Ann Scherzinger, PhD

Professional Titles

• Professor of Radiology

Publications

• Schafer AL. Vittinghoff E. Lang TF. Sellmeyer DE. Harris TB. Kanaya AM. Strotmeyer ES. Cawthon PM. Cummings SR. Tylavsky FA. Scherzinger AL. Schwartz AV. Health, Aging, and Body Composition (Health ABC) Study. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 95(11):E368-72, 2010 Nov.
• Teri L. Hernandez, John M. Kittelson, Christopher K. Law, Lawrence L. Ketch, Nicole R. Stob, Rachel C. Lindstrom, Ann Scherzinger, Elizabeth R. Stamm and Robert H. Eckel. Fat Redistribution Following Suction Lipectomy: Defense of Body Fat and Patterns of Restoration. Obesity (2011) doi:10.1038/oby.2011.64
• Crume TL, Ogden L, West NA, Vehik KS, Scherzinger A, Daniels S, McDuffie R, Bischoff K, Hamman RF, Norris JM, Dabelea D. Association of exposure to diabetes in utero with adiposity and fat distribution in a multiethnic population of youth: the Exploring Perinatal Outcomes among Children (EPOCH) Study. Diabetologia. 2011 Jan;54(1):87-92. Epub 2010 Oct 17.PIMD: 20953862. NIHMS255232.
• Wagenknecht LE, Palmer ND, Bowden DW, Rotter JI, Norris JM, Ziegler J, Chen YI, Haffner S, Scherzinger A, Langefeld CD. Association of PNPLA3 with non-alcholic fatty liver disease in a minority cohort: the Insulin Resistance Atherosclerosis Family Study. Liver International. 31(3): 412-416. 2011 March.
• Samaropoulos XF, Hairston KG, Anderson A, Haffner SM, Lorenzo C, Montez M, Norris JM, Scherzinger AL, Chen YD, Wagenknecht LE. A metabolically healthy obese phenotype in hispanic participants in the IRAS family study. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2013 Nov;21(11):2303-9. PubMed PMID: 23418072
• Brumbaugh DE, Tearse P, Cree-Green M, Fenton LZ, Brown M, Scherzinger A, Reynolds R, Alston M, Hoffman C, Pan Z, Friedman JE, Barbour LA. Intrahepatic fat is increased in the neonatal offspring of obese women with gestational diabetes. J Pediatr. 2013 May;162(5):930-6.e1. PubMed PMID: 23260099
• Garg K, Chang S, Scherzinger A. Obesity and diabetes: newer concepts in imaging. Diabetes Technol Ther. 2013 May;15(5):351-61. PubMed PMID: 23634670
• Yunker BE, Cordes D, Scherzinger AL, Dodd GD, Shandas R, Feng Y, Hunter KS. An investigation of industrial molding compounds for use in 3D ultrasound, MRI, and CT imaging phantoms. Med Phys. 2013 May;40(5):052905. doi: 10.1118/1.4802083. PubMed PMID: 23635298
• D Miller, K Garg, A Scherzinger, D Gao, T Sparks, R Camidge, G Dodd. Comparison of Automated Tumor Volume (TV) with RECIST 1.1 Outcome Measures in Advanced Pancreatic and Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma, ARRS, 2011
• D Miller, K Garg, A Scherzinger,D Gao, T Sparks, R Camidge. Comparison of Filtered and Unfiltered SUVmax and RECIST 1.1 Outcome Measures in Advanced Pancreatic and Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma, RSNA 2010
• Shea KL, Gozansky WS, Sherk VD, Swibas TA, Wolfe P, Scherzinger A, Stamm E, Kohrt WM. Loss of bone strength in response to exercise-induced weight loss in obese postmenopausal women: results from a pilot study. J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact. 2014 Jun;14(2):229-38. PubMed PMID: 24879027
• Brumbaugh DE, Crume TL, Nadeau K, Scherzinger A, Dabelea D. Intramyocellular lipid is associated with visceral adiposity, markers of insulin resistance and cardiovascular risk in pre-pubertal children: The EPOCH study. Accepted for publication in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Medicine. March 2012
• Yunker BE, Dodd GD, Chen SJ, Chang S, Lanning CJ, Scherzinger AL, Shandas R, Feng Y, Hunter KS. The design and fabrication of two portal vein flow phantoms by different methods. Med Phys. 2014 Feb;41(2):023701. PubMed PMID: 24506653
• Crume TL, Scherzinger A, Stamm E, McDuffie R, Bischoff KJ, Hamman RF, Dabelea D. The long-term impact of intrauterine growth restriction in a diverse U.S. cohort of children: the EPOCH study. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2014 Feb;22(2):608-15. PubMed PMID: 23836432
