Ashley Thorsell, MD

• Professional Affiliations
• American Diabetes Association
• American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists
• American Thyroid Association
• The Endocrine Society

• Research Experience
• Clinical Research Associate/Benchmark Physician, Sansum Diabetes Research Institute, Santa Barbara
• Principal Investigator, Scripps Clinic, San Diego

• Publications
• Loukas M, Thorsell A, Tubbs RS, Kapos T: The ansa cervicalis revisited. Folia Morphologica 66(2): 120-5, 2007.
• Zisser HC, Jovanovic L, Thorsell AA, Kupperman A, Taylor LJ, Ospina P, Hod M: The “Fidgety Fetus Hypothesis”: Fetal Activity is an Additional Variable in Determining Birth Weight of Infants Born to Women with Diabetes. Diabetes Care 29:63-67, 2006.
• Thorsell A, Gordon M, Jovanovic L:  Continuous glucose monitoring: a stepping stone in the journey towards a cure for diabetes.  Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine 15:15-25, 2004.

• Abstracts
• Thorsell A, Louis RG, Curry B, Loukas M. The clinical anatomy of the ansa cervicalis. Clinical Anatomy 2006, 19:765.
• Jovanovic L, Zisser H, Kupperman A, Thorsell A.  The “Fidgety Fetus Hypothesis”: Fetal Activity is an Additional Variable in Determining Birth Weight of Infants Born to Women with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus. American Diabetes Association 65th Scientific Sessions, 2005.
• Zisser H, Yoshinori M, Thorsell A, DeFronzo R, Jovanovic L.  Effects of Pioglitazone on Serum Hormone Binding Globulin and Percent Free Testosterone in Subjects with Type 2 Diabetes.  American Diabetes Association 65th Scientific Sessions, 2005.

At Sansum Clinic since:

• Internal Medicine - Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital

• Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital

• Endocrinology - Scripps Green Hospital

• American Board of Internal Medicine
• American Board of Internal Medicine - Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism

Hobbies

• Surfing
• Hiking
• Running
• Snowboarding