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Faculty Detail    
Name TOM BROOKS VAUGHAN
  
Campus Address TKC ENDO Zip 0271
Phone  (205) 996-3636
E-mail  brooks@uab.edu
Other websites T. Brooks Vaughan III M.D.
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Education
Medical School  University of Alabama School of Medicine    2000  Medical 
Residency  Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN    2004  Residency 
Fellowship  Endocrinology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL    2006  Fellowship 

Certifications
Certified Clinical Densitometrist   
Ultrasound Guided Fine Needle Aspiration of the Thyroid   
Americal Board of Internal Medicine  2004 
American Board of Internal Medicine/Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism  2006 
American Board of Pediatrics  2007 


Faculty Appointment(s)
Appointment Type Department Division Rank
Primary  Med - Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism  Med - Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Professor
Secondary  Neurosurgery Chair Office  Neurosurgery Chair Office Associate Professor
Secondary  Ped-Endocrinology And Diabetes  Ped-Endocrinology And Diabetes Associate Professor
Secondary  Pediatrics Chair Office  Pediatrics Chair Office Associate Professor
Center  Comprehensive Diabetes Center  Comprehensive Diabetes Center Professor
Center  Ctr for Clinical & Translational Sci  Ctr for Clinical & Translational Sci Professor

Biographical Sketch 
Dr. Vaughan is originally from Birmingham. He attended the University of Minnesota and completed a residency in internal medicine and pediatrics. He returned home to UAB to complete an adult endocrinology fellowship and became faculty in 2006. He is currently the medical director of the Neurosurgical Pituitary Disorders Clinic which sees hundreds of patients yearly with pituitary disease. He has conducted clinical trials in acromegaly, Cushing’s disease and growth hormone deficiency. He also sees patients at the Birmingham VA medical center, and is highly involved in teaching medical students, residents, and fellows.



Research/Clinical Interest
Title
Description
Pituitary Disease Clinic trials in pituitary disorders

Selected Publications 
Publication PUBMEDID
Marjanska M, Henry PG, Bolan PJ, Vaughan B, Seaquist ER, Gruetter R, Ugurbil K, Garwood M. Uncovering hidden in vivo resonances using editing based on localized TOCSY. Magn Reson Med 2005 Apr;53(4):783-9.  15799065 
Vaughan TB, Bell DSH. Stockpiling of Ovarian Follicles and the Response to Rosiglitazone. Diabetes Care, 2005 Sep;28(9):2333-4.  16123519 
Vaughan TB, Bell DSH. Statin neuropathy masquerading as diabetic autoimmune polyneuropathy. Diabetes Care. 2005 Aug;28(8):2082.  16043768 
Vaughan TB, Bell DSH. Diabetic cardiomyopathy. Heart Failure Clinics of North America, 2006 Jan; 2(1): 71-80.  17386878 
Vaughan TB, Ovalle F, Moreland E. Vascular Disease in Pediatric Type 2 Diabetes. Diabetes and Vascular Disease Research. Jan 2008.  18158699 
Vaughan, TB. The Appropriate Use of Testosterone and Growth Hormone in Medical Practice. Alabama Board of Medial Examiners Newsletter. January 2008.   
Vaughan TB, Blevins LS, Vaphiades MS, Wand G. Mulitmodal Assessment in Pituitary and Parapituitary Lesions. Schmidek and Sweet Operative Neurosurgical Techniques, 6th edition. Elsevier Publications, 2010. In press.