By Linda Satter
Elena Ambrogini, M.D., Ph.D., has been named director of the Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).
Ambrogini is an associate professor in the division, which is part of the UAMS College of Medicine’s Department of Internal Medicine.
She has been at UAMS in various roles since 2007, starting out as a post-doctoral research fellow, before becoming an Internal Medicine resident, then a fellow in endocrinology and metabolism and, beginning in 2015, an assistant professor. Before coming to UAMS, she completed medical school and a residency in endocrinology and metabolism in Italy.
She is also a staff endocrinologist at the Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System.
