Betty C. Villafuerte, M.D.

Betty C. Villafuerte, M.D. Associate Professor of Medicine University of Louisville Health Care Outpatient Center 401 East Chestnut Street, Ste. 310 Louisville, KY 40202 502-852-5237 - Academic Office 502-813-6500 - Patient Appointments

Clinical Expertise

Diabetes; Obesity; Hypoglycemia; General Endocrinology

Board Certifications

• American Board of Internal Medicine - Internal Medicine / Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes

Education and Training

• Medical School: University of the Philippines

• Residency: State University of New York, Buffalo

• Fellowship: Emory University

Recent Publications

• Moore JP Jr, Villafuerte BC, Unick CA, Winters SJ. Developmental changes in pituitary adenylate cyclase activating polypeptide expression during the perinatal period: possible role in fetal gonadotroph regulation. Endocrinology. 2009 Oct;150(10):4802-9. doi: 10.1210/en.2008-1649. Epub 2009 Jul 2. PubMed PMID: 19574403; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2754687.

• Villafuerte BC, Barati MT, Song Y, Moore JP, Epstein PN, Portillo J. Transgenic expression of insulin-response element binding protein-1 in beta-cells reproduces type 2 diabetes. Endocrinology. 2009 Jun;150(6):2611-7. doi: 10.1210/en.2008-1294. Epub 2009 Feb 12. PubMed PMID: 19213832; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2689803.

• Maudar V, Winters SJ, Villafuerte BC. Hot flashes and fatigue relieved by metformin. Endocr Pract. 2009 Jan-Feb;15(1):30-4. PubMed PMID: 19211394.

• Chahal J, Chen CC, Rane MJ, Moore JP, Barati MT, Song Y, Villafuerte BC. Regulation of insulin-response element binding protein-1 in obesity and diabetes: potential role in impaired insulin-induced gene transcription. Endocrinology. 2008 Oct;149(10):4829-36. doi: 10.1210/en.2007-1693. Epub 2008 Jun 19. PubMed PMID: 18566119; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2582919.

• Villafuerte BC, Kaytor EN. An insulin-response element-binding protein that ameliorates hyperglycemia in diabetes. J Biol Chem. 2005 May 20;280(20):20010-20. Epub 2005 Mar 7. PubMed PMID: 15753094.

• Villafuerte BC, Phillips LS, Rane MJ, Zhao W. Insulin-response element-binding protein 1: a novel Akt substrate involved in transcriptional action of insulin. J Biol Chem. 2004 Aug 27;279(35):36650-9. Epub 2004 Jun 11. PubMed PMID: 15194686.