Dr. Tarkoff received his medical degree from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, located in New York, NY. He completed his residency at the University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Medical Center and a fellowship in pediatric endocrinology at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). While at UCSF, he treated children with a variety of endocrine disorders, including obesity, Type 1 and 2 diabetes, and thyroid, pubertal, growth and carbohydrate disorders. He is board certified in pediatrics and board eligible in pediatric endocrinology.

Dr. Tarkoff is active in research related to HDL-C subspecies and their role in future cardiovascular risk among children. He received a research grant to assess cortisol secretion associated with moderately invasive surgeries in healthy children.


Publications

Martinez-Sanchez, A., Vega-Castellvi, C., Tarkoff, J., De la Vega, C. (2024). When the Expected Becomes Unexpected: An Acute Presentation of Hypothyroidism. JCEM Care reports, 2(9), luae154. View in Pubmed

Alarcon, G., Figueredo, V., Tarkoff, J. (2021). Thyroid Disorders. Pediatrics in Review, 42(11), 604-618. View in Pubmed

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