Karen Vogt MD

Education

Fellowship in Pediatric Endocrinology (2006) - National Capital Consortium
Residency in Pediatrics (2002) - San Antonio Military Pediatric Center
Internship in Pediatrics (2000) - San Antonio Military Pediatric Center
MD (1999) - Case Western Reserve University
BA (1995) - Grinnell College

Biography

I am currently the Program Director for the NCC Pediatric Endocrinology Fellowship. I am primarily a clinician-educator and perform scientific reviews of protocols submitted to the IRB from the Walter Reed Pediatrics Department. My professional interests are in general pediatric endocrinology, graduate medical education, Prader-Willi syndrome, and health-care disparities. At the national level, I am the Deputy Editor of the American Academy of Pediatrics PREP Self-Assessment Editorial Board. This board provides practice case-base questions and critiques for those preparing for the American Board of Pediatrics Certifying and Maintenance of Certification Examinations. I am a member of the Association for Pediatric Program Directors, Pediatric Endocrine Society, Endocrine Society, and American Diabetes Association.

Career Highlights: Positions, Projects, Deployements, Awards and Additional Publications

Program Director, NCC Pediatric Endocrinology Fellowship (2013-present)

American Academy of Pediatrics PREP Self-Assessment Editorial Board Deputy Editor (2020-present)

“A” Proficiency Designator - the highest recognition of professional excellence in the Army Medical Department (AMEDD) (2016)

American Academy of Pediatrics PREP Self-Assessment Editorial Board Writer (2015-2020)

Chief, Pediatric Endocrinology Division, Department of Pediatrics, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD, and previously Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC (2009-2013)

Deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom 07-09 as Squadron Surgeon (PROFIS), Medical Troop, Regimental Support Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment (Aug 2007-Oct 2008)

Representative Bibliography

Bleach CC and Vogt KS. A Case of Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser Syndrome Diagnosed in Infancy after Evaluation of Palpable Gonads. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2020 Dec;33(6):733-734. PMID: 32736132.

Faircloth RS, Brooks DI, Vogt KS, Emerick JE. Talking About Childhood Obesity: A Survey of What Parents Want. Acad Pediatr. 2019 Sep-Oct;19(7):756-763. PMID: 3086713

Klein DA, Emerick JE, Sylvester JE, Vogt KS. Disorders of Puberty: An Approach to Diagnosis and Management. Am Fam Physician. 2017 Nov 1;96(9):590-599. PubMed PMID: 29094880.

Carter T, Isfort A, Vogt K, Emerick J. DKA, Quality & Costs: why writing down a back-up plan saves money and lives. AADE In Practice. 2017 March;5(2): 18-23.

Weeks M, Vogt K, Kimball-Eayrs C. Index of suspicion. Case 1: Hypotonia and failure to thrive in a 3-month-old boy. Pediatr Rev. 2016 Jan;37(1):39-41.

Paz R, Rouhanian M, Vogt K. Glycemic control and sponsor rank of military dependents with type 1 diabetes mellitus. Pediatr Diabetes. 2016 Sep;17(6):449-57. Epub 2015 Aug 28.

Philla KQ, Min SB, Hefner JN, Howard RS, Reinhardt BJ, Nazareno LG, Vogt KS. Swallowed glucocorticoid therapy for eosinophilic esophagitis in children does not suppress adrenal function. J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab. 2015 Sep 1;28(9-10):1101-6

Vogt KS. Origins of Military Medical Care as an Essential Source of Morale. Military Medicine. 2015 Jun;180(6):604-6.

Vogt, KS and Emerick, JE. Growth Hormone Therapy in Adults with Prader-Willi Syndrome. Diseases 2015, 3, 56-67.

Emerick JE and Vogt KS: Endocrine manifestations and management of Prader-Willi syndrome. International Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology 2013:14. (Invited Review)