Jason Ng, MD

  • Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine
  • Chairperson, Diabetes Task Force
  • Clinical Lead of the Diabetes Technology and Medical Home Unit
Academic Interests

Improvement of delivery of care and multidisciplinary models in diabetes mellitus management
Understanding pathophysiology underlying insulin resistance in skeletal muscle and adipose tissue
Dr. Ng is interested in the improvement of glucose control in diabetes mellitus as well as improvement of patient outcomes in their confidence in treatment of diabetes mellitus.

    Education & Training

  • BA, West Virginia University, 2000
  • MD, West Virginia University School of Medicine, 2004
  • Residency, Internal Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, 2007
  • Fellowship, Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, 2011
Recent Publications

Ng JM, Kelley DE, Goodpaster BH. Mechanisms of insulin resistance assessed by dynamic in-vivo position emission tomography imaging. Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care. 2009; 12(5): 508-12.

Ouyang T, Rothfus WE, Ng JM, Challinor SM. Imaging of the Pituitary. Radiol Clin North Am. 2011; 49 (3): 549-71.

Ng JM, Azuma K, Kelley C, Pencek RR, Radikova Z, Laymon C, Price J, Goodpaster BH, Kelley DE. PET Imaging Reveals Distinctive Roles for Different Regional Adipose Tissue Depots in Systemic Glucose Metabolism in Non-Obese Humans. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab. 2012; 303 (9): E1134-41.

Ng JM, Bertoldo A, Minhas DS, Helbling NL, Coen PM, Price JC, Cobelli C, Kelley DE, Goodpaster BH. Dynamic PET Imaging Reveals Heterogeneity of Skeletal Muscle Insulin Resistance. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2014; 99 (1): E102-06.

Goodpaster BH, Bertoldo A, Ng JM, Azuma K, Pencek RR, Kelley C, Price JC, Cobelli C, Kelley DE. Interactions of Glucose Delivery, Transport, and Phosphorylation That Underlie Skeletal Muscle Insulin Resistance: Studies with Dynamic PET Imaging in Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes. Diabetes. 2014; 63(3): 1058-68.

Shin, SS, Gardner, PA, Ng, J, Faraji, AH, Agarwal, N, Chivukula, S, Fernandez-Miranda, JC, Snyderman, CH, Challinor, SM. Endoscopic Endonasal Approach for ACTH- Secreting Pituitary Adenomas: Outcomes and Analysis of Remission Rates and Tumor Biochemical Activity with Respect to Tumor Invasiveness. World Neurosurgery. 2017; 102: 651-658.

Ioja, S., Chasens, E., Ng, J., Strollo, P.J., Korytkowski, M.T. Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults with Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes: Perspectives from a Quality Improvement Initiative in a University Based Diabetes Center. BMJ Open Diab Res Car. 2017; 5(1): e00433.

Edem, D., McCarthy, P., Ng, J.M., Stefanovic-Racic, M., Korytkowski, M.T. Insulin Pump Therapy: Patient Practices and Glycemic Outcomes. J Diabetes Sci Technol. 2018; 12(6): 1250-1251.

Zupa, M.F., Sheeth, H., Aggarwal, R., Ng, J.M. Improving Pneumococcal Vaccination Rates for Elderly Patients with Diabetes Mellitus in Endocrinology Clinic. Am J Med Qual. 2021; 36(3): 204-205.

Zheng, Y., Siminerio, L.M., Krall, J., Anton, B.B., Hodges, J., Bednarz, L., Li, D., Ng, J.M. Applying Real-world Data to Inform Continuous Glucose Monitoring Use in Clinical Practice. J Diabetes Sci Technol. 2021; Epub ahead of print.