• Hernandez TL, Kittelson JM, Law CK, Ketch LL, Stob NR, Lindstrom RC, Scherzinger A, Stamm ER, Eckel RH. Fat redistribution following suction lipectomy: defense of body fat and patterns of restoration. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2011 Jul;19(7):1388-95. doi: 10.1038/oby.2011.64. Epub 2011 Apr 7. PMID: 21475140
• Murphy RA, Register TC, Shively CA, Carr JJ, Ge Y, Heilbrun ME, Cummings SR, Koster A, Nevitt MC, Satterfield S, Tylvasky FA, Strotmeyer ES, Newman AB, Simonsick EM, Scherzinger A, Goodpaster BH, Launer LJ, Eiriksdottir G, Sigurdsson S, Sigurdsson G, Gudnason V, Lang TF, Kritchevsky SB, Harris TB. Adipose tissue density, a novel biomarker predicting mortality risk in older adults. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2014 Jan;69(1):109-17. PubMed PMID: 23707956
• Xanthia F. Samaropoulos, Kristen Hairston, Andrea Anderson, Steven M. Haffner, Carlos Lorenzo, Maria Montez3, Jill M. Norris, Ann L. Scherzinger, Yii-Der Ida Chen, Lynne E. Wagenknecht. A Metabolically Healthy Obese Phenotype in Hispanic Participants in the IRAS Family Study. American Diabetes Association Meeting, June 8-12, 2012.
• TCF7L2 polymorphism, weight loss and proinsulin:insulin ratio in the diabetes prevention program. McCaffery JM, Jablonski KA, Franks PW, Dagogo-Jack S, Wing RR, Knowler WC, Delahanty L, Dabelea D, Hamman R, Shuldiner AR, Florez JC; Diabetes Prevention Program Research Group. PLoS One. 2011;6(7):e21518. Epub 2011 Jul 26. PMID: 21814547
• Genetic predictors of weight loss and weight regain after intensive lifestyle modification, metformin treatment, or standard care in the Diabetes Prevention Program. Delahanty LM, Pan Q, Jablonski KA, Watson KE, McCaffery JM, Shuldiner A, Kahn SE, Knowler WC, Florez JC, Franks PW; Diabetes Prevention Program Research Group. Diabetes Care. 2012 Feb;35(2):363-6. Epub 2011 Dec 16
• Samaropoulos XF, Hairston KG, Anderson A, Haffner SM, Lorenzo C, Montez M, Norris JM, Scherzinger AL, Chen YD, Wagenknecht LE. A metabolically healthy obese phenotype in hispanic participants in the iras family study. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2013 Feb 18. doi: 10.1002/oby.20326. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 23418072
• Silosky MS, Marsh RM, Scherzinger AL. Imaging acquisition display performance: an evaluation and discussion of performance metrics and procedures. J Appl Clin Med Phys. 2016 Jul 8;17(4):6220. PubMed PMID: 27455501
• Brumbaugh DE, Tearse P, Cree-Green M, Fenton LZ, Brown M, Scherzinger A, Reynolds R, Alston M, Hoffman C, Pan Z, Friedman JE, Barbour LA.Intrahepatic Fat Is Increased in the Neonatal Offspring of Obese Women with Gestational Diabetes. J Pediatr. 2012 Dec 19. doi:pii: S0022-3476(12)01292-9. 10.1016/j.jpeds.2012.11.017. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 23260099
• Jaiswal M, Crume T, Vehik K, Scherzinger A, Stamm E, Hamman RF, Dabelea D. Is low birth weight associated with adiposity in contemporary U.S. youth? The Exploring Perinatal Outcomes among Children (EPOCH) Study. J Dev Orig Health Dis. 2012 Jun;3(3):166-172. Epub 2012 Mar 23.PMID: 23050071
• Maligie M, Crume T, Scherzinger A, Stamm E, Dabelea D. Adiposity, fat patterning, and the metabolic syndrome among diverse youth: the EPOCH study. J Pediatr. 2012 Nov;161(5):875-80. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2012.05.003. Epub 2012 Jun 14. PMID: 22703953
• Crume TL, Bahr TM, Mayer-Davis EJ, Hamman RF, Scherzinger AL, Stamm E, Dabelea D. Selective protection against extremes in childhood body size, abdominal fat deposition, and fat patterning in breastfed children. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2012 May;166(5):437-43. doi: 10.1001/archpediatrics.2011.1488. Erratum in: Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2012 Jul 1;166(7):607.PMID: 22566544
