Ana Emiliano, M.D.

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Ana Emiliano, M.D.
Endocrinologist
Clinical Expertise

Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders

Academic Appointments

Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism

Ana Emiliano, M.D, is a board-certified endocrinologist at City of Hope® Cancer Center Duarte, where she works closely with patients with endocrine and metabolic disorders. Her approach to care is founded on compassion, respect and shared decision-making.

Inspired by her love of both science and service, Dr. Emiliano earned her medical degree at the Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro in her native Brazil and completed a combined residency in internal medicine and psychiatry at the University of Rochester’s Strong Memorial Hospital. She then completed a fellowship in endocrinology at Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore and a postdoctoral fellowship in molecular genetics at the Rockefeller University in New York City, where she also earned a master’s degree in clinical investigation and translational science.

A physician-scholar with multiple peer-reviewed publications, she’s received awards from both the National Institutes of Health and Rockefeller University. Prior to joining City of Hope, Dr. Emiliano held positions at New York Presbyterian Hospital-Columbia University Medical Center and Weill Cornell Medical Center. In addition to English, she speaks fluent Spanish and Portuguese.

Location

Education & Experience

Degrees

  • 2014, Masters in Clinical and Translational Science, The Rockefeller University New York, NY
  • 2006, Masters in Neuroscience, Universidade Federal da Bahia School of Medicine Bahia, Brazil
  • 1998, M.D., Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Fellowship

  • 2007–2010, Fellowship in Endocrinology and Metabolism, The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions Baltimore, MD

Residency

  • 1998–2004, Internal Medicine and Psychiatry Combined Residency, University of Rochester, Strong Memorial Hospital Rochester, NY

Professional Experience

  • 2025–Present, Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolism, City of Hope, Duarte, CA

Awards & Memberships

Memberships

  • 2018–present, American Diabetes Association
  • 2015–present, The Obesity Society
  • 2008–present, Endocrine Society

