Gitana Staskus, M.D.
Gitana Staskus, MD, is a board certified Endocrinologist, and an Assistant Professor in Medicine. She is also board certified in Internal Medicine. She graduated from the Vilnius University in Lithuania and completed her Fellowship at the Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois. She is involved in diabetes care and research involving vascular dysfunction in diabetes. She has a special interest in inpatient diabetes management and continuous glucose monitoring in the inpatient setting along with insulin pump therapy.
EDUCATION
| 1989-1995 | M.D., Vilnius University, Faculty of Medicine, Lithuania |
TRAINING
| 2003 - 2005 | FELLOWSHIP, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois |
| 2000 - 2003 | RESIDENCY, Department of Internal Medicine, Cook County Hospital, Chicago, Illinois |
| 1995-1999 | INTERNSHIP, Department of Internal Medicine, “Red Cross” and Vilnius University Hospitals, Vilnius, Lithuania |
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Vascular dysfunction in diabetes
Inpatient diabetes
Use of continuous glucose monitoring systems in the inpatient setting
