POSITIONS

• July 2001 to December 2004 Staff Physician
  Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism
  City of Hope National Medical Center

FELLOWSHIP

• July 1, 1998 – June 30, 2001 Clinical and Research Fellowship in Endocrinology, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, California
• July 1999 – June 2000 Chief Fellow, Endocrinology, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center

INTERNSHIP & RESIDENCY

• May 1992 - April 1993 Rotating Internship, Makati Medical Center, Manila, Philippines
• February 1995- January 1998 Residency Training in Internal Medicine, University of Hawaii Integrated Medical Residency Program, Honolulu, Hawaii

EDUCATION

• June 1984 - May 1988 Bachelor of Science in Medical Technology, College of the Holy Spirit, Manila, Philippines
• June 1988 - April 1992 Doctor of Medicine and Surgery, University of Santo Tomas
  Manila, Philippines

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

• Member, The Endocrine Society
• Member, American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists
• Member, American Thyroid Association
• Member, Hawaii Medical Association
• Member, Philippine Medical Association of Hawaii
• Member, Philippine Chinese Medical Association
• U.S.T. Medical Alumni Association

LICENSURE & CERTIFICATION

• February 1998 California medical license
• August 1993 Philippines medical license
• August 2000 Diplomate, American Board of Internal Medicine
• November 2003 Diplomate, American Board of Endocrinology
• January 30, 1999 Thyroid Ultrasound and Ultrasound Guided Fine Needle Aspiration Biopsy

RESEARCH CERTIFICATION

• October 22, 1998 Introduction to Clinical Research I Course
• December 14, 1998 Conducting Clinical Trials: A Practicum
• January 5, 2000 Research Ethics Curriculum
• October 3, 2000 Protecting Study Volunteers in Research
• May 2001 Conducting Clinical Trials
  

PUBLICATIONS/PEER REVIEWED

1. Kelly DF, Gaw Gonzalo IT, Cohan P, Berman N, Swerdloff R, and Wang C. Hypopituitarism following traumatic brain injury and aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage: A preliminary report. Journal of Neurosurgery 2000, 93:743-752.
2. Boone KB, Swerdloff RS, Miller BL, Geschwind D, Razani J, Lee A, Gonzalo IG, Haddal A, Rankin K, Lu P, and Paul L. Neuropsychological profile of adults with Klinefelter syndrome. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society 2001, 7 (4): 446-456.
3. Gaw Gonzalo IT, Swerdloff RS, Nelson A, Clevenger B, Garcia R, Berman N and Wang C. Levonorgestrel implants (Norplant II) for male contraception clinical trials: Combination with transdermal and injectable testosterone. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002; 87 (8): 3562-3572.
4. Fales, CL, Knowlton BJ, Holyoak KJ, Geschwind DH, Swerdloff, RS and Gaw Gonzalo, I. Working memory and relational reasoning in Klinefelter syndrome. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society 2003; 9: 839 – 846.
5. Gaw Gonzalo IT, Itti E, Mlikotic A, Pham LH, Cesar RB, Meignan M and Mishkin FS. [18F] Fluorodeoxyglucose triple-head coincidence imaging as an adjunct to I-131 scanning for the follow-up of papillary thyroid carcinoma. Endocrine Practice 2003; 9 (4): 273-279.
6. Itti E, Gaw Gonzalo IT, Boone KB, Geschwind DH, Berman N, Pawlikowska-Haddal A, Itti L, Mishkin F, Swerdloff RS. Functional neuroimaging provides evidence of anomalous cerebral laterality in adults with Klinefelter syndrome: 99mTc-HMPAO assessment and correlation with neurocognitive findings. Annals of Neurology 2003; 54: 669-673.
7. Shanmugam N, Gaw Gonzalo IT, Natarajan, R. Molecular mechanisms of high glucose-induced cyclooxygenase-2 expression in monocytes. Diabetes 2004; 53: 795-802.
8. Feng M, Gaw Gonzalo I, Lanting L, Natarajan, R. In vivo chromatin remodeling events leading to inflammatory gene transcription under diabetic conditions. J Biological Chemistry 2004; 279 (17): 18091-18097.
9. Qu XD, Gaw Gonzalo IT, Al Sayed MY, Cohan P, Christenson PD, Swerdloff RS, Kelly DF and Wang C. Influence of body mass Index and gender on GH response to GHRH plus arginine and insulin tolerance tests. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005; 90 (3): 1563-1569.
10. Itti E, Gaw Gonzalo IT, Pawlikowska-Haddal A, Boone KB, Mlikotic A, IttiL, Mishkin FS and Swerdloff RS. The Structural Brain Correlates of Cognitive Deficits in Adults With Klinefelter's Syndrome. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006; 91 (4): 1423-1427.
11. Pawlikowska-Haddal A, Gaw Gonzalo IT, Liu PY, Brasel JA, Wang C, Vadheim C, Berman N, Clevenger B and Swerdloff RS. The Clinical, Neurocognitive and Psychosocial Profile of Adolescent and Adult Males with Nonmosaic KLinefleter Syndrome: A Matched Case-Control Survey. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006 .