Publications

  • Dirnberger, A.S., Aguirre-Rodriguez, E.Y., Aguirre-Rodriguez, E.C. et al. The metabolic advantage of being young and male in obesity treatment outcomes in mice. npj Metab Health Dis 3, 32 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s44324-025-00065-2
  • Quin T. Waterbury, Jin Qian, Hualong Zheng, Amanda Dirnberger, Oakley C. Olson, Ruth A. White, Feijing Wu, Hiroki Kobayashi, Ermanno Malagola, Yosuke Ochiai, Ruhong Tu, Biyun Zheng, Adama Diaby, Harry Nagendra, Jonathan S. LaBella, Leah Zamechek, Judith Korner, Ana B. Emiliano, Anthony W. Ferrante, Emmanuelle Passegué, Timothy C. Wang; Bone marrow neutrophil density regulates myelopoiesis during obesity and weight loss. J Exp Med 1 September 2025; 222 (9): e20242174. doi: https://doi.org/10.1084/jem.20242174
  • Emiliano AB*, Lopatinsky NR, Kraljević M, Hugichi S, He Y, Haeusler B, Schwartz GJ. Sex differences in metabolic outcomes after sleeve gastrectomy and intermittent fasting in obese middle-aged mice. *Corresponding author. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab. 2022 Jun 6. doi: 10.1152/ajpendo.00017.2022. Online ahead of print.PMID: 35658544 *corresponding author
  • McTigue KM, Wellman R, Nauman E, Anau J, Coley RY, Odor A, Tice J, Coleman KJ, Courcoulas A, Pardee RE, Toh S, Janning CD, Williams N, Cook A, Sturtevant JL, Horgan C, Arterburn D; PCORnet Bariatric Study Collaborative. Comparing the 5-Year Diabetes Outcomes of Sleeve Gastrectomy and Gastric Bypass: The National Patient-Centered Clinical Research Network (PCORNet) Bariatric Study. JAMA Surg. 2020 May 1;155(5):e200087. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2020.0087. Epub 2020 May 20. PMID: 32129809; PMCID: PMC7057171.
  • Shukla AP, Dickison M, Coughlin N, Karan A, Mauer E, Truong W, Casper A, Emiliano AB, Kumar RB, Saunders KH, Igel LI, Aronne LJ. The impact of food order on post-prandial excursions in prediabetes. Diabetes Obes Metab. 2019 Feb.
  • David Arterburn MD MPH, Robert Wellman MS, Ana Emiliano MD, Steven R. Smith MD, Andrew O. Odegaard PhD MPH, Sameer Murali MD, Neely Williams MDiv, Karen J. Coleman PhD, Anita Courcoulas MD MPH, R. Yates Coley PhD, Jane Anau BS, Roy Pardee JD MA, Sengwee Toh ScD8, Cheri Janning RN, BSN, MS, Andrea Cook PhD, Jessica Sturtevant MS, Casie Horgan MPH, and Kathleen M.McTigue MD MPH MS, for the PCORnet Bariatric Study Collaborative* Comparative Effectiveness of Bariatric Procedures for Weight Loss and Safety: A PCORnet Cohort Study. Annals
    of Internal Medicine. 2018 October 30.
  • Inge TH, Coley RY, Bazzano LA, Xanthakos SA, McTigue K, Arterburn D, Williams N, Wellman R, Coleman KJ, Courcoulas A, Desai NK, Anau J, Pardee R, Toh S, Janning C, Cook A, Sturtevant J, Horgan C, Zebrick AJ, Michalsky M; PCORnet Bariatric Study Collaborative (2018). Comparative effectiveness of bariatric procedures among adolescents: The PCORnet Bariatric Study. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2018 Apr 17. pii: S1550-7289(18)30175-8. doi: 10.1016/j.soard.2018.04.002
  • Toh S, Rasmussen-Torvik LJ, Harmata EE, Pardee R, Saizan R, Malanga E, Sturtevant JL, Horgan CE, Anau J, Janning CD, Wellman RD, Coley RY, Cook AJ, Courcoulas AP, Coleman KJ, Williams NA, McTigue KM, Arterburn D, McClay J; PCORnet Bariatric Surgery Collaborative (2017). The National Patient-Centered Clinical Research Network (PCORnet) Bariatric Study Cohort: Rationale, Methods, and Baseline Characteristics. JMIR Res Protoc. 2017 Dec 5;6(12):e222. doi:10.2196/resprot.8323.
  • Cohen LJ, Esterhazy D, Kim SH, Lemetre C, Aguilar RR, Gordon EA, Pickard AJ, Cross JR, Emiliano AB, Han SM, Chu J, Vila-Farres X, Kaplitt J, Rogoz A, Calle PY, Hunter C, Bitok JK, Brady SF (2017). Commensal bacteria make GPCR ligands that mimic human signalling molecules. Nature. 2017 Sep 7;549(7670):48-53. doi: 10.1038/nature23874.
  • Knight ZA, Tan K, Birsoy K, Schmidt S, Wysocki RW, Emiliano AB, Ekstrand MI, Friedman JM (2012) Molecular profiling of activated neurons by phosphorylated ribosome capture. Cell 151, 1126- 1137.
  • Emiliano AB, Governale L, Park M, Cooper DS (2010). Shifts in propylthiouracil and methimazole prescribing practices: antithyroid drug utilization in the United States from 1991-2008. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism 95, 2227-33.
  • Emiliano AB, Golden E, Maudsley S, Windham BG, Carlson O, Egan J, Martin B, Matsson M. (2010) Circulating brain-derived neutrophic factor and indices of metabolic and cardiovascular health: data from the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging. PLoS One e10099.
  • Emiliano AB, Cruz T, Pannoni V, Fudge JL. (2007) The interface of oxytocin-labeled cells and serotonin transporter-containing fibers in the primate hypothalamus: A substrate for SSRIs therapeutic effects? Neuropsychopharmacology, 32, 977-88. Non-peer-reviewed research in print