and mental health, impact of demographic characteristics on healthcare delivery and research, and novel therapies for acromegaly and Cushing’s syndrome.

Leadership Positions

External

  • Chair, Early Career Development Committee, Pituitary Society
  • Chair, Program Committee, Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Association of Clinical Endocrinology

91ɫƵ Internal

  • Senior Medical Director
  • Director, Pituitary and Adrenal Program

Research Areas of Interest

  • Acromegaly
  • ACTH-Secreting Pituitary Adenoma
  • Autoimmune Hypophysitis
  • Growth Hormone-Secreting Pituitary Adenoma
  • Hypophysitis
  • Hypopituitarism
  • Inappropriate ADH Syndrome
  • Pituitary ACTH Hypersecretion
  • Pituitary Apoplexy
  • Pituitary Diseases
  • Pituitary Function Tests
  • Pituitary Neoplasms

Publications

  • (Ioachimescu AG, Kelestimur F.) Rev Endocr Metab Disord. 2024 Dec;25(6):1003-1011 PMID: 39312063 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85204676638 09/23/2024

  • (Allen ME, Beck RT, Zwagerman NT, Coss D, Fisco A, Ioachimescu AG.) JCEM Case Rep. 2024 Oct;2(10):luae182 PMID: 39416274 PMCID: PMC11482006 10/17/2024

  • (Gonzalez R, Massman L, Ho S, Luna S, Cheok S, Liang B, Mrachek K, Coss D, Ioachimescu AG, Zwagerman N, Olivier-Van Stichelen S.) Pituitary. 2024 Oct;27(5):577-589 PMID: 39066842 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85200049784 07/28/2024

  • (Zhang CD, Ioachimescu AG.) Endocrinol Metab Clin North Am. 2024 Sep;53(3):409-419 PMID: 39084816 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85196387103 08/01/2024

  • (Zhang CD, Ioachimescu AG.) Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinics of North America. September 2024;53(3):409-419 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85196387103 09/01/2024

  • (Zhang CD, Ioachimescu AG.) Front Endocrinol (Lausanne). 2024;15:1353543 PMID: 38681763 PMCID: PMC11045978 04/29/2024

  • (Giustina A, Biermasz N, Casanueva FF, Fleseriu M, Mortini P, Strasburger C, van der Lely AJ, Wass J, Melmed S, Banfi G, Barkan A, Beckers A, Bidlingmaier M, Boguszewski C, Brue T, Buchfelder M, Chanson P, Chiloiro S, Colao A, Coopmans E, Esposito D, Ferone D, Frara S, Gadelha M, Geer EB, Ghigo E, Greenman Y, Gurnell M, Ho K, Ioachimescu A, Johannsson G, Jørgensen JO, Kaiser UB, Karavitaki N, Katznelson L, Lamberts S, Losa M, Luger A, Luque R, Maffei P, Marazuela M, Neggers S, Pereira A, Persani L, Petersenn S, Reincke M, Salvatori R, Samson SN, Schilbach K, Shimon I, Tsagarakis S, Zatelli MC.) Pituitary. February 2024;27(1):7-22 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85175841716 02/01/2024

  • (Zhang CD, Ioachimescu AG.) Frontiers in Endocrinology. 2024;15 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85191470213 01/01/2024

  • (Armstrong SA, Tavakoli S, Shah I, Laing BR, Coss D, Ioachimescu AG, Findling J, Zwagerman NT.) J Neurosurg Case Lessons. 2023 Nov 27;6(22) PMID: 38011690 PMCID: PMC10684060 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85178085217 11/27/2023

  • (Giraldi EA, Saindane A, Pradilla G, Biousse V, Ioachimescu AG.) Acta Endocrinol (Buchar). 2023;19(3):339-344 PMID: 38356985 PMCID: PMC10863970 02/15/2024

  • (Ioachimescu AG.) Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinics of North America. December 2023;52(4):705-717 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85161275338 12/01/2023

  • (Bettale CM, Allen JW, Mahdi ZK, Ioachimescu AG.) JCEM Case Rep. 2023 Jan;1(1):luad007 PMID: 37908262 PMCID: PMC10578389 11/01/2023