ABSTRACT PUBLICATIONS

1. IT Gaw Gonzalo, RS Swerdloff, A Nelson, B Clevenger, N Berman, L Hull and C Wang. Comparison Of The Efficacy Of Combined Progestagen Implant And Transdermal Androgen Versus Androgen Alone In The Suppression Of Spermatogenesis In Normal Men. 2000 Journal of Investigative Medicine 48 (1):13A:67.
2. IT Gaw Gonzalo, A Pawlikowska-Haddal, JA Brasel, C Wang, C Vadheim, N Berman, B Clevenger and RS Swerdloff. Klinefelter syndrome (KS) profile on a series of 105 adolescent and adult males. 2001 Journal of Investigative Medicine 49 (1):17A:89.
3. IT Gaw Gonzalo, RS Swerdloff, A Nelson, B Clevenger, R Garcia, N Berman and C Wang. Effects of a long-acting progestagen implant (Norplant II) with androgen preparations in the suppression of spermatogenesis in normal men. 2001 J Androl, May-Jun; Supp 1: 82-217.
4. Cook S, Kelly D, Gaw Gonzalo I, Swedloff R, Cohan P, Berman N, Wang C: Acute secondary adrenal insufficiency occurs after head injury. J Neurotrauma 18:1137, 2001
   