• Cree-Green M, Rahat H, Newcomer BR, Bergman BC, Brown MS, Coe GV, Newnes L, Garcia-Reyes Y, Bacon S, Thurston JE, Pyle L, Scherzinger A, Nadeau KJ. Insulin Resistance, Hyperinsulinemia, and Mitochondria Dysfunction in Nonobese Girls With Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome. J Endocr Soc. 2017 Jul 1;1(7):931-944. PubMed PMID: 29264544
• Garg K. Scherzinger AL. Obesity and Diabetes:New Concepts in Imaging. Obesity. Accepted for publication.
• Erlandson KM, Fiorillo S, Masawi F, Scherzinger A, McComsey GA, Lake JE, Stein JH, Currier JS, Brown TT. Antiretroviral initiation is associated with increased skeletal muscle area and fat content. AIDS. 2017 Aug 24;31(13):1831-1838. PubMed PMID: 28590329
• 42. Brumbaugh DE, Crume TL, Nadeau K, Scherzinger A, Dabelea D. Intramyocellular lipid is associated with visceral adiposity, markers of insulin resistance, and cardiovascular risk in prepubertal children: the EPOCH study. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2012 Jul;97(7):E1099-105. PMID:22508709 | PMCID:PMC3387397
• 11. Garg K, Cho I, Scherzinger AL, Patel N, Chang S, McKinney K. Spectrum of Findings in Lung Cancer Driven by EGFR Mutation and ALK Oncogene on PET/CT. Educational Exhibit at the Radiological Society of North America, Chicago, November 25-30, 2012
• Cree-Green M, Wiromrat P, Stuppy JJ, Thurston J, Bergman BC, Baumgartner AD, Bacon S, Scherzinger A, Pyle L, Nadeau KJ. Muscle Insulin Resistance in Youth with Obesity and Normoglycemia is Associated with Altered Fat Metabolism. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2019 Dec;27(12):2046-2054. PubMed PMID: 31659873
• Hockett CW, Harrall KK, Moore BF, Starling AP, Bellatorre A, Sauder KA, Perng W, Scherzinger A, Garg K, Ringham BM, Glueck DH, Dabelea D. Persistent effects of in utero overnutrition on offspring adiposity: the Exploring Perinatal Outcomes among Children (EPOCH) study. Diabetologia. 2019 Nov;62(11):2017-2024. PubMed PMID: 31444527
• Carreau AM, Pyle L, Garcia-Reyes Y, Rahat H, Vigers T, Jensen T, Scherzinger A, Nadeau KJ, Cree-Green M. Clinical prediction score of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in adolescent girls with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS-HS index). Clin Endocrinol (Oxf). 2019 Oct;91(4):544-552. PubMed PMID: 31301251
• Adrian S, Scherzinger A, Sanyal A, Lake JE, Falutz J, Dubé MP, Stanley T, Grinspoon S, Mamputu JC, Marsolais C, Brown TT, Erlandson KM. The Growth Hormone Releasing Hormone Analogue, Tesamorelin, Decreases Muscle Fat and Increases Muscle Area in Adults with HIV. J Frailty Aging. 2019;8(3):154-159. PubMed PMID: 31237318
• Huo D, Kiehn M, Scherzinger A. Investigation of Low-Dose CT Lung Cancer Screening Scan "Over-Range" Issue Using Machine Learning Methods. J Digit Imaging. 2019 Dec;32(6):931-938. PubMed PMID: 31102064
• Cree-Green M, Wiromrat P, Stuppy JJ, Thurston J, Bergman BC, Baumgartner AD, Bacon S, Scherzinger A, Pyle L, Nadeau KJ. Youth with Type 2 Diabetes Have Hepatic, Peripheral and Adipose Insulin Resistance. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab. 2018 Dec 18. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 30562061
• Cree-Green M, Stuppy JJ, Thurston J, Bergman BC, Coe GV, Baumgartner AD, Bacon S, Scherzinger A, Pyle L, Nadeau KJ. Youth With Type 1 Diabetes Have Adipose, Hepatic, and Peripheral Insulin Resistance. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2018 Oct 1;103(10):3647-3657. PubMed PMID: 30020457
• Cree-Green M, Xie D, Rahat H, Garcia-Reyes Y, Bergman BC, Scherzinger A, Diniz Behn C, Chan CL, Kelsey MM, Pyle L, Nadeau KJ. Oral Glucose Tolerance Test Glucose Peak Time Is Most Predictive of Prediabetes and Hepatic Steatosis in Obese Girls. J Endocr Soc. 2018 Jun 1;2(6):547-562. PubMed PMID: 29942919
• Bellatorre A, Scherzinger A, Stamm E, Martinez M, Ringham B, Dabelea D. Fetal Overnutrition and Adolescent Hepatic Fat Fraction: the Exploring Perinatal Outcomes in Children Study. J Pediatr. 2018 Jan;192:165-170.e1. PubMed PMID: 29046229
