Helen Lawler, MD

Research Interests

Research interests include post-gastric bypass hypoglycemia, metabolic effects of bariatric surgery, investigating the impact of adipose tissue hypoxia on the development of insulin resistance, and further exploring the pathophysiology of insulin resistance in obesity.

Publications

• Lawler H, Schauer I, Abdel-Maksoud MM. Relationship of measures of obesity with post-glucose load glucose, insulin, and fatty acid levels in subjects with normal glucose tolerance: The San Luis Valley Health Study. The 29th Annual Scientific Meeting of The Obesity Society, Orlando, FL. October 2011
• Lawler H, Underkofler C, Erickson C, Rasouli N. Does Adipose Tissue Hypoxia Contribute to Insulin Resistance in Obesity? The Endocrine Society 2013 Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA. June 2013
• Goodson C, Harada K, Young E, Brown K, Porter A, Morrison J, Lawler H, Albert R, Miller M, Frank M, Cornier, MA, Hanley M, Hoppe J, Weber N. A Speedy Storm. The 9th Annual Rocky Mountain Hospital Medicine Symposium, Denver, CO. October 2011
• Lawler H, Rasouli N. Adipose tissue gene expression in obese insulin resistant and obese insulin sensitive non-diabetic subjects. Research Day, Denver V.A. Medical Center, Denver, CO. May 2012.
• Lawler H, Laufgraben MJ, Phillips BD, Schauer I. Paget's Disease. In: Ebell MH, Smith M, Brown SR, Lindbloom E, eds. Essential Evidence. John Wiley & Sons: Hoboken, NJ 2011.
• Millstein, R, Lawler HM. Post-Gastric Bypass Hypoglycemia. Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine. In Press.
• Lawler HM, Underkofler CM, Kern PA, Erickson C, Bredbeck B, Rasouli N. Adipose Tissue Hypoxia, Inflammation, and Fibrosis in Obese Insulin-Sensitive and Obese Insulin-Resistant Subjects. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2016 Apr;101(4):1422-8.
• Cleve Clin J Med. 2017 Apr;84(4):319-328 PMID: 28388388
• Lawler HM. Idiopathic Postprandial Syndrome. In M.T. McDermott, ed. Management of Patients with Pseudo-Endocrine Disorders. Cham, Switzerland: Springer; 2019.
• Lawler HM. Hypoglycemic Disorders. In: M.T. McDermott, ed. Endocrine Secrets. 7th ed. St Louis, MO: Elsevier; 2020.
• Abtin Kevin Farahmand, Helen Lawler. Post-Bariatric Hypoglycemia: A Clinical Vignette on an Increasingly Recognized Disease. ENDO Society Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA. March 2020 (virtual 2/2 COVID-19)
• Abtin Farahmand, Helen Lawler, and Janice Kerr. Optimization of Hypoglycemia Patient Selection for 72- hour Fast. 2nd Annual UCH Quality & Safety Symposium, University of Colorado Hospital, Aurora, CO. March 2020
• Farahmand A, Kerr JM, Lawler HM. Maximizing the Utility of the 72-Hour Fast in Evaluating Hypoglycemia. Endocrine Practice 2021 Jan. PMID: 33475507
• Lawler H, Salehi M. Diabetes remission after gastric bypass: To be or not to be dependent on weight loss. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2021. PMID: 33524103
• Craig CM, Lawler HM, Lee CJE, Tan M, Davis DB, Tong J, Glodowski M, Rogowitz E, Karaman R, McLaughlin TL, Porter L. PREVENT: A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Crossover Trial of Avexitide for Treatment of Post-Bariatric Hypoglycemia. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2021 Feb 22. PMID: 33616643
• Helen Lawler, Mary Elizabeth Patti, Valentina Conoscenti, Khaled Junaidi, Nicole C. Close, David Sequeira, Anh NguyenA Phase 2, Interventional, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Pilot Study of Glucagon Ready-To-Use in Subjects Who Experience Hyperinsulinemic Hypoglycemia After Bariatric Surgery, e-Poster presentation, AACE Annual Meeting May 2021
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Professional Memberships

• Endocrine Society, Member

Practice Locations

UCHealth Anschutz Outpatient Pavilion - Anschutz Medical Campus
1635 Aurora Ct
Aurora, CO 80045
720-848-0000

UCHealth Internal Medicine - Lowry
8111 E. Lowry Blvd
Denver, CO 80230
720-848-9500

UCHealth Diabetes and Endocrinology Clinic - Anschutz Medical Campus
1635 Aurora Ct
6th Floor
Aurora, CO 80045
720-848-2650

Hospital Affiliation

• University of Colorado Hospital

Specialty Information

Specialties

• Internal Medicine, Board Certification
• Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Board Certification

Conditions & Treatments

• Endocrine System (Hormones) - Adult Type 1 Diabetes
• Endocrine System (Hormones)
• Endocrine System (Hormones) - Adult Type 2 Diabetes
• Endocrine System (Hormones) - Thyroid Cancer
• Endocrine System (Hormones) - Thyroid Disease
• Endocrine System (Hormones) - Adrenal Diseases
• Endocrine System (Hormones) - Lipidosis
• Endocrine System (Hormones) - Endocrine Cancer (Parathyroid, Adrenal, Carcinoid)
• Endocrine System (Hormones) - Osteoporosis