Kalie Tommerdahl, MD

Medical School

MD, Northwestern University The Feinberg School of Medicine (2014)

Undergraduate School

BA, Northwestern University (IL) (2010)

Residency

Nationwide Children's Hospital/Ohio State University Program, Pediatrics (2017)

Fellowships

University of Colorado (Children's Hospital Colorado) Program, Pediatric Endocrinology (2020)

Languages

English

Department

Pediatrics-Endocrinology

Professional Titles

Instructor

Recognitions

Colorado Nutrition and Obesity Research Center (NORC) Award for Outstanding MD Instructor/Fellow, Colorado Nutrition and Obesity Research Center (NORC) (2020)
Rising Star Award, Pediatric Endocrine Society (2019)

Publications

Tommerdahl KL, Kula AJ, Bjornstad P. Pharmacological management of youth with type 2 diabetes and diabetic kidney disease: a comprehensive review of current treatments and future directions. Expert Opin Pharmacother. 2023 Jun;24(8):913-924. PubMed PMID: 37071054
Lai J, Furgeson S, Bjornstad P, You Z, Tommerdahl KL, Kendrick J. Leukotriene Antagonist Use is Associated With Lower Systolic Blood Pressure in Adults. Kidney Int Rep. 2023 Feb;8(2):373-375. PubMed PMID: 36815112
Pauley ME, Vinovskis C, MacDonald A, Baca M, Pyle L, Wadwa RP, Fornoni A, Nadeau KJ, Pavkov M, Nelson RG, Gordin D, de Boer IH, Tommerdahl KL, Bjornstad P. Triglyceride content of lipoprotein subclasses and kidney hemodynamic function and injury in adolescents with type 1 diabetes. J Diabetes Complications. 2023 Feb;37(2):108384. PubMed PMID: 36623423
Tommerdahl KL, Shapiro ALB, Nehus EJ, Bjornstad P. Early microvascular complications in type 1 and type 2 diabetes: recent developments and updates. Pediatr Nephrol. 2022 Jan;37(1):79-93. PubMed PMID: 33852054
Tommerdahl KL, Vinovskis C, Li LP, Rebholz CM, Severn C, Hu EA, Selvin E, Coresh J, Grams ME, Prasad P, Parikh CR, Bjornstad P. The Evaluation of Coffee Therapy for Improvement of Renal Oxygenation (COFFEE) Study: A Mechanistic Pilot and Feasibility Study Evaluating Coffee's Effects on Intrarenal Hemodynamic Function and Renal Energetics. Kidney Int Rep. 2022 Jul;7(7):1682-1685. PubMed PMID: 35812290
Tommerdahl KL, Hu EA, Selvin E, Steffen LM, Coresh J, Grams ME, Bjornstad P, Rebholz CM, Parikh CR. Coffee Consumption May Mitigate the Risk for Acute Kidney Injury: Results From the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study. Kidney Int Rep. 2022 Jul;7(7):1665-1672. PubMed PMID: 35812301
Johnson MJ, Tommerdahl KL, Vinovskis C, Waikar S, Reinicke T, Parikh CR, Obeid W, Nelson RG, van Raalte DH, Pyle L, Nadeau KJ, Bjornstad P. Relationship between biomarkers of tubular injury and intrarenal hemodynamic dysfunction in youth with type 1 diabetes. Pediatr Nephrol. 2022 Dec;37(12):3085-3092. PubMed PMID: 35286453
Melena I, Piani F, Tommerdahl KL, Severn C, Chung LT, MacDonald A, Vinovskis C, Cherney D, Pyle L, Roncal-Jimenez CA, Lanaspa MA, Rewers A, van Raalte DH, Cara-Fuentes G, Parikh CR, Nelson RG, Pavkov ME, Nadeau KJ, Johnson RJ, Bjornstad P. Aminoaciduria and metabolic dysregulation during diabetic ketoacidosis: Results from the diabetic kidney alarm (DKA) study. J Diabetes Complications. 2022 Jun;36(6):108203. PubMed PMID: 35523653
Tommerdahl KL, Nelson RG, Bjornstad P. Dapagliflozin in young people with type 2 diabetes. Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2022 May;10(5):303-304. PubMed PMID: 35378070
Tommerdahl KL, Kendrick J, Bjornstad P. The Role of Glucagon-Like Peptide 1 (GLP-1) Receptor Agonists in the Prevention and Treatment of Diabetic Kidney Disease: Insights from the AMPLITUDE-O Trial. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2022 Jun;17(6):905-907. PubMed PMID: 35396319
Tommerdahl KL, Kendrick J, Nelson RG, Bjornstad P. Youth versus adult-onset type 2 diabetic kidney disease: Insights into currently known structural differences and the potential underlying mechanisms. Clin Sci (Lond). 2022 Nov 11;136(21):1471-1483. PubMed PMID: 36326718
Hassan EA, Hifney AF, Ali EF, Sayed AM. Fungicidal activities and molecular docking of the marine alga Ulva lactuca and Punica granatum peel extracts on Alternaria tomato spot disease. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2022 Oct 24. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 36279063
Tommerdahl KL, Baumgartner K, Schäfer M, Bjornstad P, Melena I, Hegemann S, Baumgartner AD, Pyle L, Cree-Green M, Truong U, Browne L, Regensteiner JG, Reusch JEB, Nadeau KJ. Impact of Obesity on Measures of Cardiovascular and Kidney Health in Youth With Type 1 Diabetes as Compared With Youth With Type 2 Diabetes. Diabetes Care. 2021 Mar;44(3):795-803. PubMed PMID: 33402367
Piani F, Melena I, Tommerdahl KL, Nokoff N, Nelson RG, Pavkov ME, van Raalte DH, Cherney DZ, Johnson RJ, Nadeau KJ, Bjornstad P. Sex-related differences in diabetic kidney disease: A review on the mechanisms and potential therapeutic implications. J Diabetes Complications. 2021 Apr;35(4):107841. PubMed PMID: 33423908