• Cree-Green M, Wiromrat P, Stuppy JJ, Thurston J, Bergman BC, Baumgartner AD, Bacon S, Scherzinger A, Pyle L, Nadeau KJ. Youth with type 2 diabetes have hepatic, peripheral, and adipose insulin resistance. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab. 2019 Feb 1;316(2):E186-E195. PubMed PMID: 30562061
• Perng W, Harte R, Ringham BM, Baylin A, Bellatorre A, Scherzinger A, Goran MI, Dabelea D. A Prudent dietary pattern is inversely associated with liver fat content among multi-ethnic youth. Pediatr Obes. 2020 Dec 9;:e12758. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 33296951
• Adrian S, Miao H, Feng H, Scherzinger A, Nardini G, Beghetto B, Roncaglia E, Ligabue G, Milic J, Guaraldi G, Lake JE, Erlandson KM. Effects of atazanavir, darunavir, and raltegravir on fat and muscle among persons living with HIV. HIV Res Clin Pract. 2020 Aug;21(4):91-98. PubMed PMID: 32878571
• Debroy P, Lake JE, Moser C, Olefsky M, Erlandson KM, Scherzinger A, Stein JH, Currier JS, Brown TT, McComsey GA. Antiretroviral therapy initiation is associated with decreased visceral and subcutaneous adipose tissue density in people living with HIV. Clin Infect Dis. 2020 Feb 28. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 32107532
• Kousari A, Moser C, Olefsky M, Brown TT, Currier JS, McComsey GA, Scherzinger A, Stein JH, Lake JE, Erlandson KM. Poorer Muscle Quality and Quantity With ART Initiation Is Associated With Greater Inflammation and Immune Activation. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2021 Dec 1;88(4):399-405. PubMed PMID: 34326283
• Cohen CC, Perng W, Sundaram SS, Scherzinger A, Shankar K, Dabelea D. Hepatic Fat in Early Childhood Is Independently Associated With Estimated Insulin Resistance: The Healthy Start Study. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2021 Oct 21;106(11):3140-3150. PubMed PMID: 34289064
• Cohen CC, Perng W, Sauder KA, Ringham BM, Bellatorre A, Scherzinger A, Stanislawski MA, Lange LA, Shankar K, Dabelea D. Associations of Nutrient Intake Changes During Childhood with Adolescent Hepatic Fat: The Exploring Perinatal Outcomes Among CHildren Study. J Pediatr. 2021 Oct;237:50-58.e3. PubMed PMID: 34171361
• Lake JE, La K, Erlandson KM, Adrian S, Yenokyan G, Scherzinger A, Dubé MP, Stanley T, Grinspoon S, Falutz J, Mamputu JC, Marsolais C, McComsey GA, Brown TT. Tesamorelin improves fat quality independent of changes in fat quantity. AIDS. 2021 Jul 15;35(9):1395-1402. PubMed PMID: 33756511
• Perng W, Harte R, Ringham BM, Baylin A, Bellatorre A, Scherzinger A, Goran MI, Dabelea D. A Prudent dietary pattern is inversely associated with liver fat content among multi-ethnic youth. Pediatr Obes. 2021 Jun;16(6):e12758. PubMed PMID: 33296951
• Debroy P, Lake JE, Moser C, Olefsky M, Erlandson KM, Scherzinger A, Stein JH, Currier JS, Brown TT, McComsey GA. Antiretroviral Therapy Initiation Is Associated With Decreased Visceral and Subcutaneous Adipose Tissue Density in People Living With Human Immunodeficiency Virus. Clin Infect Dis. 2021 Mar 15;72(6):979-986. PubMed PMID: 32107532
• User Training in Practical Imaging Informatics: Foundations and Applications for Medical Imaging. 2nd Edition

Professional Memberships

• American Association of Physicists in Medicine, Member
• Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM), formerly SCAR, Certified Member
• National Clinical Translational Research Awards, Imaging Working Group Member
• Colorado Translational Imaging Center, Image Analysis Section Committee Member & Infomatics Section Committee Chair

Practice Locations

UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital (UCH)
12605 E. 16th Ave
Aurora, CO 80045
720-848-0000

Hospital Affiliation

• University of Colorado Hospital
• Children's Hospital Colorado

Center Affiliations

• Center for Human Simulation
• Colorado Clinical & Translational Sciences Institute (CCTSI)

Specialty Information

Specialties

• Radiologic Physics
• CIIP, Board Certification (2008)