POSTER PRESENTATIONS

1. IT Gaw Gonzalo, et. al.; The patient’s right to die : A survey of attitudes among Santo Tomas University hospital consultants, residents, interns and medical clerks, presented at the 3rd Annual Medical Senior’s Scientific Paper Presentation, Santo Tomas University Hospital, 1992
2. IT Gaw Gonzalo, I Cartwright, et. al; Primary mesenteric venous thrombosis : A case report, presented at the American College of Physicians Annual Meeting, Tokai University, Honolulu, Hawaii, May 10, 1996.
3. IT Gaw Gonzalo, N Shikuma, et.al. ALI’I study: Analysis of lipids in pacific islanders – An epidemiologic survey, presented at the American College of Physicians Annual Meeting, Honolulu, Hawaii, April 1998.
4. IT Gaw Gonzalo, DF Kelly, RS Swerdloff, P Cohan, D Nikas, M Etchepare, N Berman and C. Wang. Delayed hypopituitarism following moderate or severe traumatic brain injury. The Endocrine Society’s 82nd Annual Meeting. June 22, 2000, Toronto, Canada.
5. IT Gaw Gonzalo, RS Swerdloff, A Nelson, B Clevenger, N Berman, L Hull, and C Wang. Comparison of the efficacy of combined progestagen implant and transdermal androgen versus androgen alone in the suppression of spermatogenesis in normal men. The Endocrine Society’s 82nd Annual Meeting. June 22, 2000, Toronto, Canada.
6. IT Gaw Gonzalo, DF Kelly, RS Swerdloff, P Cohan, D Nikas, M Etchepare, N Berman and C Wang. Delayed hypopituitarism following moderate or severe traumatic brain injury. National Cooperative Growth Study Annual Investigator’s Meeting. September 22, 2000, San Francisco, California.
7. DF Kelly, IT Gaw Gonzalo, RS Swerdloff, P Cohan, N Berman and C Wang. Delayed hypopituitarism following moderate and severe traumatic brain injury. International Neurotrauma Symposium. September 2000, Germany. (Presented by DF Kelly.)
8. IT Gaw Gonzalo, RS Swerdloff, A Nelson, B Clevenger, R Garcia, N Berman and C Wang. Effects of a long-acting progestagen implant (Norplant II) with androgen preparations in the suppression of spermatogenesis in normal men. Seventh International Congress of Andrology. June 16, 2001, Montreal, Canada.
9. IT Gaw Gonzalo, A Pawlikowska-Haddal, J Brasel, C Wang, C Vadheim, N Berman, B Clevenger, RS Swerdloff. Klinefelter syndrome (KS) profile on a series of 107 adolescent and adult males. The Endocrine Society’s 83rd Annual meeting. June 22, 2001, Denver, Colorado.
10. IT Gaw Gonzalo, DF Kelly, RS Swerdloff, P Cohan, N Berman and C Wang. Hypothalamic-Pituitary Dysfunction following traumatic brain injury (TBI). Seventh International Pituitary Congress. June 24, 2001, Phoenix, Arizona.
11. S Cook, P Cohen, IT Gaw Gonzalo, C Wang and DF Kelly. Secondary adrenal insufficiency following traumatic brain injury. Seventh International Pituitary Congress. June 25, 2001, Phoenix, Arizona.
12. E. Itti, IT Gaw Gonzalo, L Itti, FS Mishkin, RS Swerdloff. Brain perfusion mapping shows “inverse” hemispheric dominance in men with Klinefelter syndrome. The 49th Society of Nuclear Medicine Annual Meeting. June 2002, Los Angeles, California.

ORAL PRESENTATIONS

1. IT Gaw Gonzalo, RS Swerdloff, A Nelson, B Clevenger, N Berman, L Hull and C Wang et al. Comparison of the efficacy of combined progestagen implant and transdermal androgen versus androgen alone in the suppression of spermatogenesis in normal men. Western Regional Meeting, February 11, 2000, Carmel, California.
2. C Wang, IT Gaw Gonzalo, RS Swerdloff, A Nelson, B Clevenger and N Berman. Comparison of the efficacy of combined progestagen implant and transdermal androgen versus androgen alone in the suppression of spermatogenesis in normal men. 4th Summit Meeting on Hormonal Male Contraception, June, 2000, Bologna, Italy. (Presented by C Wang.)
3. IT Gaw Gonzalo, A Pawlikowska-Haddal, JA Brasel, C Wang, C Vadheim, N Berman, B Clevenger and RS Swerdloff. Klinefelter syndrome (KS) profile on a series of 107 adolescent and adult males. Western Regional Meetings, American Federation for Medical Research, February 9, 2001, Carmel, California.
   4. S Cook, P Cohen, IT Gaw Gonzalo, C Wang and DF Kelly. Secondary adrenal insufficiency following traumatic brain injury. Seventh International Pituitary Congress - Hot Topics. June 25, 2001, Phoenix, Arizona.

LECTURES

1. Endocrine Disorders in HIV; Endocrine Clinical Conference, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, California, September 16, 1998.
2. Growth Hormone and Sex Steroids; Endocrine Clinical Conference, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, California, February 17, 1999.
3. The Neuroendocrine Axis in Acute and Chronic Critical Illness. Reproductive Research Meeting, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, California, April 17, 2001.
4. Endocrine Complications After Bone Marrow Transplantation. Hematologic Neoplasia Conference, City of Hope National Medical Center, March 20, 2003.
5. Diabetes – Are You at Risk? Hispanic Expo, Pasadena Convention Center, March 23, 2004.
6. Advances in Diabetes Research. Diabetes Seminar and Health Fair, Braille Institute, Anaheim, California, July 12, 2004.