Tommerdahl KL, Shapiro ALB, Nehus EJ, Bjornstad P. Early microvascular complications in type 1 and type 2 diabetes: recent developments and updates. Pediatr Nephrol. 2021 Apr 14. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 33852054
Piani F, Melena I, Tommerdahl KL, Nokoff N, Nelson RG, Pavkov ME, van Raalte DH, Cherney DZ, Johnson RJ, Nadeau KJ, Bjornstad P. Sex-related differences in diabetic kidney disease: A review on the mechanisms and potential therapeutic implications. J Diabetes Complications. 2021 Apr;35(4):107841. PubMed PMID: 33423908
Tommerdahl KL, Baumgartner K, Schäfer M, Bjornstad P, Melena I, Hegemann S, Baumgartner AD, Pyle L, Cree-Green M, Truong U, Browne L, Regensteiner JG, Reusch JEB, Nadeau KJ. Impact of Obesity on Measures of Cardiovascular and Kidney Health in Youth With Type 1 Diabetes as Compared With Youth With Type 2 Diabetes. Diabetes Care. 2021 Mar;44(3):795-803. PubMed PMID: 33402367
Tommerdahl KL, Bjornstad P, Kendrick J, Cree-Green M, Baumgartner AD, Pyle L, Reusch JEB, Nadeau KJ. Results from the Effects of MEtformin on cardiovasculaR function in AdoLescents with type 1 Diabetes (EMERALD) study: A brief report of kidney and inflammatory outcomes. Diabetes Obes Metab. 2021 Mar;23(3):844-849. PubMed PMID: 33236509
Bohling R, Grafals M, Moreau K, You Z, Tommerdahl KL, Bjornstad P, Stenson EK, Andrews E, Ramirez-Renteria L, Kendrick J. A Pilot Study of the Safety and Efficacy of Alkali Therapy on Vascular Function in Kidney Transplant Recipients. Kidney Int Rep. 2021 Sep;6(9):2323-2330. PubMed PMID: 34514193
Piani F, Reinicke T, Borghi C, Tommerdahl KL, Cara-Fuentes G, Johnson RJ, Bjornstad P. Acute Kidney Injury in Pediatric Diabetic Kidney Disease. Front Pediatr. 2021;9:668033. PubMed PMID: 34211943
Martin LD, Hoagland MA, Rhodes ET, Wolfsdorf JI, Hamrick JL. Perioperative Management of Pediatric Patients With Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus, Updated Recommendations for Anesthesiologists. Anesth Analg. 2020 Apr;130(4):821-827. PubMed PMID: 31688079
Addala A, March C, Marks B, Tommerdahl K, Shapiro J, Oyenusi E, Yauch LM, Goethals ER, Ahmad PO, Adhami S, Ng M, Ehtisham S, Agwu JC. ISPAD Annual Conference 2019 Highlights. Pediatr Diabetes. 2020 Mar;21(2):152-157. PubMed PMID: 32022991
Tommerdahl KL, Brinton JT, Vigers T, Cree-Green M, Zeitler PS, Nadeau KJ, Chan CL. Delayed glucose peak and elevated 1-hour glucose on the oral glucose tolerance test identify youth with cystic fibrosis with lower oral disposition index. J Cyst Fibros. 2020 Sep 11;:2111. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 32928701
Vinovskis C, Li LP, Prasad P, Tommerdahl K, Pyle L, Nelson RG, Pavkov ME, van Raalte D, Rewers M, Pragnell M, Mahmud FH, Cherney DZ, Johnson RJ, Nadeau KJ, Bjornstad P. Relative Hypoxia and Early Diabetic Kidney Disease in Type 1 Diabetes. Diabetes. 2020 Dec;69(12):2700-2708. PubMed PMID: 32737116
Tommerdahl KL, Bjornstad P, Kendrick J, Cree-Green M, Baumgartner AD, Pyle L, Reusch JEB, Nadeau KJ. Results from the Effects of MEtformin on cardiovasculaR function in AdoLescents with type 1 Diabetes (EMERALD) study: A brief report of kidney and inflammatory outcomes. Diabetes Obes Metab. 2020 Nov 25. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 33236509
Fiorillo AA, Medler TR, Feeney YB, Wetz SM, Tommerdahl KL, Clevenger CV. The prolactin receptor transactivation domain is associated with steroid hormone receptor expression and malignant progression of breast cancer. Am J Pathol. 2013 Jan;182(1):217-33. PubMed PMID: 23159947
Fiorillo AA, Medler TR, Feeney YB, Liu Y, Tommerdahl KL, Clevenger CV. HMGN2 inducibly binds a novel transactivation domain in nuclear PRLr to coordinate Stat5a-mediated transcription. Mol Endocrinol. 2011 Sep;25(9):1550-64. PubMed PMID: 21816901

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Professional Memberships

American Diabetes Association, Professional Member
International Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Diabetes, Professional Member
Pediatric Endocrine Society, Professional Member
Endocrine Society, Professional Member
American Society of Nephrology, Professional Member
American Heart Association, Professional Member

Practice Locations

Children's Hospital Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
13123 East 16th Ave
Aurora, CO 80045
720-777-1234

Barbara Davis Center for Diabetes Pediatric Clinic - CU Anschutz Medical Campus
1775 Aurora Ct
Suite A140
Aurora, CO 80045
303-724-2323

Hospital Affiliation

Children's Hospital Colorado

Specialty Information

Specialties

Pediatric Endocrinology

Public Speaking
Yes

Assistant Adjoint Professor, Pediatrics-Endocrinology